World

TikTok stops working for US users, disappears from Apple, Google stores

TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a law that takes effect Sunday requiring the shutdown of the app used by 170 million Americans.

January 19, 2025 5:26 pm
 

World

Migrants set fire to camp during midnight police raid in north Mexico

Migrants trying to avoid arrest set fire to blankets and mattresses at a camp in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua during a raid by government forces to clear the site in the early hours of Saturday.

January 19, 2025 4:56 pm
 

World

Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention

A South Korean court on Sunday extended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention for up to 20 days, leading to violent protests by hundreds of angry supporters who stormed the court building, smashed windows and broke inside.

January 19, 2025 3:54 pm
 

World

Kenya sends another 200 police to fight gangs in Haiti

Kenya sent more than 200 police officers to Haiti on Saturday, providing backup to an understaffed security mission in the Caribbean country where rampant gang violence has displaced more than a million people.

January 19, 2025 2:52 pm
 

World

Baby dead, children injured after house fire

A baby has been found dead after fire engulfed a suburban home, leaving five other people in hospital.

January 19, 2025 1:17 pm
 

World

Trump says he may give TikTok a 90-day reprieve Monday

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban after he takes office on Monday, as the app with 170 million American users buzzed with nervous anticipation ahead of a shutdown set for Sunday.

January 19, 2025 12:06 pm
 

World

Two Iranian supreme court judges shot dead

Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country’s supreme court.

January 19, 2025 11:41 am
 

World

Thousands gather in Washington to protest Trump inauguration

Thousands of people gathered in Washington on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, as activists for women’s rights, racial justice and other causes rallied against incoming policies they say will threaten their constitutional rights during the Republican’s second term.

January 19, 2025 10:42 am
 

Australia

Storm declared 'natural disaster' as cyclone builds in NSW

Thousands of households will endure a fourth night without power and communities are on the brink of isolation as a week of wild weather is declared a natural disaster.

January 19, 2025 9:03 am
 

World

Israeli cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire accord, due to take effect Sunday

Israel’s cabinet approved a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday, a day ahead of the agreement’s scheduled start.

January 18, 2025 5:09 pm
 

World

TikTok says it will go dark Sunday in US without assurance from Biden

TikTok warned late Friday it will go dark in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden’s administration provides assurances to companies like Apple and Google that they will not face enforcement actions when a ban takes effect.

January 18, 2025 3:18 pm
 

Australia

Power out, cyclone in: storm declared natural disaster

Thousands are without power, communities are at the brink of isolation, and a tropical cyclone is looming as Australians battle a week of wild weather that has been declared a natural disaster.

January 18, 2025 12:53 pm

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