On Friday morning his office said Netanyahu had been informed by the negotiating team that agreements on the deal had been reached. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a “deal to release the hostages” has been agreed upon. Netanyahu had delayed a cabinet vote to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal, due on…
TikTok plans to shut its app for U.S. users on Sunday, when a federal ban on the social media app used by 170 million Americans is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said. The law signed in April considers a ban on new TikTok downloads on Apple AAPL.O…
South Korean authorities have arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces charges of insurrection following an attempt to impose martial law. However, Yoon is now at the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO)—he said he agreed to the interrogation “even though it is an illegal investigation, in order to prevent any unsavoury bloodshed.” Authorities served the warrant…
95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 are injured after a major earthquake struck the mountainous Tibet region on Tuesday morning. News reaching our desk indicates that temperatures in Tingri County, near the earthquake’s epicentre, are around -8C (17.6F) and will drop to -18 this evening. Videos published by China’s state broadcaster CCTV showed…
Justice Juan Merchan of New York has made a significant ruling by deciding not to postpone the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in his high-profile felony hush money case, which is scheduled for this Friday. The judge assessed Trump’s pleas for a delay as mere echoes of previously raised arguments, lacking in fresh substance. However,…
Japanese woman known as Tomiko Itooka has been recognised as the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records, and she died at the age of 116 in a nursing home in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. However, she became the oldest person in the world after Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera passed away in August 2024 at…
Millions of Americans are bracing for a huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over a decade. The National Weather Service told uncovered news reporters that “The storm, which started in the middle of the US, will move east in the next couple of days.” A state of emergency…
A judge has set the sentencing date for Donald Trump in his hush-money case in New York for 10 January, a mere two weeks before his inauguration as president. However, New York Justice Juan Merchan has indicated that Trump will not face jail time, probation, or a fine but will receive an “unconditional discharge.” Donald…
Mike Johnson has been re-elected as US House Speaker in the first round of voting after overcoming a Republican revolt. Moreover, with a razor-thin Republican majority, he could only afford to lose one of his party members. However, three Republicans had originally voted against him but changed their votes to support Johnson at the last…
Police officers in South Korea have arrived at President Yoon Suk Yeol’s home in a bid to arrest him over his short-lived declaration of martial law in early December. It is said that 20 officers marched to the presidential residence at about 08:00 local time (23:00 GMT) with that number reinforced to about 80 an…
