The Department of Home Affairs is considering all options to address data use concerns about TikTok and other social media firms after the UK parliament closed its official account.

Beijing’s armed forces on Thursday launched long-range artillery live-fire shooting drills in the Taiwan Strait and sent dozens of warplanes over the median line.

“Thursday is Valentine’s Day in China,” says Taiwan expert Wen-Ti Sung. “They are showing Taiwan a bit of tough love.”

Khrystyna Fetsitsa’s daily job is done when she has driven 1200km and delivered a vehicle to a soldier in a “zero position” – the line closest to Russian fire.

“[Ms Le Pen] may pride herself as being the most patriotic politician, but she’s actually the first to be ready to sell [France] for a plate of lentils to Russia,” French minister for energy transition said.

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Footage of an exotic walking shark that uses its fins to travel on land has emerged, shocking viewers.

Indiana Republican Representative Jackie Walorski has died in a car accident that also killed two of Walorski's staffers.

The vice-president of Russia’s aircrew trade union said: “If the runway is long, you may as well not use brakes at all.”

Munich, the capital of Bavaria and home to the iconic Oktoberfest beer festival, may be asked to cancel the event as part of a slew of energy-saving efforts.

The dramatic moment came as a lawyer cross-examined Jones, shortly before closing arguments in the damages phase of the Sandy Hook shooting defamation trial.

The latest move from the White House comes after one of America’s most conservative battlegrounds voted to protect reproductive rights.

While Brexit continues to divide the UK, it has opened the door for Australian-based firms to capitalise on an investment boom, including in renewable energy.

The threat to Indian rice production comes at a time when countries are grappling with soaring food costs and rampant inflation.

The economic sanctions and military and diplomatic threats from Beijing escalated as the US speaker met with Taiwan’s legislature and President Tsai Ing-wen.

The rockstar reception that greeted the highest ranking US politician to visit in decades belied the high risks of Pelosi’s trip for US-China relations.

The sudden alteration means that postal ballots are yet to be issued to the approximately 160,000 Tory members who will pick Boris Johnson’s successor.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses the media after meeting representatives from Taiwan’s legislature and President Tsai Ing-wen.

Joe Biden welcomed the result, saying: “Tonight, Kansans used their voices to protect women’s right to choose and access reproductive health services”.

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