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Catch up on the Top Stories of the day.

0:00 TikTok warns US ban would 'trample free speech'
- Following the US House of Representatives’ vote to ban TikTok if the app's owner does not cut its ties with China, a spokesman for TikTok denounced the bill, saying it would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans, devastate seven million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes 24 billion dollars to the US economy annually. The United States allege TikTok's owner is subservient to Beijing - accusations it has repeatedly denied.

0:30 Iran's Supreme Leader praises 'success' of military after Israel attack
⁃ Iran’s supreme leader has thanked the armed forces for their operation against Israel, calling them on to ceaselessly pursue military innovation and learn the enemy’s tactics. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the amount of missiles launched and how many of them hit their target is not the primary question, according to him what really matters is that Iran demonstrated its willpower during the operation.

0:55 Netanyahu vows to increase military pressure on Hamas
- Israel’s Prime Minister has vowed to land additional and painful blows on Hamas over Passover to increase pressure on them to free the hostages it has held in the Gaza Strip for over six months. In a pre-Passover video message shared online, Netanyahu framed the Israel-Hamas war in biblical terms, citing the rabbinic dictum that in every generation they rise up to destroy us, and stating that the absence of the hostages over the upcoming holiday only strengthens their determination to bring them back.

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