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File image of Chinese Coast Guard ships. — AP

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China accuses a Filipino boat of colliding with its coast guard and responds by firing water cannons

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a press conference after the latest round of trade talks between the world's top two economies concluded in Madrid that U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping would speak Friday to possibly finalize the deal. He said the objective of the deal would be to switch to American ownership.
He did not disclose the terms of the deal, saying that it is between two private parties, but added that "the commercial terms have been agreed upon."
Little is known about the actual deal in the works, including what companies are involved and whether the United States would have a stake in TikTok. Li Chenggang, China's international trade representative, said the two sides have reached "basic framework consensus" to properly solve TikTok-related issues in a cooperative way, reduce investment barriers and promote related economic and trade cooperation, according to China's official news agency Xinhua.
Oracle Corp. has been floated as a likely buyer for the platform. Representatives for the company did not immediately respond to a message for comment on Monday.
In Madrid, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the team was "very focused on TikTok and making sure that it was a deal that is fair for the Chinese," but also "completely respects U.S. national security concerns."
Wang Jingtao, deputy director of China's Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, told reporters in Madrid there was consensus on authorization of "the use of intellectual property rights such as (TikTok's) algorithm" -- a main sticking point in the deal.
The sides also agreed on entrusting a partner with handling U.S. user data and content security, he said.
Though he has no clear legal basis to do so, Trump has continued to extend the deadline for TikTok to avoid a ban in the U.S. This gives his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership. The next deadline is on Sept. 17, and Trump has already signaled he would extend it if needed.
It is not clear how many times Trump can keep extending the ban as the government continues to try to negotiate a deal for TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance. While there is no clear legal basis for the extensions, so far, there have been no legal challenges against the administration. Trump has amassed more than 15 million followers on TikTok since he joined last year, and he has credited the trendsetting platform with helping him gain traction among young voters. He said in January that he has a "warm spot for TikTok."
For now, TikTok continues to function for its 170 million users in the U.S. Tech giants Apple, Google and Oracle were persuaded to continue to offer and support the app, on the promise that Trump's Justice Department would not use the law to seek potentially steep fines against them.
Americans are even more closely divided on what to do about TikTok than they were two years ago.
A recent Pew Research Center survey found that about one-third of Americans said they supported a TikTok ban, down from 50% in March 2023. Roughly one-third said they would oppose a ban, and a similar percentage said they weren't sure.
Among those who said they supported banning the social media platform, about 8 in 10 cited concerns over users' data security being at risk as a major factor in their decision, according to the report.
During his first term as president, Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, saying it posed a threat to U.S. national security. But his tune changed when he returned to the White House a second time, signing an executive order on his first day in office to keep the app running.
During Joe Biden's Democratic presidency, Congress and the White House used national security grounds to approve a U.S. ban on TikTok unless its Chinese parent company sold its controlling stake.
U.S. officials were concerned about ByteDance's roots and ownership, pointing to laws in China that require Chinese companies to hand over data requested by the government. Another concern became the proprietary algorithm that populates what users see on the app. — AP

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What to know after U.S. says it has reached framework deal with China to keep TikTok in operation

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A Bigg's killer whale known as T101A. — AP

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Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state is seen carrying a dead calf

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Bus burnt during anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu. — AP

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From Nepal to Hong Kong: youth revolutions that (Not Always) succeed in South Asia

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Ghana's President John Mahama. — AP

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What to know about the U.S. deportations to non-citizen African countries

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Senior Tea Buyer Aaron Vick uses a whisk to make a matcha drink — AP

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How much for matcha? Prices for the popular powdered tea soar due to global demand

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Expectations for AI drive Google's stock surge. — AP

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Google becomes the fourth company in the world to reach three trillion in market value

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Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip — AP

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Israel's defense minister says 'Gaza is burning' after heavy strikes overnight across Gaza City

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Lisa Cook, in a 2022 image. — AP

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An appeals court rejects Trump's appeal and overturns the dismissal of one of the Federal Reserve governors

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Building vandalized during anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu. — AP

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The pirate flag from the manga and anime One Piece becomes the symbol of rebellion in protests in Asia

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U.S. Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan. — AP

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U.S. judge won't intervene in Trump administration's deportations of West Africans to Ghana

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President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer exit Air Force One — AP

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Trump flies in for a UK state visit where trade and tech talks mix with royal pomp

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Carl Skau, deputy executive director and chief operating officer of the World Food Program — AP

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U.N. official says conflicts, disasters and funding cuts a 'perfect storm' causing acute hunger

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North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. — AP

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North Korea increases executions of citizens for watching Hollywood movies or listening to K-pop songs

