Monday, January 20, 2025

Let's Do The News! (January 20, 2025)

                  

Your daily round-up of today's news...

TikTok plans to restore its US service after US President-elect Donald Trump said he would delay a ban on the app.

- Three hostages held by Hamas were freed in exchange for ninety Palestinian prisoners as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

- Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell were interviewed under caution by police after attending a London pro-Palestinian rally, according to reports.

- According to reports, Turkey simultaneously built 31 naval warships including an aircraft carrier and a destroyer for regional dominance.

- A M5.4 quake hits Calatagan, Batangas.

- Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez also insisted that the House withdraw its passed House Bill No. 8910 or a bill to prevent early teenage pregnancy.

- The leadership of the Philippine National Police will not overlook police officers used by politicians, especially now that the 2025 midterm elections are approaching.

- Anime producer Koichiro Ito pleads guilty to obscene acts against three minors. The final sentencing is scheduled at the end of February 2025.

Tencent app games such as Marvel Snap, Land of Empires, Mission EVO, Mobile Legends, and others are no longer available in US app stores, joining alongside the recently-banned TikTok in the US market. Past reports revealed that the US Defense Department claimed that Tencent and other Chinese companies have links to the Chinese military, an accusation that Chinese companies strongly deny.

- CNBLUE member Jung Yong Hwa is undergoing knee surgery.

- The ACC commissioner, Jim Phillips, has announced that the league will be discussing whether to make changes to the format of its conference championship game. He says that the league will have conversations among coaches and athletic directors to gather their input.

- Actor Robert Pattinson to make a cameo appearance in the upcoming Running Man episode.

- Former Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista and his aide were found guilty of graft by the Sandiganbayan.

TTFN.

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