TikTok boss to deny China ties to US lawmakers

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will staunchly deny allegations by US lawmakers Thursday that the hugely popular video-sharing app had ever, or ever would, share data with the Chinese government. The pledge will be part of Chew’s testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee that is intended to oppose calls, including from the White […]

EU ‘delusional’ in its push to ‘decouple’ from Russia – bloc members FM

Austria's Alexander Schallenberg defended Raiffeisen Bank over its business in the sanctioned country, Reuters reports

Blinken says China has not ‘crossed line’ on lethal aid to Russia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that China has not provided substantial military aid to Russia despite Beijing’s ramping up of diplomatic support. “As we speak today, we have not seen them cross that line,” Blinken said in response to a question at a Senate committee on whether China was providing “lethal aid” […]

DeSantis assails Trump as White House race heats up

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has taken his most direct shots yet at rival Donald Trump, with the gloves finally coming off in what is widely expected to be the head-to-head for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Trump is making his third run for the White House after losing his re-election bid in 2020, and DeSantis […]

UK lied about zero civilian deaths in Iraq – investigation

A joint media and NGO probe found at least two, and as many as 26, civilian victims of British airstrikes

Scientists offer ‘nonalien explanation’ for interstellar visitor

When the first object ever known to have visited the Earth’s Solar System from outer space zoomed past in 2017, it was so strange that at least one leading astronomer was convinced it was an alien vessel. But researchers said Wednesday that they had come up with a simple and “compelling non-alien explanation” for the […]