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WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The White House on Monday said Iran was in some cases “actively facilitating” rocket and drone attacks by Iranian-backed proxy groups on U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria, and President Biden has directed the Department of Defense to brace for more and respond appropriately. White House spokesman John Kirby…
Australia is trying to enforce the first teen social media ban. Governments worldwide are watching.
Australia on Wednesday became the first country to formally bar users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms, a move expected to be closely monitored by global tech companies and policymakers around the world. Canberra’s ban, which came into effect from midnight local time, targets 10 major services, including Alphabet’s YouTube,…
Biden admin abruptly axes Alaska oil and gas leases backed by state lawmakers, Native Americans
Alaska state agency to challenge federal action in court, conduct discovery of top Biden admin officials The Biden administration canceled several oil and gas leases issued in early 2021 to an Alaskan state economic development agency, it announced Wednesday. The Department of the Interior (DOI) rescinded the seven 10-year leases — spanning 365,775 acres in…
US withdraws some personnel from Middle East bases amid Trump Iran threats
The report comes amid warnings from the US that it could intervene in protests currently taking place in Iran. The United States is withdrawing some personnel from its bases in the Middle East, a US official told the Reuters news agency, after a senior Iranian official said Tehran had warned neighbours it would hit US bases…
Bitcoin price tops $87,000 for first time amid ‘Trump pump’
Price has more than doubled in a year as traders hope Trump will favour crypto when he returns to White House The price of bitcoin has risen above $87,000 for the first time as it benefited from traders’ hopes that Donald Trump will favour cryptocurrencies when he returns to the White House. Bitcoin reached a record high of $87,198,…
Vote results in South Caucasus nation of Georgia suggest manipulation, say two US pollsters
TBILISI, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Two U.S. pollsters commissioned by Georgian opposition forces called into question official results that showed the governing Georgian Dream party won last weekend’s parliamentary election in the South Caucasus country, as opposition parties prepared to hold a new protest next week. U.S. data and polling firm Edison Research, commissioned by…


