Countries move to ban social media for children
Seven have measures already in place or set to be implemented, with their policies targeting children under the age of 15 or 16.
Trump says Putin ‘playing with fire’ in new jab at Russian leader
“What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD,” Trump said on his Truth Social network Tuesday.
Sudan cholera outbreak kills 172 in one week
A cholera outbreak has killed over 170 people across Sudan in one week, health authorities said Tuesday, amid a collapse of basic infrastructure after over two years of brutal war.
‘Kill the farmer’ song not a call to murder, S/African president
“It’s not meant to be a message that elicits or calls upon anyone to be killed,” Ramaphosa said.
Trump attacks opponents, judges on day honoring US war dead
Trump is locked in a series of court battles with federal judges who have repeatedly imposed temporary restraining orders to freeze potentially unconstitutional actions, pending further rulings.
‘Just joking’: Macron denies dispute with wife, blames disinformation
“My wife and I were squabbling, we were rather joking, and I was taken by surprise,” he said.
Trump vows to ‘win’ against Harvard, threatens funding
Trump said he wants this list “so that we can determine, after a ridiculous expenditure of BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, how many radicalized lunatics, troublemakers all, should not be let back into our Country.”
Trump slams ‘crazy’ Putin, warns of Russia’s ‘downfall’
“I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
After brief X outage, Musk says refocusing on businesses
“Back to spending 24/7 at work and sleeping in conference/server/factory rooms,” the South African-born businessman posted on X.
Sierra Leone reports more than 3,000 mpox cases, 14 deaths
The number of cases of mpox registered in Sierra Leone since the beginning of the year has hit 3,011, with 14 dead of the disease, according to new government data.
Pilot, all passengers killed in San Diego plane crash
The six people onboard a small plane that crashlanded in a California neighborhood amid dense fog were all killed, according to investigating authorities.
Trump expands Apple tariff threat to all smartphones
US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened Apple and other smartphone manufacturers with a 25 percent tariff unless their devices are built in the United States.
Trump fires new 50% tariff threat at EU, drawing stiff response
European leaders and senior politicians reacted with dismay to Trump’s announcement, and called for de-escalation.
Ivorian ambassador denies coup, says president is safe
According to the ambassador, most social media content regarding the alleged coup in Côte d’Ivoire was fabricated.
WHO chief begs Israel to show ‘mercy’ in Gaza
“You can imagine how people are suffering. It’s really wrong to weaponise food. It’s very wrong to weaponise medical supplies.”
Time to reset UK-Nigeria partnership for awesome feats — Florence Eshalomi, UK Trade Envoy to Nigeria
Florence Eshalomi spoke with Tuoyo Amuka in London and discussed issues bordering on commerce, creatives and connections between the UK and Nigeria
