Fri 24 October 2025: Following Australia’s ban on children under 16 from using social media platforms, more countries work on similar bills to restrict the access of young people to social media without parental consent, as the support for banning children from such apps has recently been on the rise, according to reports. Italy, Spain, […]
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Fri 24 October 2025: In recent years, several websites selling ultra-low-cost goods have appeared on the French market. Shein, Temu and AliExpress, to name but a few, are shaking up the online retail landscape. According to a study conducted by BPCE Digital & Payments, the number of payment cards recording at least one monthly transaction on a […]
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Fri 24 October 2025: Sweden announced that it will begin stockpiling food and agricultural supplies for the first time since the Cold War, citing what officials describe as a growing threat from Russia. The Swedish Board of Agriculture stated on Tuesday that it will create emergency reserves of grain and other key supplies to ensure […]
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Fri 24 October 2025: Record numbers of Israelis have left the occupied territories since 2020, with policymakers enjoying little success in stemming the outflow over the past five years. A report released by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has alarmed politicians who fear the impact of a declining Jewish population, according to Middle East Eye. […]
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Fri 24 October 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said talks on the potential supply of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine by the US are an “attempt at escalation.” “This is an attempt at escalation, but if all strikes on Russian territory are carried out with such weapons, the response will be very strong, if not overwhelming,” Putin told reporters in […]
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Fri 24 October 2025: China’s Communist Party refrains from direct mention of the US trade war, but stresses ‘consolidating national security’. China’s ruling Communist Party has said it will focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology, after a four-day meeting that approved a draft of the party’s next five-year development plan. China faces “profound […]
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Fri 24 October 2025: Chairperson of the South African Muslim Network (SAMNET), Dr Faisal Suliman, has raised an alarm over the growing number of Israeli citizens entering South Africa. The organisation has urged the Department of Home Affairs to explain how these applications are being screened and approved. In a letter to Minister Leon Schreiber, […]
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Fri 24 October 2025: The state-linked daily Jomhouri Eslami, which operates under the supervision of a representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, described Hamas’s October 7 attack as a mistake that undermined anti-Israel movements in the region. “Contrary to many analyses and comments, the Al-Aqsa Storm operation was a mistake,” the paper wrote in […]
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Thu 23 October 2025: Hundreds of Jewish public figures worldwide have appealed to the UN and global leaders to impose sanctions on Israel for “unconscionable” acts in the Gaza Strip that amount to genocide, The Guardian reported Wednesday, Anadolu reports. An open letter signed by more than 450 individuals, including former Israeli officials, writers and award-winning artists, […]
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Thu 23 October 2025: Mali’s interim president fired three senior commanders in the armed forces, a cabinet meeting report showed on Wednesday. President Assimi Goita replaced the deputy general chief of staff, the head of military security and the ground forces’ chief of staff, the document said. AFP news agency reports that the three were […]
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