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Information In a bid to address national security concerns, the Biden administration mandated last year that TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, either be sold to a non-Chinese entity or face a ban in the U.S. Legislation signed by President Biden, which has bipartisan support, limits foreign ownership in such companies to 20% for […]

Information Amidst escalating tensions due to newly imposed tariffs by US President Donald Trump, NATO foreign ministers convened in Brussels. These tariffs have aggravated the already strained relations between the US and its NATO allies, including European countries and Canada, especially since Trump’s election promises involved correcting what he perceives as unfair trade balances. There

Information Tensions between Moldova and Russia escalated on Monday after Moldova expelled three Russian diplomats, declaring them “persona non grata” due to actions that allegedly violated their diplomatic responsibilities. This move followed accusations that the Russian Embassy in Chisinau helped pro-Kremlin lawmaker Alexander Nesterovschii evade a prison sentence. Nesterovschii, sentenced in absentia to 12 years

Information Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party, has been banned from holding public office for five years after being found guilty of misusing €3 million in European Union funds intended for parliamentary assistants. Alongside the ban, she received a four-year prison sentence—two years suspended and two under house arrest with

Netanyahu says Hamas leaders ‘will be allowed to leave’ Gaza Israel’s prime minister said military pressure on Hamas was working, but that “cracks” were emerging in negotiations. Netanyahu added that Israel will ensure security in Gaza to enable Trump’s controversial plan. China, Japan and South Korea to strengthen free trade Top officials of China, Japan

Information Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu announced on Friday that his lawyer, Mehmet Pehlivan, had been detained on what he described as “fictitious grounds.” Pehlivan had represented Imamoglu in court on corruption charges just days earlier. Imamoglu, a key opposition figure to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested last week ahead of an expected presidential

Information Just Stop Oil announced that it is ending its campaign of disruptive climate protests, marking the conclusion of actions such as throwing soup on Van Gogh paintings, spraying cornstarch on Stonehenge, and slow-marching in streets. The environmental activist group, which has been widely criticised for its controversial tactics, claimed its campaign was one of

Information Russia has confirmed its participation in a US-brokered agreement aimed at ensuring safe navigation in the Black Sea. Additionally, Moscow and Washington have agreed to a temporary halt on strikes against Russian and Ukrainian energy facilities for 30 days, starting on March 18. However, Russia has made its commitment to the Black Sea navigation

Information The leak of classified information by President Donald Trump’s national security team on an unsecured chat app, Signal, has raised significant concerns. Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported being accidentally included in the group chat, where he saw details of imminent American strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. The White House confirmed the authenticity of