SYDNEY, Dec 9 - Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use on Wednesday, with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube forced to block more than a million accounts, marking the beginning of an expected global wave of
It was not clear if he would stay in his rent-stabilised apartment in the borough of Queens.
SYDNEY, Dec 9 - Australia said on Tuesday it had struck a A$1.4 billion ($930 million) contract with Boeing Defence Australia for six operational Ghost Bat drones for the Australian Defence Force, after conducting the first live weapon test on an aerial target.
The personal information of 33.7 million Coupang customers had been leaked in 2025.
The legendary Korean director’s latest film, ‘No Other Choice,’ was nominated for best picture, musical or comedy, at the 2026 Golden Globes.
The singer returned to music this year with two new EPs, Nashville Canyon Pt. 1 and Nashville Canyon Pt. 2
China’s trade surplus topped US$1 trillion (S$1.3 trillion) for the first time in November.
BEIJING, Dec 9 - China's Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday the \"mutually destructive consequences of tariffs have become increasingly evident\" over 2025, in remarks at a \"1+10 Dialogue\" including the heads of the IMF, World Trade Organization and World Bank.
The president also threatened to hit Mexico with an extra 5% tariff in a row over water supplies to US farmers.
The rising temperatures reflect the ‘accelerating pace of climate change’, says Copernicus.
A super crisp look at novae suggests they’re far more chaotic than once thought The post Exploding Stars Like We’ve Never Seen Them appeared first on Nautilus .
Cheryl Hines, the wife of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said her husband is “not going to run for president” in 2028. “Cheryl, is your husband going to run for president in 2028, and if so, are you ready for that?” NewsNation’s Elizabeth
A chartered plane carrying more than 50 Iranians flew out of Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday.
The 'One Battle After Another' star is getting candid about the controversial technology.
New research from The University of Manchester has shed light on how British manufacturers can better survive—and even thrive—during major global shocks such as pandemics, wars and economic turmoil.
Jonny Kim, along with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, will touchdown in Kazakhstan after 245 days on the ISS.
Darrell Gallagher and Brian Horton will work together on a new, yet-to-be-announced project.
WELLINGTON/TAIPEI, Dec 9 - The New Zealand navy's largest ship encountered a Taiwanese warship as it sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait last month, the country's armed forces said on Tuesday, as they published a rare picture of what happened.
A Taiwan official said it is standard practice to "escort" foreign vessels transiting the strait.
Speaking during a meeting with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in Beijing, Wang Yi said that given this year is the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Japan, "as a defeated nation", should have acted with greater caution.
Johor Bahru's mayor said the bus route is not decided but will likely travel around the city centre.
An estimated 15–20% of children are neurodivergent, with diagnoses rising each year. They may have a neurodevelopmental condition such as autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Mounds of rubbish were seen in back lanes, vacant plots and road shoulders.
Japan said Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft.
The slow pace of rescue and aid delivery raised questions about the government’s disaster response capacity.
The English singer-songwriter, a best song Critics Choice Award nominee for the "big rock song" he wrote with John Mayer and Blake Slatkin, goes deep with The Hollywood Reporter about his odds-defying life and career.
Voting on any alternative to Democrats' Obamacare extension is likely to highlight the divisions in the GOP.
Gen Z workers are reporting some of the highest burnout levels ever recorded, with new research suggesting they are buckling under unprecedented levels of stress.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Monday posted a Senate campaign launch video that features audio of President Trump insulting her. “Texas, let’s win this thing. #JasmineForUS #TexasTough,” Crockett wrote in a post on the social platform X on Monday. Crockett’s post also
Sometimes you get a small electric shock from touching your car door handle on a dry summer's day.
Each side has blamed the other for the clashes.
New research into the ancestors of pterosaurs reveals surprising clues to the evolution of flight The post You Don’t Need a Big Brain to Fly appeared first on Nautilus .
Primal Scream released their aggro electronic rock masterpiece XTRMNTR in 2000, which means it turned 25 this year. The band celebrated that quarter-century anniversary tonight with a full-album performance at the Roundhouse in London. For the main set, Bobby Gillespie and his
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Breaking down the tech provisions in (and out) of the NDAA Two key AI provisions were left out of the final text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after failing to overcome Republican divisions, while a pair of
Many Australian teenagers fear the restrictions will rob them of much-needed connection.
An Indiana Senate panel has advanced a new House map that aims to give Republicans two additional pickup opportunities next year, though questions remain on whether it has enough support to be passed by the full chamber. The Indiana Senate Committee on Elections passed an
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for a Tufts University PhD student and pro-Palestinian activist Rumeysa Ozturk to work on campus after ordering the Trump administration to restore her status in a key database used to track
China’s exports to the United States have dropped 26% year‑on‑year in the eight months after United States President Donald Trump imposed extra tariffs on imports from China in April. Yet the time for Trump to take a victory lap is not at hand as China’s global trade surplus
The Thames estuary in southeast England—the tidal stretch of the river—once supported extensive saltmarshes, seagrass meadows and oyster beds. These shallow areas, which flood and drain with the tides, provided vital feeding and nursery grounds for fish. But centuries of urban
Allowing the shipments could signal a friendlier approach to China, after Trump and Xi brokered a truce in the two countries' trade and tech war in late October.
Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments.
In an interview with Time , the actor discussed why true art must be anchored by human beings
Donald Trump’s campaign against Venezuela escalated recently with the US president announcing that the country’s airspace should be considered “closed.” This is a move that has preceded US military interventions in the past, perhaps most notably in Iraq in 2003. It remains to
A detailed study highlights the military's aerial campaign and how civilians have been its victims.
Setting the record straight, 33 years later.
TOKYO, Dec 9 - Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings on Tuesday hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 residents to evacuate their homes.