Does TikTok's US deal threaten the company's global ambitions?
TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC's Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean.
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457 British personnel died in Afghanistan. Trump dodged the Vietnam War draft five times
After the damage done by the American president in Davos - and make no mistake, it was significant, with alliances further ruptured - he has now managed to amplify it with comments that are as disrespectful as they are false.
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I was in Helmand with UK troops. Draft dodging Trump's words are a gut punch to those killed
After the damage done by the American president in Davos - and make no mistake, it was significant, with alliances further ruptured - he has now managed to amplify it with comments that are as disrespectful as they are false.
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Trump-backed investors finalise TikTok deal
The US and China have signed off on a deal for TikTok's Chinese owner to hand over the company's American division to investors backed by Donald Trump.
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'Blood was all over' - victim of Nigeria church abduction describes escape
Some 160 people are believed to be missing after attackers raided three churches in a Nigerian village on Sunday.
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Zelenskyy lashes out at Europe ahead of first trilateral peace talks
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has lashed out at Europe during his Davos speech ahead of a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the US and Russia on Friday.
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ICE detains five-year-old and father in Minnesota, lawyer says
The boy was taken along with his father, the lawyer and school officials say. ICE says it kept the boy safe as his father ran.
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UN to take over al-Hol camp for IS families in Syria after unrest
A UN spokesman said conditions inside the camp remained "tense and volatile" after Kurdish-led forces withdrew.
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US unveils plans for 'New Gaza' with skyscrapers
"We're going to be very successful in Gaza," President Trump says, as his administration laid out its vision for post-war reconstruction.
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67 people killed in Pakistan shopping centre fire
The remains of dozens more people killed in an inferno at a shopping centre in Pakistan have been found, bringing the total number killed to 67.
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France seizes suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in the Mediterranean
The vessel, named Grinch, was stopped by the French navy as it travelled through waters between Spain and Morocco.
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German nurse jailed for murders could be linked to 100 more deaths
Prosecutors are reviewing dozens more suspected deaths linked to a former palliative care nurse.
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US optimistic on end to war as Zelensky says Ukraine to talk to US and Russia
The meeting came as US envoy Steve Witkoff headed to Moscow for a meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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Trump holds 'very good talks' with Zelensky as US pushes for Ukraine deal
The meeting came as US envoy Steve Witkoff headed to Moscow for a meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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ICE detains 5-year-old during Minnesota operation
Local school officials say the boy was taken with his father. A government spokeswoman denied ICE was targeting the boy.
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Vampire film Sinners breaks Oscar nominations record
The horror is up for 16 awards - setting a new record for the most Oscar nominations for a single film.
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Spain sees fourth train crash in five days
A commuter train has crashed into a construction crane in southeastern Spain, the fourth rail incident in the space of a week.
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Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa's Syria
The retreat of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the north-east marks the biggest change of control in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Ugandan MP and Bobi Wine ally arrested over election violence
The opposition politician is accused of election violence in which at least seven people were killed.
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Who's on Trump's Board of Peace - and who said no
Donald Trump says "a lot of great people" want to join his Board of Peace - but some world leaders are clearly worried the controversial initiative could undermine the United Nations.
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