- Which Countries and States are Banning Kids' Social Media? Visual Capitalist
- Countries are barring teens from social media—could the U.S. be next? One expert thinks it's 'inevitable' CNBC
- Regulate platforms, not children – Commissioner urges caution over social media bans Council of Europe
- Has social media reached a tipping point? GZERO Media
- From Paris to New Delhi, the Push to Ban Teens From Social Media Is Going Global WSJ
Burberry is back on brand as a purveyor of the classic British coat
Designer Daniel Lee’s trenchcoats and bomber jackets fizz with urban energy in collection that embraces bad weather
In a winter of record-breaking rain, Burberry – purveyor of the stalwart British coat – is back in the zeitgeist. A season of downpours has provided an apt backdrop for a return to form, as the brand re-entered the FTSE 100 last autumn after an ignominious year out of the charts.
The classic check scarf was ranked the fourth hottest fashion item in the last quarter of 2025 on the search, sales and social media metrics of the Lyst index, with overall demand for the brand up 239% year on year.
Continue reading...Tropical Cyclone Horacio: Earth’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 – Yale Climate Connections
- Tropical Cyclone Horacio: Earth’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 Yale Climate Connections
- Tropical Cyclone Horacio becomes monster Category 5 storm USA Today
- Tropical Cyclone Horacio becomes strongest storm of 2026 east of Mauritius The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform
- Tropical Cyclone 22S (Horacio) Pacific Disaster Center | (PDC Global)
- Image of the week: Cyclone Horacio Eumetsat
US ambassador to France vows not to interfere in its domestic affairs
Charles Kushner, father of president’s son-in-law Jared, failed to show up to meeting to explain US comments relating to death of far-right activist
Donald Trump’s envoy to Paris has called France’s foreign minister and pledged not to interfere in the country’s domestic affairs, a day after he was barred from talking to government officials for failing to attend a formal meeting at the ministry.
The foreign ministry said on Monday that Charles Kushner would not be permitted to carry out his diplomatic duties until he had explained his refusal to comply with the summons over US comments about the killing of a far-right activist in France.
Continue reading...7 years in prison for praying at the Western Wall? Netanyahu’s coalition is threatening a war on Jewish unity. – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- 7 years in prison for praying at the Western Wall? Netanyahu's coalition is threatening a war on Jewish unity. Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Why I support the Ezrat Yisrael egalitarian prayer space, separate from the Kotel eJewishPhilanthropy
- The Blogs: A declaration of war on world Jewry The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu Cancels Gov't Vote on Law Banning Egalitarian Prayer at Western Wall Haaretz
- Coalition bill to give Rabbinate Kotel power The Jerusalem Post
“Life expectancy of Russian soldier here is 12 minutes”: Moscow deploys two elite airborne divisions for one village next to Zaporizhzhia – Euromaidan Press
‘Burned and destroyed’: Locals and tourists describe Mexico unrest
Violence has erupted across several states in Mexico after cartel leader El Mencho was killed on Sunday.
Mexico sends thousands of soldiers to stop violence after death of drug lord
A wave of violence has erupted across Mexico since a powerful drug cartel boss died following his capture by special forces.
Trump threatens countries that ‘play games’ with existing trade deals
The threat comes after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had exceeded his authority in enacting a sweeping global programme of tariffs.
Trump threatens countries that ‘play games’ with existing trade deals
The threat comes after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had exceeded his authority in enacting a sweeping global programme of tariffs.
Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s advice
Exclusive: Trump’s decision will be driven by envoys’ judgment on whether Iran is stalling on a nuclear deal
Donald Trump’s decision to order airstrikes against Iran will hinge in part on the judgment of Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, about whether Tehran is stalling over a deal to relinquish its capacity to produce nuclear weapons, according to people familiar with the matter.
The president has not made a final determination on any strikes, as the administration prepares for Iran to send its latest proposal this week, ahead of what officials have described as a last-ditch round of negotiations scheduled for Thursday in Geneva.
Continue reading...Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry
As the drama shows, private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England of Wales just switched to rivers instead
There is a moment in Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business when Julie Maughan holds the body of her dead child and lets out an anguished cry. It is as brutal as it is compelling.
Her eight-year-old daughter Heather had just died in hospital, two weeks after playing in the sea on the beach at Dawlish Warren in Devon, where she contracted E coli O157, a bug which comes from raw sewage. She became ill with diarrhoea and blood loss. Transferred to Bristol children’s hospital, her parents agreed to switch off her life-support machine after she suffered kidney failure and brain damage.
Continue reading...Are the US and Iran moving closer to war?
Diplomacy continues despite the significant United States military build-up.
Slovakia halts emergency power supplies to Ukraine over Russian oil dispute
Slovakia had issued a two-day ultimatum to Ukraine to reopen the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline.
Trump’s new tariff threats trigger economic uncertainty; trade deals stall
The White House is set to impose a 15 percent tariff through Section 122 after the US Supreme Court ruled against Trump.
Tourette syndrome campaigner shouts slur at BAFTA ceremony
At the BAFTA Film Awards, a guest with Tourette syndrome involuntarily shouted a racial slur during the BBC’s broadcast.
Hamas seen working to maintain control of Gaza via Trump-backed bodies – The Times of Israel
- Hamas seen working to maintain control of Gaza via Trump-backed bodies The Times of Israel
- Hamas is reasserting control in Gaza despite its heavy losses fighting Israel BBC
- Board of Peace: Gap between vision and reality The Jerusalem Post
- Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Presses Hamas on Disarmament, Officials Say The New York Times
- Hamas moves to reassert control in Gaza areas vacated under US-led deal | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
El Mencho: Mexico officials say 25 soldiers killed after cartel raid
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that calm is being restored and improvised cartel roadblocks are being removed.
Another US boat strike in Caribbean Sea kills three, Pentagon says
Attack on alleged drug smugglers brings death toll of US military campaign against suspected drug boats to about 150.
40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia – Phys.org
- 40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia Phys.org
- Ancient art could hold clues to the origins of written language Scientific American
- The first record-keepers? Stone Age carvings ‘resemble writing’ The Times
- These Hunter-Gatherers Developed A System Of Written Signs Thousands Of Years Before Writing Was Invented IFLScience
- Earliest known writing dates back over 40,000 years Popular Science