
France becomes first EU country to officially ban social media for children
France will ban social media for under-15s from September 1, following the UK and Australia’s moves toward blanket bans.

France will ban social media for under-15s from September 1, following the UK and Australia’s moves toward blanket bans.





Iran has held funerals for 32 children killed in a US strike on a school in Minab, Iran on February 28.

A Russian guided aerial bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killed at least three people and injured 13 others.
![Aftermath of deadly daytime Russian guided aerial bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia [ZAPORIZHZHIA REGIONAL MILITARY ADMINISTRATION/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1784666808.jpg?resize=270%2C152&quality=80)
Kuwaitis are rationing electricity after Iranian strikes on power infrastructure are raising fears of outages

At least 10 people have died and 17 remain trapped after a suspected gas explosion caused a tunnel to collapse.

Rescuers in eastern Afghanistan are searching through mud and rubble after flash floods and a landslide
US President Trump said he is open to direct talks with Hezbollah.

The trial between the state of Tennessee and Instagram is kicking off this week.

Indian police have detained Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as he protested outside the residence of the Prime Minister.
Lebanese President Aoun told Trump that Lebanon’s “ultimate objective” is to end hostilities with Israel “forever”.

Police arrested a 60-year-old man on Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed two Greek-American tourists near the Acropolis.
![Tourists walk inside the Acropolis archaeological site near the location where two American tourists were stabbed in Athens, Greece, July 21, 2026. [Louiza Vradi/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MiniSV-Acropolis-attack-horz-clean-1784653974.jpg?resize=270%2C152&quality=80)