International

AFP/APP Sydney: Australia on Wednesday imposed a world-first ban preventing children under 16 from using social media, declaring it was time to “take back control” from powerful tech giants. Under the new rules, major platforms —…

AFP/APP Paris, France: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed worldwide this year, with 29 Palestinian reporters slain by its forces in Gaza. In its annual…

News Desk  Tokyo: At least 34 people were injured when a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan late Monday night, according to a Kyodo News tally, with transport and water supplies disrupted, and schools suspended…

News Desk Japan: A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and leaving several people injured, according to local media. The US Geological Survey reported that the magnitude 7.6…

AFP/APP Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed reservations about Netflix’s bid to acquire iconic Hollywood studio Warner Bros., saying the streaming platform already holds “a very large market share” and warning that…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Australia’s landmark move to ban under-16s from social media, coming into effect on Wednesday, is drawing global attention — and mixed reactions. AFP spoke to teenagers and adults across several countries to gauge…

AFP/APP Washington:US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he felt "a little bit disappointed" with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for not engaging with a plan to end the war with Russia. "So we've been speaking to…

AFP/APP Mumbai, India: At least 25 people, including four tourists, were killed and several others injured when a massive fire ripped through a popular nightclub in Goa around midnight on Saturday, police said on Sunday. The blaze…

AFP/APP Los Angeles: A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Saturday shook a mountainous, sparsely populated area straddling the border of the US state of Alaska and Canada's Yukon territory, seismologists said. The temblor at 2041…

News Desk  The National Weather Service offices in Raleigh and Roanoke have issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Piedmont Triad, warning citizens of potentially hazardous travel conditions Friday night due to black ice and freezing…