Social media platform TikTok became unavailable for some users in the United States on Saturday evening (Jan. 18) local time, with a pop-up message saying "Sorry, TikTok is currently unavailable." Social media platform TikTok became unavailable for some users in the United States on Saturday evening (Jan. 18) local time, with a pop-up message sayin

Hamas releases first three hostages as promised after ceasefire formally takes effect, as thousands of Gazans begin to return home Foreign news agencies reported that Hamas released the first three hostages as promised after the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip that they made with Israel officially came into effect on Sunday, January 19, 2025.

A Taliban leader in Afghanistan has criticised the government's ban on women's education, saying it was not based on an interpretation of Islamic law but rather on personal choice. Foreign news agencies reported that Mr. Sher Abbas Stanikhzai, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Afghan Taliban government, called on the Taliban leaders in the country to

Foreign news agencies reported that TikTok began to resume its services to more than 170 million users in the United States again on Sunday, January 19, 2025, after the service was suspended for several hours since Saturday night, as Donald Trump promised to use an executive order to postpone the ban of this application after taking office as presi

The first three hostages released by Hamas have returned to Israel, where they were checked into hospital and reunited with family they hadn't seen in 15 months. Foreign news agencies reported that on Sunday, January 19, 2025, Hamas released the first three hostages as promised after the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip that they had made with