U.S. ambassador responds to rising tensions between Israel, Turkey and Syria – PBS

  1. U.S. ambassador responds to rising tensions between Israel, Turkey and Syria  PBS
  2. EXCLUSIVE: Mossad chief, Syrian foreign minister discussed Turkish military deployments before strikes, sources say  Reuters
  3. Trump’s Syria envoy calls Israeli air strikes on base ‘unnecessary escalation’  Politico
  4. Israeli defense minister puts NATO power on notice as Middle East tensions surge: ‘Dangerous adventures’  Fox News
  5. Syrian foreign minister to Axios: Israeli bombing of airbase was unjustified  Axios
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TikTok agrees to $400m settlement to resolve US children’s privacy litigation

The DoJ sued TikTok and its former parent company in August 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy and collecting their information

⁠TikTok and its Chinese former parent company ByteDance on Friday agreed to a $400m settlement to resolve the US Department of Justice’s allegations that the short-form video app ⁠violated children’s online ⁠privacy.

The justice ​department sued TikTok and ByteDance in 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy and illegally collecting their information. The defendants were accused ⁠of violating a law requiring online services aimed at children to obtain parental consent to collect personal information from users under age 13.

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China’s Massive New Artificial Island In The South China Sea Emerges, Primed For Militarization – TWZ

  1. China’s Massive New Artificial Island In The South China Sea Emerges, Primed For Militarization  TWZ
  2. China completes first stage of work at disputed South China Sea reef, images show  Reuters
  3. China & Taiwan Update, August 21, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Is a New Chinese Runway Taking Flight at Antelope Reef?  Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
  5. New images show breakneck pace of Beijing’s land grab in South China Sea  The Telegraph
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Nigeria orders investigation into second fake government agency – AP News

  1. Nigeria orders investigation into second fake government agency  AP News
  2. For years, one man spearheaded a Nigerian government agency that didn't exist  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  3. UPDATED: Tinubu suspends three permanent secretaries over fresh fake agency, orders alleged promoter's arrest  Premium Times Nigeria
  4. Tinubu suspends three perm secs as ICPC uncovers another fake agency in SGF office  TheCable
  5. Meet head of Nigeria’s new ‘fake’ agency, 20 state coordinators, reps in China, US  Punch Newspapers
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