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TikTok to challenge US ban Bill in court after Biden signs it into law

ByteDance has to divest the popular short video app over the next nine months to a year.

US Senate votes overwhelmingly to advance Ukraine, Israel aid legislation

A vote on final passage could come as soon as April 23 or 24.

Britain’s Rishi Sunak announces defence spending jump, new Ukraine aid

Nato countries are facing pressure to raise defence expenditure in the face of global threats.

What happens now that US TikTok Bill has been passed?

The Senate passed a legislation giving ByteDance nine months to divest the US assets of the short-video app, or face a ban.

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