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The European Union is considering a major change to the way children access the internet, and it could affect everything from kids use Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and various AI chatbots. Under a proposal being prepared by the European Commission, per a report by Reuters, children under 15 could face restrictions on creating and using accounts…
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Among people, it is common knowledge that privilege is often inherited. But according to new findings, hyenas also inherit resources and status, and not just their forebears’ genes, from their parents. The findings were published recently in Science Advances — and they challenge the traditional evolutionary theories that assume males always face greater reproductive competition….
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Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz dwindled further at the start of this week after attacks intensified in West Asia, shipping data showed. Commodity vessel transits at Hormuz totalled four on Monday, down from 10 during the previous day, preliminary data from Kpler showed on Tuesday. Two dry bulk carriers exited the waterway, including…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India likely intervened in the foreign exchange market on Tuesday (September 15, 2026), four traders told Reuters, as rising oil prices and growing wagers on a rate hike in the U.S. this week pressured the South Asian unit. The rupee declined…
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said every child should read and imbibe the lessons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s book ‘Exam Warriors’. He said it would be unjust to say that the youth do not read books and that arrangements were needed to take books to them. He said the adverse consequences of confining knowledge to…
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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A drone hit a petrol station in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday (September 15, 2026), Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app, adding that there was also a strike on warehouse facilities in another part of the city. A Reuters witness heard…
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A sailor handles munitions on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, September 13, 2026. The aircraft carrier, capable of carrying more than 5,000 personnel, is enforcing a U.S. naval blockade against Iran and providing cover for commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S….
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(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) India is a close strategic partner of the U.S. and Israel. But it also positions itself as a key voice of the Global South and maintains close strategic and…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The United States has weapons deployed in space, the U.S. Space Force said on Monday (September 14, 2026), confirming the presence of such capabilities in orbit for the first time. “The U.S. has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Police in southern China said they have arrested a man who wounded multiple people in a knife attack outside a hot pot restaurant. Authorities received reports that the suspect, a 35-year-old surnamed Li, had carried out the attack in Guangzhou’s Panyu district at 5:20 p.m. on…
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