Outfront tonight at seven on cnn cnn Breaking News and you are in the cnn newsroom. Im wolf blitzer in washington. We begin this hour with Breaking News Up On Capitol Hill just minutes ago, house lawmakers passed a bill that could lead to a ban of the very popular social media platform tiktok here in the United States, if passed by the senate and then signed into law by President Biden, the measure would give the company less than six months to sell to a nonchinese owner. If that doesnt happen, tiktok could be shutdown here in the United States chinas calling the bill an act of bullying. Users of the platform, which is widely popular, especially among younger americans, are rallying to try to protect it. Lets begin our coverage Up On Capitol Hill right now, our chief cnn congressional correspondent, manu raja, is watching all of this mono. This was a very rare overwhelming, bipartisan vote yes, im something you dont see in this very polarized political environment in these narrowly div
the capital is preparing for the most high profile event to be held in india in years. security is tight, and the budget for hosting is reported to be more than $100 million. the two day event will be attended by several world leaders, including us presidentjoe biden seen here boarding his plane earlier thursday. india s moment on the global stage. to the world, it s promoting itself as a leader. at home, it made the 620 part of daily discourse. let us remind ourselves that this grouping bears an exceptional responsibility. ..holding 200 meetings in 60 different cities. sustainable development goals. ..making the 620 matter. 620 means a lot to me as an indian and it is the biggest achievement i feel for the government. it feels like we are the ones hosting it. that sense of collectiveness is what india is about. and, yes, i m very excited for it. new convention centre, new statues, 620 billboards everywhere. delhi has been getting a makeover worthy of bollywood stars, prese
hello, i m victoria valentine. we start in india where world leaders are expective to arrive in new delhi in the coming hours, ahead of this weekend s 620 summit. this was earlier us presidentjoe biden departing washington for the summit. uk prime minister rishi sunak is also expected to attend. the 620 group consists of 19 of the world s wealthiest economies and the european union. it accounts for 85% of global economic output and two thirds of its population. it s a key forum for international issues but there are deep divisions over some of these, like the war in ukraine. live now to siddarth varadarajan, the founding editor of the independent indian news website the wire. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. what hope is there that india is able to push to the fore the agenda of the global south? i think for india, the 620 has always been about, in a sense, pushing the ideas, views and interests of the global south. we ve been doing this since 2008,
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