EU announces plan to restrict social media access for under-15s
Under the plans, only children over 15 would be able to set up their own social media accounts.
Advertisement
World
Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims.
Aztec document goes on display in Mexico after 186 years abroad
France's national library is lending the manuscript recounting the history of the Aztecs to Mexico.
Wife of US scholar jailed in China asks Trump to raise arrest at Xi meeting
Sylvia Zin is among the family members of people imprisoned in China who are seeking Trump's help when he hosts the country's leader next week.
Hyrox athlete apologises for continuing race after soiling herself
Joanna Wietrzyk has also forfeited her win in the fitness competition after competing last week.
US to allow Iran delegation to attend UN meetings in New York as war passes half-year mark
The BBC understands Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are among the delegates allowed to enter the US.
'This is our company': Nigerians show off oil wealth after share-buying frenzy
Many Nigerians buy their first ever shares - in the oil refinery owned by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote.
UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes
The US has not acknowledged carrying out February's deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.
Advertisement
Ninth woman's body found as South African police investigate string of deaths
South Africa police have cautioned against assuming that all the killings are linked but many women are afraid.
Three dead and eight injured in Philippines school shooting
The gunman is among the dead in what is the third school shooting in the country since June.
Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said a Canada-EU alliance would create a "beacon for other democracies".
What remains after Nepal’s Gen Z protests? Survivors reflect one year later
Nepal's Gen Z protesters, a year on, still carry the physical, emotional, and financial scars of that uprising, while questions about justice and accountability remain unresolved.
Can a new national peace policy fix Nigeria’s security problems?
The country is confronting insurgency, banditry, mass kidnapping, communal violence, and organized crime, with the nature varying significantly from one region to another.
South Korean civil society says no to military deployment in Straight of Hormuz
As the Lee administration said that it would seek public consensus, the anti-war network will continue roaring to stop the country from being dragged into the Iran war.
‘Pay-by-the-day’ living in Pereira: The forgotten survivors of Colombia’s earthquake
In Pereira, Colombia, earthquake survivors living in pay-by-the-day rooms now face homelessness, overcrowded shelters, illness, and a struggle to be counted.
The people behind the numbers: Bringing the reality of Turkish prisons to light
“[W]hen we can see the human stories behind that statistic, we can begin to talk about human rights violations and solutions.”
Advertisement
As Casablanca’s music scene grows, its musicians struggle
As live music becomes central to Casablanca’s cultural brand, musicians remain caught between expanding opportunities and deteriorating working conditions.
Who is responsible for protecting and preserving Indigenous cultures?
As I read through the pieces Global Voices’ authors contributed to the August 2026 Spotlight series, “Indigenous Rights,” one common question stands out for me: Who gets to decide?
‘Nest-flix’ peregrine falcons become streaming stars of the 34th floor in Australia
"Get ready to watch as the chicks hatch and their parents raise them high above the hustle and bustle of Melbourne city life."
What India’s ‘Cockroach’ protests reveal about digital authoritarianism
“Democratic freedoms depend not only on protection from direct state violence but on citizens being able to organise without assuming their participation is permanently recorded.”