International News from Friday, January 16th, 2026

Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the country's internet regulator said on Friday, a sign the measure has had a swift and sweeping impact.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, as she tries to gain some influence over how the president shapes the South American country's political future.

US President Donald Trump has announced his backing of the newly appointed "Palestinian Technocratic Government" on Thursday in Gaza , where Washington has announced the launch of a second phase in a ceasefire that went into effect in October but remains fragile.

The Arab Parliament has welcomed the announcement of the formation of the Palestinian technocratic committee to administer the Gaza Strip.