French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to enter into force at the start of the next school year in September, as the idea of setting a minimum age for use of the platforms gains momentum across Europe.

In response, the Iranian authorities launched a brutal crackdown on protests, according to observers. Those protests intensified on Jan. 8 after a public call for protests from exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi,

An Associated Press investigation found that Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia by the false promise of civilian jobs and thrust onto the battlefield in the Ukraine war

Spain's government has announced it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization.

India's state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd is seeking Venezuelan crude for the first time as the refiner plans to increase heavy oil processing in the new fiscal year starting April, Chairman Vikas Kaushal said on Tuesday.

Philippine officials have grounded the entire fleet of passenger ships belonging to a company that owned a ferry that sank in the south and left at least 18 people dead, with more than 300 others rescued.

Human rights groups in Venezuela have accused the government of inflating the number of freed prisoners, while officials claim nongovernmental organizations are merely trying to undermine state credibility.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, seeking a thaw in relations with Beijing at a time of strained ties with the United States. He's hoping for an economic boost to Britain, but risks the wrath of China hawks at home – and of U.