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Malaysia pushes TikTok for age verification to protect...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 5: Malaysia has urged the video-sharing platform TikTok to implement age verification for users after summoning...

US senators pit Kennedy against Trump on vaccine...
Washington [US], September 5: Democrats and Republicans pushed U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's Jr. on his recent vaccine policies...

Third quake strikes southeastern Afghanistan after series that...
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 5: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said,...

UN body finds US and UAE responsible for...
New York [US], September 5: A U.N. body has found that the United States and the United Arab Emirates are...

US trade deficit widens in July on soaring...
Washington [US], September 5: The US trade deficit widened sharply in July as record inflows of capital and other goods...

UN Security Council calls for Libyan-led, Libyan-owned political...
New York [US], September 5: The members of the UN Security Council called on Libyan institutional stakeholders to engage fully,...

US biodiesel, renewable diesel imports fall sharply in...
Washington [US], September 5: US imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel significantly decreased in the first half of 2025 (1H25)...

UAE says Israel's annexation of West Bank or...
Cairo [Egypt], September 5: Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, UAE Minister of State, said that "Israel's annexation of the West Bank...

Latest European Media Industry Outlook calls to embrace...
Brussels [Belgium], September 5: The European Commission's latest European Media Industry Outlook points to digital innovation and user-centric models holding...

European Commission launches consultation to develop guidelines, Code...
Brussels [Belgium], September 5: The European Commission will help deployers and providers of generative AI systems to detect and label...

Gaza film co-produced by Brad Pitt grabs attention...
Venice [Italy], September 4: A docudrama co-produced by Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix about a Palestinian girl killed in the...

IAEA calls for clarity from Iran on enriched...
Vienna [Austria], September 4: After attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it is increasingly...

US soldiers to remain in Poland and numbers...
Washington [US], September 4: US President Donald Trump says US soldiers will continue to be stationed in Poland, and said...

Mr Putin said he was ready to meet...
Moscow [Russia], September 4: At a press conference at the end of his visit to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Israel mobilizes record number of reserve troops
Washington [US], September 4: The Israeli army has mobilized about 60,000 reserve soldiers in several waves to serve the military...

President Trump determined to 'clean up' Chicago
Washington [US], September 4: US President Donald Trump is still determined to send National Guard troops to Democratic-controlled cities. However,...

Europe steps up recruitment amid war clouds
Washington [US], September 4: Many European militaries are stepping up recruitment campaigns amid new geopolitical developments.

Trump may increase troops in Poland, admits Ukraine...
Washington [US], September 4: President Donald Trump said the US may send more troops to Poland, while admitting that ending...

US announces record seizure of drug precursors 'from...
Washington [US], September 4: US federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro announced on September 3 that the country had seized more than...

Russia says it controls half of Kupiansk city,...
Moscow [Russia], September 4: On September 3, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that its army had taken control of "about...

Lisbon's Gloria Funicular derails, leaving 15 dead, 18...
Lisbon [Portugal], September 4: The Gloria Funicular, one of Lisbon's best-known tourist attractions, derailed and overturned on Wednesday evening, leaving...

Bank of Slovenia expects inflation to ease in...
Ljubljana [Slovenia], September 4: Slovenia's inflation is projected to decline in the coming months and move closer to the European...

Singapore orders Meta to implement anti-scam measures or...
Singapore, September 4: Singapore police have ordered Meta (META.O), opens new tab to implement anti-scam measures against advertisements, accounts, profiles...

UN pushes countries for new climate targets this...
New York [US], September 4: The United Nations urged countries on Wednesday to set more ambitious climate plans during this...

Putin tells Ukraine: End war via talks or...
Moscow [Russia], September 4: Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kyiv on Wednesday there was a chance to end the war...

Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates,...
Florida [US], September 4: Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools, the state's...

Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah receives WFP...
Ras Al Khaimah [UAE], September 4: H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al...