The allegation: ‘Facebook and Instagram are designed to be addictive and therefore cause mental health problems among young people’. Prosecutors from 29 US states are also calling for changes to the platforms

Trial begins over social media damages: Meta faces a fine of 1,400 billion

Sanctions against judges, threats to the institution and pressure on Member States: in the space of a year and a half, the White House has broadened the scope of its confrontation with The Hague

International Criminal Court: Trump tightens the noose – President Akane also sanctioned

Brazil: the soaring cost of sulphur (+1,200 per cent in 20 months) threatens the fertiliser industry

Nobel Prize for the children of Gaza: over 17,000 signatures

According to a report by <i>Public Citizen</i>, 17 are ambassadors, 40 hold senior positions and eight sit on the presidential cabinet

Trump administration sees record number of ultra-rich: 57 have fortunes exceeding 100 million

Agri-food crisis in Gaza: 97 per cent of arable land inaccessible following the ceasefire

State authorities are calling on Meta to pay billions of dollars and make changes to protect young people from the harmful effects of Facebook and Instagram

US vs Meta to protect children: the landmark trial gets underway

As expected, the EU has clarified that subsidies for the purchase of fossil fuels are excluded

From heat pumps to electric vehicle charging points: what the EU energy clause covers

Who is Natalie Harp, Trump’s assistant who has drawn the White House’s wrath?

Russia has once again ruled out the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine to facilitate peace talks

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