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Dec 2, 2025 - World

Australia’s under-16s social media ban might take weeks to work but all platforms are on notice, government saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government’s plans to bar under-16s from social media might take “days or even weeks” to properly take effect, communications minister Anika Wells has conceded, saying the world-leading scheme won’t work perfectly from day one.Lemon8, a newer social media app that has experienced a surge in interest recently because it is not included in the ban, will restrict its users to over-16s from next week, Guardian Australia can reveal. The eSafety Commission had previously warned it was closely monitoring the app for possible inclusion in the ban. Continue reading...

Dec 2, 2025 - World

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was released from a U.S. prison after being pardoned by President Trump for a drug trafficking conviction.

Dec 2, 2025 - World

Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is in good health but is largely being kept under solitary conditions, one of his sisters said Tuesday after authorities allowed her the first family visit in weeks.

Dec 2, 2025 - World

Suspected militants ambushed a vehicle carrying a government administrator in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing him, two of his guards and a passerby, officials said.

Dec 2, 2025 - World

Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa were found guilty of murder Tuesday in the 1987 killing of activist and student leader Caiphus Nyoka.