Author: Trainee Reporter

United States: TikTok has expressed opposition to a potential ban on its service in the US saying it would infringe on the free speech rights of 170 million American users. The House of Representatives of the United States voted to ban TikTok unless the app’s owner, ByteDance, severs its ties with China. This lawmaking was part of a foreign policy package that enclosed support for Ukraine and could evolve regulations as early as next week. US administrators expressed concern over TikTok’s popularity with youngsters, asserting that Bytedance is too closely associated with Beijing. However, ByteDance constantly repudiates these indictments. Legislators recently…

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United States: The former US President, Donald Trump, has called off a campaign rally at the last minute in Wilmington, North Carolina due to the inclement weather. This state is considered a battlefield as Trump won it by just over 1 percent of the ballot in the 2020 presidential election. This event was planned to be Trump’s first major drive since his felony criminal trial started in New York. The former president was expressing his rage regarding the lawful proceedings all week. Due to the trial, he must attend throughout its course, which restricts the amount of campaigning he can do.…

United Kingdom: Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK Minister of State for the Middle East, has arrived in the Gulf to talk about regional security. He aims to reaffirm the United Kingdom’s commitment to combating the grave threat posed by Iran-backed proxies and partners. The Minister’s first stop is in Bahrain, where he will visit the UK Maritime Component Command located at the Naval Support Facility. From there, the UK is providing support to international partners for Operation Prosperity Guardian and Operation Poseidon Archer. The military procedures were carried out to prevent the Houthi rebels from attacking commercial and military ships, and to ensure the safety of international shipping.…

Dubai: Authorities have reported that the death toll from heavy rainfall earlier this week in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached four. Record-breaking rainfall-induced flooding on roads and disrupted operations at Dubai’s international airport. The storm initially hit Oman over the weekend, resulting in at least 21 fatalities, before it moved on to the UAE and brought the heaviest rainfall experienced in the region since records began in 1949. According to a statement by the Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers, two Filipina ladies passed away due to suffocation inside a vehicle during the UAE floods. Additionally, a Filipino man lost his life after…

Italy: Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers expressed their “strong concern” about Chinese businesses transferring weapons parts to Russia. At a conference on the Italian island of Capri, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanded his partners extend their force on China. The United States blames China for sustaining Russia’s warfare measures by delivering essential materials and weapons components for weaponry. Blinken expressed that China was transferring machine tools, semiconductors, and additional dual-use products with Russia. The US politician counted that this sharing was bolstering the most major hazard to European protection since the end of the Cold War. After their summit on Capri,…

Sweden: New research has found that ocean waves crashing on the world’s shores emit more PFAS into the air when compared to the world’s industrial polluters. This discovery raised concerns about environmental contamination and human disclosure along coastlines. The study calculated ranks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discharged from the bubbles that burst when waves smash, spreading aerosols into the air. It found that sea spray levels were hundreds of thousands of times more increased than levels in the water. According to Ian Cousins, a researcher at Stockholm University and the lead author of a recent study, the impure spray is likely to…

Pakistan: An explosive-laden vest was detonated by a suicide bomber near a van carrying Japanese autoworkers in Karachi, Pakistan’s southern port city. Police reported that three bystanders were injured as a result of the explosion. Local police chief Arshad Awan confirmed that the five Japanese nationals were employees of Pakistan Suzuki Motors. Their van was bombarded while heading to the industrial area where the company was located. The assault was unexpected and occurred before the van could reach its destination. Awan further said that five autoworkers were not harmed and three injured people are in stable condition at the hospital. Two security…

United States: The claim that Joe Biden’s uncle may have been eaten by cannibals in Papua New Guinea (PNG) during World War II sparked criticism and confusion in the country. During his campaign in Pittsburgh, Biden talked about his uncle, ‘Second Lieutenant Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr.,’ also known as ‘Uncle Bosie,’ who flew single-engine planes for reconnaissance flights during World War Two. The US President shared that his uncle was shot down in New Guinea and his body was never found. Joe Biden suggested that his uncle may have been eaten by cannibals, as there were many in that part of New Guinea at the…

New York: The Police of New York have cleared a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University and arrested more than 100 protesters. The camp was set up to oppose military actions against Gaza by Israel. According to some of the students involved in the march, they were also suspended from Columbia University and its affiliated institution, Barnard College. Among those suspended was Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Ilhan Omar, a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives. Nemat Shafik, Columbia University’s President, stated that she allowed the police to remove the numerous tents that were set up by protesters, as these individuals kept violating the university’s regulations and guidelines…