Two US lawmakers have strongly condemned what they call the UK’s “dangerous” and “shortsighted” request to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud…
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USA: Top prosecutor resigns after being told to drop case against NYC mayor Eric Adams
The top US prosecutor in Manhattan has resigned after refusing an order to drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Danielle Sassoon, a conservative lawyer recently…
USA: TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores
TikTok is again available on the US app stores of Apple and Google, after President Donald Trump postponed enforcement of a ban of the Chinese-owned social media platform until 5…
USA: Scientists work on ‘superhuman’ vision systems for robots
If you want to find out whether your robot can see through smoke, well, you’re going to need some smoke. But a University of Pennsylvania student got a shock when…
USA: Modi hails US-India ‘mega partnership’ in Trump meeting
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed a “mega partnership” between the US and India, as he and US leader Donald Trump wrapped up a meeting in which they announced…
UK: Government signals it will seek US steel tariff exemption
The UK government has given its strongest signal yet that it will seek exemptions from tariffs being threatened on British steel entering the US. US President Donald Trump has announced…
USA: Trump-Putin call lowers the temperature but at Ukraine’s expense
Things are moving very fast when it comes to efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Unfortunately for Kyiv, it is not in the driving seat. The news that the…
Ukraine: Trump wants peace and Ukrainians fear what that might look like
“I have no plans for the future at all,” says Oleksandr Bezhan, standing next to an empty, frozen paddock where he used to work as a fisherman on the bank…
USA: Unofficial TikTok downloads surge
TikTok’s uncertain future in the US has caused a surge in people putting the app on their phones through unofficial means. An executive order from President Donald Trump means the social media…
USA: Trump announces three-way talks on Russia-Ukraine war in Germany
President Donald Trump has announced that US, Russian and Ukrainian officials will meet at a security conference in Munich on Friday for talks on how to end the war in…