Teen influencers on Australia’s world-first social media ban
Australia is banning social media for everyone under 16 from December 10. The BBC spoke to two teenage content creators about how this might change
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Which global leader has visited Oval Office most? The answer might surprise you
Which global leader has been the most frequent visitor to the Oval Office during Tweety McTreason’s first year back in power?
Putin increasingly belligerent as truce talks flounder, Ukraine war rages
As peace efforts fail to bear fruit, the Russian leader threatens Odesa and Mykolaiv – and warns of wider war on Europe.
Ukrainian diver Lyskun switches allegiance to Russia, loses all medals
Ukrainian officials termed Lyskun’s switch ‘categorically unacceptable’ and have stripped her all of medals and awards.
Japan, China continue to spar at UN over Takaichi remarks on Taiwan
Fallout continues after prime minister said use of force against Taiwan would be ‘survival threatening’ for Japan.
Faroe Islands scraps one of Europe’s strictest abortion laws
Politicians in the self-governing Danish territory have voted to overturn legislation which banned abortion in most cases.
Arrest over fire petition stirs public debate in Hong Kong
Miles Kwan was detained after he launched a petition demanding answers from Hong Kong authorities.
Man who killed ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe apologises to his family
Tetsuya Yamagami said during his trial that he felt ‘”deeply sorry” towards Abe’s widow Akie.
Police recover $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by NZ man
The man allegedly tried to steal the diamond-studded egg named after the James Bond film Octopussy.
88-year-old veteran who worked full-time at supermarket given £1.2m to help him retire
An 88-year-old US army veteran who works full time at a grocery store to make ends meet will receive over $1.7m (£1.2m) to help him
Honduran presidential candidate says Trump interfered in election: Report
Centrist candidate Salvador Nasralla, 72, says the US president’s remarks may have cost him votes.
‘The homeland is the homeland’: Venezuelans brace for possible US attack
Residents of Caracas go about their routines amid growing anxiety over the deployment of US military assets offshore.