World News Summary Today: Iran Tightens Control of the Strait of Hormuz, Uber Fined 825 Million Euros

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Iran's Persian Gulf waterway authority announced that ships violating Iranian regulations while transiting the Strait of Hormuz will face future restrictions on passage. Meanwhile, Andy Burnham, the British Prime Minister, is scheduled to travel to Ukraine today, marking his first foreign visit as British Prime Minister to demonstrate that he will continue to support the diplomatic and military approach toward Ukraine. The latest opinion poll by the Angus Reid Institute shows that a majority of Canadians support the federal government's decision to withdraw from trade negotiations with the United States. The Philippine House of Representatives is drafting measures to completely ban children aged 13 and under from using social media platforms and online games, while also regulating use by young people aged 14 to 17, following a school shooting incident involving a student. New Zealand plans to ban children under 16 from using social media, saying that access to such platforms is damaging the country's younger generation. The Dutch data protection authority has fined Uber, the major US ride-hailing platform, 825 million euros following an investigation into complaints that Uber suspended drivers' accounts through an automated system without adequate advance notice and without human review. Taiwanese prosecutors have ordered charges against nine individuals, including employees of major technology companies such as Nvidia and Super Micro, for illegally smuggling artificial intelligence servers to China. Alibaba Group, the Chinese technology giant, announced a capital raising of 80 billion Hong Kong dollars through a new share issuance to investors outside the United States, with all the funds earmarked for investment in its artificial intelligence business, spanning chips, cloud infrastructure, and AI models. The China National Space Administration revealed that the Chang'e-7 spacecraft cannot be launched within the original timeframe this year because the required readiness conditions have not yet been met. And Vietnam has tightened regulations on contract workers employed abroad after the National Assembly passed an amended law.

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