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People familiar with the discussions say that the UK government, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is investigating possible bans and other measures to curtail children under 16’s access to social media.According to people who asked not to be identified because the talks are private, ministers intend to start a consultation as early as January to gather data regarding the extent of possible harm that children could suffer from using social media. According to the people, discussions are still in their early stages, and the policy may not be implemented in the end. One of the individuals stated that although...

Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, spoke to supporters using an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated audio clip. This is an unprecedented development in Pakistani politics. The audio for the speech was played over an image of Imran Khan, and it was tainted by internet outages. Tens of thousands of people watched the live stream of the video on YouTube, and it received over 1.4 million views across other social media platforms.Imran Khan urged supporters to vote in large numbers in the general elections, saying, “Our party is not allowed to hold public rallies.”

Following the powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake, at least 111 people have died in China’s Gansu and neighbouring Qinghai provinces, according to state media Xinhua, which cited the local earthquake relief headquarters.This occurs after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck an ethnic county in Gansu Province, northwest China, at midnight on Monday. According to the New York Times, which cited Chinese state media, there have been about 200 injuries in addition to the death toll. In order to protect people’s lives and property, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for “all-out” search and rescue operations as well as appropriate preparations...

After three hostages were killed by friendly fire on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue the military pressure on Hamas in spite of the heartbroken pleas for a return to negotiations made by the relatives of the hostages held in Gaza.The three hostages were mistakenly fired upon by Israeli troops, and it was later revealed by the Israeli army that they were carrying a white flag and cried out for help in Hebrew. Israel saw demonstrations after hearing of their deaths, and the families of the hostages who were still alive begged Netanyahu to resume talks out...

The largest meditation centre in the world, Swarved Mahamandir, was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in Varanasi. After the opening, he and Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, visited the meditation centre, which has 20,000 seats for guests at a time.The walls of the seven-story superstructure known as the Mahamandir bear verses from the Swarveda.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal stressed the significance of placing a high priority on Parliament’s security and proper conduct during proceedings, regardless of political affiliations, shortly after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla wrote a letter to all Members of Parliament, emphasising that there is no correlation between the security breach and the recent suspension of 13 MPs from the Lower House.Union Minister Smriti Irani echoed a similar idea when she emphasised that members of Parliament have an obligation to preserve the dignity of Parliament and expressed worry that indiscipline could be politicised. Thirteen Members of Parliament were suspended for raising a...

Donald Trump’s former attorney, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, was ordered by a jury on Friday to pay $148 million in damages for falsely accusing two poll workers in Georgia of engaging in election fraud, according to US media. Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss were given $16 million each by the eight-member federal jury for defamation, an additional $20 million for emotional distress, and $75 million in punitive damages.

On Friday evening, the annual day of Dhirubhai Ambani International School was attended by a full house. Shah Rukh Khan attended the function with his wife Gauri, daughter Suhana, and mother-in-law Savita Chhibber. The video of SRK’s son AbRam’s stage performance went viral. AbRam is seen in the video striking the same famous pose as his father, Shah Rukh Khan (you won’t get points for figuring out which one). Little AbRam says, “Give me a hug, I love hugs,” during his performance. Gazing at Gauri and Suhana from the front row, Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t help but smile.

The world’s third wealthiest man gave business advice on consumer behaviour. “With consumer behaviour, well, with anything completely new, it can be exceedingly challenging to predict how they will act. It’s very difficult to predict what a large audience will do in the future, Mr. Bezos stated in the video that dates back two decades.“Try something new and see what happens is the easiest way to determine how consumers may behave in the future,” he continued. Many companies, in my opinion, get that wrong. They spend too much time debating the behaviour of customers when, by the time they finish...

Speaking with Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reviewed the situation in Gaza during a tense period in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.In the midst of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the minister of external affairs promised to “stay in touch” when speaking with Cohen. “I just had a conversation with Israeli Foreign Minister @elicoh1. talked about the security of regional maritime traffic, Lebanon, and the Gaza situation,” Mr. Jaishankar posted on X, formerly Twitter.In November, Mr. Jaishankar also spoke with Cohen over the phone, restating India’s commitment to “fighting terrorism, upholding international humanitarian law, and...