These are the places where Chinese-owned TikTok is already banned
TikTok has long maintained that it doesn’t share data with the Chinese government, and its CEO has taken a defiant stance, vowing to fight back.
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Sydney bishop stabbed during service backs X’s legal case to share video of attack
A live stream of the knife attack on April 15 and subsequent social media posts quickly drew a crowd of 2,000 people to the Assyrian Orthodox church, sparking a riot in which 51 police officers were injured and 104 police vehicles were damaged.
TikTok to be banned in the US. Here’s what happened when India did it
The government cited privacy concerns and said that Chinese apps pose a threat to India’s sovereignty and security.
South Korean jailed 14 months for ‘indescribably cruel’ killing of 76 cats, after his car was scratched
A South Korean man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats in one of the country’s most gruesome cases of animal cruelty in recent years.
Myanmar’s figurehead vice-president steps down – he was a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government
Myanmar’s Vice-President Henry Van Thio, who served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then continued in the position after the military ousted her to seize power in 2021, is stepping down for unspecified health reasons, state media said Monday.
7 dead, 20 injured after car veers off race track in Sri Lanka
Thousands of spectators looked on as the mishap took place during the Fox Hill Supercross motor racing event in the town of Diyatalawa, about 180km (110 miles) east of the capital Colombo.
Japan searches for 7 missing at sea after navy helicopters lost over Pacific
Seven people were missing on Sunday after an apparent accident overnight involving two Japanese military helicopters off the coast, officials said.
Sydney mall stabbing: France’s ‘Bollard Man’ gains Australian residency for confronting killer, thanks to PM Albanese
Guerot was nicknamed “Bollard Man” on social media after security camera footage showed the 31-year-old standing at the top of an escalator at the Westfield Bondi Junction mall on Saturday and warding off knife-wielding Joel Cauchi with a plastic barrier post. Cauchi fled down the escalator, and people on Guerot’s floor were safe.