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The US has designated the UK-based group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, with sanctions meaning financial institutions and supporters could face penalties. Meta has agreed to a multi-billion-dollar settlement with 52 US states over claims that its platforms are addictive and harmful to children, introducing daily limits and night-time blocks for teenage users, while denying wrongdoing. A new review of 80 clinical trials found that nicotine vapes are more effective than patches, gum, or counselling for helping smokers quit, with ten in 100 quitting compared to six in 100 using other nicotine replacement therapies.

A massive flash flood and mudslide on the Nepal-Tibet border has killed at least 95 people, with hundreds missing, including 33 British tourists. The disaster, described as one of the worst since the 2015 earthquake, swept away villages, bridges, and power stations, with CCTV footage showing people being engulfed. Rescuers face difficult terrain and winds, and officials estimate damage over $100 million. More than 500 people are missing, including tourists from 28 countries.

Tributes have been paid to country music legend Dolly Parton, who has died at 80, with musicians such as Miley Cyrus and others honouring her, and the Buckingham Palace guards playing her songs. Prince Harry and his family have returned to the UK to live, planning to base themselves in the Cotswolds, though security arrangements have not been formally confirmed and no other royals met them at the palace.