• Fri. Jan 31st, 2025

From ban to buyout: What next for TikTok in the US?

Washington (AFP) – TikTok faces an imminent shutdown in the United States after Congress passed a law last year forcing its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell the platform or…

Lazio sack doc who performed far

Milan (Italy) (AFP) – Lazio on Tuesday sacked the club doctor responsible for performing penis surgery on their fascist-sympathising falconer, who was dismissed the day before for publishing the results…

Venezuela restricts diplomats from 'hostile' European countries

Caracas (AFP) – Venezuela on Tuesday announced restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats on its soil, citing their governments' "hostile" response to Nicolas Maduro's presidential inauguration, widely rejected as…

Aston Villa sign Dutch forward Malen from Dortmund

London (AFP) – Aston Villa bolstered their attacking options on Tuesday with the signing of Dutch international Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund. Issued on: 14/01/2025 - 19:05 1 min

MSNBC boss leaves ahead of Trump White House return

New York (AFP) – The head of the left-leaning US news channel MSNBC has quit, a source at the network told AFP Tuesday, just days before Donald Trump returns to…

Blinken proposes UN role, Palestinian state path in Gaza

Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday proposed international security forces and temporary UN leadership to stabilize post-war Gaza where he warned that Hamas has recruited…

Panama Canal will 'remain' Panamanian: UN maritime chief

London (AFP) – The Panama Canal will remain Panamanian, the secretary general of the United Nation's maritime body told AFP on Tuesday, after Donald Trump refused to rule out using…

Amazon orders 200 Mercedes

Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) – Online retailer Amazon has purchased 202 electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 vehicles from Germany's Daimler Truck, the automaker said Tuesday, marking both firms' largest-ever order for battery-powered…

Tunisians rally for political prisoners' release on uprising anniversary

Tunis (AFP) – Tunisians protested in the capital on Tuesday, calling for the release of jailed political figures as they marked the 14th anniversary of the uprising that sparked the…

Asian markets mixed as traders eye US inflation data, earnings

Hong Kong (AFP) – Asian markets diverged Tuesday as bargain buying after recent losses played against ongoing worries about the outlook for the global economy and the impact of a…