Facebook and Instagram face fresh EU digital scrutiny over child safety measures

The European Union opened fresh investigations Thursday into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict digital regulations for social media platforms, AP reports.

EU Still Getting Russian Oil? Turkish Transit Under Scrutiny

Despite the oil embargo imposed on Russia in early 2023, Russian oil continues to reach the European Union, but labelled as Turkish.

Finland Eyes Reservists for Border Patrol Amid Security Concerns

Finland, a country that joined NATO a year ago after decades of neutrality, intends to change its recruitment rules to allow thousands of reservists to help patrol its border with Russia in the event of a sudden wave of immigrants, the government in Helsinki announced on Wednesday, reports Reuters.

Slovak PM Robert Fico Injured in Shooting: Assailant Apprehended

Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia sustained injuries during a shooting incident within the Government meeting venue.

Peru Bus Crash: 16 Dead in Andean Ravine Plunge

A double-decker bus travelling from the capital, Lima, to Ayacucho, plunged into a ravine in the Ayacucho region of the southern Peruvian Andes on Tuesday.

Macron Pledges Aid to Ukraine, Calls for Olympic Truce

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged additional military aid to his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, during a Tuesday phone call.

Georgia approves controversial law that sparked mass protests

Georgia's parliament has voted through a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests, BBC reports.

Indonesia flood death toll rises to 57 with 22 missing

Rescuers recovered more bodies on Tuesday after weekend flash floods and cold lava flow on Indonesia's Sumatra island killed at least 57 people and left another 22 missing, provincial officials said, AFP reports.

Slovenian judge elected ECHR president

Marko Bošnjak, the Slovenian judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), has been elected the court's president in what he sees as an expression of trust by his colleagues and a recognition to Slovenia, AFP reports.

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 18 over past day

Russian attacks against Ukraine killed three people and injured 18 over the past day, regional authorities said on May 14, reports The Kyiv Independent.

Zelensky: We are recording hostile activity against Sumy and Chernihiv regions

The Ukrainian military is thwarting Russia's attempts to expand the war by conducting counterattacks in Kharkiv region, destroying Russian infantry and equipment, and responding to enemy activity such as sabotage groups and shelling in Sumy and Chernihiv regions.

India: Billboard collapse kills 12, injures dozens in Mumbai

Twelve people were killed and at least 60 injured after a billboard at a petrol station collapsed during a fierce storm in India's financial capital Mumbai, officials said Monday, DW reports.