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As a war crimes researcher at the Reckoning Project, my job was to listen to Ukrainians who had fled the occupation. What they had to say reshaped how I understand life in Russian-occupied territories.

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After years of demographic doldrums, Portugal is finally getting to hear the increasingly louder patter of tiny feet. The country recorded 87,130 births in 2025 –  3,071 more than in

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Companies such as Apple and Google have until September to install software or face legislation, says PM

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Apple and Google have been given until September to install software that blocks explicit images on children’s mobile phones or face legislation enforcing its requirement, Keir Starmer said on Monday.

The prime minister said tech companies must activate nudity-detection algorithms or other technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to prevent users taking photos or sharing images of genitalia unless they are verified as adults.

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