What Happened When India Pulled the Plug on TikTok
In India, a country of 1.4 billion, it took TikTok just a few years to build an audience of 200 million users. India was its biggest market. Then, on June…
With TikTok Under Fire, Brands That Rely on It Worry
Amid debate in Washington over whether TikTok should be banned if its Chinese owner doesn’t sell it, one group is watching with particular interest: the many brands — particularly in…
Canada to set first-ever cap on temporary residents
It is the latest shift in the country’s immigration policy amid a housing and affordability crisis.
Carlee Russell: Alabama woman avoids jail after faking her own kidnapping
She told police that when she had stopped to check on the toddler, a man had emerged from the trees at the side of the interstate highway, blindfolded her and…
US House Speaker set to invite Netanyahu to address Congress
Mr Biden, who is running for re-election in November, has come under political pressure from his party’s left wing to do more to convince Israel to limit its war in…
Kermit the Frog honoured in new fossil find
‘What really jumped out to us was how [the fossil looked] bug-eyed, and due to slight crushing during the preservation it gave it kind of like a lopsided, crooked smile,…
Biden cancels $6bn in student debt for public workers
The president has cancelled over $140bn in student debt since taking office.
Wildfires rage across parts of the eastern US
Firefighters are working to put out wildfires in Maryland and Virginia, including one blaze affecting hundreds of acres at Shenandoah National Park. The fires have been fuelled by high winds…
World War Two ‘Ghost Army’ honoured by Congress
The “Ghost Army” used inflatable tanks and Hollywood-style special effects to trick the German army.
US accuses Apple of monopolising smartphone market
In a landmark lawsuit, the justice department alleges the company uses its power to limit competition.