The plan is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to boost security of user data as online fraud and data breaches increase in the world's second-largest smartphone market.

Authorities have said the fires are the worst to hit the southeast since the 2019-2020 Black Summer blazes that destroyed an area the size of Turkey and killed 33 people.

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That fire, one of the largest burning on Sunday, has already destroyed properties, vineyards and agricultural land

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The move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content on the app

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South Korea says there would be a thorough investigation of a civilian possibly having operated the drones, making clear its stance of having no intention of provocation

UN and many western countries as well as human rights groups say that in the absence of a meaningful opposition the election is neither free, fair nor credible

Voters in war-torn Myanmar queued up on Sunday to cast their ballots in the second stage of a military-run election, following low turnout in the initial round of polls that have been widely criticised as a tool to formalise junta rule.

Myanmar has been ravaged by conflict since the military ousted a civilian government in a 2021 coup and detained its leader, Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking a civil war that has engulfed large parts of the impoverished nation of 51 million people.

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• Egypt to take on Senegal after beating Côte d’Ivoire

• Nigeria progress to face hosts Morocco in last four

Mohamed Salah scored the decisive goal to give Egypt a 3-2 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final victory against Côte d’Ivoire, while strikes from Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams delivered Nigeria a deserved 2-0 victory over Algeria.

Omar Marmoush struck Egypt’s opener and Salah scored the decisive goal as they ended Côte d’Ivoire’s reign, with defender Rami Rabia also on the scoresheet. The Egyptians had little possession at the Grande Stade Agadir but took their chances with clinical precision and held on to book a semi-final with Senegal on Wednesday.

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• 41-year-old American wins in Zauchensee, Austria

• Veteran skier leads downhill World Cup standings

Lindsey Vonn continued her age-defying comeback with a downhill victory on Saturday to take her career World Cup tally to 84 wins. The 41-year-old American’s second success and fourth podium from four downhills this season increased the veteran skier’s lead in the standings and cemented her favourite status for next month’s Winter Olympics.

Already the oldest World Cup winner of all time, Vonn was fastest by 0.37sec from Norway’s Kajsa Vickhoff Lie with a run of 1min 06.24sec on a cold and cloudy morning with snow falling in Zauchensee, Austria. Another American, Jacqueline Wiles, completed the podium, 0.48 slower than Vonn, on a piste considerably shortened after Friday’s training was cancelled due to heavy snowfall.

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A Supreme Court ruling upholding the state laws could ripple beyond athletics

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The cash aims to solidify President Donald Trump’s peace efforts and fight regional scam operations.

The insolvency caps years of mounting pressures for a retailer loved by movie stars and royals, including Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly.

The conservative National Party alleged the device was thrown by members of the ruling Liberty and Refoundation Party — and that the blast detonated "centimeters" from Lopez.

GM is the latest car company to pull back from EVs in response to the Trump administration's policies and fading demand.

Musk is seeking unspecified monetary damages from what he calls "ill-gotten gains" by the ChatGPT owner.