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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union member states have agreed a common position on draft online child protection legislation without forcing global tech companies to identify and remove online child sexual abuse. The position, announced on Wednesday by the European Council, represents a victory for U.S. companies such as Alphabet’s Google, Meta and others as well as …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of delaying the implementation of the European Union’s deforestation law by one year. Companies will have an additional year to comply with new EU rules to prevent deforestation, the European Parliament said in a statement. Large operators and traders must respect the obligations of this …

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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament called on Wednesday for the European Union to set minimum ages for children to access social media, to combat a rise in mental health problems among adolescents from excessive exposure. The call, which is not binding, comes as Australia is poised to institute the world’s first social …

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By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will make no big concessions on a peace plan for Ukraine, a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday, after a leaked recording of a call involving U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff showed he had advised Moscow on how to pitch to Donald Trump. Witkoff is expected to …

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ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s Senate has postponed debate on a landmark bill that would stipulate for the first time that sex without consent constitutes rape, exposing tensions within Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition. The measure, approved by the lower house earlier this month, stipulates that anyone engaging in sexual acts without the other person’s free consent …

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By Alexander Cornwell and Nidal al-Mughrabi TUBAS, West Bank/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli security forces took up positions inside the West Bank city of Tubas on Wednesday and ordered some Palestinian residents from their homes, the latest assault in a months-long campaign across cities of the northern West Bank. Tubas Governor Ahmed Al-Asaad told Reuters Israeli forces, …

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