Trump declares TikTok deal meets requirements to avoid US ban

Trump declares TikTok deal meets requirements to avoid US ban

[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order declaring that an announced deal on a US version of TikTok would meet the requirements of a law that threatened to ban the social media app in the United States. At a signing ceremony at the White House, Trump said the US version of the…

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Trump signs executive order to keep TikTok operating in U.S.

Trump signs executive order to keep TikTok operating in U.S.

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would allow hugely popular social video app TikTok to continue to operate in the United States. TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, had been under pressure to divest its ownership in the app’s U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban, due to security concerns over the company’s ties…

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IDF evacuation of Gaza City reaches 700,000 civilians

IDF evacuation of Gaza City reaches 700,000 civilians

Although approximately 300,000 Palestinian civilians remain, the general population is continuing to evacuate. The IDF has succeeded in evacuating over 700,000 Palestinian civilians from Gaza City as part of the recent invasion, up from around 550,000 earlier in the week and around 250,000 last week. There are still around 300,000 Palestinian civilians in Gaza City,…

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Israeli FM Sa’ar criticizes Abbas’ UN address: ‘Israel will not be decieved again’

Israeli FM Sa’ar criticizes Abbas’ UN address: ‘Israel will not be decieved again’

“Mahmoud Abbas, in his Zoom speech to the UN Assembly, says he’s willing to take back the Gaza Strip, which he so easily lost to Hamas in 2007,” Sa’ar wrote. “How generous of him.” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday in…

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What to See in the 2025 New York Film Festival’s First Week

What to See in the 2025 New York Film Festival’s First Week

The New York Film Festival, the centerpiece of the city’s year in cinephilia, is a victim of its own success. Many of its most noteworthy films are already scheduled for commercial release soon—which is cause for celebration, insofar as they’ll be seen more widely and more affordably and will even make their way to streaming…

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Trump Nominee Quietly Deletes Post Calling for Liberal’s Execution

Trump Nominee Quietly Deletes Post Calling for Liberal’s Execution

“The old societies of Europe are collapsing,” he said, “and the United States is applauding its new Hitler. It’s not listening to its own young people, or its older people who died in the battlefields of Europe, fighting against Hitler and against his criminal ideology. Today, the same thing is being done as Hitler did,…

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Expert report alleges systematic abuse of Ukrainian POWs by Russia

Expert report alleges systematic abuse of Ukrainian POWs by Russia

Russia is systematically mistreating and killing Ukrainian prisoners of war, an expert report commissioned by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said on Thursday. The report, compiled by three independent international law experts from France, the Czech Republic and Sweden, says torture and executions are widespread. “These violations may constitute war crimes…

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Not a Single Member of Team Trump Is Popular, Brutal Poll Shows

Not a Single Member of Team Trump Is Popular, Brutal Poll Shows

“The old societies of Europe are collapsing,” he said, “and the United States is applauding its new Hitler. It’s not listening to its own young people, or its older people who died in the battlefields of Europe, fighting against Hitler and against his criminal ideology. Today, the same thing is being done as Hitler did,…

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Madagascar imposes nighttime curfew after violent protests over water and power cuts

Madagascar imposes nighttime curfew after violent protests over water and power cuts

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The government of the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar on Thursday imposed a nighttime curfew following protests, which saw police use rubber bullets and tear gas to quash demonstrations over ongoing water and power cuts. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets to voice their anger over persistent power cuts, which…

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