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Aid cuts causing ‘tragic’ rise in child deaths – Bill Gates
Gates said it was a "tragedy" to see child mortality rise after it had steadily fallen from around 10 million annual deaths at the turn of the millenium.
Meta says starting to remove under-16s from social media in Australia
Tech giant Meta said Thursday it is starting to remove under-16s in Australia from Instagram, Threads and Facebook ahead of the country's world-first social media ban.
Havana and other parts of Cuba hit by blackout
Cuba is mired in an economic crisis and has endured five nationwide blackouts since late 2024, some of them lasting days.
Israel says to allow Gazans to exit to Egypt ‘in coming...
Israel said on Wednesday it would open the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt to allow residents to exit the Palestinian territory "in the coming days," but Egypt denied such a deal with Israel.
South Korean leader feels should say sorry to North over leaflet...
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday he felt an apology was due to North Korea over his predecessor's alleged order to send drones and propaganda leaflets across the border.
US halts immigration applications for 19 nations
The US government has halted immigration applications for citizens from 19 nations including Afghanistan, Yemen and Haiti, an official memorandum said Tuesday, deepening the nation's sweeping crackdown on migration
Qatar says hopes to push Hamas, Israel to next talks phase...
Under the second phase of the deal, which gained UN backing in November, Israel is to withdraw from its positions in the territory, an interim authority is to govern Gaza and an international stabilisation force is to be deployed.
Prada completes acquisition of flashy rival Versace
Lorenzo Bertelli -- the son of designer Miuccia Prada and chief marketing officer -- will become executive chairman of Versace following the takeover.
Turkiye says sunflower oil tanker reports ‘attack’ in Black Sea
A Ukrainian security source claimed responsibility for those attacks, telling AFP drones had hit vessels that were "covertly transporting Russian oil".
Trump says US freeze on asylum decisions will last ‘a long...
US President Donald Trump said Sunday his administration intends to maintain a pause on asylum decisions for "a long time" after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members near the White House, killing one of them.
