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Hamas freed three Israeli hostages while Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, marking the first day of a ceasefire halting a 15-month-long conflict that has ravaged the Gaza Strip and intensified tensions…

Hours after shutting itself down in the United States, TikTok is back for many users. The platform attributed its return to a move by President-elect Donald Trump to save the app. According to CNN, TikTok…

TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. A message appearing on the app for US users said a law…

Americans will be hit by a “Trump tariffs tax” if the US president-elect increases customs duties on Canadian products, the Canadian foreign minister said Friday, pledging a hard-hitting response in any trade…

The US Treasury Department will start taking “extraordinary measures” next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Trump takes…

An Indian court on Saturday found a 33-year-old man guilty for the rape and murder of a doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year. The discovery of the victim’s bloodied…

A Pakistan court on Friday convicted former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a landmark graft case, sentencing Khan…

Donald Trump who will become president on Monday intends to carry out “post-inauguration” immigration raids in Chicago next week, according to two people…

Donald Trump said Friday that his inauguration as US president on Monday will be moved indoors due to expected freezing weather. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country,” Trump wrote on his app Truth Social.…

Former President Barack Obama took to social media on Friday to celebrate his wife, Michelle Obama, on her 61st birthday, referring to her as “the love of my life.” In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Obama praised…

United States law enforcement agents carried out exercises using barbed wire and concrete blocks Friday at a crossing on the border with Mexico as tensions crept up ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.…

Kemi Badenoch says that migrants who refuse to embrace British culture should seek to live elsewhere. The Tory leader’s firm position, which includes a vow to reduce immigration and restore voter trust, was outlined…

China said on Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth…

US President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas would have never been reached without pressure from him and his incoming administration. The agreement,…

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra almost fell victim to a phone scam using AI to impersonate a foreign leader’s voice, she said Wednesday. The PM, the youngest daughter of telecoms billionaire and…

UK patients are “coming to harm” with hospitals so overwhelmed people are dying in corridors awaiting treatment amid a “collapse in care standards”, a report said Thursday. In the latest indictment of Britain’s…

Outgoing United States President, Joe Biden, has cautioned against a dangerous oligarchy taking shape in America. In his farewell address on…

United States outgoing President Joe Biden and incoming President Donald Trump are both claiming credit for the newly brokered ceasefire agreement…

Kemi Badenoch has attributed the grooming gangs scandal to individuals from “peasant backgrounds” and “sub-communities” within certain foreign countries. The Conservative leader reiterated her call for a national…

House Republicans advanced legislation Tuesday to block transgender women and girls from school sports, heightening a contentious culture war. The bill, passed 218-206 with two Texas Democrats joining Republicans, is…

Hamas has reportedly agreed to the terms proposed for a ceasefire with Israel, which has conducted land and air assault on Gaza in retaliation for the October 7, 2023 attack. During the invasion of Israel by…

The Bank of Canada’s recent interest rate cuts have done little to ease Canadians’ financial anxieties, according to MNP LTD’s latest Consumer Debt Index. Released Monday, the index revealed 50% of Canadians feel they…

President Joe Biden is removing the US designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House said Tuesday, in a deal that will see imprisoned protesters released in the communist country. The move…

Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, NBC news reported Tuesday, further…