The US Senate has approved a $95bn (£76bn) foreign aid package that includes military support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

Investor’s Susquehanna International Group owns estimated $40bn stake in parent company ByteDance as app faces potential ban

Lawmakers sped the proposal, the most significant threat to the popular app’s U.S. operations, by tying it to a sprawling funding package offering aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

Chinese officials say they "firmly oppose" the platform being divested.

Disaster has been dodged. But the political malaise that delayed the Ukraine funding bill remains

By tying the renewed crackdown to a bipartisan foreign aid deal, the bill could move quickly through Congress.

A bill that will ban TikTok in the United States unless its Chinese owner divests from the company has passed overwhelmingly.

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The U.S. isn’t the first country to attempt a ban on TikTok, the Chinese-owned app used by millions of Americans daily. WSJ breaks down TikTok bans and how they work in practice. Photo illustration: Annie Zhao

• • • Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he wanted to buy TikTok.
    • Part of his plan involves scrapping the original algorithm and rebuilding the app.
    • That's really hard to do, critics say.

As Congress starts the clock on a ban, the app must consider its options

Ex-treasury secretary tells CNBC of plans a day after US House passes bill giving app’s owner six months to divest or face US ban

Digital experts and homegrown influencers have revealed why TikTok-reliant Aussies won’t ride out a potential US ban scot-free.

One of the world’s biggest social media apps is on the verge of being banned from all app stores in the US over China fears.

A foreign ministry spokesperson accuses the US of "suppressing TikTok" and "bullying behaviour".

China has previously said it would “firmly oppose” any forced sale of TikTok.

The bill gives the app about five months to separate from its Chinese parent company or be banned. It faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

Executives thought they had fended off attacks. Behind the scenes, U.S. lawmakers and Biden officials were working to force its ban or sale.