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Australia begins global drive to restrict social media access for children

While figures on the number of under-16s on social media globally are scarce, research firm EMarketer says about one in ten US users are under 18

Bytedance's TikTok playbook is winning China's consumer AI market

ByteDance's Doubao app - an all-in-one chatbot, photo and video tool - is now China's most popular mobile AI platform

Trump downplays Venezuelan airspace warning as US mulls new steps

The US is enacting a widening campaign in the Caribbean, one that began with fatal strikes on boats in international waters and continued when the US deployed additional Navy ships

I know who I am going to pick, says Trump on his choice of next Fed chair

Trump has frequently excoriated current Fed chief Jerome Powell for failing to lower rates swiftly and signalled he wants a chair who will more forcefully pursue cuts

Global arms producers' revenue up 5.9% to record level in 2024: Report

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, said the revenues of the 100 largest arms makers grew to $679 billion in 2024, the highest figure it has recorded

Want to stop people getting killed: Trump as Ukrainian, US officials meet

Ukraine has got some difficult problems. We have a corruption situation going on, which is not helpful. There is a good chance to make a deal, said Trump

Trump invites families of shot National Guard members to White House

The president said he's discussed a White House visit for the parents of both members of the West Virginia National Guard

Police search for shooter after 4 killed in shooting in California

The shooting occurred just before 6 pm Saturday inside the hall, which shares a parking lot with other businesses

Biden, Harris screwed our country: Trump after shooting near White House

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also accused the previous Biden administration of committing an "act of national self-sabotage" by letting immigrants like Lakanwal into the country

My partner is half-Indian, son's middle name honours S Chandrasekhar: Musk

One of my sons with her is, his middle name is Sekhar, after Chandrasekhar, Musk said in an interview with investor and entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath on his show People by WTF'

US, Ukraine talks on Russia productive, but much work yet to be done: Rubio

The high-level negotiations in Florida came days before President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will be in Moscow to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin

US senators back congressional reviews of Trump's military strikes on boats

Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, when asked about a follow-up strike aimed at people no long able to fight, said Congress does not have information that happened

Opec+ holds 2026 group-wide oil output steady, agrees capacity mechanism

The countries agreed the pause in output hikes for the first quarter at their last meeting held earlier this month

Norway wealth fund to back call for Microsoft human rights report at AGM

The world's largest sovereign wealth fund owned a 1.35% stake worth $50 billion in Microsoft as of June 30, according to fund data, its second-largest equity holding overall, after Nvidia

China's factory activity slumps for longest stretch on record in Nov

The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index was 49.2, remaining below the 50 mark that separates growth and contraction for an eighth month

US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members

The Republican administration is promising to pause entry to the United States from some poor nations and review Afghans and other legal migrants already in the country

Bangladesh's ex-PM Khaleda critical, exiled son uncertain of return

Her party has regained prominence after Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's long-serving former prime minister, was ousted in a student-led uprising last year

Netanyahu submits request for pardon amid his ongoing corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country.

Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject proposed 50% tax on super rich

Switzerland is home to some of the world's most expensive cities and anxiety about the cost of living has been gaining currency in local politics

4.4 magnitude earthquake strikes western Nepal province, no damage reported

The epicentre of the quake that struck at 12:09 pm (local time) was Saipal mountain in Bajhang district, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre (NEMRC)