'We're having a moment' - fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial Silicon Valley is reeling from the seismic verdict delivered by a Los Angeles jury on Wednesday. Tech giants Meta and YouTube were found to be liable for designing their platforms to be addictive, which harmed a 20-year-old's mental health. The plaintiff…
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0 claims checked'My daughter is under the rubble': Inside Tehran as civilian toll of strikes rises A mother stands by the rubble, crying out for her daughter. For days she has been waiting for rescue workers to dig…
Is Trump's pause on attacking Iranian energy for diplomacy or an escalation? Donald Trump's decision to pause any attack on Iranian energy plants for a further 10 days could be a pivotal moment in a…
From jammed broadcasts to a blocked website: BBC Russian's 80 years of defiance The Kremlin is tightening its grip over what Russians can do and see online, making it harder for outlets like the BBC…
'Memory of a generation': China mourns the sudden death of a controversial education influencer Within a decade, Zhang Xuefeng became one of the most recognisable names among China's youth. With more…
I escaped North Korea with my mum. Now I'm terrified she might be sent back When Geumseong's phone rang on Christmas Eve 2020, he answered nervously. The previous year he'd made the perilous journey…
Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah has been sworn in as Nepal's prime minister after a landslide victory in the country's first election since last…
Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast A humpback whale has freed itself from a sandbank near the German coastal city of Lübeck, after a series of rescue…
UN human rights chief calls on US to conclude probe into Iran school strike The UN's human rights chief has urged the US to conclude its investigation and publish its findings into a deadly strike on…