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Australian teen challenging social media ban says internet will be less safe

A teenager suing the Australian government to overturn a ban on social media for under-16s says the measure would make the internet more dangerous for young people and be widely circumvented.

December 2, 2025 2:07 pm
 

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Hong Kong arrests more suspects in fire probe as death toll hits 151

Hong Kong authorities said they had arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a probe into the city’s deadliest fire in decades, pointing to substandard renovation materials for fuelling a blaze that has claimed at least 151 lives.

December 2, 2025 1:47 pm
 

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Canada agrees to join EU initiative to surge defense spending

Canada has reached an agreement to join the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, which will give Canadian defense companies expanded access to the European market, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office said on Monday.

December 2, 2025 12:00 pm
 

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Son of 'El Chapo' set to change plea in US drug prosecution

A son of imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was set on Monday to change his not guilty plea in a U.S. drug trafficking case, months after his brother pleaded guilty to similar charges.

December 2, 2025 11:00 am
 

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Honduras election on a knife edge as Trump-backed man slightly ahead

Early results from the general election in Honduras show the leader of the right-wing National Party, Nasry Asfura, has a razor-thin lead.

December 2, 2025 10:00 am
 

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Luigi Mangione in court for hearings over US healthcare executive's killing

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a UnitedHealthcare (UNH.N), opens new tab executive outside a Manhattan hotel, appeared in state court on Monday as a series of high-stakes hearings on the admissibility of key pieces of evidence at his murder trial kicked off.

December 2, 2025 9:00 am
 

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Landmine casualties hit 4-year high, driven by conflicts in Syria, Myanmar

Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar, a new report showed on Monday.

December 2, 2025 8:00 am
 

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US and UK agree zero tariffs deal on pharmaceuticals

The UK and the US have agreed a deal to keep tariffs on UK pharmaceutical shipments into America at zero.

December 2, 2025 7:00 am
 

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Four dead in Russian attack as diplomatic efforts to end Ukraine war continue

A Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed four people and injured 40, authorities have said.

December 2, 2025 5:23 am
 

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Airbus narrows software crisis as airlines ride out A320 recall

Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab fleets were returning towards normal operations on Monday after the European planemaker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than originally expected.

December 1, 2025 5:29 pm
 

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Ramaphosa dismisses Trump’s threat to bar South Africa from 2026 G20 summit

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed on Sunday U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to exclude Pretoria from next year’s G20 summit, reaffirming South Africa’s status as a founding member of the group.

December 1, 2025 4:05 pm
 

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Trump confirms conversation with Venezuela's Maduro

Ukraine talks ‘productive’ but more work needed, Rubio says

December 1, 2025 3:00 pm

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