(Al Jazeera Media Network) A United States federal appeals court has upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest itself of its popular short video app TikTok in the US by early next year or face a ban.
The decision is a complete win for the Department of Justice and opponents of the app, and a devastating blow to ByteDance. The ruling increases the possibility of an unprecedented ban in just six weeks on a...
(BBC News) Rebel forces in southern Syria have reportedly captured most of the Deraa region — the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
A UK-based war monitor reports that the "local factions" were able to take control of many military sites there following "violent battles" with government forces.
According to the Reuters news agency, rebel sources said they had reached a deal for the army to withdraw and for military officials to be...
(BBC News) French President Emmanuel Macron said he will name a new prime minister "in the coming days," after Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday.
Macron rejected calls to stand down in the wake of the government's collapse, saying he would complete his five-year mandate through 2027.
In a televised address, Macron said France could not have new parliamentary elections for 10 months, following the snap polls in July.
Barnier's government...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Hezbollah’s secretary-general Naim Qassem has pledged the Lebanese group will stand by the Syrian government amid an advance by “terrorist groups” trying to sow chaos in the country.
“They will not be able to achieve their goals despite what they have done in past days, and we as Hezbollah will be by Syria’s side in thwarting the goals of this aggression as much as we can,” Qassem said on Thursday, adding...
(BBC News) South Korea's opposition lawmakers have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law.
The country woke up to an uncertain reality on Wednesday after a night of unprecedented scenes which saw Yoon impose martial law, 190 lawmakers gather to vote it down, and a reversal of the decision around six hours later.
After introducing the impeachment motion, South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party condemned Yoon's initial martial law...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, one of the largest health insurance companies in the United States, has been shot and killed in New York City in what officials describe as a “targeted” attack.
Thompson was fatally shot by an unknown gunman at about 6:40 am (11:40 GMT) on Wednesday as he was walking toward the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, dressed in a suit and tie, to attend...
(BBC News) A Chinese national living in California has been arrested and charged with illegally sending weapons and ammunition from the US to North Korea, the justice department has said.
Shenghua Wen is alleged to have "successfully" exported at least two shipments of weapons, ammunition and other items that he purchased and shipped using the roughly $2 million North Korea had wired to him.
In September, federal agents said they seized 50,000 rounds of ammunition from...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) South Korea descended into political turmoil after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law late on Tuesday, saying he was acting to protect the country from “threats” posed by North Korea and accused the opposition of being “antistate forces”.
The military, following Yoon’s announcement, announced a series of measures, including prohibitions on all political activities and that all media will be placed under the control of the Martial Law Command.
But just hours...
(BBC News) Beneath our feet is an almost limitless source of energy, but while a few lucky locations have geothermal heat close to the surface, the rest of the world will need to dig a lot deeper. The challenge is how to get deep enough.
There are some spots around the world where energy literally bubbles to the surface. In Iceland, home to more than 200 volcanoes and dozens of natural hot springs, tapping into...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) US President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who was facing sentencing for criminal cases related to tax evasion and the purchase of a firearm.
Here is what we know about the case and the pardon:
Hunter Biden is Joe Biden’s 54-year-old middle child. He is also his only surviving son and the first child of a sitting US president to face criminal trial.
In a 2021 memoir, Hunter and to...
