International

By: BBC A Los Angeles jury has handed down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media. Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner of YouTube, intentionally built addictive social media platforms that …

The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of troops from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, Reuters reported. The move would boost U.S. military power as President Donald Trump talks about a possible deal with Tehran to end the war. Reuters first reported on March 18 …

By: BBC At least 34 people have died after a Colombian Air Force plane carrying 125 people crashed on Monday in the Puerto Leguízamo area, Putumayo region, in the south of the country near the Peruvian border. According to Air Force Commander Carlos Fernando Silva Rueda, there were 114 passengers, …

Leonid Radvinsky, the owner of OnlyFans, has died at the age of 43 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Born in Ukraine and raised in Chicago, Radvinsky acquired the platform in 2018 from its UK-based founders. Under his leadership, OnlyFans experienced rapid growth, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually earning …

Facebook is offering larger influencers $3,000 (£2,260) a month to post on the platform, as part of its Content Fast Track programme. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The social media giant, which has over 3bn users, says the scheme is for creators with over a million followers on …

By: XINHUA No Chinese nationals were among the casualties in a deadly fire at an automotive parts factory in Daejeon, South Korea, the Chinese embassy in South Korea told Xinhua on Saturday. According to the embassy, South Korean police notified it that none of the injured or the dead in …

By: BBC China’s exports surged in the first two months of this year despite trade tensions with the US. Official figures show exports jumped by more than 20% in January and February, which is almost three times the rate predicted by economists. It puts the country on track to top …

By: BBC Former US presidents, celebrities and thousands of members of the public have gathered to honour civil rights leader the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died last month. Former presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton were among those who spoke at a memorial service in Chicago for the …

Tech giant Meta Platforms is facing a lawsuit in the United States over alleged privacy breaches linked to its AI-powered smart glasses. The case stems from reports that employees working for a contractor in Kenya reviewed sensitive footage captured by users, according to TechCrunch. Click here to join our WhatsApp …

By: BBC Conflict across the Middle East has entered a fifth day after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, in which the country’s supreme leader was killed. Iran has continued to respond by launching attacks on Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf, which have extended to non-military targets, including …