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Trump team says TikTok deal nears, with Oracle, Silver Lake among investors

President Donald Trump this week will declare that a deal to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance will meet requirements set out in a 2024 law, a White House official said on Monday, adding that investors will include Oracle (ORCL.N), opens new tab and private equity firm Silver Lake.

September 23, 2025 5:57 am
 

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Four major Western nations recognise Palestinian state, to fury of Israel

Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday in a move borne out of frustration over the Gaza war and intended to promote a two-state solution, prompting a furious response from Israel.

September 22, 2025 5:45 pm
 

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'Won't happen': Australia gets pushback on Palestine

Australia has officially recognised the state of Palestine, marking a shift in long-standing foreign policy, as Anthony Albanese walks a fine diplomatic line with the nation’s most important security ally.

September 22, 2025 4:55 pm
 

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Bangladesh sees worst single-day surge in dengue cases and deaths this year

Dengue infections are climbing rapidly across Bangladesh, with health officials reporting the biggest single-day rise in both deaths and hospital admissions this year.

September 22, 2025 3:46 pm
 

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Israeli strikes kill 31 people in Gaza City, medics say, as tanks advance

Israeli forces blew up more residential buildings in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 31 Palestinians and prompting many others to flee, Gazan health authorities said, as Israel’s tanks pushed further into the densely populated city.

September 22, 2025 2:21 pm
 

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Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says

A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic’s epicentre was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.

September 22, 2025 1:19 pm
 

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Charlie Kirk lauded at Arizona memorial as galvanizing force for conservatism

President Donald Trump hailed slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a “martyr for American freedom” on Sunday and vowed at his memorial service to carry on the activist’s work while again suggesting the “radical left” was responsible for Kirk’s murder.

September 22, 2025 11:40 am
 

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Modi urges Indians to get rid of foreign products amid strained US ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a public address on Sunday asked citizens to stop using foreign-made products and instead use local ones, pushing for a self-reliant campaign when trade ties with the United States have soured.

September 22, 2025 10:39 am
 

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British couple freed by Afghanistan's Taliban arrive in Qatar

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, arrived in Qatar from Afghanistan into the arms of their daughter on Friday, after the British couple were freed from eight months in Taliban captivity.

September 22, 2025 9:45 am
 

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UK, Canada, Australia recognize Palestinian state

The UK, Canada, and Australia are formally recognizing a Palestinian state.

September 22, 2025 8:26 am
 

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Pope Leo decries 'forced exile' of Gaza civilians

Pope Leo spoke out against the forced displacement of Gaza civilians on Sunday as Israel intensified its military demolition campaign in the Palestinian enclave’s main city.

September 22, 2025 7:20 am
 

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Trump White House scrambles to save Kirk's young voter machine after his death

The Trump White House is scrambling to preserve the powerful voter mobilization machine built by Charlie Kirk, whose assassination left a leadership vacuum at one of the right’s most influential political organizations, two sources familiar with the matter said.

September 22, 2025 6:22 am

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