The House of Representatives passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the US
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Once Biden signs the bill, the company will have 270 days to sell the app.
The House of Representatives passed a series of bills to send foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian funding for the Gaza Strip.
The House of Representatives passed a series of bills over the weekend to send foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian funding for the Gaza Strip. Tucked into the foreign aid bills was text forcing TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to sell the social media service to an American one or face a ban.
The House of Representatives passed a similar bill in March, forcing ByteDance to withdraw from the project within 180 days. On the website, the new version of the bill gives ByteDance 270 days to divest.
The bill's passage in the Senate came after months of lobbying against it by TikTok - with the app prompting its users to contact their representatives to express their dissatisfaction, and its CEO personally traveling to Washington to try to stop the bill's progress.
Earlier in April, Politico reported that Chinese embassy officials met with congressional staff to express their displeasure with the legislation.
Finland is moving to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which bans anti-personnel mines. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said the decision comes as a direct response to growing aggression from Russia.
The ruling Georgian Dream party has approved a set of controversial laws, including a “foreign agent” act aimed at NGOs and media. Critics say it mimics the U.S. FARA but is weaponized against dissent.
A long-feared megaquake off Japan’s Pacific coast could cause up to $1.81 trillion in damage and kill nearly 300,000 people, according to a new government report.
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