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Pakistan recorded 1,914 reported cases of child abuse in the first six months of the year, according to a new report by child protection NGO Sahil. The findings, based on newspaper reporting from across the country…
Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court has set guidelines for courts handling child custody disputes involving parents in different countries.
Rich countries spend 41 times more on each child's education. AJLabs looks at the classroom inequality around the world
Australia’s internet regulator has found what it describes as serious shortcomings in the way major technology companies respond to online child sexual abuse and sexual extortion, saying firms including Apple, Meta and…
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has sued a South Carolina man arrested for allegedly using its Grok tool to generate child sexual abuse material, in one of the first cases an AI company has brought against a user.
Families who lose Universal Credit payments when a child starts an apprenticeship will be offered a bursary of up to £4,500, funded from a £30m pot raised through the growth and skills levy.
AI is moving beyond chatbots into toys, dolls and robots built to befriend children. A leading child-development expert says the technology offers real promise but also risks crowding out human relationships.
A mass shooting near the Space Needle landmark in Seattle killed two people and wounded at least four others, including a child, on Sunday, according to US media and a local hospital.
German authorities warned of the growing influence of AI and digital technology on the sexual abuse of children, saying in a report that criminal abusers are increasingly using these tools.
TikTok Faces UK Probe as Ofcom Questions Age Verification Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into TikTok amid concerns that the platform may not be protecting children from harmful material often associated with…
WHO has introduced seven practical drowning-prevention strategies covering barriers, rescue skills, transport, child care and climate-related risks.
ISLAMABAD — At 6:45 on Wednesday morning, before most of the city was awake, an air-conditioner compressor exploded inside the newborn nursery on the third floor of the Maternal and Child Health ward at the Pakistan…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan remains far from becoming the social welfare state envisioned at its founding.
Snap has become the latest major technology company to move out of a lawsuit accusing social media platforms of harming children and young adults, according to TechCrunch. The company has reached a tentative settlement…
Parents face increased mealtime struggles during the summer break. From hiding vegetables in sauces to managing routines, here is how families handle fussy eating habits and maintain nutritional balance
A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark case over addictive platform design, a verdict that may influence thousands of similar claims.
Parents who want a safer first phone for their children are pushing more attention toward a niche corner of the mobile market, and TechCrunch reports that companies are responding with devices built around tighter…
Shadrack Sibiya, a high-ranking South African police officer, is charged with raping an 18-year-old and grooming a 16-year-old girl, raising serious concerns
Australian taxpayers could face exposure to millions of dollars in compensation costs if the Christian Brothers cannot meet a wave of abuse redress claims, according to court documents reported by The Guardian World…
Vietnam has drafted new rules that would let children under 16 keep social media accounts while stripping away their ability to post, comment or react to content, an approach officials are billing as more measured than…
A family history separated by migration, secrecy and decades of unanswered questions is at the centre of a Guardian Technology feature that traces how ChatGPT helped bring relatives together. The story follows Avtar…
After settling a tax dispute and navigating a leadership transition, Angela Rayner returns to the cabinet as housing secretary, reclaiming a portfolio central to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s reform agenda
President Donald Trump has signed an order seeking changes to childhood vaccine recommendations, including separate visits and a review of MMR options.
The global road death rate has fallen 21 percent since 2011, but WHO says 1.16 million deaths in 2025 show that progress remains far too slow.