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Dutch Suggest Social Media Ban For Under-15s

Smartphone use should not be allowed before 12, said the report
The Dutch government Tuesday advised parents to forbid children under 15 from using social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat, the latest country to propose curbs over mental health concerns.
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Mo Chara and Moglai Bap at Coachella

Kneecap 'Unfazed' By Legal Problems, Says Friend And Director

Irish rappers Kneecap are "unfazed" by their legal problems and controversies kicked up by their anti-Israel pro-Palestinian statements, friend and film director Rich Peppiatt told AFP. Peppiatt helped create the Kneecap phenomenon with his 2024 semi-fictionalised film about the hip-hop group from Belfast, who are now playing major festivals around the world.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not ruled out killing Khamenei

Khamenei, Iran's Political Survivor, Faces Ultimate Test

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has weathered a series of challenges but Israel's unprecedented strikes mark his most serious crisis yet, threatening both the clerical system he leads and his own physical survival.
Rinal Christian shows a picture of her late brother Lawrence hugging their mother before he boarded the Air India aircraft

Relatives Wait For Remains After Air India Crash

Indian health officials have begun handing relatives the bodies of their loved ones after one of the world's worst plane crashes in decades, but most families were still waiting Monday for results of DNA testing.
Australian trainer Henry Dwyer (right) returns to Royal Ascot hoping Asfoora can repeat his success last year in the King Charles III Stakes

Royal Ascot Battling 'Headwinds' To Secure Foreign Aces: Racing Director

The "headwinds" of prizemoney and rival racing festivals are even more concerning than they were last year but nevertheless the quality of foreign runners at Royal Ascot is "pretty positive", director of racing Nick Smith told AFP. The five-day meeting -- described by Hong Kong-based Australian trainer David Hayes as "Melbourne Cup week on steroids" -- which starts on Tuesday is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Royal Procession.
Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Oxfam organised the demonstration through the city to the International Court of Justice, creating a so-called 'red line'

Tens Of Thousands Rally In Dutch Gaza Protest

Tens of thousands of people dressed in red marched through the streets of The Hague Sunday to demand more action from the Dutch government against what they termed a "genocide" in Gaza.
A plume of heavy smoke and fire rise over an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after an overnight Israeli strike

Israel-Iran Conflict: Latest Developments

Israel and Iran traded fire for a third straight day on Sunday, with rising casualties and expanding targets marking an escalation in the conflict between the longtime adversaries.

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