USA: Court denies TikTok’s plea to stop likely ban until Supreme Court review

A United States federal appeals court has rejected a request by the social media platform TikTok to halt enforcement of a law requiring the company’s Chinese owners to divest or face a…

Syria: Celebration in Damascus as world leaders discuss challenges facing the country

Tens of thousands of Syrians have converged at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in the capital Damascus to celebrate the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, as world leaders held meetings to discuss the…

Turkey: President Erdogan offers to mediate in Sudan-UAE disputes

Turkey can step in to resolve disputes between Sudan and the United Arab Emirates, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told the head of the Sudan Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah…

Ukraine: Russia intensifies assaults on Ukraine ahead of Trump’s inauguration

Mounting evidence suggests that Russia ramped up its assaults on Ukraine leading up to the United States election on November 5, in a possible effort to strengthen isolationists supporting Donald Trump.…

UK: Three gang members jailed in biggest drugs operation

Three more members of an organised crime group (OCG) have been jailed following the UK’s largest investigation into drug smuggling. Prosecutors said they believed the gang smuggled heroin, cocaine and…

USA: Woman charged after mentioning CEO killing in call with healthcare firm

A Florida woman was charged for threatening a US health insurance company by repeating words similar to those used by the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer. Briana Boston, 42, is accused…

Australia: Authorities to force tech giants to keep paying for news

Australia’s government says it will create new rules to force big tech companies to pay local publishers for news. The long-awaited decision sets out a successor to a world-first law…

Singapore: Authorities step up executions amid increasing pressure from anti-death penalty groups

Masoud Rahimi Mehrzad’s father was in a remote part of Iran when he received the news that he had long dreaded.His son was to be hanged in Singapore’s Changi Prison.…

UK: Prince Andrew says he ‘ceased all contact’ with alleged Chinese spy

Prince Andrew has said he “ceased all contact” with a businessman accused of being a Chinese spy after receiving advice from the government. In a statement, his office said Prince…

Denmark: British trader found guilty of £1bn fraud

A British hedge fund trader has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Denmark, after being found guilty of orchestrating a tax fraud that cost the Danish government more…