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80 killed, thousands displaced in Colombian guerrilla violence 20 Jan 2025 - 12:07 am
Displaced people from recent clashes between armed groups wait to cross the Tarra River, which divides Colombia and Venezuela, in Tibu, Norte de Santander department, Colombia, on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Schneyder Mendoza / AFP)
Gaza ceasefire agreement reflects months of diplomatic efforts: US president 19 Jan 2025 - 11:28 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal in North Charleston, South Carolina, on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP)
South Korean president arrested, accused of leading insurrection 19 Jan 2025 - 10:49 pm
A Seoul Regional Corrections inmate transport vehicle believed to be carrying the South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at Seoul Western District Court on Saturday. (Photo by Jintak Han/The Washington Post)
UN races to feed one million Gazans after truce 19 Jan 2025 - 10:14 pm
Scores of displaced Palestinians walk along a road in the Saftawi area of Jabalia, as they leave areas near Gaza City where they had taken refuge, toward the further northern part of the Gaza Strip, shortly after a ceasefire deal was expected to be implemented. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
TikTok restores service in US, thanking Trump 19 Jan 2025 - 09:49 pm
A TikTok user holds a phone showing the screen of the social media app on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP)
Biden welcomes Gaza truce, says region 'fundamentally transformed' 19 Jan 2025 - 08:39 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal in North Charleston, South Carolina, on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Roberto Sschmidt / AFP)
Trump calls for US to partly own TikTok, says will delay ban 19 Jan 2025 - 06:36 pm
The Tik Tok Logo is displayed on a billboard at Times Square in New York City on January 17, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP)
TikTok goes dark in US as Trump seeks reprieve from ban 19 Jan 2025 - 06:02 pm
In this photo illustration, the TikTok logo is displayed on a phone on January 17, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Kent / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Wuhan keen to shake off pandemic label five years on 19 Jan 2025 - 05:48 pm
(Combo) This combination photograph created on December 23, 2024 shows a man wearing a protective face mask riding a motorcycle on a street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on January 26, 2020 (top) and cars on the same street on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP)
Displaced Gazans head home through rubble as Israel-Hamas truce begins 19 Jan 2025 - 05:20 pm
Displaced Palestinians transport their belongings as they return to central Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Pakistan's trade deficit with neighboring countries rises by 43.22 pct 19 Jan 2025 - 04:58 pm
File photo: A customer buys vegetables from a stall at a market in Karachi on July 3, 2023. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)
Paramilitary attack near besieged Darfur city kills 14: activists 19 Jan 2025 - 04:30 pm
File photo for representational purposes only showing people walking among scattered objects in the market of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur on April 29, 2023. (AFP)
ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise ceasefire over elections 19 Jan 2025 - 04:21 pm
From L-R: Laos Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary to ASEAN Aung Kyaw Moe, Singapore's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Hasan, Philippines's Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo, Brunei's Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Pehim Yusof, Cambodia's Secretery of State Kung Phoak, Indonesia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Sugiono, East Timor's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bendito Freitas, and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Malaysia's Langkawi Island on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Azneal Ishak / POOL / AFP)
Nigeria tanker truck blast toll rises to 86: rescuers 19 Jan 2025 - 03:43 pm
Peninsula
Protesters storm S. Korea court after president's detention extended 19 Jan 2025 - 02:31 pm
Police stand guard on a street near the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul, early on January 19, 2025, after hundreds of pro-Yoon protesters smashed windows and broke down doors to enter the court following the extension of the detention of impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol. Photo by Jin-kyu Kang / AFP
Sumo to stage event in Paris as part of global push 19 Jan 2025 - 11:37 am
People gather at the entrance of Ryogoku Kokugikan for the arrival of sumo wrestlers during the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP)
Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts more than 1,000 times this month 19 Jan 2025 - 11:22 am
Peninsula
TikTok suspends app within United States 19 Jan 2025 - 09:09 am
This illustration photo taken in Los Angeles on January 18, 2025, shows the TikTok app on a smartphone screen in front of a photo of US President-elect Donald Trump. Photo by Chris Delmas/ AFP