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Australia Enacts World’s Strictest Social Media Ban for Children, Forcing Platforms Into Global Test Case

By Harshit SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — December 10, 2025 — Australia has officially implemented the world’s toughest social media restrictions for minors, enforcing a first-of-its-kind ban that requires major platforms to block users under the age of 16 — without exceptions, even with parental approval. The law, which took effect Wednesday, immediately locked out thousands of […]

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Miami Mayoral Runoff Puts Trump and Republicans to the Test as Democrats Eye Momentum

By Harshit, 9 DEC, 8 AM EDT MIAMI, FLORIDA — A closely watched mayoral runoff in Miami is shaping up as a national political test for Republicans and President Donald Trump, as Democrat Eileen Higgins and Republican Emilio González face off Tuesday evening in a race that could signal shifting political winds ahead of the

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Damaged residential buildings in northern Japan following a powerful offshore earthquake.

Japan Issues Rare Megaquake Warning After Powerful Offshore Earthquake

By Harshit, 9 Dec, 8 PM JST TOKYO —Japanese authorities have issued a rare warning that a so-called “megaquake” could strike along the country’s northern Pacific coast within the coming week, following a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake that jolted the region late Monday night. Officials from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the earthquake, which struck

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Louisiana Jail Escape

One Inmate Dead, One Captured, One Still at Large After Brazen Louisiana Jail Escape

By Harshit ST. LANDRY PARISH, LOUISIANA —Authorities in Louisiana are continuing an intensive manhunt for the last of three inmates who carried out a dramatic jailbreak from the St. Landry Parish Jail last week, officials confirmed, after one escapee was captured alive and another died by suicide when surrounded by police. The escape, which occurred

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Thailand–Cambodia Border Clashes Kill Five, Displace Thousands, Testing Trump-Backed Peace Deal

By Harshit BANGKOK, DECEMBER 8, 2025 — 8 AM EDT Fresh fighting along the contentious Thailand–Cambodia border has killed at least one Thai soldier and four Cambodian civilians and forced thousands of people to flee their homes, underscoring how fragile the latest ceasefire remains despite high-profile international mediation. Monday’s clashes mark the most serious escalation

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Nicolás Maduro greets supporters during a vote in Caracas in 2013

Nicolás Maduro: The Misjudged Survivor Who Still Defies Power, Pressure, and Predictions

By HarshitCARACAS, Dec. 7, 2025 — Nicolás Maduro believes his political mentor, the late Hugo Chávez, has appeared before him in the form of a bird and a butterfly. He has moved Christmas to October by presidential decree, arguing it lifts national morale. He frequently invents words, mixes metaphors, and misspeaks in ways that turn

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German Chancellor Backs Palestinian State as Netanyahu Rejects Two-State Solution

By HarshitTEL AVIV, Dec. 7, 2025 —8 AM EDT German Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly reaffirmed his support for the eventual creation of a Palestinian state during a high-profile visit to Israel on Sunday, sharply contrasting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s renewed rejection of a two-state solution and underscoring widening diplomatic rifts over Gaza’s future.

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Christmas lights decorate a street in Caracas as residents walk through the city in December

Christmas Lights Glow in Caracas, but Anxiety Simmers Beneath Daily Life

By HarshitCARACAS, Dec. 6, 2025 — The streets of Caracas are lit with Christmas decorations. Traditional Venezuelan holiday music drifts from shops and homes. Children attend school, adults go to work, and vendors open their businesses as usual. On the surface, daily life appears undisturbed. Beneath it, however, anxiety, fear and frustration have quietly settled

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Modi Walks a Diplomatic Tightrope as Putin’s India Visit Signals Defiance and Hedging

By HarshitNEW DELHI, Dec. 6, 2025, 8 AM EDT When Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped onto the tarmac in New Delhi on Thursday, he was greeted not with protocol-heavy restraint, but with a warm embrace from India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The optics were unmistakable. At a moment when Moscow remains isolated by much of

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A protester holding a “No Kings” sign at a demonstration earlier this year.

Safety Volunteer Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting at Salt Lake ‘No Kings’ Protest

By HarshitSALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 4, 2025 — 6 AM EDT A Utah safety volunteer who opened fire during a tense moment at a “No Kings” protest last June has been charged with manslaughter after prosecutors determined one of his shots recklessly killed a peaceful demonstrator. The decision has reignited debate over open-carry laws, protest

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