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Reddit has filed a legal challenge to Australia’s sweeping new social media ban on under-16s, moving just days after the landmark laws took effect and set the stage for fines against noncompliant tech platforms. The US-based discussion site is contesting the general validity of the legislation and argues it should not be included on the government’s list of services barred to users under 16, according to court filings. Australia this week became the first country to prohibit under-age access to a raft of popular platforms —…

The United States will soon begin strikes to interdict narcotics shipments moving overland from Venezuela to the U.S., President Donald Trump said at the White House, escalating a fast-moving confrontation that already includes the seizure of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker by American forces. The announcement comes as the White House confirmed the seized tanker will be brought to a U.S. port and that Washington intends to confiscate its cargo. “The vessel will go to a U.S. port and the United States does intend to seize the…

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament after just three months in office, a royal decree published in the Royal Gazette showed, clearing the way for a general election amid renewed violence on the Cambodia border. “The House of Representatives is dissolved to hold a new general election for members of the House,” the decree said. The move came earlier than expected. Anutin had been widely anticipated to wait until after Christmas before sending voters back to the polls. In a report cited by the…

U.S. seizes Venezuelan oil tanker in helicopter raid, to bring ship to American port as tensions spike with Maduro U.S. forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker off Venezuela in a helicopter-borne operation and will bring the vessel to a U.S. port to confiscate its cargo, the White House said, escalating a fast-moving standoff with President Nicolás Maduro’s government. The dramatic interdiction—described by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as aimed at the “regime” in Caracas—was captured in video released by U.S.…

Oslo — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado vowed to return her Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuela “at the correct moment” after slipping out of the country under a decade-old travel ban and arriving in Norway hours after Friday’s ceremony. Machado, 58, reached Oslo early Saturday following a clandestine journey that her camp says began by boat from Venezuela to Curaçao and continued by private plane to Norway. She missed the prize ceremony, where her daughter, Ana Corina Sosa Machado, accepted the award and…

Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar characters to Sora Walt Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will allow the startup to use characters from its Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel franchises inside Sora, OpenAI’s AI video and image generator, in a deal announced today that could reshape how Hollywood makes and distributes content. Under the partnership, Sora and ChatGPT Images are expected to start generating fan-requested videos using licensed Disney characters in early 2026. The…

A skydiver was left dangling from an aircraft thousands of meters above northern Australia after a reserve parachute snagged on the plane’s tail during a planned formation jump south of Cairns, according to dramatic footage and findings released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The jumper cut free with a hook knife and later landed safely, while the aircraft suffered substantial tail damage before its pilot made a safe emergency landing. The incident occurred in September during a planned 16-way formation skydive…

Australia’s transport safety watchdog has released dramatic footage showing a skydiver left dangling thousands of meters in the air after a reserve parachute snagged on a plane’s tail during a high-altitude stunt south of Cairns. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) published the video after concluding its investigation into the September incident, which unfolded within seconds of a planned 16-way formation jump at about 4,600 meters. The footage, recorded by a parachuting camera operator, captures the chaos as the…

Myanmar air strike hits hospital in Rakhine’s Mrauk-U, killing more than 30 as junta pushes pre-election offensive A Myanmar military air strike on a general hospital in Mrauk-U killed more than 30 people on Wednesday evening, an on-site aid worker said, intensifying a pre-election offensive in Rakhine state where the Arakan Army holds near-total control. The AA’s health department said at least 10 patients were “killed on the spot” when the strike hit around 9 p.m. The attack struck the main hospital in Mrauk-U, an ancient…

U.S. seizes oil tanker off Venezuela, Trump says, sending oil prices higher The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said, a move that pushed crude prices higher and risks deepening tensions between Washington and Caracas over sanctions and energy flows. “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, largest one ever, actually, and other things are happening,” Trump said. He offered no details on the ship’s identity or where the…