WHO regrets Trump’s decision to withdraw US from organisation
WEB DESK: The World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed deep regret Tuesday following US President Donald Trump’s executive order to withdraw the United States from the UN health agency. The decision, signed hours after his inauguration, has drawn global concern over its potential impact on international health initiatives In a statement,
US free Afghan Taliban leader in exchange for two Americans
REUTERS: The United States has freed an Afghan convicted by an American court on charges of drug smuggling and terrorism in exchange for two US citizens held in Afghanistan, authorities in Kabul said on Tuesday. Afghan officials said the man, Khan Mohammad, had landed in Kabul after being released. Mohammad
Trump takes office, promises ‘only two genders’, border crackdown
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump pledged to rescue America from what he described as years of betrayal and decline in his inaugural address on Monday, prioritising a crackdown on illegal immigration and portraying himself as a national savior chosen by God. “First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border,”
Raids on illegal immigrants to begin within 24 hours of Trump’s oath
WASHINGTON: United States (US) immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of illegal and undocumented immigrants across the country, briefly after President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office. Yesterday, President-elect Donald Trump promised to sign a blitz of executive orders on his first day as president to launch mass deportation
TikTok restores service in US
US: TikTok restored service in the United States after President Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order to give the app a reprieve when he takes office on Monday. The platform had shut down late Saturday as a ban on national security grounds took effect. The app’s Chinese
Trump to revive TikTok, but wants 50 per cent US ownership
REUTERS: President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive TikTok access in the US by executive order after he is sworn in on Monday, but said he wants the popular social media app to be at least half owned by US investors. TikTok stopped working for its 170 million American users
US sues Pepsi over exclusive discounts to Walmart
REUTERS: The US Federal Trade Commission sued Pepsi on Friday for offering preferential pricing to a larger retailer, whom a source familiar with the matter confirmed was Walmart. The practices fed high consumer prices by leaving other retailers, from large grocery chains to independent convenience stores, to pay more, the
TikTok CEO to attend Trump’s inauguration, US media reports
WASHINGTON: The head of TikTok, Shou Chew, is set to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, according to reports by major US outlets, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. This high-profile appearance comes as TikTok faces a potential nationwide ban, with the US Supreme Court
TikTok officially gives up in US, app to shutdown on Sunday
WASHINGTON: TikTok – the popular social media app used by over 170 million Americans – will no longer resist the threat of a ban in the United States. People familiar with the matter said on Wednesday that TikTok plans to shut US operations of its social media app, when a
WATCH: ispace, Firefly launch commercial moon landers
WEB DESK: Two moon landers from Japan’s ispace and US-based Firefly Aerospace embarked on their lunar journeys on Wednesday with a rare dual launch by SpaceX, highlighting the intensifying global race to explore the moon. ispace’s Hakuto-R Mission 2 marks the company’s second attempt to land on the lunar surface
