The United Kingdom has proposed a new overnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds as part of efforts to improve young people’s mental health, sleep quality and online safety. Under the proposal, social media apps would be set to block access between midnight and 6:00 a.m. by default, although teenagers would be able to…
The United States has approved a $1.96 billion weapons package for Saudi Arabia, reinforcing the kingdom’s air defense capabilities as regional tensions escalate with Yemen’s Houthi movement. The sale, approved by the U.S. State Department, includes up to 20,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II laser-guided rockets and related support equipment. According to the…
China has confirmed that Chinese-born American seismologist Dr. Youlin Chen remains in detention on espionage charges, rejecting U.S. claims that he has been wrongfully detained. Chen has been held since November 2024, when he was arrested at Beijing International Airport during a personal visit to China. Chen, a U.S. citizen and Boston-based scientist, is known…
Health workers battling the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have threatened to intensify strike action over months of unpaid salaries and risk allowances, raising fears that the response to one of the country’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreaks could be severely disrupted. The workers, including doctors, nurses, epidemiologists, ambulance drivers and burial…
Europe continues to grapple with an extreme summer of heat and wildfires, with authorities warning that soaring temperatures are driving a growing public health and environmental crisis. In England and Wales, new estimates suggest that recent heatwaves were linked to more than 2,700 excess deaths, while firefighters in Spain are battling one of the country’s…
A series of high-profile deaths has drawn tributes from around the world, with prominent figures in politics, royalty and entertainment passing away within days of one another. In the United States, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has died at the age of 71 following a brief illness linked to heart complications. A longtime senator from South…
Tensions in the Middle East have escalated sharply after the United States launched a fresh wave of military strikes against Iranian targets, prompting Tehran to declare the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice. According to U.S. Central Command, the strikes targeted Iranian air defence systems, missile sites, radar installations and naval assets following…
Spain is battling one of the deadliest wildfires in its modern history after a fast-moving blaze swept through the southern region of Andalusia, killing at least 12 people and leaving 23 others missing as firefighters race to bring the inferno under control. The wildfire, which tore through the Los Gallardos–Bédar area in Almería Province, spread…
Severe flooding in southern China has triggered an unusual public safety emergency after 800 to 900 snakes, including venomous cobras, kraits and pit vipers, escaped from a commercial snake breeding farm in Dengwei village, Hengzhou, Guangxi. The reptiles were released when floodwaters breached reservoirs and inundated the farm during devastating storms linked to Typhoon Maysak….
Israel has reportedly warned the United States about fresh intelligence suggesting that Iran may be preparing a new plot to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran amid the fragile Middle East security situation. According to reports first published by The Wall Street Journal, Israeli intelligence shared information with U.S. officials…
