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New Year’s Eve: fireworks in London, Paris, Berlin and Rome as European nations greet 2026 ↗

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Draft bill to be submitted for legal checks as France aims to follow Australia’s world-first ban on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube

France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year ↗

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Missing in the Amazon: the protector and the poacher, episode three ↗

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Draft bill to be submitted for legal checks as France aims to follow Australia’s world-first ban on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube

France plans social media ban for under-15s from September 2026 ↗

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The Birth Keepers: Journey Moon – episode three ↗

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Assertion comes after the Kremlin accused Ukraine of attacking Vladimir Putin’s palace in Novgorod

Russia claims to have moved nuclear-capable missile system into Belarus ↗

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Move could feasibly allow Russian missiles to reach European targets faster from Belarus, its neighbouring ally that also shares a border with Nato countries Poland, Lithuania and Latvia

Russia says it has moved its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles into Belarus ↗

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Missing in the Amazon: the journalist and the president, episode two ↗

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