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Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube

Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he wants 'Australian parents to know that we have their backs'

Australia said it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge.

US Senate rejects bids to block arms sales to Israel

US Senate rejects bids to block arms sales to Israel
The two resolutions were introduced by Vermont independent Bernie Sanders

Two resolutions that would have blocked arms sales to Israel in response to civilian casualties in Gaza have been blocked in the US Senate, although they garnered more support than similar measures earlier this year.

Ukraine votes to restore power of anti-corruption bodies

Ukraine votes to restore power of anti-corruption bodies
Some politicians held up placards in parliament mimicking those carried by protesters

Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill restoring the independence of the country’s two main anti-corruption agencies, moving to defuse a crisis that has shaken faith in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership.

Kulanka Golaha Wasiirada oo looga hadlay dagaalkii Beledxaawo

Jul 31 (Jowhar)-Golaha Wasiirrada Xukuumadda Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, ayaa ku bogaadiyey Ciidanka Qaranka, masuuliyadda iyo xilkasnimada ay muujiyeen, si looga hortago khasaaraha gaari lahaa shacabka degmada Balad-Xaawo.

US-India talks ongoing amid Trump threat of 25% tariff

US President Donald Trump has said the United States is still negotiating with India on trade after announcing earlier in the day the US will impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from the country starting on Friday.

Xamaas oo sii deyneysa Afar la heystayaal Israel ah

Jul 31 (Jowhar)-Xamaas ayaa sheegtay in ay maanta u gudbin doonto Israa’iil magacyada afarta qof ee laheystayaasha ah ee la sii dayn doono, taasoo qayb ka ah heshiiskii xabbad joojinta ee Gaza.

Israeli forces kill at least 30 seeking aid in Gaza

Israeli forces kill at least 30 seeking aid in Gaza
A global hunger monitor said that a famine scenario was unfolding in Gaza

At least 30 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces while waiting for food at a crossing in Gaza, the civil defence agency in the territory has said.

Trump says US to impose 15% tariff on South Korean goods

Trump says US to impose 15% tariff on South Korean goods
The 15% tariff rate imposed on South Korea is below a 25% rate previously threatened by US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump said that the United States will impose a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, as he touted a “full and complete trade deal” between both countries.

Millions return home as Pacific tsunamis warnings lifted

Millions return home as Pacific tsunamis warnings lifted
Citizens of the port of Valparaiso in Chile look at the sea during an evacuation plan due to a tsunami alert

Tsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home.

US urges judges to release Epstein, Maxwell transcripts

US urges judges to release Epstein, Maxwell transcripts
Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted in 2021 of recruiting underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein

The Trump administration urged two judges to release testimony heard by the grand juries that indicted the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges, as the US President seeks to calm an uproar over his administration’s handling of the matter.

Nine dead as Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks

Nine killed as Russia, Ukraine trade deadly drone strikes

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US limits rights settlements for transgender students

U.S. moves to curb settlement agreements safeguarding transgender students’ rights

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Artemis crew flies further than humans have gone before

Artemis astronauts reach farthest distance ever traveled by humans

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Australia's most decorated soldier on war crimes charges

Australia’s most decorated veteran charged with alleged war crimes

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Israeli military tells people in Iran to avoid trains

Israel’s military warns Iranians to avoid using train services

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When a Warning Crosses Borders: The Night Phones Told Iranians to Avoid Trains It was a warm evening in Tehran — the kind where the...