Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list

Shoko Kawata’s maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.
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Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have 'significant' child safety gaps

Fortnite and Minecraft also told to ‘lift their game’ by online safety regulator.
Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row

President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of “attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula”.
Robotaxi operators will face fines for blocking first responders

A new California law places new rules on autonomous vehicles operators
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Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery

The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.
Australia news live: Julie Inman-Grant says ‘time for new leadership’ at eSafety; Ayres defends ‘cooperation’ with OpenAI after hack
Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Sydney man has been charged after allegedly restraining, choking and sexually assaulting a young woman in a park, Australian Associ…
Happy Gandhi Jayanti 2026: Wishes, Messages, Images, Quotes, HD Photos, Status & Posters

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The world's Smit-ten: PM to Trump, praise pours in for braveheart pilot

‘Bindass Mumbai boy, go-to guy at flying school’