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Could the US government actually block people from accessing TikTok altogether? - BBC News Source

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Downing Street staff were not touching each other’s pens but did pass drinks at work events during Covid lockdown.Johnson has said he would not pretend guidance was "enforced rigidly", but adds "that's explicitly what the guidance provides for".He also listed a series of measures taken by his office to curb the spread of Covid. Source

CNN  —  Benjamin Netanyahu resisted calls to drop his controversial overhaul of Israel’s judiciary in a fiery televised address Thursday, hours after his government passed a law that was condemned by critics as an effort to protect his position. Israeli opposition politicians earlier condemned the new law, which would limit the ways a sitting prime minister can be declared unfit for office, describing it as a way to protect Netanyahu, who is facing an ongoing corruption trial. By a 61-to-47 final vote, the Knesset approved the bill that states that only the prime minister himself or the cabinet, with a two-thirds majority, can declare the leader unfit. The cabinet vote would then need to be ratified by a super majority in the parliament. Former Prime Minister Yair Lapid called the move a “disgraceful and corrupt personalized law” and said Netanyahu is “looking out only for himself.” Netanyahu later doubled down…

Boris Johnson: Did MPs pierce the ex-PM's armour? - BBC News Source

Boris Johnson clashes with MPs over Partygate denials - BBC News Source

CNN  —  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out a three-pronged vision of engagement, competition and confrontation with China in a CNN interview on Thursday, ahead of a much-anticipated meeting with US President Joe Biden in which the two Western leaders are expected to cover a number of security issues. Speaking with CNN’s Paula Newton, Trudeau said that in areas like climate change, Canada aims to “engage constructively” with Beijing, while still challenging its approach in areas such as human rights and security. “We’re going to have to continue to be wide-eyed and clear about the threat that China poses and wants to pose to the stability of our democracies,” he said. Trudeau will meet with Biden later Thursday, marking the US President’s first official overnight visit to the country since entering the White House more than two years ago. The trip is anticipated to underscore the neighbors’ close diplomatic,…

Tyson Fury is undefeated and holds the WBC heavyweight titlePromoter Frank Warren says Tyson Fury's heavyweight fight with Oleksandr Usyk is off - and he "does not think" it will happen in the near future.Talks over a bout at Wembley Stadium on 29 April have broken down, despite a late bid to salvage the situation.Usyk had agreed a 70/30 purse split in Fury's favour with terms for a rematch the only outstanding issue.But Warren said the fight is now a "dead duck" and suggested Usyk had looked "for a way to get out"."They said the fight must take place before 29 April and if it goes later they want different splits," Warren said."The reason they did that was they didn't think Tyson would be ready for the 29th and suddenly Tyson was ready for it. "He has been in training camp for two and a half weeks, got trainers in…

Into the ‘lion’s den’: Questions the TikTok CEO will face from Congress today over a possible ban - BBC News Source

Katy Perry accused of 'mom shaming' by 'American Idol' contestant An "American Idol" contestant has called out judge Katy Perry for a joke that is being slammed as "mom shaming." Source

Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Prospective owner visits Manchester UnitedIneos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim are set to submit new bids to buy Manchester United after a deadline was extended at their request amid confusion on Wednesday night.Bidders were told they had until 21:00 GMT to submit second, revised bids.BBC Sport has been told several other proposed investors made their submissions by that time.It is unclear when the new deadline will be. Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim are the only publicly declared bidders.It is understood US investment company Elliott has made an offer to purchase a minority stake, irrespective of who ends up owning the club.Initially on Wednesday evening there had been strong indications from sources close to the pair that they had submitted fresh bids. But it then emerged over the past 48 hours first the Qatari team and then Ineos had submitted requests to Raine - the…