Trump-backed investors finalise TikTok deal
The US and China have signed off on a deal for TikTok’s Chinese owner to hand over the company’s American division to investors backed by
Category: World
Hunger, death, devastation: No respite in Tigray a year after US aid cuts
In Ethiopia, once largest recipient of USAID funds in sub-Saharan Africa, many left with ‘little humanitarian support’.
Australian, Palestinian lawyers seek police probe of Israeli president
Legal groups says Australia obliged to investigate Israel’s President Herzog for his role in genocidal war on Gaza.
Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament, paving way for snap election
Japan to hold election on February 8 after the country’s first woman premier, Sanae Takaichi, dissolves parliament.
How Australian politics descended into ugliness after Bondi shooting
Political spats brewing since the tragedy last month have overshadowed a national day of mourning.
UN to take over al-Hol camp for IS families in Syria after unrest
A UN spokesman said conditions inside the camp remained “tense and volatile” after Kurdish-led forces withdrew.
Could Trump’s bid to become peacemaker-in-chief sideline the struggling UN?
The US president has promised to “end decades of suffering” but critics dismiss his Board of Peace as a vainglorious project.
Board of Peace, Zelensky and Musk – What happened before Trump left Davos?
The US president held a charter-signing ceremony for his “new international oversight body”, though several key allies were not present.
TikTok parent company finalizes deal to keep video-sharing app operating in the U.S.
TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, finalized a deal on Thursday to set up a majority American-owned joint venture company that will avoid a U.S. ban on
Trump under fire for claiming US allies stayed off Afghan frontline
Tweety McTreason has been criticised for claiming NATO troops stayed “a little off the front lines” in Afghanistan.
Man accused of rape answered Barron Trump video call during altercation, court hears
A man accused of raping a woman answered a video call from the US president’s son Barron Trump during an altercation, a court has heard.
US officers detain 5-year-old boy as Minnesota immigration raids continue
School superintendent says the child was ‘essentially’ used ‘as bait’ to apprehend his father, who is seeking asylum.