US Supreme Court critical of TikTok arguments against looming ban A law would require parent company ByteDance to sell off US operations of TikTok by January 19 or face a ban. A protester on January 10 holds up a placard outside the Supreme Court calling on the justices to ‘keep TikTok’ [Marko Djurica/Reuters] Published On…
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term as president.
Biden extends temporary status for immigrants from Ukraine, Venezuela The US president’s decision to renew the ‘temporary protected status’ comes as President-elect Trump prepares to take office. Immigrants who have been in the US for years rally asking for temporary protected status (TPS) and other protections at Franklin Park in Washington, DC, on November 14,…
Inside Story Can a new president change Lebanon’s fortunes? Appointment of Joseph Aoun ends two years of political paralysis. After a two-year political deadlock, Lebanon has a president. The election of army chief Joseph Aoun by parliament has been welcomed from Washington to Tehran. He takes the helm of a country ravaged by war and…
A judge did not impose fines, jail time, or probation on US President-elect Donald Trump for his hush money conviction.
Greenland does not want to be American or Danish, PM says Mute Egede, who previously said territory ‘not for sale’, underlined people’s desire to be ‘master of own house’. Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede said he was “ready to talk” to US President-elect Donald Trump at a news conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 10,…
‘I lost everything:’ Fire crews battle ‘unprecedented’ Los Angeles blazes Officials hope improved wind conditions will allow firefighters to contain wildfires that have devastated the US city. Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 9 [Ringo Chiu/Reuters] Published On 10 Jan 202510 Jan 2025 A pause in the strong winds fuelling deadly…
The UN can end the Middle East conflict by welcoming Palestine as a member The June 2025 UN Conference on Palestine can be the long-awaited turning point for the region. Published On 10 Jan 202510 Jan 2025 People visit the Mount of Olives overlooking the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in…
Israel launches air raids on power station, ports in Yemen Benjamin Netnayahu says Houthis ‘will continue to pay, a heavy price for their aggression against’ Israel. People and security forces watch smoke billowing near a rally in support of Palestinians after Israeli air strikes on Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa, on January 10, 2025 [Mohammed Huwais/AFP]…
US targets Russia’s oil sector with ‘sweeping’ sanctions Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he is confident sanctions will ‘significantly reduce Russia’s petrodollar income’. Gazprom’s Amur Gas Processing Plant lights up the night near the town of Svobodny in southeastern Russia on September 13, 2023 [Artem Geodakyan/Sputnik/Pool via Reuters] Published On 10 Jan 202510 Jan 2025 The…