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As internet users, do we still control what content we see on Facebook or Instagram? Or are we being deliberately steered toward personalized feeds or algorithms that collect more data about us and keep us on the platform longer? Those are the key questions at the heart of the latest investigation by Ireland's media regulator

Polls opened across the UK on Thursday morning as voters are set to elect a number of local councils and several mayors, as well as the composition of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments. The vote is expected to see major gains for the far-right Reform party as well as the left-wing Greens, while the ruling

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If one adjective could describe renowned British broadcaster, naturalist and author Sir David Attenborough, it would be "indefatigable."  Though having physically slowed down with age, the now 100-year-old presenter's passion for the natural world — and his enthusiasm in sharing it with viewers — has not waned.  He holds the Guinness World Record for "the longest career

A United States federal judge on Wednesday released a document described as an alleged suicide note written by late financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. US District Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains, New York, ordered the unsealing of the note after The New York Times reported on the document and sought its release last

Skip next section Hamas says top official's son dies of wounds sustained in Israeli airstrike May 7, 2026 Hamas says top official's son dies of wounds sustained in Israeli airstrike Khalil al-Hayya has been one of Hamas' more senior members for yearsImage: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images The Hamas group that rules the Gaza Strip and a

The wait for a first Champions League title since 2020 goes on for Bayern Munich after holders Paris Saint-Germain knocked them out at the semifinal stage. A 1-1 draw in Munich on Wednesday completed a 6-5 aggregate win. After a breathless 5-4 first leg defeat in Paris that has already been labeled one of competition’s

With names like "Deutsche Jugend Voran" (German Youth Lead the Way ) or "Jung und Stark" (Young and Strong): far-right extremists are banding together across Germany to spread hatred and violence. For the past two years, security agencies and experts have been monitoring mounting acts of violence and far-right propaganda from within these circles. The young perpetrators primarily target the LGBTQ+

US broadcast news pioneer and CNN founder Ted Turner has passed away, the cable news channel announced on Wednesday. Turner launched CNN in 1980 and revolutionized the way news was consumed in the US and the world by establishing the round-the-clock breaking news system, which reshaped the television industry in the late 20th century. The Ohio

Six years ago, an almost unknown German pharmaceutical firm developed the first approved mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and changed the course of a global pandemic. BioNTech, which had spent over a decade developing mRNA for cancer with little commercial interest, partnered with Pfizer to roll out its Comirnaty coronavirus vaccine in record time, propelling the company and its founders to global