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TikTok has reappeared on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in the US. It comes after President Donald Trump hinted optimism about the future of the Chinese-owned app. The TikTok app returned

Most of the world’s data travels via ocean cables, which are at risk of frequent sabotage. DW explains where they lie and how they are protected. A spate of sabotage attacks on underwater

A poll suggests that Germans who get their news from TikTok, rather than traditional media, are less critical of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It comes amid a debate over shutting down the

Donald Trump has called for companies to “not let TikTok go dark.” The platform had cut access to the app in the United States ahead of the ban but then began restoring

US media reports said tech giant Meta plans to lay off 3,500 employees. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said underperformers will be fired to make space for new hires. Tech giant Meta announced plans

The country’s communication minister said Meta’s recent decision to scrap its fact-checking program is “bad for democracy,” while a Supreme Court judge said social networks “will not be a lawless land” in

Witnesses reported seeing bodies among the destruction in Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila. A tsunami warning was lifted two hours after the quake, while Red Cross teams are on standby to assist affected

Iran says it sent into space its heaviest-ever payload using a domestically developed rocket. Tehran’s advancing aerospace capabilities have raised concerns in the West. Iran said it had successfully sent its heaviest-ever payload

Europe’s Vega-C rocket has successfully returned to space after failing on its first commercial mission two years ago. Europe’s new Vega-C rocket was successfully launched from French Guiana on Thursday. It was