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UK plans social media ban for under-16s by spring 2027

The UK government says it plans to ban social media platforms from offering services to under-16s by spring 2027, with Ofcom expected to support enforcement under the Online Safety Act. Supporters call it a child-safety measure, while critics warn age checks may be difficult to enforce.

The EU’s trade deficit with China: €1 billion a day

The EU’s trade deficit with China is exploding, and the bloc’s heads of state and government are beginning to panic. Chinese exports to the EU have risen by 16 per cent in just one year. The deficit now amounts to €1 billion per day. No one can sustain that over time. The EU is preparing for a trade war.

Video shows Iraqi football supporters attacking Norwegians at Ullevaal Stadium

A video shared on X shows what appears to be Iraqi supporters attacking Norwegian supporters outside Ullevaal Stadium.

Set for approval: Oslo’s new mega-boroughs

A large majority in Oslo City Council will decide on Wednesday to reduce the city’s fifteen boroughs to eight. Six of the eight “new” boroughs will be larger than Fredrikstad, Norway’s tenth-largest city. The merged borough of Alna, Grorud and Stovner alone will have a larger population than the municipality of Drammen.

Source: Iran launched drones in the Strait of Hormuz after signing deal with the U.S.

Iran has launched several drones at commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz following the signing of its agreement with the United States, but all were intercepted by the U.S. military, according to a source cited by the Jerusalem Post. The situation is reminiscent of Israel’s previous attempts to secure peace with the Palestinians, where concessions were followed by renewed hostilities rather than lasting peace.

German broadcaster retracts false claims about Elon Musk to avoid lawsuit

Following a legal warning from Elon Musk, Germany’s public broadcaster ZDF has withdrawn a false claim that he had urged a racist mob to hunt down immigrants after the knife attack in Belfast. The media establishment has few qualms about portraying opponents of mass immigration in the worst possible light.

Planned drone attack on Trump martial arts event

The FBI uncovered a conspiracy to use drones against the martial arts event outside the White House on Saturday, where 4,300 people had gathered. Bombs were intended to create panic in the crowd, causing people to flee in a single direction. There, sharpshooters would be waiting to pick them off. Amid the chaos, an armed group was to storm the White House.

Planned rocket launch from Andøya Spaceport cancelled

The planned launch of the Spectrum 2 space rocket yesterday has been postponed indefinitely. The supplier of the communications system has issued an official statement following a possible security breach linked to the Chinese espionage case at Andøya.

Alice Weidel’s AfD leads Friedrich Merz’s governing party by 9 percentage points

The misery shows no sign of ending for CDU/CSU in the German opinion polls. For the first time, the Union parties trail AfD by a full nine percentage points. In a new YouGov survey, Alice Weidel’s party commands 29 per cent support, compared with just 20 per cent for CDU/CSU. Germany’s political establishment is biting its nails ahead of the state election in Saxony-Anhalt.

New crisis for electric buses: They are destroying the roads

The electric buses intended to replace polluting diesel buses around Oslo have become so heavy from their batteries that the county roads can no longer withstand them.