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Norway to ban social media for under-16s

Several European countries, such as France, Spain, and Denmark, have already said they will introduce a digital age of majority for social networks and others like Australia and Turkiye have already done so from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ONhI0J3

South Korea says security talks with U.S. should not be linked to Coupang probe

The Ministry commented in response to a media report that Washington has ‌threatened to halt security talks unless Seoul provided legal guarantees for the safety of Coupang’s Chairman Kim Bom during a probe into the leaking ‌of customer information at the company from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NtcJdWR

Biggest party in Romanian coalition set to demand PM's resignation, political crisis looms

Mr. Bolojan's coalition government of four pro-European parties came together 10 months ago ‌after a polarizing presidential election in an attempt to keep the surging far right from power but they have constantly clashed over reform measures from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qNGdghv

Trump says U.S. to start blockading the Strait of Hormuz immediately

I have also instructed our Navy ​to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters ⁠that has paid a toll ⁠to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll ‌will have safe passage on the high seas, says U.S. President Donald Trump from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4remFuQ

Polls open in Hungary in key election that could unseat populist Prime Minister Orban

During his 16 years as Prime Minister, Mr. Orban has launched harsh crackdowns on minority rights and media freedoms, subverted many of Hungary's institutions and been accused of siphoning large sums of money into the coffers of his allied business elite, an allegation he denies. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xFMSdgU

Watch: Global oil crisis: Why is India’s transport sector far more exposed than China’s?

Both India and China depend heavily on imported oil and are exposed to shocks in West Asia. But as crude prices surged nearly 67% within a month, the impact on their transport sectors was not the same. While China’s rapid shift to electric vehicles has reduced its reliance on fossil fuels, India’s transport sector remains overwhelmingly dependent on petrol and diesel. From EV adoption and total vehicle stock to charging infrastructure, the gap is stark. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/D1uIji8

Aid convoy heads from Turkey to Iran

The Turkish Red Crescent has also sent four trucks carrying 48 tonnes of aid, including emergency shelters for displaced families, hygiene kits and first-aid supplies. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6RlmnDq

Israel’s Lebanon strikes kill 203, sparking global calls to extend U.S.-Iran truce

There had been conflicting diplomatic signals about whether the fighting in Lebanon was included in the U.S.-Iran truce — but Washington said that it was not and Israel made it clear that it has no intention of holding off from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5wEKhxD

Daily Quiz | On the Rwandan genocide

April 7 marks the commemoration of the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994. Close to a million people were killed in the 100-day onslaught. A quiz on the events leading to the grim chapter in the country’s history. from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qy3YcTX

China's Foreign Minister to visit North Korea between April 9 and 10

Beijing has worked to draw Pyongyang back into its orbit, after the COVID-19 pandemic froze exchanges and as North Korean leader Kim Jong ‌Un shored up relations with Moscow, sending troops and weapons in support of Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VqvZa7f

For Trump, the cost of Iran war is rising

At least six KC-135s were damaged in two Iranian missile and drone attacks at the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia; The U.S. has also lost at least 12 MQ-9 Reaper drones since the war began, according to some reports from World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tnQh2B0