Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren’t fully complying with child account ban, Australia says – AP News

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  1. Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia says  AP News
  2. Two-thirds of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok kept access despite ban  The Guardian
  3. Social media giants are not complying with under-16s social media ban, new report finds  The Conversation
  4. Australia readies social media court action citing teen ban breaches  Reuters
  5. Social media firms must better enforce Australia under-16 ban, watchdog says  BBC
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Trump floats siege on Iran stronghold as Tehran loosens grip on Strait of Hormuz – Fox News

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  1. Trump floats siege on Iran stronghold as Tehran loosens grip on Strait of Hormuz  Fox News
  2. Iran war live: US-Israeli strikes in Isfahan province hit ‘military sites’  Al Jazeera
  3. Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Hits Isfahan With Bunker Buster Bombs  WSJ
  4. U.S. attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast  MS NOW
  5. US strikes a city home to an Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off Dubai coast  WMUR
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Putin’s Internet Blackout: A Chaotic Drive to Cut Off Russians From the World – The New York Times

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  1. Putin’s Internet Blackout: A Chaotic Drive to Cut Off Russians From the World  The New York Times
  2. As Putin takes Russia off the grid, there are growing signs of discontent  NBC News
  3. Moscow Goes (Digitally) Dark  Air Mail
  4. ‘Total chaos’: The Kremlin knows Russians are angry about new Internet restrictions. It’s struggling to respond.  Meduza
  5. Moscow court jails four protesters against internet restrictions, one says he was beaten twice by police  theins.ru
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Asia barters for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supplies – Reuters

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  1. Asia barters for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supplies  Reuters
  2. Opinion | Three cautionary tales from the Iran energy shock  washingtonpost.com
  3. Stopgap measures aren't enough to halt rising gas prices in the face of the Iran war  PBS
  4. Oil shortage brings curbs on work and travel  Reuters
  5. Fuel rations and free buses: How countries are responding to rising oil prices  bbc.com
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Live Updates: Trump renews threat to Iran’s power plants as war sends oil prices soaring again – CBS News

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  1. Live Updates: Trump renews threat to Iran's power plants as war sends oil prices soaring again  CBS News
  2. Trump says U.S. will destroy Iran’s oil wells, Kharg Island without deal to 'immediately' reopen Hormuz Strait  CNBC
  3. Trump threatens to target civilian infrastructure as gas tops $4: Updates  USA Today
  4. Iran War Live Updates: Trump Renews Threats Against Iranian Oil and Energy Facilities  The New York Times
  5. Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ desalination plants in Iran if no deal reached  Al Jazeera
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US conservatives watch nervously as Orban faces tough test in Hungary vote – Reuters

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  1. US conservatives watch nervously as Orban faces tough test in Hungary vote  Reuters
  2. A youth-led push for change threatens Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary’s elections  AP News
  3. 5 ways the EU could cope with Hungary if Orbán wins again  politico.eu
  4. EU lawmakers widely support Magyar in 'decisive' Hungarian elections  Euronews.com
  5. Viktor Orban’s problems undercut Trump’s new world order  Salon.com
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Haiti: At least 70 killed in ‘massacre,’ says rights group – dw.com

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  1. Haiti: At least 70 killed in 'massacre,' says rights group  dw.com
  2. Dozens killed as gang attacks ravage western Haiti ahead of international force’s arrival  CNN
  3. At least 70 people killed and 30 injured in Haiti gang attack  The Guardian
  4. Central Haitian town descends into fire and bloodshed from gang warfare  NPR
  5. Activists in Haiti say at least 30 people are dead after a gang attacks a town again  abcnews.com
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Labor accused of avoiding promise to rein in controversial Morrison-era university fees scheme

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Greens amendments to force new watchdog to scrutinise uni fees and the Jobs-Ready Graduates scheme rejected by federal government

The federal government is being accused of dodging promised reforms to bring down soaring university fees, after rejecting efforts to have them scrutinised by a new watchdog.

On Monday, legislation to establish the independent Australian Tertiary Education Commission (Atec) passed the Senate with a number of amendments, including to improve its resourcing and ensuring it had a focus on research.

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Middle East crisis live: oil spill warning after tanker attacked in Dubai; explosions in Tehran and Jerusalem amid wave of attacks

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Kuwait says fire broke out after Iranian attack on giant tanker and warns of possible oil spill in surrounding waters

Japan and Indonesia have agreed to step up coordination on energy security, Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday.

“In light of the Iran situation, the strategic importance of resources and energy security is once again being recognized globally. Indonesia is a major resource-rich nation,” Takaichi said alongside Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto after they met for talks in Tokyo.

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