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Germany to scrap 'accompanied drinking' for 14- and 15-year-olds

Germany to scrap 'accompanied drinking' for 14- and 15-year-olds

Berlin plans to end "accompanied drinking," the rule letting 14- and 15-year-olds drink alcohol with their parents, citing health risks to teens.

Asia
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-South Korea drills

North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-South Korea drills

North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, just days before the US and South Korea begin their annual joint military drills

Europe
UK radio broke rules in announcing king's death: watchdog

UK radio broke rules in announcing king's death: watchdog

UK watchdog Ofcom rules Radio Caroline broke broadcasting laws after falsely announcing King Charles III's death in May

Middle East
Pakistan briefs Iran on Makkah defense pact during Tehran talks

Pakistan briefs Iran on Makkah defense pact during Tehran talks

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi briefed Iranian leaders in Tehran on Makkah defense pact, delivering messages from PM Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Munir

North America
Trump says his secret plane switch in Turkey put him at greater risk

Trump says his secret plane switch in Turkey put him at greater risk

Trump admits his secret plane switch in Turkey, ordered by the Secret Service after an Iranian threat, left him more exposed than Air Force One