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US House speaker says lawmakers to move forward with TikTok bill

WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, alleging China’s government had access to the short video app’s user data.In the United States, there are growing calls to ban TikTok, owned by China-based company ByteDance, or to pass...
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US House speaker says lawmakers to move forward with TikTok bill
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Nitrous oxide no laughing matter in UK as government vows ban
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GCC appeals to US on Israeli minister’s Palestinian comments
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Russia, China are not creating military alliance, says Putin
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Turkmenistan stages parliamentary election under ruling family
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Ukraine slams Putin plan to station Russian N-weapons in Belarus
Trending Stories
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'Omani rial is the third strongest in the world'

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Balancing Act for students during Ramadhan

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Mobile vending outlets urged to employ nationals

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Al Nahda Health Centre in Al Amerat to operate 24 hours

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Social iftars are a blessing for many

INTERNATIONAL VIDEOS
Region
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GCC appeals to US on Israeli minister’s Palestinian comments

RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council said on Sunday it had written to Washington’s top diplomat condemning controversial comments from Israel’s finance minister in which he denied the existence of a Palestinian people.The GCC, in a letter to US...

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In times of crisis, Lebanese squabble over clock change
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Private sector told to invest in water sector
Children pray at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Friday. — AFP

First Friday prayers of Ramadhan go off peacefully
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi says in talks with Syria on resuming consular services
A young vendor serves customers at a market in Sanaa during Ramadhan. - AFP

Yemen's children threatened by aid funding shortfall: UN
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Americas

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US House speaker says lawmakers to move forward with TikTok bill

‘Everything wiped away’ as tornado hits Mississippi

Biden to meet Argentina president

At least 23 dead as tornado, storms rip through Mississippi

Trump holds first election rally overshadowed by legal threats

Africa

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Chad jails 400 rebels for life after ruler’s death

Survivors in shock as Cyclone Freddy toll passes 300

Senegal rocked by unrest as police clash with protesters

Diplomatic push sparks hope for ending DR Congo insurgency

China vows to ensure normal operations during institutional reforms

Europe

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Nitrous oxide no laughing matter in UK as government vows ban

Turkmenistan stages parliamentary election under ruling family

Russia, China are not creating military alliance, says Putin

Ukraine slams Putin plan to station Russian N-weapons in Belarus

Spain tells ‘fire tourists’ to stay away from fires

Asia
Police and media gather outside the residence of India's main opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi after he was disqualified by India's parliament as a lawmaker in New Delhi. - Reuters

Indian parliament disqualifies Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: India's opposition Congress party suffered a major blow on Friday when parliament disqualified its leader, Rahul Gandhi, a day after a court convicted him of defamation for comments that...
Philippine Under-Secretary for Bilateral Relations and Asean Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs Theresa Lazaro speaks while China's Vice-Foreign Minister Sun Weidong listens during the Bilateral Consultations Mechanism (BCM) on the South China Sea in Manila. - Reuters

Philippines, China to use diplomacy to address maritime issues

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India's Rahul Gandhi loses parliament seat after conviction

General view shows the deck of the US Amphibious Assault Ship USS Makin Island anchored at a naval base in Busan, South Korea. — Reuters

North Korea fires 4 cruise missiles off its east coast

Rahul Gandhi waves towards his party supporters as he arrives at the New Delhi airport, after he appeared before a court in Surat in the western state of Gujarat, India. — Reuters

Indian court orders congress leader to two years in jail

GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
Saudi deal with Iran surprises Israel and Jolts Netanyahu

JERUSALEM — Israeli leaders have for years considered Iran an existential threat, viewed Saudi Arabia as a potential partner, and hoped that shared fears of Tehran might help forge formal relations for the first time...

President Joe Biden leaves the Oval Office before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, March 9, 2023. (Oliver Contreras/The New York Times)

Fight over retirement in France is a question of identity

After 8 lost years, a wide-open election in Nigeria

World's largest ice rink in Canada may not open
Australia
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Millions of dead fish clog Australian river

SYDNEY: Millions of dead and rotting fish have clogged a vast stretch of river near a remote town in the Australian outback as a searing heatwave sweeps through the region. Videos posted to social...
Australian 'pretty cooked' after smashing surfing record

Australian surfs for 40 hours to smash world record

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Rescuers dig for two men missing in Australian mine

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Flights grounded, power cut as storm lashes New Zealand

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Pilots walk away from 737 crash in Australia

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