Does TikTok’s US deal threaten the company’s global ambitions?
TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC’s
Eight surprise takeaways from the Oscar nominations
Paul Mescal and Chase Infiniti missed out, while other actors carried their films to a nomination.
Trump withdraws Canada’s invite to ‘Board of Peace’
Trump did not provide a reason for the decision, which comes after Canada’s PM Mark Carney warned of a “rupture” in the US-led global order.
Trump sparks anger over claim Nato troops avoided Afghan front line
The US president said allied troops had “stayed a little back” during the war in Afghanistan.
Federal judge slams DOJ’s attempt to “intimidate & harass” trans patients & hospitals
A federal judge has voided a Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoena requiring Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. to hand over private information on young
Labour’s plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma
The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare
Large UK-wide pandemic preparedness tests planned this year
The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.
US officially out of WHO, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars unpaid
As of today, the US is no longer a member of the World Health Organization—and it leaves the United Nations health agency with hundreds of
Families failed by Covid jabs tell inquiry of pain
They said there was no support after the death and harm suffered by their loved ones.
Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure “intact mental health”
The project developer for one of the Internet’s most popular networking tools is scrapping its vulnerability reward program after being overrun by a spike in
Trump-backed investors finalise TikTok deal
The US and China have signed off on a deal for TikTok’s Chinese owner to hand over the company’s American division to investors backed by
Hunger, death, devastation: No respite in Tigray a year after US aid cuts
In Ethiopia, once largest recipient of USAID funds in sub-Saharan Africa, many left with ‘little humanitarian support’.
Australian, Palestinian lawyers seek police probe of Israeli president
Legal groups says Australia obliged to investigate Israel’s President Herzog for his role in genocidal war on Gaza.