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TikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app was due to take effect.The app was no longer available on Apple’s iOS App Store or Google’s Play Store. The US Congress passed a law in April mandating that parent company ByteDance either sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner or face a total shutdown. It chose the latter.TikTok said that divestment “is simply not possible: not commercially, not technologically, not legally”. The company held that line until the very end.The app’s disappearance has been five years in the making. Donald Trump…

Putting aside that argument, there are certainly some diplomatic opportunities Mr. Trump can seize, though history and ominous recent warnings suggest that he may soften up his adversaries and his allies with threats of military action if he doesn’t get what he wants. (See: Iran, Greenland, Panama.)Here is a scorecard to keep handy in the first few months.In the fog of war, a potential Ukraine dealThere is very little evidence that Mr. Putin is eager for a deal that would extract him from a war that has already cost Russia nearly 200,000 dead and more than half a million wounded.…

Donald Trump’s impending return to the Oval Office will be a shattering experience for Democrats.

New Delhi: Fifteen months after war in Gaza began, a 42-day ceasefire comes in force today. While the ceasefire announcement has brought hope to many in the region, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said Tel Aviv had US support to return to war if necessary During the 42-day ceasefire, Palestinian militant groups will hand over 33 Israeli hostages and Israel will release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.The ceasefire is mediated by Qatar. “As coordinated by the parties to the agreement and the mediators, the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will begin at 8:30 am (0630 GMT) on Sunday,” Qatar’s foreign ministry…

A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Peru’s capital Lima, more than 20 years after it was removed. The sculpture was unveiled during a ceremony marking the 490th anniversary of the city’s founding.Pizarro founded Lima in 1535 after defeating the Inca Empire and claiming their lands for the Spanish crown.Indigenous leaders say he was a mass murderer who destroyed their culture, while those who supported the statue’s return said Peru should not erase its history.The monument, which shows Pizarro on horseback with his sword drawn, was created by the American sculptor Charles…

Kevin Costner hit a new milestone.Costner shared a photo of his childhood self dressed as a cowboy as he celebrated 70 years of life.”Thank you guys for the birthday wishes,” Costner wrote on his Instagram post.”If you can believe it, this is me. I was chasing the cowboy life just about as soon as I could walk, and here I am doing it still,” he continued. “Here’s to another year of keeping our sights set on our dreams.”KEVIN COSTNER DEFENDS ‘HORIZON’ FROM ‘DISMISSIVE’ CRITICS AFTER POOR BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE Kevin Costner turned 70 Jan. 18. (Instagram/Kevin Costner, Getty Images)APP USERS…

The clash between Silicon Valley and Brussels enters a new phase

A Queensland man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to a woman in a horrific act of domestic violence in a home south of Brisbane.After being treated by paramedics at the scene in the Logan suburb of Kingston on Saturday morning, the 34-year-old woman was rushed to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s hospital in a serious condition. Police say she sustained serious burns.The 36-year-old Kingston man was charged with attempted murder on Saturday night, as well as common assault and breach of domestic violence.Police said authorities were called to the Kingston Court house at about 7.45am…

As president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol lived in a luxurious hilltop mansion, threw parties and had a small army of personal guards. These days, he is alone in a 107-square-foot jail cell, eating simple food like noodles and kimchi soup, and sleeping on the floor.This will be his new reality for a while yet, after he was formally arrested on insurrection charges early Sunday as part of an investigation into his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month.Mr. Yoon, 64, has been in the Seoul Detention Center, a government-run jail south of Seoul, since Wednesday, when he became…

Watch: People’s March brings thousands to streets of Washington DCThousands of mostly female demonstrators took to the streets of Washington DC on Saturday to rally against President-elect Donald Trump two days ahead of his inauguration.The People’s March – previously known as the Women’s March – has taken place every year since 2017.A coalition of groups organised the movement with the stated aim of confronting “Trumpism”, according to its website. Smaller protests against Trump were held in New York City and on the other side of the country in Seattle.The rallies coincide with Trump’s arrival to the nation’s capital for a…