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October 3, 2025

Investigative journalist Emily Baker-White on the deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to Trump allies

Last week, Donald Trump signed an executive order approving a proposed deal to keep TikTok operating in the US. The $14bn deal, if finalised, would see the transfer of TikTok’s US operation from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to a consortium which includes the American billionaires Larry Ellison, Oracle’s co-founder, and Rupert Murdoch, as well as two investment firms with known ties to the Trump administration.

“It’s owned by Americans, and very sophisticated Americans,” Trump said while signing the order. “This is going to be American-operated all the way.” His administration claimed the deal would meet the requirements of a security law that required ByteDance to sell its American operation or face a ban in the US, after years of concern about data security and the risks of Chinese influence.

Source: The Guardian

Europe & World, Israel

Netanyahu suggests ‘weakness on terrorism’ led to UK synagogue attack

October 2, 2025

Israeli PM requires ‘stamina and unity’ while international preacher implicates UK of inaction versus antisemitism

Manchester synagogue stabbing– most recent updates

Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the “barbaric attack” on a British synagogue on Thursday, stating that “weak point in the face of terrorism just brings more terrorism. Just stamina and unity can defeat it.”

The Israeli international priest, Gideon Sa’ar, implicated the UK of stopping working to act against antisemitism in his feedback to the assault in Manchester, which eliminated 2 people.

Source: The Guardian

Afghanistan

After Net Restored, Afghans Recount ‘Being Suffocated’ During Power outage

October 2, 2025

Web and telecommunication services have returned to in Afghanistan after a two-day failure that wreaked havoc in the nation. Afghans defined the experience as “unreal” and “frightening.”
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Source: Radio Free Europe

Europe & World, Taiwan

Fitness center bros, monks, retirees: thousands come down on Taiwan town to tidy up after ravaging flooding

October 1, 2025

Trains loaded with volunteers arrive at visitor town of Guangfu, days after tropical storm sent countless tonnes of mud and water crashing with its roads

They showed up by motorbike, automobile and train, in boots and bucket hats and lugging shovels.Students, monks, and senior citizens. Gym bros, migrant employees, mums and fathers with their youngsters, even travelers. As a crowd of hundreds gets off from the train a crowd of people cheer “jiayou “, a chant of inspiration which converts to” include oil “. Continue analysis … Source: The

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