Brazil fines TikTok $30m for child data privacy violations

Owner ByteDance ordered to erase illegally obtained child data in Brazil as crackdown on tech giants intensifies.

Brazil’s data protection authority has fined TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, nearly $30m for the alleged mishandling of children and teenagers’ personal data, in the nation’s latest move against social media companies.

US judge blocks Ohio law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote

The amended law was an attempt by state Republicans to crack down on unproven claims of voting by noncitizens.

A United States federal court has temporarily blocked an Ohio law that required proof of US citizenship from residents who wanted to register to vote while they obtained a driver’s license.

US lawmakers urge Trump team to free American student held by Israel

More than 40 members of the United States Congress have penned a letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on him to push for the release of Sama Safi, a 20-year-old US citizen who has been detained by the Israeli military since June.

Double jeopardy? Luigi Mangione state case unlikely to proceed, experts say

After Luigi Mangione admitted in Manhattan federal court that he killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, most experts believe that the state murder case against is highly unlikely to proceed – though some still see a slim possibility that it may yet happen.

Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide

Grassroots Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showdown with Andy Burnham over Gaza, as the party’s members seek to force the prime minister to recognise Israel’s actions as a genocide and impose a full arms embargo.

‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to police among seven killed in A66 crash

Tributes are being paid to two police officers who died on Teesside when a car travelling the wrong way along the A66 crashed head-on into their vehicle, also killing five young men.

How the deadliest Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak can be stopped

Each time we travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), we first go to listen.

In Bunia, we have met dozens of community representatives: survivors, women, young people, local organisations, health workers and leaders from affected areas. Their message is direct: involve us. We know our communities. We know where families seek care, how information moves and why trust is breaking down. Give us the means to help drive the response. They are right.

Where water conflicts pose the biggest threat in 2026

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Water-related conflicts have nearly quadrupled since 2020. As World Water Week begins, Al Jazeera unpacks the data.

The sharp rise in water-related conflicts in recent years is in focus as the World Water Week conference begins on Sunday in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, and online.

Infantino defies FIFA vice president, makes appearance in the Caribbean

FIFA boss turns up at event after CONCACAF chief Montagliani asked him to reconsider amid the global football body’s governance crisis.

Gianni Infantino has defied a request by one of his FIFA vice presidents to stay away from an Under-14 football event in the Caribbean and instead made a rare public appearance during the global furore over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

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