UK social media ban: Questions remain on how it will work BBC Britain will ban under-16s from social media apps, including TikTok and YouTube NPR U.K. announces plan to ban social media for children under 16 CBS News Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s The Guardian The UK is banning children’s social media use. … Read more
The European Union’s new migration policy has come into force. The European Union Pact on Migration and Asylum took effect on Friday. The policy is the culmination of years of tough negotiations between member states on how to handle incoming asylum seekers and other migrants. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list It introduces … Read more
“The more you can do to save oil, especially diesel, especially jet fuel, the better we are off,” Jørgensen said, confirming an earlier report by POLITICO that Brussels wanted Europeans to travel less. He urged member countries to follow the advice of the International Energy Agency, which he said included “work from home where possible, … Read more
Young people out of work, training and education edges closer to one million BBC UK parents fear young will be worse off for first time in a century, ex-minister warns The Guardian Government policies have fuelled youth unemployment, Bank of England says Financial Times Nearly a Million Young Britons Are Not in Jobs or Education Bloomberg My daughter is … Read more
The US president has presented a proposal to end Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip. US President Donald Trump has proposed a 21-point peace plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza. The plan, shared with Arab and Muslim leaders in New York on Tuesday, reportedly sees Hamas barred from any future role in governing Gaza, … Read more
The UN and aid agencies have criticised the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation after chaotic and deadly delivery. Gaza has been under total blockade by Israel for nearly three months. Aid agencies have been stopped from delivering the most basic of supplies, leaving 2.3 million people starving. Now, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is delivering food packages, but … Read more
There are growing warnings that food supplies in Gaza will soon run out. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is getting worse by the day. The United Nations World Food Programme has warned it only has food stocks to last a few days. With limited supplies and no fuel, all bakeries have already closed across the … Read more
Omar Barghouti is co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, a grassroots Palestinian movement inspired by the South African anti-apartheid struggle. One of the most prominent Palestinian human rights defenders, Omar has been recognized internationally for his campaigning. In 2017, he received the Gandhi Peace Prize for his work. In the first interview … Read more
The move has divided opinion internationally on how to protect children online. Under-16s have been banned from using social media under strict new legislation in Australia. The government says it is to protect children, but Big Tech companies and some human rights groups say it will not work. What are the arguments and the views … Read more
The US president has signed an executive order to curb the flow of asylum seekers at the southern border. It is a plan aimed at limiting the number of asylum seekers allowed to cross the southern United States border. Joe Biden said, after signing the executive order this week, that he did what he could … Read more