Prime Minister Scott Morrison today announced an aggressive military expansion, marking a more explicit shift to supporting the escalating US confrontation with China.
US President Donald Trump says he plans to ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok. US officials are currently looking into the possibility that China can access user data collected by the app. An outright ban would come as a blow to TikTok's millions of fans, but its exploding popularity has also raised red flags. The plan comes on the heels of tit-for-tat consulate closures in Houston and Chengdu. Is TikTok a threat to US national security?
In Germany, the number of coronavirus infections has soared. The country's leading public health institute is warning that people are letting down their guard and not observing social distancing measures. Ironic then, that Berlin has seen its biggest demonstration against coronavirus restrictions.Thousands of people gathered in the German capital's central Tiergarten park for a mass rally demanding an end to all virus-related restrictions. Conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers and right-wing extremists from across the country are among those attending. It comes as Germany braces for a potential second wave of the coronavirus.