Suranjana Tewari,Asia business correspondentand Lily Jamali,North America technology correspondent Watch: Does TikTok’s US deal threaten the company’s global ambitions? TikTok has closed a deal that will allow the hugely popular short-video app to continue operating in the US, it announced on Thursday. The deal comes after a years-long tussle between Washington and Beijing that began […]
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Jude Sheerin,Washingtonand Helen Sullivan Reuters US President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invitation for Canada to join his newly constituted Board of Peace, in the latest spat between the North American neighbours. “Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining,” Trump said […]
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Watch: Ryan Wedding escorted by police in handcuffs after arrest Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico and will be extradited to the US after years on the run, FBI Director Kash Patel has said. Wedding, who had been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, […]
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detained a five-year-old boy on Tuesday during an immigration enforcement operation, Minnesota school officials and the family’s lawyer have said. Pre-schooler Liam Ramos was with his father – named by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias – when Conejo Arias was approached by […]
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Thomas Mackintoshand Sofia Ferreira Santos Watch: Trump’s comments ‘extremely disrespectful’, says British veteran Donald Trump was “wrong” to diminish the role of Nato and British troops in Afghanistan, Downing Street has said, after the US president claimed allies stayed away from the front line. Trump claimed that Nato sent “some troops” but “stayed a little […]
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Watch: Empty shelves and road preparations as US readies for winter storm More than 160 million Americans are expected to face an unusually brutal winter storm starting Friday, with heavy snows and freezing rains forecast. The storm is expected to sweep through much of the United States, leaving “extremely dangerous” conditions in its wake as […]
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Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent BBC “Together we are in a position to… end decades of suffering, stop generations of hatred and bloodshed, and forge a beautiful, everlasting and glorious peace for that region and for the whole region of the world.” Such was the soaring promise of US President Donald Trump as he inaugurated his […]
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President Donald Trump has filed a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit against America’s biggest bank JPMorgan Chase, accusing it of illegally closing his accounts for political reasons. The lawsuit, which also names the bank’s chief executive Jamie Dimon, alleges that Trump and his businesses suffered “considerable financial and reputational harm” after the bank abruptly closed their accounts […]
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Parts of Washington DC and New York state could see up to 10 inches of snow this weekend A powerful blast of cold air from the Arctic is expected to sweep through much of the United States over the coming days, with some areas expected to see more than 12in (30cm) of snow before the […]
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Ian YoungsCulture reporter Warner Bros Sinners stars Miles Caton (left) and Michael B Jordan Vampire horror film Sinners has broken the record for the most Oscar nominations received by a single film, after being nominated for 16 of Hollywood’s most coveted honours. The film beat the previous record of 14 nominations, and emerged ahead of […]
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