you are watching the world 24 7 on the ND TV network. I'm parme Bava. Let's take you through the headlines we're tracking at the moment, the US Transportation Department finalised new rules requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees and mandates, quick cash refunds for cancelled flights as well as for delayed baggage or inoperative services like onboard Wi Fi. US President Joe Biden has signed a bill to ban Tiktok starting a nine month countdown on the social media apps. Chinese parent company by dance will be forced to sell it or have it be removed from the US APP stores. Israel has said it was moving ahead with its planned operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to target Hamas. Drawing a stern warning from neighbour Egypt, Ukraine for the first time has begun using long range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States. Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi inaugurates the $514 million hydropower project in SR I Lanka, which was partly funded by Tehran and was long delayed due to international sanctions on the oil rich nation. US Secretary of State Anthony Lincoln has begun a critical trip to China, armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as force Tiktok's China based parent company to sell the social media platform all areas of contention between Washington and Beijing.
