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ByteDance signs deal to sell over 80% of TikTok's US assets to avoid ban

ByteDance has signed a binding deal to shift control of TikTok's US operations to a new joint venture, a key step to avoid a ban and end years of uncertainty over the app

Man suspected in Brown University shooting found dead in New Hampshire

Although Brown officials say there are 1,200 cameras on campus, the attack happened in an older part of the engineering building that has few, if any, cameras

North Carolina plane crash: Retired NASCAR driver Biffle, 6 others killed

Flight records show the plane was registered to a company run by retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle

US, Canada to launch formal talks to review free trade pact in mid-January

Canada is one of the most trade-dependent countries in the world, and more than 75 per cent of Canada's exports go to the country's southern neighbour

Lines from Lolita, Bill Gates, Chomsky: What new Epstein photos show

House Democrats released 68 photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate showing Bill Gates, Noam Chomsky, passports and Lolita excerpts, ahead of a wider Trump-era file release deadline

Justice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein investigation

The records could contain the most detailed look yet at nearly two decades worth of government investigations into Epstein's sexual abuse of young women

US military strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific

The attacks brought the total number of known boat strikes to 28 while at least 104 people have been killed, according to numbers announced by the Trump administration

Bangladesh protests: Media offices set ablaze after Sharif Hadi's Death

Protests erupted in Bangladesh after Sharif Hadi's death, with mobs attacking and setting fire to Prothom Alo and The Daily Star offices in Dhaka, trapping several journalists

Islamic State-Khorasan spokesperson arrested by Pak authorities: UN report

The UN report claimed that following his arrest, IS-K propaganda arms, such as the Al-Azaim Foundation, had suffered a major blow

Bangladesh unrest: Who was Sharif Osman Hadi, whose death sparked protests?

Bangladesh saw fresh unrest after Sharif Osman Hadi, a leader of Inquilab Mancha and a key face of the July uprising, died from gunshot injuries, triggering protests and political tension in Dhaka

Bangladesh rocked by protests after death of student leader in Singapore

Hadi, also a candidate in the scheduled February 12 general elections, was shot in the head by masked gunmen on Friday as he initiated his election campaign

EU leaders agree to $106 bn loan to Ukraine for 2026-2027 amid peace hopes

EU leaders were under intense pressure to agree to the massive loan for Ukraine at the make-or-break summit after months of talks failed to break the deadlock over the contentious plan

Japan should have nuclear weapons, PM's security adviser reportedly says

The official cited Japan's worsening security environment, pointing to China's expanding nuclear arsenal, Russia's nuclear threat and North Korea's ongoing development of nuclear weapons

Asia sees Mexico's sweeping 50% tariffs as building Trump's new trade wall

For the countries affected by the new rates out of Mexico City, this is a sobering reminder that they have more than just the US president to deal with

BP's sudden CEO change shocks investors, signals shift in company strategy

Auchincloss had been in the chief executive role less than two years and just this February had unveiled a strategic reset. His replacement will be Meg O'Neill

Australia to start gun buyback programme after Bondi Beach terror attack

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday announced the government will introduce legislation to help fund the buyback

Nasa chief fuels SpaceX-Blue Origin rivalry as US eyes return to moon

Both SpaceX and Blue Origin hold contracts with Nasa to build lunar landers for the agency's Artemis program

US Coast Guard removes references to swastikas, nooses being 'divisive'

The move appears to cap off back-and-forth revisions to Coast Guard policy on swastikas, nooses and other hate symbols, which has sparked an uproar

Asian markets rebound as tech lifts Wall Street, investors eye BOJ hike

Markets imply around a 90 per cent chance the BOJ will raise its rate a quarter point to 0.75 per cent later Friday, with much resting on the outlook for further tightening ahead

Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts centre

Trump, a Republican, often refers to the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, which is named for a Democratic predecessor, as the Trump Kennedy Centre