Bangladesh frees terror leader...;
...As worries swirl over Dhaka's direction;
Germany expels Iranian religious leader;
A Hamas rebound in northern Gaza?;
Jordan's new political balance;
Preparing for a northern front
Turkey turns up the heat;
Russia blocks YouTube, finally;
Hamas weaponizes war messaging...;
...And manipulates Palestinian public opinion
Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the Act). The Act specifically mentions ByteDance and TikTok, which means that they and their subsidiaries are required to divest. However, the law's scope is not limited to just TikTok and ByteDance. The Act broadly applies foreign ownership restrictions to apps operating within the United States. Specific attention is given in this paper to WeChat and Temu.
Nationalist sentiment, regional divisions resurface;
Russia's youth rage against the war machine;
Nervous in Norway;
Europe draws a red line...;
...As Moscow leans into its alliance with Tehran
China should take its land back from Russia – Taipei;
Former aide to New York governors was a Chinese agent;
South Korean official sold secrets to China;
To build a "strong military," China merges its top shipbuilders;
China expands its polar presence