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Trump says he may give TikTok a 90-day reprieve Monday

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban after he takes office on Monday, as the app with 170 million American users buzzed with nervous anticipation ahead of a shutdown set for Sunday.

January 19, 2025 12:06 pm
 

World

Two Iranian supreme court judges shot dead

Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country’s supreme court.

January 19, 2025 11:41 am
 

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Thousands gather in Washington to protest Trump inauguration

Thousands of people gathered in Washington on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, as activists for women’s rights, racial justice and other causes rallied against incoming policies they say will threaten their constitutional rights during the Republican’s second term.

January 19, 2025 10:42 am
 

Australia

Storm declared 'natural disaster' as cyclone builds in NSW

Thousands of households will endure a fourth night without power and communities are on the brink of isolation as a week of wild weather is declared a natural disaster.

January 19, 2025 9:03 am
 

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Israeli cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire accord, due to take effect Sunday

Israel’s cabinet approved a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday, a day ahead of the agreement’s scheduled start.

January 18, 2025 5:09 pm
 

World

TikTok says it will go dark Sunday in US without assurance from Biden

TikTok warned late Friday it will go dark in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden’s administration provides assurances to companies like Apple and Google that they will not face enforcement actions when a ban takes effect.

January 18, 2025 3:18 pm
 

Australia

Power out, cyclone in: storm declared natural disaster

Thousands are without power, communities are at the brink of isolation, and a tropical cyclone is looming as Australians battle a week of wild weather that has been declared a natural disaster.

January 18, 2025 12:53 pm
 

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Immigrant US farmworkers prepare for Trump mass deportation plan

Immigrant farmworkers are preparing for incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations, including by assigning guardians for their children if they are detained, according to groups providing them legal support.

January 18, 2025 9:51 am
 

World

South Korean court rejects petition to release impeached president detained over martial law

Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed in their court effort to secure his release on Thursday.

January 17, 2025 5:31 pm
 

World

Driver in Texas migrant smuggling case, resulting in 53 deaths, pleads guilty

A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants who rode in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning pleaded guilty Thursday over the 2022 tragedy that became the nation’s deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border.

January 17, 2025 4:18 pm
 

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Los Angeles evacuees are to stay away home at least another week

Los Angeles officials told most evacuees from the wildfires on Thursday to stay away from their homes at least another week.

January 17, 2025 2:21 pm
 

World

A mother's anguish: One son to be freed from Gaza, another left behind

News that Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage release deal after 15 months of war in Gaza is bittersweet for Ruth Strum — one of her sons is expected to be freed, but a second will be left behind in captivity for now.

January 17, 2025 12:54 pm

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