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Bill to Ban Under-16-Year-Olds From Social Media Introduced in Australia’s Parliament

By Rod McGuirk / AP

American and Australian Tourists Die in Laos From Tainted Alcohol

By David Rising and Jintamas Saksornchai / AP

Man Arrested and Charged With Planning to Bomb the NYSE

By Hallie Golden / AP

See Photos: Iceland Volcano Erupts Seventh Time in 12 Months

By Marco Di Marco and David Keyton / AP
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Why the U.S. Launched an International Network of AI Safety Institutes

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo emphasized the importance of integrating security with innovation when it comes to something as rapidly advancing and as powerful as artificial intelligence.

By Tharin Pillay / San Francisco

U.S. Antitrust Regulators Want Google to Sell Chrome Browser

The broad scope of recommended penalties underscores how severely officials believe Google should be punished following a ruling that branded the company as a monopolist.

By Michael Liedtke / AP

Muhammad Yunus on the Race to Build Bangladesh 2.0

Reassuring global firms that Bangladesh remains open for business is a top priority of the interim government. Still, the glacial pace of reform means doubts fester.

By Charlie Campbell / Dhaka, Bangladesh

U.S. Charges Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani With Defrauding Investors

Adani, a power player in the world’s most populous nation, allegedly sought to “obtain and finance massive state energy supply contracts through corruption and fraud at the expense of U.S. investors.”

By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz / AP

Texas Offers Trump Land on Border for Mass Deportations

The Texas Land Commissioner sent the President-elect a letter offering a parcel of rural ranchland along the U.S.-Mexico border to use as a staging area for potential mass deportations.

By VALERIE GONZALEZ / AP

Hong Kong Jails Dozens of Activists in Landmark National Security Case

45 ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

By Kanis Leung and Zen Soo / AP

These Races Are Still Undecided Two Weeks After Election Day

Several contests that could affect the House’s balance of power remain too close to call.

By Chad de Guzman

Biden Authorizes Ukraine to Use U.S.-Supplied Long-Range Missiles Against Russia

The decision to let Kyiv use the Army Tactical Missile System for attacks deeper inside Russia comes as Putin deploys North Korean reinforcements and recently launched a massive drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER / AP

Trump’s DoD Pick Pete Hegseth Settled a Sexual Assault Accusation

Hegseth paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to his lawyer.

By ERIC TUCKER / AP

Israeli Strike on Central Beirut Kills Hezbollah’s Spokesman

It was the latest targeted killing of a senior Hezbollah official—happening as Lebanese officials considered a U.S.-led cease-fire proposal.

By FADI TAWIL, BASSEM MROUE and WAFAA SHURAFA / AP

What Secretary of State Marco Rubio Would Mean for Latin America

As the first Latino U.S. secretary of state, Rubio is expected to devote considerable attention to what has long been disparagingly referred to as Washington’s backyard.

By JOSHUA GOODMAN / AP

Trump Looks for Loyalty as He Staffs New Administration

Donald Trump spent much of his first term feeling stung and betrayed by those he’d placed in power. This time, he’s not taking chances.

By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN / AP

Māori Lawmakers Stage ‘Haka’ Protest in Parliament

When asked how her party’s lawmakers would vote, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as opposition lawmakers and spectators in the public gallery joined in.

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY / AP

What Trump’s Pick for Health Secretary RFK Jr. Has Said About Vaccines

Kennedy has long advanced, among other conspiracy theories, the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism.

By MICHELLE R. SMITH / AP

How India Is Embracing Trump’s Second Term

India appears to be welcoming Trump’s return to the White House, which may embolden nationalist leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

By KRUTIKA PATHI and ASHOK SHARMA / AP

Republicans Maintain House Majority, AP Calls

Trump will begin his presidency with a trifecta of Republican control in Washington.

By Nik Popli
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