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WhatsApp messenger to offer usernames

Business June 30, 2026

PARIS: The hundreds of millions who use Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp to chat with family, friends or businesses will no longer need to share phone numbers under a coming update, the company said on M...

Martinelli scores in 95th minute to send Brazil into World Cup last 16

News June 29, 2026

Substitute Gabriel Martinelli scored deep in injury time as Brazil beat a stubborn Japan 2-1 on Monday to roll into the World Cup last 16. Arsenal winger Martinelli struck in the 95th minute in Housto...

At least 1,719 dead in Venezuela twin earthquakes as hope fades of finding survivors

Business June 29, 2026

The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela five days ago has risen to at least 1,719, National Assembly president Jorge Rodriguez said on Monday. Rodriguez added that 5,034 ...

Six killed in German 'family tragedy' shooting: police

News June 29, 2026

A gunman killed six people Monday in a German youth welfare centre for mothers and their children in what police said was a likely “family tragedy”, before the male suspect and a female companion ...

Five dead in shooting at German youth welfare centre: police

News June 29, 2026

Five people were shot dead at a youth welfare centre in Germany on Monday and the suspected gunman has been arrested, police said, in one of the country’s deadliest mass shootings in years. Police i...

Venezuela search teams scramble as hope fades of finding quake survivors

Business June 29, 2026

Hopes were fading Monday of finding survivors more than four days after powerful twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, as residents grow increasingly frustrated with the government’s response to the di...

Turkiye must be 'included' in Europe security structures: Erdogan ahead of Nato summit

News June 29, 2026

Turkiye must be included in all of Europe’s defence and security structures, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, a week ahead of a key Nato summit in Ankara. His remarks come as Europe se...

Azerbaijan slams ally Israel's recognition of Armenian genocide

News June 29, 2026

Azerbaijan on Monday denounced a decision by its ally Israel to recognise the World War I massacres of Armenians as a genocide, a move widely seen as a rebuke by Israel to Turkiye. Azerbaijan and Isra...

Monkeys, a rhino horn and dead pangolins: Illegal wildlife trafficking rampant across social media platforms

News June 29, 2026

The ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Only closer inspection reveals it to be a dead pangolin. The animal, one of...

Australia, Vanuatu sign deal barring foreign military base on Pacific island

News June 29, 2026

Australia and Vanuatu signed a sweeping economic and security agreement on Monday that bars the establishment of any foreign military base in the Pacific nation. Vanuatu is at the centre of strategic ...