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More than 100,000 people urge MPs to ban social media for under-16s in UK

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T15:22:50+00:00

Letters sent using campaign group’s template as Keir Starmer indicates Australia-style move being consideredMPs’ inboxes have been flooded with letters calling for an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s, as the prime minister indicated such a move was being considered.More than 100,000 people have contacted their local MP since the grassroots organisation Smartphone Free Childhood launched an email campaign on Tuesday evening with a template calling for “reasonable, age-appropriate boundaries”. Continue reading...

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Iran, le news. Teheran: “Trump ci ha comunicato che non attaccherà”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-01-15T15:20:11+00:00

Trump: “Pahlavi? Non so se accetterebbero la sua leadership, ma sarebbe perfetto”. Il giovane manifestante Erfan Soltani non sarà condannato a morte. Farnesina: “Chi può lasci il Paese”

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Что сказал Путин иностранным послам в Кремле

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-15T15:19:02+00:00

15 января президент РФ Владимир Путин принял в Кремле верительные грамоты у прибывших иностранных послов. Церемония прошла в Александровском зале Большого Кремлевского дворца, вместе с президентом на ней присутствовали глава МИД РФ Сергей Лавров и помощник главы государства Юрий Ушаков. Вручить верительные грамоты прибыли послы 34 стран, включая Италию, Австрию, Швейцарию, Португалию, Бразилию, Саудовскую Аравию, Сомали, Руанду, Бангладеш. После Путин выступил с заявлением.

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Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act in Minnesota in response to ICE protests

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T15:13:44+00:00

Protests continue across state and governor urges peace one week after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee GoodDonald Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota in response to protests in Minneapolis against federal immigration enforcement operations, as Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, overnight urged demonstrators in Minneapolis to be peaceful amid escalating tensions.In a post on Truth Social on Thursday morning, Trump said he would institute the Insurrection Act and “quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place” in Minnesota if the “corrupt politician

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US military seizes Venezuela oil tanker under Trump sanctions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T15:09:51+00:00

US marines boarded foreign-flagged crude carrier Veronica in a pre-dawn operation backing Donald Trump’s sanctions pushThe US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of Donald Trump’s sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced Thursday.Veronica, a crude oil tanker that marine records suggest is sailing under a Guyanese flag, was boarded in a pre-dawn action by US marines and sailors, the US Southern Command said in a post on social media. Continue reading...

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Sur la côte chinoise, ces « raffineries théières » qui vivent du pétrole vénézuélien et iranien

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T15:00:12+00:00

Dans le Shandong, épicentre de l’industrie pétrochimique de la Chine, à côté des sites des compagnies nationales, des usines plus modestes se sont spécialisées dans le raffinage du pétrole produit par les pays mis au ban par Washington. Mais leur fragile modèle est désormais menacé.

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More than 100 asylum seekers stage ‘one in, one out’ protests at detention centres

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T14:51:59+00:00

Officers with riot shields, dogs and teargas called in to quell action at Harmondsworth and Brook House facilitiesMore than 100 asylum seekers held at two immigration detention centres have staged overnight protests against the UK’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme with France.Officers with riot shields, dogs and tear gas arrived to quell the protests. Continue reading...

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Boeing knew of engine defect on UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, report says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T14:40:29+00:00

US transportation safety board releases initial report on November 2025 crash that killed 15 people in LouisvilleAn engine part suspected of causing the crash of a UPS cargo plane and loss of 15 lives in Louisville in November was the subject of at least four previous failures on three separate aircraft, investigators have found.A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released Wednesday determined that Boeing warned plane owners about the defect, but did not believe it was a flight safety issue and did not require immediate repairs. Continue reading...

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UK Conservatives Fire Senior Lawmaker Over ‘Plot’ to Defect

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-15T14:40:03+00:00

The leader of Britain’s Conservatives, Kemi Badenoch, said she had ousted Robert Jenrick for “plotting in secret” to defect from and damage the party.

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Matthew McConaughey trademarks ‘All right, all right, all right’ catchphrase in bid to beat AI fakes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T14:39:08+00:00

The Oscar winner intends to combat misuse of the famous line from Dazed and Confused by creating ‘a clear perimeter around ownership’ Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has trademarked his image and voice – including his famous catchphrase: “All right, all right, all right” from the movie Dazed and Confused in an attempt to forestall unauthorised use by artificial intelligence.The Wall Street Journal reported that McConaughey has had eight separate applications approved by the US Patent and Trademark Office in recent weeks, including film clips of the actor standing on a porch and sitting

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