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US President Joe Biden has signed a bill that could ban TikTok from US app stores. His campaign plans to stay on the app anyway to reach crucial younger voters.

World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate after Iran launched an attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.

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Iran launched the attack, its first ever to directly target Israeli territory, in retaliation for a deadly air strike widely blamed on Israel that destroyed its consular building in Syria’s capital early this month.

Iran’s clerical leadership has vowed to retaliate after an Israeli strike on April 1 levelled an Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus.

Two brigadier generals, Mohammad Reza Sahedi and his deputy Mohammad Hadi Haji, were killed in the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, IRGC said.

Russia’s president told the Federal Security Service to join forces with other intelligence services in intensifying counterterrorist work. ‘We are dealing with a strong and dangerous adversary,’ he said.

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Ukraine has angrily rejected Pope Francis’s suggestion to negotiate with Russia two years after its invasion, vowing ‘never’ to surrender to Moscow

Korbein Schultz was allegedly paid US$42,000 to provide information to an individual he believed lived in Hong Kong about US plans in the event Taiwan came under attack.

The call comes as Malaysia rebukes the international community for a continued failure to end Israel’s five-month bombardment and get urgent aid to Palestinians.

Afghanistan’s Taliban government publicly executed three convicted murderers in the past week at sports stadiums as thousands watched.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe hails ‘massive opportunity’ to grow sport, but acknowledges commercial motivation behind decision.

Malaysia’s 2024 economic growth will be driven by higher external demand and strong domestic spending, on expectations of accelerated global trade, the bank says.

Russia is trying to encircle and capture Avdiivka nearly two years after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine - and Kyiv’s foothold in the town appears increasingly shaky.

The Kremlin said they granted ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin because his position “contrasts with that of the traditional Anglo-Saxon media”.

The Dutch intelligence agency said it uncovered a Chinese-state-backed attempt to use malware to spy on a computer network that’s used by the country’s armed forces.

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Argentinian on bench with hamstring issue for match in Saudi Arabia against Al Nassr, who humble his side without the already injured Ronaldo as the star duo’s ‘last dance’ fails to materialise.

Trump brought the case to prove claims in the so-called Steele dossier, published by the BuzzFeed in 2017, that he engaged in “perverted sexual acts” in Russia, are false.

The case pertains to allegations Khan made public the contents of a secret cable sent by the country’s ambassador in Washington to the government in Islamabad.

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The exercise will span from North America to Nato’s eastern flank, close to the Russian border, and will involve 50 naval vessels, 80 aircraft and over 1,100 combat vehicles.