US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will continue restricting the Associated Press‘ access to events and news conferences until the outlet adopts his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. Acknowledging the move as retaliation for AP’s editorial stance, Trump insisted the body of water be called the “Gulf of America” and accused the news agency of defying his authority.
Iraq security forces arrest multiple officials in anticorruption operation
Iraqi security forces arrested several officials, including five members of parliament, during an anti-corruption operation in Baghdad. The arrests, executed by the Counter Terrorism Service
Australia to double fines for Big Tech over children bypassing social media ban
Australia plans to double penalties for social media companies failing to enforce its under-16 ban, raising fines from 49.5 million to 99 million Australian dollars.