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Lack of sleep, loss of focus and exposure to harmful content: concerns over social media's effect on children are growing worldwide and Europe is moving to act. This week, France became the first European Union country to enshrine in law a social media ban for under-15s, to come into force on September 1.
Every name carries a story. In Muslim tradition, choosing one can honour a religious figure, express a value or preserve family history. The choice also carries a parent’s hopes for the child and, in the case of prophets and other figures, recalls the example behind the name.
Fraudulent World Cup websites often claim to provide free streaming services. (Photo by Kyonosuke Kikuchi)
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Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda discusses the inspiration behind his movie “Sheep in the Box,” which explores the ethics and controversy behind generative AI. (July 24)
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“90 Day Fiancé” stars Kenny Niedermeier and Armando Rubio shared an update about their daughter Hannah’s symptoms after an inexplicable brain bleed.
V&A event celebrates all shapes and sizes as wider fashion industry stalls on body diversity
Tamra Judge shared a hot take on Shannon Beador that might set them back a few paces.
IN “2 Valid IDs,” an entry in this year’s 22nd Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, actress Pokwang plays Sylvia, a poor farmer who cannot claim a relative’s remittance for her husband’s medical treatment because she does not have the two valid identification documents the money center demands of her. Sh…
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Award-winning actress and recording artist Jennylyn Mercado has ventured into the beauty business with the launch of DLN Skin, her own makeup and skin care brand.
Furniture magnate and businesswoman Teresita Fabian Pamintuan, who later expanded her entrepreneurial ventures into the construction industry, celebrated her 77th birthday with an elegant gathering at the Turf Room of the Manila Polo Club.
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President Donald Trump is seen speaking from the East Room on a television in the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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An Omani delegation landed in Tehran to discuss mechanisms for managing ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz with their Iranian counterparts, Iran's state media reported.
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Stratospheric costs could prevent the fire-damaged landmark from returning to its former glory. Now, unless a wealthy patron is found, the building seems destined for ‘soulless’ facade retention or ‘curated decay’
Group behind Divine Playhouse considering legal challenge and discrimination complaint after religious protests turned venue into culture war
Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 1 TheatreJane Harrison’s play is alive to the challenge of telling Bennelong’s story, teasing out tensions between past and present perspectives on a contested figure
Streaming pioneer that transformed TV faces slowing growth and battle for viewers’ attention from YouTube
View image in fullscreenNote from Paul Kelly, 1985In the mid-1980s, singer-songwriter Paul Kelly gifted this copy of his 1985 album Post to Brett Whiteley. Inside the record sleeve, Kelly had enclosed a handwritten letter discussing the album’s tone and reception. ‘Some people have called the record down and druggy,…
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The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
The Israeli army arrested two Palestinians from Nablus Specialized Hospital in the occupied West Bank, according to reports by Wafa news agency.
The late-night host ridiculed the right’s ‘alternate reality’ where Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster is a flop and the Iran war is over
A physio, a tailor and a historian on the style trends that can put women in hospital and how to avoid the dangers
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The unofficial rivalry between the two darlings of Hollywood’s prestige independent film world — A24 and Neon — descended on this year’s Comic Con convention of all places where the two mini-majors held back-to-back press conferences on Thursday and Page Six Hollywood was on hand for both.
The guy who leaked details from Taylor Swift’s wedding made $15 million in 2025.
It takes a lot of work to be an overnight success, and nobody knows that more than Matt Dinniman, author of the massively popular “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series of books that’s sold a whopping 13.5 million copies.
LONDON — American R&B singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded guilty to a public order offence following an alleged brawl at a London nightclub in 2023.
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s doofus voice-of-yoof has been making fresh mischief with new film Who Iz I? But who will he catch out this time? And what does his fictional hometown make of his return?
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BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors.