China’s ByteDance signs deal to form joint venture to operate TikTok US app
ByteDance retains 19.9% stake in new joint ventureOracle, Silver Lake, MGX to own 45% of TikTok USDSDeal addresses…
Australia’s gun control consensus frays after Bondi Beach attack
Right-wing populists resist Albanese’s plans for tighter gun controlConservatives argue focus should be on antisemitism, not gun lawsPopulist…
TikTok monitored Grindr activity through third-party tracker, privacy group alleges
TikTok, Grindr violated GDPR via cross-app tracking, group saysTikTok used cross-app data for ads, analyticsTikTok was previously fined…
FBI foils bombing plot targeting Los Angeles, US attorney general says
Four charged with conspiracy and possession of unregistered destructive deviceTurtle Island Liberation Front planned bombings against multiple California…
French court jails Congo ex-rebel leader for 30 years
Lumbala convicted of crimes against humanity during Second Congo WarUse of universal jurisdiction hailed by justice advocatesFighting from…
Bolivia judge rules ex-President Arce be held in pre-trial detention for five months
Dec 12 (Reuters) – A Bolivian judge on Friday said ex-President Luis Arce will be held in pre-trial…
Rights groups condemn reported re-arrest of Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran
Item 1 of 2 An empty space showing that Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was not present…
US invalidates union contract covering 47,000 TSA officers, AFGE vows to challenge
AFGE plans lawsuit against decisionNew labor framework starts January 11House votes to restore federal workers’ rights WASHINGTON, Dec…
EU set to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan
Item 1 of 3 A street cleaner walks near sculptures at the foot of skyscrapers of the Moscow…
Russian central bank says EU plans to use its assets are illegal
Central bank says it’s suing Euroclear in Moscow courtEU plans to use seized Russian assets to help UkraineCentral…
Amnesty says Hamas attacks and Gaza hostage treatment amount to crimes against humanity
Item 1 of 4 Tal Shoham, a former hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023,…
Trump administration unlawfully canceled disaster prevention program, US judge rules
Item 1 of 2 U.S. District Court Judge Richard Stearns attends the Investiture Ceremony for U.S. District Judge…