Macron Pushes Ban on Social Media for Under 15's

PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 can enter into force in September at the start of the next school year.

Canada Has no Plans for China Free Trade Agreement

TORONTO (AP) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China. He was responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor went ahead with a trade deal with Beijing

Iran mural warns of retaliation if US conducts military strike

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iranian authorities unveiled a new mural on a giant billboard in a central Tehran square on Sunday with a direct warning to the United States to not attempt a military strike on the country, as U.S. warships head to the region.

UK creates 'British FBI' to bring national investigations under single force

LONDON (AP) – The British government said Sunday that it will unveil plans this week to create a new national police force, dubbed the “British FBI,” to take charge on complex investigations such as counterterrorism, fraud, online child abuse and criminal gangs.

Latest shooting in Minnesota fuels calls for immigration agents to leave

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Local leaders and Democrats across the country demanded federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis and set off clashes with protesters in a city already shaken by another shooting death weeks earlier.

Myanmar holds last election round with army certain to keep control

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Voting was held Sunday in Myanmar in the final round of a three-stage general election, capping a nearly monthlong process that has already ensured the country’s military rulers and their allies will command a parliamentary majority to form a new government.

Some Republicans call for investigation after fatal Minneapolis shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) – A handful of Republicans called for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, an early sign that the accounting of events by President Donald Trump’s administration may face bipartisan scrutiny.

UK's Labour Blocks Popular Mayor From Upcoming Election

LONDON (AP) – A row erupted Sunday within Britain’s governing Labour Party after the ambitious mayor of Manchester was prevented from trying to reenter Parliament at a special election in the city, with critics claiming that Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not want to see a potential rival back in the House of Commons.

France detains captain of suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker

PARIS (AP) – The captain of a tanker intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea by the French navy on suspicion of shipping oil in violation of sanctions against Russia was being held in custody on Sunday for questioning.