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US grounds SpaceX's starship after fiery mid-air explosion 18 Jan 2025 - 04:40 pm
Debris from the SpaceX Starship is seen in the sky near Providenciales, Turks and Caicos on January 16, 2025. Photos by AFP.
TikTok's journey from fun app to US security concern 18 Jan 2025 - 12:08 pm
In this photo illustration, the TikTok logo is displayed on a phone on January 17, 2025 in New York City. Alex Kent/Getty Images/AFP
Trump administration plans mass immigrant arrests next week: incoming official 18 Jan 2025 - 11:42 am
A man wearing a Trump hat looks at the US Capitol on January 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher / AFP)
Trump inauguration moved indoors due to extreme cold 17 Jan 2025 - 11:47 pm
Preparations for President-elect Donald Trump's 2nd term inauguration in the US Capitol rotunda on January 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images via AFP)
Trump, Xi speak by phone, vow improved ties despite threats 17 Jan 2025 - 07:20 pm
This combination of pictures created on November 07, 2024 shows former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024, and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a press conference in Belgrade, on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Charly Triballeau and Elvis Barukcic / AFP)
Brazil's Bolsonaro denied passport for Trump inauguration 16 Jan 2025 - 11:52 pm
File: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a
Trump names trio of divisive stars as Hollywood 'ambassadors' 16 Jan 2025 - 11:40 pm
This combination of pictures created on January 16, 2025 shows US actor Jon Voight in Hollywood, California, August 20, 2024, US actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson in Los Angeles on September 24, 2024, and US actor Sylvester Stallone in New York City on November 9, 2022. (Photos by Valerie Macon and Timothy A Clary / AFP)
Maverick filmmaker David Lynch dies at 78: family statement 16 Jan 2025 - 09:53 pm
(FILES) US director David Lynch arrives on May 25, 2017 for the screening of the tv series 'Twin Peaks' at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Lynch died at the of 78, according to a statement released by his family on January 16, 2025. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)
TikTok CEO to attend Trump's inauguration: US media 16 Jan 2025 - 07:22 pm
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US stocks near flat after mixed retail sales data 16 Jan 2025 - 05:50 pm
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TikTok plans total US shutdown as ban deadline looms: report 15 Jan 2025 - 06:13 pm
This photograph taken on April 19, 2024 shows a man holding a smartphone displaying the logo of Chinese social media platform Tiktok in an office in Paris. Photo by Antonin UTZ / AFP
US bans red food dye over possible cancer risk: health authorities 15 Jan 2025 - 06:07 pm
A boy holds a wrapped Dubble Bubble Bubble Gum candy in his mouth, a product that uses Red Dye # 3, in this illustration photograph on December 27, 2024. Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP
Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous gusts forecast 15 Jan 2025 - 02:52 pm
An aerial view of homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 13, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Biden warns America's 'soul' at stake as Trump comeback looms 15 Jan 2025 - 02:41 pm
US President Joe Biden walks into the East Room of the White House to applause before signing proclamations to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sattitla Highlands National Monument in California, in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2025. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP)
What is the pink stuff coating fire-ravaged Los Angeles? 15 Jan 2025 - 12:57 pm
A firefighting aircraft drops the fire retardant Phos-Chek as the Palisades Fire burns amid a powerful windstorm on January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP
Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up 14 Jan 2025 - 10:44 pm
The Auto Fire spreads following the riverbed of the Santa Clara River in Oxnard, North West of Los Angeles, California, on January 13, 2025. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)
US deficit tops $700 bn to hit record in October-December 14 Jan 2025 - 10:38 pm
US Treasury file photo for representational purposes only
Israel must accept 'time-bound, conditions-based' path to Palestinian state: Blinken 14 Jan 2025 - 07:22 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2025. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP.