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Police officers and volunteers salvage belongings of the devotees after a fire erupts in makeshift tents during the ongoing “Maha Kumbh Mela”, or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, January 19, 2025. - REUTERS/Stringer

Fire at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival contained, no one injured

MUMBAI: A large fire broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, but the blaze was quickly brought under control and no injuries ...

Displaced Palestinians make their way past rubble, as they attempt to return to their homes, following a delay in the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas over the hostage list, in the northern Gaza Strip January 19, 2025. - REUTERS/Khalil Ramzi

Gaza ceasefire deal takes effect and fighting halts after delay

CAIRO: A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday after a nearly three-hour delay, pausing a 15-month-old war that has brought devastation and seismic political change ...

A combination image shows a woman holding a cutout picture of British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 14, 2024 (L) and undated handout images of Israeli hostage Doron Steinbrecher (C) and Israeli hostage Romi Gonen (R), who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas. REUTERS/Tomer Appelbaum, Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now/Handout via REUTERS, Gonen Family/Handout via REUTERS

Israeli PM’s office says three hostages to be freed after 1400 GMT Sunday, four more in seven days

JERUSALEM: The Israeli prime minister’s office said Sunday that the release of three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza would take place after 1400 GMT on Sunday.

In a statement, it also said four other living ...

Palestinians walk past the rubble following a delay in the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas over the hostage list, in Gaza City, January 19, 2025. - REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

At least eight Palestinians killed in Gaza amid delay in ceasefire implementation

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least eight Palestinians across the Gaza Strip amid a delay in the implementation of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian civil emergency service ...

TikTok goes dark for US users, company pins hope on Trump

WASHINGTON: TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a law that takes effect Sunday requiring the shutdown of the app used ...

Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon’s detention

SEOUL: A South Korean court on Sunday extended President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention for up to 20 days, leading to violent protests by hundreds of angry supporters who stormed the court building, smashed ...

Trump rethinking next week’s planned immigration raids, report says

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration is reconsidering plans for immigration raids in Chicago next week after details were leaked, Trump's “border czar” Tom Homan told the ...

Israel approves Gaza ceasefire, carries out more attacks

TEL AVIV: Israel approved a ceasefire deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday that involves releasing hostages in the Gaza Strip, and Israeli forces carried out new attacks in the enclave ...

Trump says he may give TikTok a 90-day reprieve Monday

WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban after he takes office on Monday, as the app with 170 million American ...

A social media influencer films a video for his new Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, after leaving TikTok, in Times Square in New York City - REUTERSpix

TikTok faces US ban deadline as users brace for fallout

TIKTOK buzzed with nervous anticipation across the U.S. on Saturday as a looming federal ban threatened to sever access to the Chinese-owned app that has captivated nearly half of all Americans, powered ...