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Mar 13, 2026 - World

The move, which lowers fees to 25%, is a breakthrough for Chinese developers Tencent and ByteDanceSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxApple announced late on Thursday it would lower the commission fees collected in its App Store in mainland China. The move follows pressure from regulators in the tech company’s second-largest market, as well as global scrutiny of its payment requirements.Fees for in-app purchases and paid transactions will be lowered to 25% from 30% starting on Sunday, Apple said in a statement on its blog for developers. Continue reading...

Mar 13, 2026 - World

US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive lightHas the pro-Maga media turned on the Pentagon over Iran?Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military campaign against Iran has been an unprecedented success, using a Pentagon press conference to accuse journalists of downplaying Washington’s supposed gains on the battlefield.Speaking alongside the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, the US defense secretary claimed Iran had been left without a functioning air force, navy or missile defense network after 13 days of strikes, and said the combined US-Israeli air campaign had hit more than 15,000 targets since the war began. Continue reading...

Mar 13, 2026 - World

Alireza Askari, 42, sentenced for killing Paria Veisi after she left him, and aunt Maryam Delavary jailed for helping bury herA man has been jailed for at least 26 years for the “cold-blooded murder” of his ex-wife and the burying of her body in his garden.Alireza Askari, 42, admitted killing Paria Veisi, 37, at the property they previously shared in Penylan, Cardiff, in April last year. Continue reading...

Mar 13, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump insisted that the war with Iran would only be over when he felt it in his bones.Fox News host Brian Kilmeade asked Trump about the war during an interview on Friday."I'm doing something about it," Trump said. "And I had to take an excursion. We had the greatest economy in history. We do, we still do. Oh, this will bounce right back. When it's over, and I don't think it's going to be long, when it's over, this is going to bounce right back so fast.""When are you going to know when it's over?" Kilmeade wondered. "When I feel it. Okay. I feel it in my bones," the president replied. "Will you ask anybody in particular? Would that be some of the joint decision?" the Fox News host pressed. "Well, I deal with people. I have great people. Yeah," Trump confirmed.

Mar 13, 2026 - World

Education secretary claims lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profitLawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who said their criticisms of the government’s policy changes were motivated by profit.Speaking at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) annual conference, Phillipson said the special educational needs overhaul outlined last month would “move the system away from the very adversarial system that we have, where parents have had to fight so hard for support”. Continue reading...