Australia social media ban for under-16s takes a big step closer to becoming law

The lower house of Australia’s parliament passed legislation Wednesday that, if approved as expected, will ban children under the age of 16 from using most social media platforms, bringing the country ever closer to implementing what would be a uniquely strict law governing kids internet habits.  The country’s House of Representatives passed the bill by a … Read more

Americans spending Thanksgiving in tents after Helene as heat, electricity, food still hard to find

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Last three Americans ‘wrongfully detained’ by China released after years in prison

The last Americans considered to have been “wrongfully detained” by Chinese authorities have been released and will soon be on their way home to reunite with their families, US State Secretary Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday. All three men have spent years behind bars – one of them has been held since 2012 – and … Read more

Ukraine says Russia’s “tactics of terror” apparent in huge missile attack on energy sector as winter arrives

Kyiv — Russia launched a massive attack Thursday on Ukraine’s energy sector, forcing emergency power outages as temperatures dropped to freezing across the country. Ukraine’s energy grid has been heavily targeted since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of “terror” tactics by trying to plunge Ukrainian cities into darkness and … Read more

Ukraine urged to lower conscription age to 18; US to send Kyiv more weapons | Russia-Ukraine war News

Kyiv is not mobilising or training enough new soldiers, a senior US official says, as Russia makes major advances in Ukraine. Ukraine should consider lowering the age of military service to 18, a US official has said, as the outgoing White House administration is reported to be preparing a new weapons package to bolster Kyiv … Read more