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France Bans TikTok From Government Devices

France Bans TikTok From Government Devices

France has banned "recreational" apps such as TikTok on government staff phones, the Ministry of Public Sector Transformation and the Civil Service announced on Friday.

French Govt. Survives No-Confidence Vote, Pension Reform Becomes Law

French Govt. Survives No-Confidence Vote, Pension Reform Becomes Law

After protests erupted against his controversial pension reform, French Pres. Macron's government survived two votes of no-confidence on Monday. Government officials filed motions for the vote after Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne used a special constitutional power, called Article 49:3, to push ...

Report: N. Korea Simulates 'Nuclear Counterattack’

Report: N. Korea Simulates 'Nuclear Counterattack’

North Korea over the weekend held two days of drills that simulated a nuclear counterattack — including the firing of a ballistic missile carrying a mock nuclear warhead — all under the supervision of leader Kim Jong Un, according to state news agency KCNA....

Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Appears Before Corruption Hearing

Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Appears Before Corruption Hearing

European investigators on Thursday questioned Riad Salameh, the Governor of Lebanon's Central Bank [BDL], probing his personal wealth and allegedly suspicious financial transfers abroad. Salameh has held his post for three decades, making him one of the world's longest-serving central bank govern...