FCC Commissioner Urges U.S. Government to Ban TikTok App
In an interview with Axios published Tuesday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr urged the Council on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to take steps to ban TikTok due to its ownership from ByteDance, a Chinese company.
South Korea Mourns Itaewon Halloween Crowd Surge Victims
A crowd surge that happened in the Itaewon district in South Korea’s capital Seoul has left 156 people dead and over 150 injured this past Halloween weekend.
Looting of Kherson by Russian Troops Results in Cultural Losses
Russian troops are actively looting Kherson, in the south of Ukraine, amidst continued fighting over the city.
Peace at Last, Belligerents of theTigray War Sign Peace Treaty
The Ethiopian Federal Government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) agreed to peace terms yesterday morning, ending the Tigray War, African Union officials report.
Supporters of Brazil’s Bolsonaro Call for a Military Coup
Brazil held a second round of presidential elections after no candidate won an outright majority in the first round on Oct. 2. The runoff race was between the incumbent far-right Jair Bolsonaro and leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Mexico and US Meet to Discuss Joint Climate Efforts
Mexico's president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced US support for advancing Mexico’s Sonora Plan on Monday. The latest of Mexico’s climate initiatives aims to capitalize on the potential of sustainable energy capacity in the coastal city of Puerto Peñasco, in the state of Sonora.