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United States President, Donald Trump. — AP

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Trump claims to have destroyed a second boat in international waters, killing "three Venezuelan narco-terrorists"

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Elon Musk. — AP

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Do we really want to exchange Earth for Mars? "It's like leaving a messy room to live in a toxic waste dump"

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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. — AP

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The US will prevent China from using Spain as a "springboard" to take advantage of the tariff peace between Trump and the EU

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. — AP

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North Korea increases executions of citizens for watching Hollywood movies or listening to K-pop songs

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Visitors give commands to a robot at an Nvidia booth. — AP

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Nvidia violated antimonopoly laws, China says

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North Korean defector Kim Seong-Min — AP

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Kim Seong-Min, defector whose radio broadcasts relayed foreign news to North Korea, dies at 63

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Haitians deported from the Dominican Republic get out of trucks in Carrizal, Dominican Republic — AP

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West African nationals deported by U.S. to Ghana have all been sent to their home countries

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President Donald Trump. — AP

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Norway's 'woke' fund that infuriates the United States and Trump's desire for foreign investments (without foreigners)

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An aerial view of inflatable craft, used by migrants to cross the channel. — AP

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United Kingdom plans to deport the first immigrants who crossed the English Channel on regular Air France flights

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Elon Musk, in a 2020 image. — AP

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Tesla's stock rises after Musk buys shares worth $1 billion

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Basel Adra, one of the directors of the Oscar winner documentary "No Other Land" — AP

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director Basel Adra says his home in West Bank raided by Israeli soldiers

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Pope Leo XIV. — AP

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Pope honors 21st century martyrs: Christians killed by Islamic militants, mafias, Amazon ranchers

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Former President Jair Bolsonaro. — AP

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Brazil ex-President Jair Bolsonaro briefly leaves house arrest for hospital visit

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Lisa Cook, right, takes the oath of office to become a member of the Federal Reserve Board — AP

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Trump administration renews push to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook ahead of key vote

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Former comfort woman, Lee Yong-soo, left, who was forced to serve for the Japanese troops as a sex slave during World War II — AP

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Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to U.N.

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France's President Emmanuel Macron. — AP

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Macron's last resort after appointing his third Prime Minister in a year

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Tyler Robinson, alleged killer of Charlie Kirk, in the booking photo. — AP

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US authorities say Kirk's killer "was a person indoctrinated with leftist ideology"

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Protests on Stamford Street. — AP

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Over 100,000 ultras take over central London to protest against immigration

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Vigil in honor of Kirk on Friday in Provo, Utah. — AP

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USA enters the era of violent populism: "the nation is broken, nothing can unite us"

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Volunteers clean police station which was vandalized during protests. — AP

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From Nepal to Hong Kong: youth revolutions that (not always) succeed in South Asia

Redacción: LUCAS DE LA CAL

Drones each carry a Russia, and Belarus national flag at a training ground. — AP

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NATO against drones: killing flies with cannons

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A makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk. — AP

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A 22-year-old Utah man is in custody in Charlie Kirk shooting

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Erriyon Knighton, of the United States — AP

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Olympic sprinter Erriyon Knighton gets 4-year ban for positive test for anabolic steroid

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An Israeli policeman inspects the site of a stabbing attack in Tzuba (Tzova) — AP

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Two people are stabbed at a hotel outside Jerusalem

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A photo Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA. — AP

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Trump says 'with a high degree of certainty' that suspect in Kirk killing caught

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A car damaged by debris falling from a destroyed roof, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace — AP

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Russian drones force Europe to defend itself

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — AP

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Lebanon licenses Elon Musk's Starlink for satellite internet services

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Aaron Rodgers (8), quarterback de los Steelers de Pittsburgh — AP

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No preseason was no problem for Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Aaron Rodgers

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U.S. fighter aircraft F-16 — AP

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France sends jets to Poland, the UK ramps up sanctions in a signal to Russia not to escalate

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. — AP

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Vessel struck by U.S. military off Venezuela was heading back to shore

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A man walks past a damaged house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace — AP

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Russian drone incursion in Poland prompts NATO leaders to take stock of bigger threats

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Anna Netrebko, opera singer. — AP

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Royal Opera appearance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko draws pro-Ukraine protest

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A photo of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA — AP

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Officials ask for public's help in finding Charlie Kirk shooter

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President of the European Commission, in a file image. — AP

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Brussels entrusts itself to the "electric, small, and affordable" car

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Vice President JD Vance. — AP

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Vance arrives in Arizona with Charlie Kirk's casket aboard Air Force Two

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South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia — AP

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South Korean workers return home after days of detention in Georgia following immigration raid

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