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Reports suggesting that the US may be engaging in negotiations with Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and speculation that President Donald Trump could support his rise within Iran’s power structure have triggered widespread backlash among Iranians.
Lori Schott, center, is embraced as she holds up a photo of her daughter Annalee Schott, after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
US jury finds Meta, Google liable in landmark social media addiction case
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), in a press briefing on March 26, 2026, says it is 'alarmed' over the 'weaponization' of the impeachment process by the House of Representatives justice committee against Vice President Sara Duterte. Former president Rodrigo Duterte is the PDP's chairman emeritus.
Prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán speaks during a countryside campaign tour in Kaposvár, Hungary, Monday, March 16, 2026 ahead of April 12 parliamentary election. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
The Trump White House left social media users confused Wednesday night when it posted a pair of bizarre videos on its official X and Instagram accounts, later deleting one.
Four people have been wounded in Tel Aviv after shrapnel from an Iranian missile fell across the city, Israeli media report.
BANGKOK, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with the Thai Red Cross Society and Specialty Innovation Co., Ltd., held a press conference announcing the licensing agreement for research utilization and the launch of "SALYWA", an artificial saliva product made from Thai herbal ext…
Abdoulaye Fall, president of the Senegalese soccer federation speaks during a press conference in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Iran is preparing legislation that would impose tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian state-aligned media.
SUZUKA, Japan — Four-time world champion Max Verstappen was involved in a flashpoint ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday when he refused to start his press conference until an English journalist had left the room.
ROME — Spanish singer Rosalia was forced to interrupt a concert in Italy half way through due to food poisoning, according to fan footage posted on social media.
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Israeli media report that a senior commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy has been killed.
Lee Geun-an, a former police officer and the infamous “torture technician” of South Korea’s authoritarian regimes in the 1970s and ’80s, died Wednesday at the age of 88, according to local media.
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Gaza’s central city of Deir al‑Balāḥ was hit by an Israeli airstrike on 26 March near tents sheltering displaced Palestinians, killing at least one person and injuring seven others, according to Al‑Aqsa Hospital. The attack matters because Deir al‑Balāḥ has become a refuge for families displaced by months of war, an…
A Turkish oil tanker has reportedly been struck by drones near the Bosphorus after taking on around 140,000 tons of oil at a Russian port, local media reported on Thursday. The ship is blacklisted by the Ukrainian government for transporting Russian goods.
A Turkish oil tanker has reportedly been struck by drones near the Bosphorus after taking on around 140,000 tons of oil at a Russian port, local media reported on Thursday. The ship is blacklisted by the Ukrainian government for transporting Russian goods.
In this photo released by Belarus’ Presidential Press Service, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko greet each other during official meeting ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Belarus’ Presidential Press Service via AP)
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
The UAE media office has said that two were killed in Abu Dhabi following missile interception operations.
Sirens have sounded off in Israel as a third wave of Iranian attacks in the past hour and a half were detected, according to local media reports.
Advocates gathered outside the Los Angeles court after the verdict was delivered in a landmark social media addiction trial. (AP: William Liang)
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says US and Iran are in ongoing talks, even as Tehran denies it. Leavitt stresses that more strikes could come if they’re unsuccessful. “Trump will ensure they are hit harder than they have ever been hit before,” she says.
Courts in Australia may be willing to hold social media companies accountable for real-world harm, lawyers say
ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was called out for mocking newly confirmed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin as an “unqualified” plumber during his monologue Tuesday night.
Lori Schott, center, is embraced as she holds up a photo of her daughter Annalee Schott, after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
A month after Judy Blume’s 88th birthday (she’s an Aquarius – humanitarian, creative, aloof) I am sitting on my bed surrounded by her early books, the Piccolo editions I can never walk past at the op shop. To this constellation I have added the new biography, Judy Blume – a Life, by Mark Oppenheimer, journalist, lit…
Integrantes del grupo activista Indivisible Helena participan en una manifestación antes de la reunión de la Comisión Municipal de Helena en el Edificio Municipal-Condal, el 26 de enero de 2026, en Helena, Montana. El letrero dice: “No al Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés). …
Barry Bonds, New York Yankee.
Peers, in vote of 266 to 141, reject Keir Starmer’s proposals for public consultation to decide if social media ban should be introduced in UK
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) makes a save as teammate Troy Stecher (28) and New York Rangers forward Taylor Raddysh (14) look on during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
HONG KONG, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PR Newswire has reinforced its Asia‑Pacific distribution network by expanding trusted media partnerships and upgrading its Premium Wire coverage across key markets. This upgrade happened in response to the quickly evolving market affected by Artificial intelligence, generati…
A teacher in Sydney has been charged after allegedly asking for explicit material from a teenage girl in exchange for money.Investigations began after police received a report that a 14-year-old girl had been communicating with the male teacher on social media, with the teacher allegedly trying to get the girl to se…
Staff urge managing director to retract comments after he describes industrial action as ‘playing games’
En esta captura de un video, la representante electa a la legislatura de Florida, Emily Gregory, da una entrevista a The Associated Press el miércoles 25 de marzo de 2026 desde Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Foto)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Alphabet's Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people, in a $6 million verdict that will serve as a bellwether for numerous similar cases.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived at the front of a wave of lawsuits alleging that the popular platforms endanger the mental health of children.
The tenacious families of social media victims celebrated the landmark verdict Wednesday that determined Meta and Google design their platforms to be addictive — but insisted that the “war is not over yet.”
LOS ANGELES — Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and video streamer designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for their well being.
The growing presence of AI fakes on social media is fuelling misleading narratives about the war in the Middle East. Source: SBS News
Google once had a motto: “Don’t be evil.”
Meta attorney Kevin Huff makes closing arguments, Monday, March 23, 2026, in state court, in Santa Fe, N.M., in a trial where the social media conglomerate is accused of misleading its users about how safe its platforms are for children. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang, as the Belarusian leader made his first official visit to the North, according to the North's state media Thursday.
Detroit Red Wings’ Jacob Bernard-Docker (25) looses the puck as Ottawa Senators’ Michael Amadio (22) looks to gain possession during the second period of an NHL hockey game, in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
Large technology companies in the United States have faced mounting criticism in the last decade over child and teen safety. Source: Getty / lixu
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Big Tech — and especially Meta, the parent of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp — has weathered two major legal blows in just two days.