TikTok files lawsuit over ban of U.S operations

TikTok on Monday sued U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular short-form video-sharing app, calling it a pretext to fuel anti-China rhetoric as he seeks reelection. TikTok and its parent ByteDance Ltd rejected what they called the White House’s position that it was a… Read More TikTok files lawsuit over ban of U.S operations

Dozens trapped following building collapse in Indian city of Mahad

At least 100 people are feared trapped in the debris of a five-storey building that collapsed on Monday in an industrial town in western India, a lawmaker said. Not all the roughly 200 residents of the building in Mahad, about 165 km (100 miles) south of India’s financial capital Mumbai, were at home when it… Read More Dozens trapped following building collapse in Indian city of Mahad

Fifteen dead, scores injured following twin bombings in southern Philippine

Twin blasts including a suicide bombing killed 15 people and wounded 75 others on a restive southern Philippine island on Monday, among them security forces and civilians, with Islamist militants suspected of being behind the attack. The bombs went off within an hour of each other in the main town on Jolo island, a stronghold… Read More Fifteen dead, scores injured following twin bombings in southern Philippine