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France, Spain and Greece are pushing for mandatory age restrictions for users of social platforms including Facebook and X, according to a document seen by Bloomberg. Other regions have been cracking down on how children use social media—Australia passed a law requiring platforms to keep children under the age of 16 off their services, with New Zealand weighing a similar bill.
Ukraine latest: Attention has shifted to bids on Capitol Hill for fresh sanctions to bring Russia to the negotiating table. Secretary of State Marco Rubio played down expectations for the Russia-Ukraine talks set to take place in Istanbul today, saying the likelihood of progress was low without a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Hacks at Dior and Coinbase: Christian Dior was hit by a cyber attack, with hackers obtaining some of its customers’ data, but no financial information was leaked in the breach. And at Coinbase, data was compromised through bribing customer representatives.  Photographer: Jaimi Joy/Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s plan to reset Britain’s relationship with the EU has been met with challenges, particularly on immigration and defense. An UK-EU summit on Monday will unveil a defense and security partnership, but the agreement will be limited due to both sides’ red lines. In case you missed it, read our story about how the UK has been mulling a new investor visa. European stock exchanges might see a pickup in initial public offerings in the following weeks amid easing market volatility. At least five sizable companies are considering a first-time share sale on regional bourses ahead of the summer lull that usually starts around the middle of July, according to people familiar. Here’s a story about IPOs that were lured to the sidelines amid tariff chaos. | 
