France extends no time limit for prosecution to serious crimes against children, beyond crimes against humanity France’s parliament voted 93-51 to remove time limits for prosecuting the most serious crimes against minors. PHOTO: ANADOLU France’s National Assembly on Thursday voted to abolish the statute of limitations for the most serious crimes committed against minors, approving…
TikTok said it met UK online safety rules, after the law tightened protections for children last year The Online Safety Act aims to prevent minors from encountering harmful content relating to suicide, self-harm, eating disorders and pornography. PHOTO: PEXELS Britain’s communications regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into whether social media platform TikTok is doing…
EU targets Big Tech under Digital Markets Act, ordering firms to open competition and give users more choice Brussels said Google must start sharing search data from January 2027 and users would start benefitting from the changes to Android from July 2027. PHOTO: PIXABAY The European Union demanded Thursday that Google share data with other…
England’s German coach Thomas Tuchel(R) was lambasted by the British media for his safety-first tactics in the World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina. Photo: AFP LONDON: Thomas Tuchel may have criticised his England stars for being too “passive” in their World Cup semi-final defeat against Argentina, but it is the beleaguered German who has come under fire from the…
Measles deaths reached 95, with 197 confirmed cases and 974 suspected infections reported in 24 hours A mother holds her measles‑infected child as the child receives treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital, following an outbreak across the country, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 27, 2026. REUTERS Bangladesh on Thursday reported the deaths of eight more children…
Iran said a US strike near a children’s cancer hospital in Ahvaz forced the evacuation of 211 young patients Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location, during what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 15, 2026. US Central…
Witnesses said an airstrike hit a residential building in central Gaza’s Nuseirat camp, damaging nearby homes Palestinian man, Hamas Al-Hdabi, mourns holding the body of his father, Sohail, who was killed in an Israeli strike, as Hamas sits inside a car during the funeral, in Gaza City, July 16, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS Israeli strikes killed at…
Says terrorists suffered heavy losses during ‘search and strike’ combing operation KP IGP Zulfiqar Hameed addressing a press conference in Lower Dir District Police Office on July 16, 2026. Photo: Express Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Inspector General of Police (IGP) Zulfiqar Hameed on Thursday said three police officials were martyred and several were injured as the force…
House vote 314-104 to defeat measure, offered as an amendment to State Department spending bill The US flag flies at half-staff outside of the US Capitol building the morning after U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) died “from a brief and sudden illness,” in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 12, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The US House of Representatives…
Petition also contends to strike down granting members of provincial assembly entitlement to official passports LAHORE: In a petition raising far-reaching constitutional questions over the separation of powers and the limits of provincial legislative authority, the Lahore High Court on Thursday was requested to strike down a provision of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab…