Sat 17 January 2026: Around 422,000 people signed contracts with the Russian military last year, a six percent drop from 2024, the deputy chair of Russia‘s security council said Friday. The exact reasons for the slight decrease are unclear, although some Russian regions are reported to have cut the size of their military sign-up bonuses last year due […]
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Sat 17 January 2026: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that US President Donald Trump is the “main culprit” behind the casualties and damage caused during recent protests across the country. Speaking to a gathering in the capital Tehran, Khamenei said that during the recent “sedition,” the US president intervened personally and “issued threats, and encouraged and […]
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Sat 17 January 2026: Restrictions on children’s access to social media are spreading worldwide after Australia moved to ban users under the age of 16 last year, citing the negative effects of social media use on young people. Australia passed legislation prohibiting access to social media platforms for users under 16, which entered into force […]
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Fri 16 January 2026: TikTok users across Europe and the US have reported a growing problem in recent weeks, saying the platform’s “For You” feed is increasingly showing videos they have already watched, liked or reposted, the French news broadcaster BFMTV reported on Friday. Many users say the videos being suggested are sometimes several months […]
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Fri 16 January 2026: Melissa McKay of the Digital Childhood Institute filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission after her son received an email from Google. A child rights advocacy organisation in the United States is accusing Google of bypassing parental authority by allowing children to disable parental supervision over Google accounts after they […]
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Fri 16 January 2026: Wikipedia unveiled new business deals with a slew of artificial intelligence (AI) companies on Thursday, January 15, as it marked its 25th anniversary. The online crowdsourced encyclopedia revealed that it has signed up AI companies, including Amazon, Meta Platforms, Perplexity, Microsoft and France’s Mistral AI. Wikipedia is one of the last bastions of the […]
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Fri 16 January 2026: A madrasa believed to be nearly 900 years old will be brought into light in the central Anatolian city of Kayseri, after its remains were identified during an urban renewal project, local officials said. The discovery of the Islamic school was made near the Melik Mehmed Gazi Tomb, just south of […]
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Thu 15 January 2026: Syrian authorities have asked Lebanese security forces to hand over more than 200 senior officers who fled to Lebanon after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, following a Reuters investigation that showed how the neighbouring country was a hub for insurgent plotting. On 18th December, a top Syrian security official, Brig. Abdul Rahman al-Dabbagh, met […]
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Thu 15 January 2026: A notification popped up on my LinkedIn the other day. Africans were doing a traditional celebratory dance at the Africa Stablecoin summit in Johannesburg. The picture gave me a sinking feeling. Why? While stablecoins can advance financial inclusion in Africa, could this celebration mark the potential transfer of monetary sovereignty from African […]
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Thu 15 January 2026: A leaked document from October 2023 suggests the United Arab Emirates planned to use military bases across the Red Sea region to support Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. The leaked document, addressed to the Joint Operations Command of the UAE Armed Forces, indicates that Emirati officials intended to provide military, logistical and […]
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