The Chinese Communist Party imposed value-added tax on condoms and birth control at the start of the year in a desperate bid to boost fertility rates.
Haunting picture shows abandoned shoes after Iran burned surrendering protesters to death inside a bazaar
HAUNTING images show piles of abandoned shoes in Iran after the brutal regime burned protestors to death. The chilling scene comes after Iran’s totalitarian regime reportedly trapped surrendering protestors in a historic bazaar and burned them alive. T…
Ukraine hits drone warehouse in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast, military says
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The UK launches a consultation on whether to ban under-16s from using social media, alongside restrictions on addictive app features like infinite scrolling (Kiran Stacey/The Guardian)
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The UK launches a consultation on whether to ban under-16s from using social media, alongside restrictions on addictive app features like infinite scrolling — Move comes as peers prepare to vote on an am…
Trump says he will ‘100%’ carry out Greenland tariffs threat, as EU vows to protect its interests
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This EU politician wants to use a ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump. Here’s what that means
“It’s time to speak the language that President Trump understands,” Swedish MEP Karin Karlsbro tells As It Happens host Nil Kӧksal.
Dallas given deadline to remove ‘political’ road markings or risk losing millions in funding
The Texas Department of Transportation rejected Dallas’ request for an exemption to the ruling
Macron will not accept Trump’s invitation to join his "Board of Peace" – Bloomberg
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Analysts warn that Iran crisis carries potential nuclear risks
In the wake of spiraling tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests, analysts warn that the internal upheaval affecting the Iranian theocracy could carry nuclear proliferation risks.
‘Terrible error!’ – fury as UK set to be left without one warship in Middle East
Britain is set to have no fighting presence in the Gulf for the first time in 46 years as Labour is accused of “failing to actually fund defence”.