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A TikTok ban in the US is set to go ahead on Sunday after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal, ruling that the law passed by Congress asking the app's Chinese owner to sell its stake did not violate free speech rights.

The legal drama stems from the US government's national security concerns and TikTok's ties to China. Last year, ByteDance was ordered to sell the app to a US buyer or it would be banned by 19 January - that sale has not yet happened.

TikTok is one of the most popular short-form video apps in the world, and is a major part of a multi-billion dollar influencer economy.

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison over a corruption case, in the latest of a series of charges laid against him.

It is the longest valid jail sentence the cricket star-turned-politician, who has been detained since August 2023, has received.

He has faced charges in over 100 cases, ranging from leaking state secrets to selling state gifts - all of which he has denounced as politically motivated.

The latest case has been described by Pakistani authorities as the largest the country has seen.

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Three lawyers who acted for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been sentenced on charges of taking part in an "extremist organisation".

Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser were arrested in October 2023 as Russian authorities intensified pressure on the jailed Kremlin critic, who died suddenly in February in an Arctic prison colony.

They were put on trial behind closed doors in Petushki, a town east of Moscow, and accused of "using their status" to relay messages between Navalny and his colleagues.

They’ve been given jail terms of up to five-and-a-half years.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed a Gaza ceasefire deal has been agreed with Hamas, after overcoming last-minute disputes.

Mr Netanyahu's security cabinet is meeting now to vote on the deal, and then the government will have to approve it.

He said if all finalised, the first hostages "are expected to be released as early as Sunday".

The civil defence agency in Gaza said at least 80 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the deal was first announced, with Israel’s military saying it had hit more than 50 targets across the territory.

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Israeli air strikes are continuing in Gaza ahead of the ceasefire agreement and hostage deal with Hamas, which comes into effect on Sunday, subject to the Israeli cabinet's approval.

The strikes killed 73 people overnight following the announcement of the deal, Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence agency reported. Victims include 12 people living in a residential block in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City, the health ministry said.

Israel has previously launched air strikes in the run-up to ceasefire arrangements taking effect, most recently in Lebanon, where the capital Beirut suffered heavy bombing hours before a ceasefire came into force in November 2024.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been expected to confirm the ceasefire deal in parliament but his office claimed Hamas has "reneged" on parts of the agreement, prompting a "last-minute crisis".

Two hardline right-wing ministers, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, have long threatened to leave Mr Netanyahu’s government coalition if the ceasefire goes ahead.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen and Fergal Keane.

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UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced five government-backed local inquiries and a new national-level "rapid audit" of grooming gangs.

The government faced calls for a full national inquiry after interventions by tech billionaire Elon Musk. Adam is joined by Henry Zeffman, chief political correspondent, and social affairs editor Alison Holt.

And the ceasefire vote in Israel is delayed as airstrikes continue in Gaza. Adam also speaks to Lyse Doucet, chief international correspondent.

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South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol has refused to take part in a second day of questioning in a criminal trial into his attempt to impose martial law.

He was arrested on January 15 on charges of insurrection for a failed martial law order on 3 December that plunged the country into turmoil.

Lawyers for the president said he would not take part in any further questioning due to ill health.

Meanwhile the constitutional court is holding a hearing to decide whether to permanently remove him from office or reinstate his powers.

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Israel and Hamas have agreed a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war.

Qatari Prime Minister Al Thani said the agreement would come into effect on 19 January, as long as it was approved by the Israeli cabinet.

Hamas attacked southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 back to Gaza as hostages.

The attack triggered a massive Israeli offensive on Gaza, during which more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

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The survivors of an Egyptian dive boat sinking have told the BBC about the moment the ship went down.

Thirty-five people were rescued from the wreck of the Sea Story, an Egyptian dive vessel that sank in the Red Sea on 25 November last year. Four bodies were recovered and seven people are still missing.

Using animations to illustrate their testimony, this is the minute-by-minute account of the sinking.

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The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said the cabinet will delay a planned meeting to discuss approving the Gaza ceasefire deal, accusing Hamas of seeking last-minute concessions.

Meanwhile, the health ministry in Gaza has said dozens of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes ahead of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel coming into force.

Hamas says it is committed to a deal, but the BBC's Rushdi Abualouf hears the group is attempting a last-minute push for the release of one or two symbolic prisoners from its movement.

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