Politics

The Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments in TikTok‘s emergency appeal seeking to block a federal law from going into effect that would ban the popular video app unless Chinese parent ByteDance sells its stake. TikTok and ByteDance argued that the law, set to take effect Jan. 19, violates First Amendment rights of its 170
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Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as its president, ending a two-year deadlock and power vacuum at the top of the country’s political power structure. The U.S.-backed army chief was voted president after two rounds of voting amid verbal clashes with Lebanese lawmakers shouting at each other following 12 previous
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Regent Street, one of central London‘s busiest shopping districts and also home to a number of arts and media companies, has been evacuated due to a suspected bomb. The evacuation took place around 2pm local time. “Road closures are in place in the vicinity of Regent Street and New Burlington Street while officers investigate a
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Prominent Italian journalist and podcaster Cecilia Sala has been freed from Tehran’s Evin prison for political prisoners, where she had been detained since Dec. 19. On Wednesday, a spokesman for Italian Premiere Giorgia Meloni’s office said Sala – who was arrested while reporting in the Iranian capital – was flying home on an airplane following “intensive
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as the head of the country’s Liberal Party and therefore as PM, though he will remain in the position until a new leader is chosen. “I am a fighter. Every bone in my body has always told me to fight because I care deeply about Canadians,
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The war of words between U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and X boss Elon Musk shows no signs of slowing down. On Monday, Starmer finally addressed Musk’s criticism of his recent handling of the U.K.’s historic rape gang crisis, in which grooming gangs, reportedly made up predominantly of men of Pakistani descent, targeted young girls.
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President-elect Donald Trump believes he can cut a deal that would keep TikTok legal — while addressing the U.S. government’s national security concerns. TikTok, under a law passed this year, faces a looming deadline that will make the video app illegal in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless Chinese parent ByteDance divests its ownership stake.
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Italian journalist and podcaster Cecilia Sala has been arrested in Iran and jailed in Tehran’s Evin prison for political prisoners, the Italian government announced on Friday. “Italy is working tirelessly to free her, pursuing every option,” Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto wrote on X, describing Sala’s arrest as “unacceptable.” Sala, who is 29 and works
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Manmohan Singh, India’s 13th Prime Minister and a pivotal figure in the country’s economic transformation, died in a New Delhi hospital on Dec. 26 of age-related medical conditions. He was 92. Singh served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, leading a coalition government under the banner of the Indian National Congress. Known for his
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Matt Gaetz, the former GOP congressional rep who last month withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney general, has a new gig: hosting a weeknight show on right-wing outlet One American News. OAN announced Tuesday that he will join the network’s primetime lineup beginning in January with “The Matt Gaetz Show.” The show
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CBS moved on Friday to throw out Donald Trump‘s $10 billion lawsuit over the editing of Kamala Harris’ interview on “60 Minutes.” Trump sued in the waning days of the presidential campaign, claiming that Harris’ interview had been deceptively edited to make her appear “coherent and decisive.” In its motion to dismiss, CBS argued that
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French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address on Thursday evening that he will finish his five-year mandate which ends in 2027 despite pressure for him to resign amid the fall of the government. The government was toppled Wednesday after the parliament gave a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Michel Barnier. It marks the
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he’s willing to work with President-elect Donald Trump to dismantle government regulations that hinder economic growth. The U.S. imposes “excessive permitting and regulation,” Bezos said, speaking at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit in New York City on Wednesday. “We need a growth orientation in this country.” The day after
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President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who earlier this year was convicted of gun-related felony charges in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax evasion in California. “I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to
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Donald Duck got a spicy sit-down on “Hot Ones.” VP Kamala Harris had no such luck. Not that it would have changed the outcome of the election, but the Harris campaign had wanted the Democratic presidential candidate to appear on “Hot Ones,” the popular chicken-wing-eating show on YouTube that has featured an array of celebrities
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