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Who owns TikTok? Chinese-owned ByteDance files lawsuit against US government ban

TikTok has become a cultural phenomenon, with more than one billion users worldwide, but who owns it and what personal data can it access?

Evening Standard

Stark TikTok warning as all users told to delete app

Reports say TikTok 'gives away users' data' but app bosses say it can 'be trusted'

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Delete TikTok to protect personal data from ‘hostile’ threats, says Tory MP

Alicia Kearns suggested the video-sharing platform is linked to China’s efforts to build a ‘tech totalitarian state’

The Independent UK

Foreign Affairs expert says everyone should delete TikTok immediately

“There’s a reason why China has this app. There’s a reason why they’re buying up gay dating apps. Our data is a key vulnerability and China is building a tech totalitarian state on the back of our data. So we have to get far more serious about protecting ourselves"

Wales Online

Delete TikTok app to protect your personal data, says Tory MP

Alicia Kearns suggested the video-sharing platform is linked to China’s efforts to build a ‘tech totalitarian state’.

The Independent UK

UK ‘reviewing support for Iran nuclear deal’ after execution of Alireza Akbari

Alireza Akbari, who was allegedly tortured to force a confession, was executed on Saturday following accusations that he was an MI6 spy

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Iran’s execution of British-Iranian Alireza Akbari further raises tensions with UK

UK foreign secretary announces sanctions on Tehran’s top prosecutor as France joins condemnation of hanging over ‘false’ spying claims

The Independent UK

Human rights campaigners hit out at Iran’s execution of Alireza Akbari

Amnesty International UK condemned Iran for having ‘pitifully little respect’ for the right to life.

The Independent UK

Iran executes British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari accused of spying

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak says execution was a ‘callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime’

The Guardian - UK

British-Iranian man appears in heavily edited confession aired on Iranian TV

Alireza Akbari, who was sentenced to death for allegedly spying for MI6, gave reports on Iran’s nuclear programme, he says in TV interview

The Guardian - UK

UK urges Iran to halt execution of British-Iranian man accused of spying for MI6

Iranian ex-deputy defence minister Alireza Akbari is accused of spying for the UK

The Independent UK

Labour calls for new Iran sanctions amid protests crackdown

David Lammy says ‘Magnitsky’ sanctions should be used against individuals involved in repression

The Independent UK

MP tells Britons to leave Iran after regime arrests dual UK nationals

‘I would encourage anyone Western to try and leave Iran as safely as they can’

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Chair of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee advises Britons to leave Iran OLD REDIRECTED

The chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has advised all Westerners to leave Iran.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak is a puzzling PM – the more you see of him, the less there appears to be

His answers to the chairs of Commons select committees are robotic, as if from a meaningless management dashboard

The Independent UK

MPs call for China to be officially deemed a ‘threat’ to UK

But ministers should avoid adopting strong language that is not ‘coupled with action’, the Foreign Affairs Committee warned.

The Independent UK

Senior Tory accuses Government of ‘being opaque’ over Chinese consulate attack

Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the Government’s ‘firm diplomacy and our actions demonstrate the seriousness with which we took this incident’.

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UK parliament committee chair says she talked defence cooperation on Taiwan trip

A senior British lawmaker said on Friday her delegation had discussed defence cooperation with Taiwan during a visit this week to the Chinese-claimed island that Beijing has condemned as "gross interference".

Evening Standard

MPs to visit Taiwan amid heightened tensions between UK and China

Foreign affairs select committee chairwoman says visit, which follows that of Nancy Pelosi in August, was ‘long planned’

The Independent UK

MPs to visit Taiwan amid heightened tensions

The trip is likely to anger Beijing, which cut some diplomatic ties with the US after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to the self-ruling island.

The Independent UK

Fears World Cup will not deliver change in Qatar amid LGBTQ+ supporter concerns

Fans have reported having rainbow items confiscated by officials during the tournament in the Gulf state.

Evening Standard

UK should help if Iran’s international footballers make asylum bid, senior Tory MP Alicia Kearns suggests

Chair of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee says risk to the players’ lives is ‘serious and severe’ after their actions during the country’s national anthem before their World Cup game against England

The Independent UK

UK should help if Iran’s international footballers make asylum bid, MP suggests

Iran’s players stood in silence during their country’s national anthem ahead of their 6-2 World Cup loss to England.

Evening Standard

MP Rosie Cooper condemns ITV over decision to turn murder plot against her into ‘stupid’ drama

Rosie Cooper accused the broadcaster and anti-fascism campaign group Hope not hate of using her as a ‘marketing tool’

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