Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect Sunday morning, officials say
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Saturday.
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Inside the parade of right-wing world leaders flocking to D.C. for Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON—In a historic first, President-elect Donald Trump is bucking centuries of American tradition by welcoming an array of foreign leaders to his second inauguration. The parade is about as far-right as they come, including many who — whether in policy or bombast — have been compared to Trump himself. One of Trump’s guests is known…
‘Safe haven’: Iranian Canadians urge Ottawa to weed out regime officials
Documents released by the foreign interference commission summarize public consultations with the Iranian diaspora.
Israel’s cabinet recommends approval of Gaza ceasefire deal
The deal now goes to the full cabinet of ministers for final sign-off. It is expected to OK the ceasefire, which could start as soon as Sunday.
SpaceX Starship explodes over Caribbean, causing spectacular light show
‘Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!’ Elon Musk wrote, alongside a video of falling debris.
China’s declining population is posing issues for its economy. Here’s why
The figures announced by the government follow trends worldwide, but especially in East Asia, where Japan, South Korea and other nations have seen their birth rates plummet.
Trump-voting farmer warns crops will ‘rot’ if his workers get deported
A farmer who voted for President-elect Donald Trump is warning him not to go too far with his pledge to carry out the largest deportation in American history. In an interview with Bloomberg, tomato grower Tony DiMare said that it would be a major mistake for Trump to institute the kind of crackdown on undocumented…
Trump announces call with China’s leader — and discloses what they spoke about
Donald Trump announced that he spoke to Chinese president Xi Jinping just days before returning to the White House. The president-elect posted on his Truth Social website that he spoke by phone with Xi for the first time since 2021, just three days before his inauguration. “I just spoke to Chairman Xi Jinping of China,”…
Supreme Court announces decision on TikTok ban in the U.S.
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that concerns about TikTok are warranted, and it rejected the app’s argument that there were First Amendment violations. The high court ruled that “The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act is constitutional under the First Amendment” was a valid way for the government to ban the app,…
‘Something is going to happen’: Report said to reveal source of Trump’s Panama ‘fixation’
Panama’s leaders and even some of Donald Trump’s allies are still scratching their heads over his threats to reclaim control over the Panama Canal, but he has apparently been seething over the issue since hosting a Miss Universe pageant in that country two decades ago. While the aggressive public posture may be new, interviews by…