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Germany might be headed towards banning social media use for ‌under-14s and introducing more stringent digital verification.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong proposes to spend about HK$4 billion (US$512 million) to buy out the owners of homes in a high-rise housing complex ravaged by a massive fire that killed more than 160 in November, authorities said on Saturday (Feb 21).The prices offered will be HK$8,000 per sq ft without a land premium payment, and HK$10,500 per sq ft for those receiving such a payment, officials in the Asian financial hub told a media briefing.”We believe the proposed price is sufficient for the affected residents to relocate and secure long-term housing,” said Wong Wai-lun, Hong Kong’s deputy financial secretary.The…

Kharkiv regional administration head, Oleh Syniehubov, reported that 175 ‘combat clashes’ were recorded over the past 24 hours.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 21 Feb 202621 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA Russian attack on the Kharkiv region killed two police officers Saturday during an evacuation in the village of Seredniy Burlyk, as Moscow and Kyiv continue trading attacks.The head of Kharkiv’s regional administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported that the city and 10 populated areas had been subjected to Russian attacks over the past 24 hours.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn Seredniy Burlyk, five people were also…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California judge is requiring a San Diego children’s hospital to continue providing transgender treatments to minors for now, extending a temporary restraining order as hospitals in California and New York take sharply different approaches to President Donald Trump’s executive order threatening to pull federal funding.San Diego Superior Court Judge Matthew Braner agreed last week to extend a temporary restraining order by 15 days, allowing Rady Children’s Health to continue providing hormone therapy and puberty blockers to minors despite the Trump administration’s efforts to ban such treatments and fears of losing federal…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The family of an Ohio teacher who was brutally shot to death at home during what was initially reported as an overnight burglary incident is breaking their silence after her former “American Idol” contestant husband was charged with her murder.Ashley Flynn, who was a mother of two, a teacher and volleyball coach, was shot and killed in her Tipp City, Ohio, home early on Monday morning. Her husband, Caleb Flynn, 39, has since been charged with her murder.The family of Ashley Flynn said in a statement obtained by Fox News on Saturday that “our…

Like children, many adults are also struggling with the urge to endlessly scroll and feel like they can’t escape the pull of Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms.Some experts are comparing social media addiction to casinos, opioids and cigarettes.The companies that designed your favourite apps have an incentive to keep you glued to them so they can serve up advertising that makes them billions of dollars in revenue.Resisting the pull of the endless scroll, the dopamine hits from short-form videos and the ego boost and validation that come from likes and positive interactions can seem like an unfair fight.For some…

THITU ISLAND, Philippines: A Philippine senator called for deepening defence relationships and “continuous” pushback against China’s claims in the South China Sea while visiting one of Manila’s tiny possessions in the disputed waterway on Saturday (Feb 21).Thitu Island, known as Pag-asa in the Philippines, is home to about 400 Filipinos, mostly fishermen and their families, who China accuse of living there illegally.It lies about 450km west of Palawan within the disputed Spratly island chain, a group of more than 700 islets, reefs and atolls believed to sit above vast natural resources.Senator Risa Hontiveros, an outspoken critic of China, told AFP…

An explosive-laden motorcycle rammed vehicle in security forces convoy, military says.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 21 Feb 202621 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareTwo soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, have been killed during a military operation when a fighter driving an explosive-laden motorcycle rammed a security convoy vehicle in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province near the border with Afghanistan, according to the country’s army.The deadly clash took place on Saturday in KP’s Bannu district, with the Pakistani military saying at least five armed fighters, including one it described as “a suicide bomber” were also killed during the…

A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms to take effect.  The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 12-6 to lift a block that a lower court first placed on the law in 2024. In the opinion released Friday, the court said it was too early to make a judgment call on the constitutionality of the law. That’s partly because it’s not yet clear how prominently schools may display the religious text, if teachers will refer to the Ten Commandments during classes, or if other things like…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo set himself apart from every other Winter Olympian who came before him on Saturday during the Milan Cortina Games.Klaebo won his sixth gold medal of the Games – this one coming in the 50-kilometer mass start. He set the record for the most gold medals by one athlete in a single Winter Olympics. He breaks a record set by American speedskater Eric Heiden, who won five golds in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, poses after winning the gold medal in the…