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Anyone born after 2008 will be banned from buying cigarettes or vapes for life in the UK when a new bill becomes law. Source link

In the weeks leading up to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s January 3 capture, Gannon Ken Van Dyke used sensitive classified information to make wagers on prediction market Polymarket. Source link

Prince Harry makes a surprise visit to Kyiv, urging Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to end the war and calling on US President Donald Trump to show leadership to help resolve the conflict in Ukraine.  Source link

Talks in Washington are set against a backdrop of decades-long disputes and deep mistrust, but at least they’re happening. Source link

The audit follows months of controversy over censorship, missed deadlines and the publication of survivors’ details. Source link

Off China’s southern coast, hundreds of fishing boats sit idle. The crews aren’t there to fish, but rather to “maintain presence” as part of a shadowy, state-funded fleet. Source link

Sir Keir Starmer, who led Labour to a landslide general election victory in July 2024, has become so unpopular that even some colleagues are framing his demise as a case of not if, but when. Source link

Cyber criminals have hacked Sri Lanka’s finance ministry, stealing millions of dollars destined to repay Australia. Source link

As part of its blockade of Iran, ships have been seized by US forces, others fired upon by Iran and, most recently, boarded by the regime’s revolutionary guards. This is all while both sides maintain there is a ceasefire. Source link

British actor and comedian Russell Brand, who is facing multiple sexual assault charges, has admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old when he was 30. Source link