The bill could ultimately ban the social media app TikTok unless its Chinese owner agrees to divest.

In an unprecedented assault of civil liberties in France, Lawmakers have agreed that the country's police forces need to be allowed to spy on suspects by remotely activating the camera, microphone and GPS of their phones and other devices.

Representatives from TikTok are due in Tehran for talks with Iranian business lobby group.

Lawmakers in the US state of Montana vote to completely ban TikTok.

France bans government employees from downloading all types of social media platforms on their work phones, citing cybersecurity and privacy concerns.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT, March 17, 2023.

Tensions between the United States and China are rising over a deepening row regarding TikTok.