Trump expected to extend deadline again for TikTok U.S. divestment
President Donald Trump is poised to grant a fourth extension for ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations, days ahead of a 17 September deadline...
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday barring transgender women from participating in female-designated sports. The order, under Trump's interpretation of Title IX, aims to ensure "fairness" in women’s athletics but has sparked criticism from civil rights groups.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting transgender girls and women from competing in female school sports, arguing it is necessary to protect fairness in women’s athletics.
Speaking at the White House, Trump declared, “With this executive order, the war on women’s sports is over,” adding that under his administration, “women’s sports will be only for women.”
The order directs the Department of Justice to enforce the policy nationwide in schools that receive federal funding. Trump warned that any school allowing transgender participation in female sports teams or locker rooms would face Title IX investigations and risk losing federal funding.
Trump also announced that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem would block visa applications from “men attempting to fraudulently enter the United States while identifying themselves as women athletes.”
The directive follows another recent move by Trump to prohibit gender-affirming medical procedures for minors, which he described as a ban on “chemical castration and surgical mutilation.”
Supporters of the order, including Republican lawmakers and conservative activists, argue it protects fairness in women’s sports. Critics, including civil rights groups and transgender advocates, say the measure discriminates against a small minority of athletes and violates their rights.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Music mega-star Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce announced their engagement. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," the couple wrote in a joint Instagram post, alongside photos of Kelce proposing to Swift in a garden of pink and white flowers.
President Donald Trump is poised to grant a fourth extension for ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations, days ahead of a 17 September deadline.
Azerbaijan is preparing to finance a cultural centre, sports school and arts facility in the town of Irpin, near Kyiv, under a draft bilateral agreement.
China is set to intensify its recent push in strategic diplomacy and power projection as it hosts its annual security forum this week amidst heightened regional tensions.
Billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink was back online for most users after a brief outage on Monday, according to tracking website Downdetector.com.
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