US Senate passes bill to force sale of TikTok, sending it to Biden | Technology
TikTok has said legislation ‘would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans’. The United States Senate has approved legislation that would ban the…
UK passes bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: What’s next? | Refugees News
The British government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda have finally been approved by parliament, ending a months-long deadlock between the lower and upper…
House passes $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
1 of 2 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters Saturday after the House passed a long-sought $95 billion foreign aid…
Measure seeking sale or closure of TikTok passes with House foreign aid bill
The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would ban TikTok unless Chinese company ByteDance sells the platform. The bill was attached to…
Dundee v Rangers: Dens Park pitch passes inspection
Dens Park has passed a pitch inspection and is set to stage Dundee's Scottish Premiership game against Rangers on Wednesday. St Johnstone's McDiarmid Park was…
House passes reauthorization of U.S. surveillance program
WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Friday to reauthorize and provide sweeping reforms of a key U.S. government surveillance tool without including broad restrictions on…
Ukraine parliament, facing pressing need, passes military mobilization bill
Ukraine's parliament Thursday passed a military mobilization bill as Ukraine faces a pressing need for more soldiers. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill lowering the…
Ukraine parliament passes mobilisation bill to boost troop numbers | Russia-Ukraine war News
General tells parliament Russian forces outnumber Kyiv’s soldiers up to 10 times on the battlefields in the east. Ukraine’s parliament has passed a bill to…
European Parliament passes asylum and migration reforms | European Union News
Non-governmental organisations (NGO) have criticised the package for undermining human rights. The European Parliament has approved a landmark overhaul of the European Union’s asylum and…
Knesset passes a law that could shutdown Al Jazeera in Israel | Israel War on Gaza
NewsFeedIsraeli lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a law that gives senior ministers the power to temporarily shut foreign news networks that they deem a security risk.…
Thailand’s lower house passes same-sex marriage bill
Lawmakers from Thailand's Move Forward Party celebrate the passing of a marriage equality bill Wednesday granting same-sex partnerships the same legal status as heterosexual unions…
UNSC vote on Gaza ceasefire passes, US abstains | United Nations
NewsFeedThe UN Security Council has passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan. The vote, which saw last minute…
UN Security Council passes first demand for ceasefire in Gaza
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and the immediate, unconditional release of all hostages…
Gold passes €2000 an ounce level: What’s the continuing allure?
In a week that saw 10 central bank meetings around the globe, gold prices surged to new record highs for the first time in the…
Newsom’s Proposition 1 passes in California’s primary election
The close contest over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $6.4-billion bond measure to transform California’s mental health system finally ended Wednesday, more than two weeks after the…
Hong Kong legislature passes tough new national security law | News
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has passed a new national security law that expands the government’s power to crush dissent. The Safeguarding National Security Law passed…
TikTok faces shutdown as US House of Representatives passes ban bill. Here’s what you need to know
TikTok users in the United States could soon be shut out of the popular app, as politicians move forward with a bill giving its Chinese-based…
US House passes bill that would ban TikTok amid national security concerns | Technology News
The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that could eventually ban the social media platform TikTok in the country, in its…
Congress passes spending bills hours before shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown of…
US Senate passes $460bn spending bill to avert government shutdown | Politics News
Vote is a major step towards finalising the 2024 federal budget after months of deadlock in the divided Congress. Lawmakers in the United States Senate…