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June 1, 2026
Malaysia bans social media accounts for children under 16 but questions remain
Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a growing global effort to tighten safety protections.
May 29, 2026
Aid supplies reach heart of Ebola outbreak
Aid workers rushed supplies yesterday to the centre of Congo’s outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, while beleaguered medical personnel struggled with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population…
May 29, 2026
EU seeks more vessels to secure Hormuz navigation
The European Union’s foreign policy chief has said securing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran war ends will require more ships, including additional vessels from…
May 29, 2026
Tentative deal to extend ceasefire
US and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement yesterday to extend the ceasefire in the three-month-old war by 60 days and begin a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear programme, according…
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May 29, 2026
Water shortages worsen across Cuba as oil supplies dwindle
Nearly three million Cubans experience water shortages every day because of a severe oil shortage that government officials blame on a US. energy blockade, authorities said late Wednesday during a…
May 29, 2026
Large icebergs float away as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland, on August 16, 2019
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to…
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May 29, 2026
Deal reached to export LNG to Germany
Canada has reached a deal to export liquefied natural gas to Germany from a planned Pacific coast terminal, an official familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
The official confirmed that Canada…
May 29, 2026
Guyana-born former head of Iowa school district sentenced to 2 years for falsely claiming to be US citizen
The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, who was arrested last year in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison.
