June 25, 2026
This brief evaluates the headline claim that "Australia's under-16 social media ban is not working." The Australian ban was enacted by the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 and took effect on 10 December 2025, making Australia the first jurisdiction to legislate a minimum age of 16 for holdi…
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The 2026 Iran war (Feb 28 to Jun 17, 2026) closed with a Versailles peace agreement signed by President Donald Trump, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and French President Emmanuel Macron, but the political phase that war opened is now driving the agenda for the 2026 Ankara NATO summit on Jul 7-8, 2026. The shootin…
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The annual "6.18" mid-year shopping festival, originally a JD.com anniversary promotion that has expanded into China's second-largest e-commerce event after Singles' Day, fell in mid-2026 against a backdrop of collapsing household sentiment. Coverage of the 2026 cycle (a five-week marketing window that ran May 13 to Ju…
