MONITORING (SW) – Britain’s online safety regime came into force on Monday, requiring social media companies like Meta’s Facebook and ByteDance’s TikTok to take action to tackle criminal activity on their platforms and make them safer by design.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the U.S. illegally over his four-year term but wants a deal to protect so-called “Dreamer” immigrants, he said in an interview that aired on Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker.”
MONITORING (SW) – Australia’s world-first legislation has passed the parliament with bipartisan support, which means children and teenagers will be banned from using social media.
Zuraya Hadad, an Israeli peace activist had been helping Palestinian farmers pick their olives when she was assaulted without provocation by Israeli soldiers, who’d accompanied settlers to the site.
Russia confirmed that it had been hit with long-range missiles overnight just one day after Washington gave the go-ahead for American ATACMS to be used.
Donald Trump says that his administration would declare a national emergency and use the US military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
British news publisher the Guardian has said it will no longer post to X, citing “disturbing content” on the social media platform, including racism and conspiracy theories.
At least eight Lebanese citizens have died in air strikes and six Israeli soldiers killed in combat after another day of fighting on Wednesday in Lebanon, as Israel continues its offensive against Hezbollah.
A coalition of international aid organisations have accused Israel of ignoring a US ultimatum that threatened sanctions if Israel did not implement a series of measures to counter the acute humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Donald Trump has appointed SpaceX chief Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to head a newly formed government efficiency department as the president-elect rounds out his new cabinet with loyal allies.
Germany’s three-way coalition has collapsed after three years, following a lengthy dispute over how to stop a multibillion-euro hole in next year’s budget, plunging Europe’s largest economy into a period of considerable uncertainty.
Former president Donald Trump has won the swing state of Georgia, returning its 16 electoral votes to the Republican column.
