Society

Australia is preparing legal action against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, accusing the platforms of failing to remove underage users nearly a year after the country enacted a Australia Moves to Sue Tech Giants Over Teen BanRead more

Canada's top court spent nearly three hours on October 7 weighing a question that could redefine how online poker works north of the border: can Ontario legally let its regulated players compete Supreme Court Weighs Fate of Ontario's Cross-Border Poker PlanRead more

Police in Delhi detained the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party and several other organisers shortly after they arrived in the capital for a demonstration that authorities had already refused Delhi Detains Protest Leaders Over Banned "Cockroach" RallyRead more

Central Delhi resembles a security zone this weekend, with thousands of police and paramilitary personnel stationed across the capital, metro stations shuttered, long-distance trains cancelled and Delhi Locks Down Over Election Commission Protest DemandsRead more

Kyiv has confirmed it is weighing four separate mediation offers - from India, Turkiye, Egypt and the United States - as both sides intensify strikes on energy grids, ports and shipping lanes in a Four Nations Offer to Mediate Narrow Truces in Russia-Ukraine WarRead more

Street protests across India have escalated into a direct challenge to the authority running the country's elections. Opposition parties, civil society groups and a youth movement that previously India's Election Chief Faces Mounting Pressure Over Voter RollsRead more

From 12 September 2025, a new European law changes who controls the data flowing out of everyday connected products - cars, smart appliances, industrial sensors, farm equipment. The Data Act gives EU Data Act Reshapes Rights Over Connected Device InformationRead more