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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew met with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago as the app faces a looming ban unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells it by January 19.

The Ministry of Culture today signed the expropriation decree of Villa Verdi and its appurtenances, Giuseppe Verdi’s final home in Villanova sull’Arda, in the Sant’Agata area. The provision establishes the definitive acquisition by the State of the master’s final resting place. “Villa Verdi is the symbol of Italy’s cultural greatness and the place where the maestro found inspiration for many of his immortal compositions. Thanks to this important act, the State guarantees its protection and returns it to the community as everyone’s heritage” , declared the minister Alessandro Giuli. Villa Verdi has been closed for two years, so the Maestro’s…

A 15-year-old student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and a teenager, and injuring six others. The shooter, identified as Natalie Rupnow (also known as Samantha), was a student at the school and reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Two of the injured remain in critical condition.

Who is Yang Tengbo? Everything we know about H6 alleged Chinese spy who was close confidant of Prince Andrew The 50-year-old businessman was barred from the UK because he was likely to pose a threat to national security (@hamptonholding) Who is alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo? Mr Yang founded a Chinese investment consultancy business which would go on to establish various high-profile China-related events (China.com) What are the allegations against him? The Home Office alleged correspondence was unearthed showing he worked for the United Front Work Department (UFWD) – a shadowy arm of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (Sky News) The…

Syrian HTS leader says rebel factions that overthrew Assad will be ‘disbanded’ HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says fighters will all be ‘subject to the law’ as he sought to emphasise need for unity in post-war Syria Syria’s rebel factions will be “disbanded”, the head of the group that led the ousting of Bashar al-Assad has pledged, as he seeks to reassure minorities at home and abroad that the country’s interim leaders will protect all Syrians, as well as state institutions. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, said all rebel…

Ireland is not anti-Israel, it just supports international law, human rights and peace.

Medically supervised injecting facility ‘a leap of faith’ for Dublin community It’s the only building in Ireland where you will have to show you have illegal drugs in order to get in. Those with the drugs are breaking the law outside the building, but once they step inside — they are not. This is the twilight zone that the country’s first ever medically supervised injecting centre will operate in when it starts this week. As detailed in the panel, it has been a long — and difficult — journey. “When a person comes in, they’ll have to present the drugs…

French mass rape trial adjourns ahead of verdict set for Thursday The trial of a French man and dozens of strangers who he enlisted to rape his heavily-sedated wife adjourned, on Monday, December 16, for deliberations, ahead of a verdict later this week, the presiding judge said. “We will head to the deliberation chamber and will not leave until we have made our decision,” Roger Arata told the court, saying the delivery of the verdict had been scheduled for 8:30 am GMT on Thursday, all while cautioning the timing was “theoretical” and it could be postponed to Thursday afternoon or…

  Pelicot rape trial: Time for humility There were just a few more words left. The last ones from the 50 defendants – the 51st is on the run – who were due to take the microphone one after the other on Monday, December 16. Then there will be silence and waiting. The five judges of the criminal courtin Avignon have given themselves until Thursday or Friday at the latest to deliberate and deliver their verdict. For two and a half weeks, until last Friday, the defense pleaded. One seasoned lawyer bellowed, another delighted in listening to himself, a few…

The organic battle of the PSOE of Aragón intensifies as we wait for Pilar Alegría to fulfill the predictions and formally apply to succeed Javier Lambán and become the first general secretary of the federation. The Government spokesperson and Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, who is finalizing her candidacy, does not have the support of the former regional president (2015-2023) and territorial leader of the socialists since 2012. Lambán’s argument, which will not be presented to re-election and has not publicly named a successor, is that it would be “an anomaly for a minister to lead the opposition…