TikTok returns to US app stores after Trump delays ban Apple and Google have made the video-sharing app available again amid national security concerns from some US officials. The TikTok app has become available to download again in the US Apple App store and Google Play store [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters] Published On 14 Feb 202514…
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Champions Trophy – a tournament that was tucked away into obscurity since 2017 – is set to make its comeback as Pakistan hosts its first multination cricket event in 29 years. The ninth edition of the elite one-day international (ODI) tournament will run from February 19 to March 9 in…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian drone attack caused a fire at the former Chernobyl plant.
Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups. All parties to the conflict between M23 rebels and Congolese forces are suspected of committing violence, UNICEF says [Moses Sawasawa/AP] Published On…
EXPLAINER Why is Donald Trump discontinuing the penny? The one cent coin costs more to produce than its value and is nearly obsolete in retail. But it has its supporters. Each penny costs 3.69 cents to produce, according to the US Mint [Michael M Santiago/Getty Images via AFP] Published On 14 Feb 202514 Feb 2025…
US attorneys general sue to challenge Elon Musk and DOGE’s authority A new lawsuit challenges Trump ally’s government agency, saying it has been unlawfully given ‘virtually unchecked power’. Billionaire and US presidential adviser, Elon Musk [Nathan Howard/Reuters] Published On 14 Feb 202514 Feb 2025 Attorneys general from 14 American states have filed a lawsuit to…
Malaysia’s economy grows 5.1% in 2024 on strong investment, domestic demand Central bank says Southeast Asian economy on track for robust investment, exports and household spending going forward. A motorcyclist rides past the Bank Negara Malaysia building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 5, 2020 [Vincent Thian/AP] Published On 14 Feb 202514 Feb 2025 Malaysia’s…
At least 6 killed in fire at South Korean hotel construction site Casualty figures and damages are still being assessed after firefighters rescued workers from the blaze in Busan city. Smoke rises from the site of the fire in a building currently under construction in Busan, South Korea, on February 14, 2025 [Yonhap via Reuters]…
A kayaker who was briefly swallowed by a whale in Chile says he thought he was dead, before being spat back out unharmed
Trump administration bars AP reporters for third day, news agency says AP boss Julie Pace condemns ‘deeply troubling escalation’ in spat over Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. The Associated Press logo is shown at the entrance to the news organisation’s office in New York on Thursday, July 13, 2023 [Aaron Jackson/AP] Published On…