TikTok has filed a lawsuit aiming to block a US law that would ban the app in the country – unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company. The social media company said that move was an “extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights” of the company and its 170 million American users. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law last month, citing national security concerns – following claims that TikTok’s Chinese ownership raises the risk that data on US users could fall into the hands of the Chinese government. But, TikTok has maintained it is independent of the government, while parent company ByteDance said it has no plans to sell the business. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #TikTok #Technology #BBCNews

Ukrainian energy infrastructure has been targeted overnight in a "massive" overnight Russian missile and drone attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. According to Kyiv officials, serious damage has been caused to three Soviet-era power plants. The air force said it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 out of 21 attack drones used in the attack, but the damage caused has placed pressure on Ukraine’s energy system, with rolling blackouts having to be imposed on several regions across the country. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews

The US last week paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major ground operation in Rafah, southern Gaza, a senior administration official said. The shipment consisted of 1,800 2,000lb (907kg) bombs and 1,700 500lb bombs, the official told CBS News, the BBC's media partner in the US. Israel has not "fully addressed" US concerns over humanitarian needs of civilians in Rafah, the official said. Israel made no immediate comment. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Israel #Gaza #BBCNews

President Xi Jinping has arrived in Serbia, as the European country strengthens its political and economic ties with China. Red flags lined the route from Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport and ran all the way along the motorway into the centre of the capital - Serbia’s way of showing that it is proud of its “ironclad friendship” with China. While it is not often that Serbia finds itself on the travel itinerary of such stature, Serbia has been deepening its relationship with China in recent years, while it continues with negotiations to join the European Union. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #China #Serbia #BBCNews

Xi Jinping has hailed "new vistas" in China's relationship with France on his first trip to Europe in five years. He will also meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during his visit to France. She has embraced a policy of "de-risking" from China, which includes tougher talk and cutting Europe's dependence on Chinese imports and tech. Later this week, he will make stops in Serbia and Hungary, allies of Moscow that have courted Chinese investment. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #China #BBCNews

The Ukrainian security service (SBU) says it has foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking Ukrainian officials. Two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels have been arrested. The SBU said they were part of a network of agents belonging to the Russian state security service (FSB). Ever since Russian paratroopers attempted to land in Kyiv and assassinate President Zelensky in the early hours and days of the full-scale invasion, plots to assassinate him have been commonplace. The Ukrainian leader said at the start of the invasion he was Russia's "number one target". Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews

Donald Trump's hush-money trial continues in New York with the third week of witness testimony. Stormy Daniels, the adult-film star at the centre of the trial, described her tough upbringing on the stand and what led her to adult movies. This historic New York trial revolves around a 2016 hush-money payment Trump made to porn star Stormy Daniels, who says she had sex with him. Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal the payment and denies any sexual encounter with Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors estimated on Monday that they would need two more weeks to conclude their case. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #US #DonaldTrump #BBCNews

High visitor numbers are turning one of Britain's most scenic lakes green, researchers say. A report funded by the UK space agency suggests a link between peak tourist periods and algal blooming at Windermere in the Lake District. Algal blooming is caused by warm temperatures and nutrients, and can make the water green and toxic. Campaigners are linking the blooms to discharges of sewage, which although mostly treated, are nutrient-rich. United Utilities, the local water company, insists its wastewater plants can cope with peak tourist periods Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #LakeDistrict #Windermere #BBCNews

The Ukrainian security service (SBU) said it has foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking Ukrainian officials. Two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels have been arrested. The SBU said they were part of a network of agents belonging to the Russian state security service (FSB). They had reportedly been searching for willing "executors" among Mr Zelensky's bodyguards who could take him hostage and kill him. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews

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Rescuers in South Africa are searching for survivors after a five-storey apartment block under construction collapsed on Monday, killing five people and leaving at least 50 trapped. Officials in the city of George, Western Cape province, say 26 people have been pulled from the wreckage and taken to hospital but there were dozens more workers on the site when the building collapsed. The cause is under investigation. Video footage taken nearby showed a huge cloud of dust as the building fell. At the scene on Tuesday morning, emergency workers were taking it in turns to work the small site, removing concrete blocks and debris by hand. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #SouthAfrica #WesternCape #BBCNews

Israel's army says it has seized Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt, after continuously bombarding eastern Rafah overnight. Tanks moved in on the area, a vital entry point for aid, a day after Israel ordered civilians to evacuate the area. Truce talks meanwhile are to resume in Cairo after Israel said terms which Hamas had agreed to were unacceptable. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected it as "far from Israel's basic requirements". The country's war cabinet voted to continue operations in Rafah, but is however sending a delegation to the talks in Cairo. Mr Netanyahu's comments came after Hamas said it had accepted truce terms offered by Qatari and Egyptian mediators. It is not clear exactly what Hamas has agreed to, but it is believed differences lie in wording to do with ending or pausing the war. "The ball is now in Israel's court," an official in the Palestinian group said. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Israel #Gaza #BBCNews

Two Nasa astronauts are due to head for the International Space Station aboard a new spacecraft. Boeing’s Starliner will blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, in its first crewed test flight. The mission has been delayed for several years because of setbacks in the spacecraft's development. If it is successful, it will become the second private firm able to provide crew transport to and from the ISS, alongside Elon Musk's SpaceX. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Space #Boeing #BBCNews