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Italian mother takes on Meta, TikTok after daughter's death

In the span of just a few months, Irene Roggero Ugues watched her daughter Rossella’s behaviour change as social media fed her an increasing stream of self-harm content, before the 12-year-old died by suicide.

June 17, 2026 5:42 pm
 

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South Korea to shift civilian restricted line at border with North Korea

South Korea will shift a line running parallel ​to the military border with North Korea to ‌narrow the area that restricts civilian access to reflect an evolving security environment and for the convenience of local residents, the defence minister ​said on Wednesday.

June 17, 2026 3:46 pm
 

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Iran deal includes $300 billion fund, more than half of which already committed, source says

A $300 billion private fund designed ​to trigger investment into Iran is outlined in the U.S.-Iran framework agreement and more than half that sum has already been committed, a source with ‌direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters.

June 17, 2026 1:24 pm
 

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India temporarily blocks Telegram app over medical exam fraud

India has temporarily blocked the Telegram messaging app, saying it was used to try to defraud candidates for a national medical entrance test, which was also hit last month by allegations of leaked papers that led millions of results to be cancelled.

June 17, 2026 9:13 am
 

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Australia declares El Nino set to be strongest in decades

Australia’s weather bureau warned on Tuesday that an El Nino weather pattern ​has formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify in ‌the second half of 2026 to become one of the strongest in seven decades.

June 17, 2026 8:30 am
 

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India limits cough syrup sales to pharmacies after contamination cases

India has restricted cough syrup sales to licensed pharmacies especially in villages, preventing over-the-counter sales from retail outlets, as regulators step up scrutiny following contamination-linked ​child deaths last year.

June 17, 2026 7:18 am
 

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Nepal's foreign minister visits China after first calling

Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal met China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, his first trip to the neighbouring superpower since his ​party swept to election victory in March, and days after visiting Beijing’s ‌regional rival India.

June 16, 2026 6:00 pm
 

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Almost all of world's children exposed to climate hazards

Almost all of the world’s children are exposed to at least one climate hazard, with as many as 1.8 billion put in danger ​by droughts and 1.2 billion by extreme heat, the United ‌Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report.

June 16, 2026 4:43 pm
 

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Historic Ukrainian monastery damaged, 10 people killed

A 1,000-year-old monastery that symbolises Ukraine’s spiritual and cultural heritage was ​badly damaged in a major attack by Russia that killed 10 people nationwide, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to the leaders of both countries about ending the war.

June 16, 2026 2:38 pm
 

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True scale of Congo Ebola outbreak still unknown

One month after Ebola cases were confirmed in eastern Congo, its true scale remains unknown, with major data gaps muddying the picture and persistent, sometimes violent, community resistance hampering the response, ​health workers and officials say.

June 16, 2026 12:09 pm
 

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US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes, killing all 8 crew aboard

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in ‌Southern California’s Mojave Desert, bursting into flames and killing all eight crew members aboard, Air Force officials said.

June 16, 2026 10:36 am
 

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US and Iran sign ceasefire agreement

U.S. President Donald Trump said a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has been signed by the U.S. and Iran, though ​details have yet to be made public and both countries said a permanent truce is yet to be negotiated.

June 16, 2026 8:18 am

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