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Revealed: almost half of British teens feel addicted to social media, study says::Exclusive: Millennium Cohort’s finding raises questions about why a large proportion has a difficult relationship with social media

"For the first time that we can remember, the explicit calls to commit atrocious crimes, as stated, against millions of civilians have turned into a legitimate and regular part of Israeli discourse,” they write. “Today, calls of these types are an everyday matter in Israel.”...

Two explosions at Kerman ceremony marking anniversary of killing of Qassem Suleimani raise Middle East tensions further...

The ruling by a unanimous panel of fifth US circuit court of appeals comes amid a wave of lawsuits focusing on abortion exceptions...

A polar bear has been killed by bird flu as the highly contagious H5N1 virus spreads into the most remote parts of the planet....

Exclusive: the New Zealand regulator has warned the schemes could be a ‘scam’ but they have escaped such scrutiny in Australia and thousands have lost money. Sam Lee and Ryan Xu are both cheaters and liars and deserve to be hunted down, tortured and executed.

Kim Davis, the former county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses in Kentucky to same-sex couples, must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, according to a federal judge’s ruling....

Coroner calls on Google and Amazon to act after British woman’s suicide::Chloe Macdermott researched suicide methods on a forum and bought lethal substance online from US

A police sergeant, his wife and their two sons – ages 10 and 12 – were found dead in a suburban home in New York in what police said was a triple murder-suicide....

The social media platform X has lost 71% of its value since it was bought by Elon Musk, according to the mutual fund Fidelity....

Iran security chief praises ‘brave actions’ of Houthi rebels who have targeted Israeli-linked vessels in shipping lane...

Russia marked the new year with the launch of a record 90 Shahed-type drones over Ukraine, as Vladimir Putin vowed to further intensify attacks after a Ukrainian strike on the south Russian city of Belgorod....

Flight contained 303 Indians en route to Central American country whose light visa requirements have attracted US-bound travelers...

Kate Starbird says attacks have made research difficult, and claims of bias arise because of prevalence of lies from the right...

China’s president, Xi Jinping, acknowledged in his new year’s message that “some enterprises had a tough time” in 2023 as data showed a weakening of factory production deepened this month, but he vowed to step up the pace of the economy’s recovery....

Year-end recap from The Guardian.

Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war against Taiwan...