What to know about Iceland’s vote on whether to restart talks to join the EU – AP News

  1. What to know about Iceland’s vote on whether to restart talks to join the EU  AP News
  2. Iceland's reckoning moment: What the referendum means for the EU  Euronews.com
  3. Fish, ships and sovereignty: Iceland weighs its European future  Reuters
  4. Is Trump driving Iceland into the arms of Europe?  The Times
  5. Iceland EU Vote  Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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PM Burnham says UK must be ‘bolder’ in seeking closer EU ties – Reuters

  1. PM Burnham says UK must be 'bolder' in seeking closer EU ties  Reuters
  2. Burnham considers cutting tuition fees for EU students  The Telegraph
  3. My generation had no voice on Brexit – but Burnham gives the young fresh hope on Europe | Ceira Sergeant  The Guardian
  4. Listen: What can Europeans expect from the UK’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham?  EUobserver
  5. Blow to hopes of rejoining EU as Burnham commits to Starmer red lines  The Independent
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Ukraine targets Russian e-commerce giant Ozon – Euronews.com

  1. Ukraine targets Russian e-commerce giant Ozon  Euronews.com
  2. Russia's second-biggest online retailer targeted in Ukrainian strikes  BBC
  3. Ukraine hits Russia’s second-largest online retailer  Financial Times
  4. Ukraine drone strikes target second Russian retail giant, seeking to deepen economic chaos  NBC News
  5. Russia's Ozon says four logistics hubs targeted by Ukrainian drones  Reuters
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Ukraine’s allies convene in Kyiv as Zelenskyy seeks air defence boost – Al Jazeera

  1. Ukraine’s allies convene in Kyiv as Zelenskyy seeks air defence boost  Al Jazeera
  2. UK Prime Minister Burnham Arrives in Ukraine as Russia Amps Up Warnings  The New York Times
  3. ANALYSIS: Western missiles will help Ukraine - but won't win the war  BBC
  4. Britain’s giving Ukraine access to secret missile technology. Will it make a difference?  CNN
  5. U.K. to Share Classified Missile Technology With Ukraine  WSJ
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New Zealand’s prime minister proposes banning children from using social media – AP News

  1. New Zealand’s prime minister proposes banning children from using social media  AP News
  2. New Zealand's prime minister proposes banning children from using social media  PBS
  3. New Zealand moves to ban children under 16 from social media  BBC
  4. New Zealand introduces legislation to ban social media for under-16s  Euronews.com
  5. New Zealand's main opposition party supports social media ban for under-16s  Reuters
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Coach carrying German high-school students crashes in Netherlands – Reuters

  1. Coach carrying German high-school students crashes in Netherlands  Reuters
  2. Netherlands: Sixteen injured as coach carrying German students and van collide  BBC
  3. Five hospitalized after German school bus crash, mayor says it "could have been worse"  NL Times
  4. Students left 'traumatized' after coach crashes in Netherlands  Yahoo
  5. Injuries reported after coach carrying school children crashes in Netherlands  Arab News
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New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media

Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of children

New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon has said his party will introduce a bill in parliament that ⁠seeks to ban children ⁠under ​16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10% of a platform’s global revenue for non-compliance.

The bill would ⁠require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to verify users’ ages, including by utilising existing account information, facial technology and ⁠digital identity documents.

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