Month: December 2025

Macron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026: reports

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Macron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026: reports

French President Emmanuel Macron. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters ​France plans to ban children under 15 from social media ‌sites and to prohibit mobile phones in high schools from ​September 2026, local media reported on Wednesday (December 31, 2025), moves that underscore rising public angst over the impact of online harms on minors. President Emmanuel…

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One security force member killed, two wounded in Aleppo suicide attack, Syria says

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One security force member killed, two wounded in Aleppo suicide attack, Syria says

A suicide ‍bomber targeted a police patrol ​in Aleppo, killing one ‌person and wounding ​two members of the security forces, a Syrian government spokesperson said on Wednesday (December 31, 2025). “The person who detonated an explosive belt within the patrol ​in Aleppo is believed ⁠to have an ideological or organisational background linked to Islamic ​State,”…

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U.S. imposes sanctions on four Venezuelan oil firms, four more tankers in Maduro crackdown

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U.S. imposes sanctions on four Venezuelan oil firms, four more tankers in Maduro crackdown

The U.S. on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) imposed sanctions on four firms operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers, which the U.S. accuses of being part of a shadow fleet serving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government, as blocked property. The action is part of the Trump administration’s monthslong pressure campaign on…

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Rashid Khan to lead Afghanistan’s cricketers at T20 World Cup

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Rashid Khan to lead Afghanistan’s cricketers at T20 World Cup

Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan. File | Photo Credit: AP Rashid Khan was named Afghanistan captain of a 15-man squad announced on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Left-arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi and all-rounder Gulbadin Naib were included after both were left out of the white-ball tour…

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India’s space programme, a people’s space journey

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India’s space programme, a people’s space journey

India’s space journey has evolved beyond a string of spectacular missions. It has the national pulse and is a source of daily inspiration. In June 2025, when Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla displayed the Tricolour aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it was a moment of pride for every…

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Smriti’s record-breaking year to remember

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Smriti’s record-breaking year to remember

With a gentle drive along the ground to long-on off Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Nimasha Meepage in the fourth T20I in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, Smriti Mandhana entered a distinguished club. She became only the fourth player, and the second Indian, to reach 10,000 runs in women’s internationals — a list comprising India’s Mithali Raj (10,868…

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Toss was crucial, says Jharkhand skipper Kushagra

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Toss was crucial, says Jharkhand skipper Kushagra

Shikhar, in pic.,  and Utkarsh put the Tamil Nadu attack to the sword. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI After the one-sided nine-wicket win over Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand captain Kumar Kushagra said his team was peaking up at the right time and added that there was still scope for improvement. Kushagra said winning the toss was important and…

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