Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media – NPR

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  1. Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media  NPR
  2. Australia pledges tougher enforcement of social media ban for teens  Reuters
  3. Eighty per cent of Australian children escape social media ban  The Telegraph
  4. Australia PM stuns with ‘horrific’ viral comment in parliament: ‘WTF did I just watch?’  New York Post
  5. Four in five under-16s in Australia using social media despite ban, study shows  The Guardian
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160 Ukrainian POWs released from Russian captivity in latest major exchange – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. 160 Ukrainian POWs released from Russian captivity in latest major exchange  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukraine returns 160 servicemen from Russian captivity, Zelenskiy says  Reuters
  3. New prisoner exchange brings home 160 Ukrainian troops who spent four years in Russian captivity – photos  Українська правда
  4. Russia and Ukraine swap 160 soldiers each in latest prisoner exchange  Euronews
  5. SSU releases exclusive footage of prisoner exchange  Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
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Pacific Ring of Fire rattled as strong earthquakes strike Japan, the Philippines and Nicaragua – FOX Weather

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  1. Pacific Ring of Fire rattled as strong earthquakes strike Japan, the Philippines and Nicaragua  FOX Weather
  2. M 6.5 - 35 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines  USGS (.gov)
  3. Magnitude 6.5 quake shakes large swathe of Mindanao  Inquirer.net
  4. 6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coast Of Philippines, No Tsunami Alert  NDTV
  5. Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday, Jun 27, 2026, at 05:08 am (Makassar time) - 7 hours ago  Volcano Discovery
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‘Everyone is talking about Cape Verde’: World Cup run delights diaspora community in UK

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Cape Verdeans in Britain feeling ‘incredibly proud’ after team’s hard-fought draws against Spain and Uruguay

For as long as she can remember, 13-year-old Lauryn struggled to find a map that included Cape Verde. Now, to her great delight, the tiny African island nation is finally centre stage.

“Seeing our country shown across the world at the World Cup makes me feel incredibly proud,” Lauryn says. “After the first match, everyone was talking about Cape Verde. People saw the talent and the skill of our players.”

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AP Exclusive: NATO deputy commander wants Turkey summit to spur more defense spending and show unity – AP News

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  1. AP Exclusive: NATO deputy commander wants Turkey summit to spur more defense spending and show unity  AP News
  2. NATO's Rutte says billions in new defense contracts will be announced at summit  Reuters
  3. NATO allies to pledge billions in arms deals, Ukraine aid at Ankara summit  politico.eu
  4. Secretary general ahead of NATO summit to Russia: "We know what you guys are doing and we are better at it"  Українська правда
  5. Turkey journalists angered after NATO summit exclusion  dw.com
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‘Chock full of incredible animals’: marine expedition uncovers 31 new species in two weeks

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Experts worked in ocean midwater off Brazil at near-record speeds thanks to cutting-edge tech

A marine biology expedition in international waters off the coast of Brazil has discovered 31 new species in just two weeks.

The researchers believe the speed at which the species were found and identified may be a record, in part because of the cutting-edge technology designed and built by the science and engineering team. For the first time on board a ship, the researchers were able to observe the living 3D cellular structure of microbial life thanks to a technological breakthrough nicknamed the Squid.

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Ivanka and Jared’s Island Resort Could Bring Down Albania’s Prime Minister – WIRED

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  1. Ivanka and Jared’s Island Resort Could Bring Down Albania’s Prime Minister  WIRED
  2. How Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Sparked a Movement to Overthrow the Government of Albania  Mother Jones
  3. ‘Albania is not for sale’: Protests grow over Kushner-linked luxury development project  CNBC
  4. The 'Flamingo Revolution': What's behind Albania's protests?  dw.com
  5. Luxury Kushner Project Collides With Albanian Discontent  The New York Times
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Whereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DR Congo

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Fears over ‘huge community transmission’ as modelling predicts thousands of deaths in DRC by September

The whereabouts of almost 300 people who have tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is unknown, according to Africa’s top public health official.

The humanitarian crisis amid the conflict in the affected areas means more than 1 million people are living in camps to which health workers have no access, Dr Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said on Thursday.

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Ukraine launches 40-day operation to ‘pressure Russia to end the war’ – Euronews

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  1. Ukraine launches 40-day operation to ‘pressure Russia to end the war’  Euronews
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 26, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy declares 40-day Russia blitz to ‘influence the aggressor state’  The Guardian
  4. Zelenskyy Orders 40-Day Campaign to Influence Russia to End War  Bloomberg.com
  5. Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he approved 40-day campaign to 'influence' Russia to end the war  Reuters
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