Japanese town wants residents to limit smartphone use to two hours a day

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Draft ordinance in Toyoake has triggered a backlash from locals, with some calling it an attack on individual freedom

A town in Japan is to urge all residents to restrict their smartphone use to two hours a day in an attempt to tackle online addiction and sleep deprivation.

Officials in Toyoake, Aichi prefecture, said the measure would target not only children but also adults, amid growing concern about the physical and psychological toll excessive smartphone use is taking on people of all ages.

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Tony Blair attends White House meeting with Trump on postwar Gaza

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Former prime minister in Washington DC on Wednesday for talks that reportedly also included Jared Kushner

The former British prime minister Tony Blair has attended a White House meeting with Donald Trump to discuss plans for postwar Gaza, the Guardian understands.

After stepping down as prime minister in 2007, Blair took on the role of Middle East envoy until 2015 and spent time in Jerusalem trying to formulate a plan for a two-state solution.

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Bayrou: France’s survival is at stake – politico.eu

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  1. Bayrou: France’s survival is at stake  politico.eu
  2. Fears of a French Government Collapse Send Its Borrowing Costs Soaring  The New York Times
  3. French political crisis carries steep economic risk, business leaders say  Reuters
  4. Macron backs Bayrou and calls on budget critics to show responsibility  The Guardian
  5. French stocks slide as Paris government faces risk of collapse  CNBC
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“This is Eternal Displacement”: Israeli Onslaught on Gaza City Forcing Thousands to Flee With Nowhere to Go – Drop Site News

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  1. “This is Eternal Displacement”: Israeli Onslaught on Gaza City Forcing Thousands to Flee With Nowhere to Go  Drop Site News
  2. As Israel seeks to empty Gaza City, its residents weigh whether to leave  The Washington Post
  3. Gaza Population Movement Monitoring Flash Update 23 (24 – 27 Aug, 2025)  ReliefWeb
  4. Israeli bombardments continue displacing entire families in Gaza: UN agency  Anadolu Ajansı
  5. Gaza – we do not live in or know their fear  Morning Star | The People’s Daily
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Inside La Tomatina, the ‘world’s biggest food fight’ in Spain: Photos – New York Post

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  1. Inside La Tomatina, the ‘world’s biggest food fight’ in Spain: Photos  New York Post
  2. Thousands play with tomatoes at La Tomatina Festival  BBC
  3. Photos show revelers taking part in Tomatina, the tomato-throwing festival in Spain  AP News
  4. APTOPIX Spain Tomatina  New Castle News
  5. Watch as crowds hurl tomatoes at each other for 80th La Tomatina food fight festival  BBC
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Japan releases AI-generated Mount Fuji eruption video to encourage Tokyo residents to be prepared – CNN

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  1. Japan releases AI-generated Mount Fuji eruption video to encourage Tokyo residents to be prepared  CNN
  2. Japanese Government Shares AI Video To Show What Would Happen If Mount Fuji Erupts  NDTV
  3. Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting  The Independent
  4. What will happen if Mount Fuji erupts? Japan releases AI video of catastrophic event  Hindustan Times
  5. Tokyo gets a nightmare vision of a devastating Mount Fuji eruption  The Times
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Cannabis Linked to Reduced Insomnia and Anxiety – Neuroscience News

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  1. Cannabis Linked to Reduced Insomnia and Anxiety  Neuroscience News
  2. August 2025 Healer Webinar: Research on Cannabis and Sleep, Part II  Cannabis Science and Technology
  3. Study Finds Improved Sleep Quality in Insomnia Patients Using Cannabis-Based Medical Products Over 18 Months  geneonline.com
  4. Cannabis-based treatments found to help insomniacs  NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
  5. EXPERT REACTION: People with insomnia report sleeping better when taking cannabis-based medicinal products  Scimex
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New Orleans archbishop accused of personally hiding child abuse in lawsuit

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Lawsuit has most direct allegations of wrongdoing leveled against Aymond, who denies them, in court filing to date

A lawsuit newly filed against the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans and its top two officials alleges the city’s archbishop, Gregory Aymond, personally covered up child sexual abuse by priests and deacons – and asks a judge to reject a guarantee on his future retirement benefits as punishment.

The archdiocese responded by saying the allegations brought by the plaintiff, Argent Institutional Trust Co, are baseless.

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