The popular video app went dark in the United States late Saturday and then came back around noon on Sunday, even as a law banning it took effect.
From the US Supreme Court’s ruling on TikTok and Israel’s cabinet okaying a ceasefire pact with Hamas to US President Joe Biden commuting the sentences of thousands, several important events took place in the world this week.
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Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL), incoming National Security Advisor to President-Elect Donald Trump, spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.
His inauguration coincides with MLK Day, when our country pauses to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. Donald Trump today will recite the oath of office and officially return to power to enact his sweeping vision of America.
Mike Waltz, Trump's appointed National Security Advisor, says in an interview to CBS: 'Hamas will never rule Gaza.'
President-elect Donald Trump said mass deportations will begin “very quickly” after taking office, one of a number of plans he discussed in a phone interview with NBC News on Saturday.
After months of deadlock, Israel and Hamas have reached a deal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement. I spoke with USA TODAY World Affairs correspondent, Kim Hjelmgaard to learn more. Kim, thank you so much for making some time on this.
President-elect Trump made the rounds rounds in Washington on Sunday and held a victory rally at Capital One Area just before Inauguration Day. Trump arrived in the nation’s capital over the
Joe Biden, on his final day as president, pardoned five activists and public servants. He offered a posthumous grant of clemency to the civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, who mobilized the Black nationalist movement and was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.
Meanwhile on the ground in Gaza the ceasefire, which came into effect on January 19th, is holding. The first hostages have been released as have 90 Palestinian prisoners. Aid has begun to flow in. The idf has begun to dismantle some of its bases. Displaced Gazans are returning to the rubble of their homes.
Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas. (Video courtesy of Associated Press) READ: Join this channel to get access to perks: Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel!