WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court upholds the law banning TikTok beginning Sunday if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company.

Biden, in symbolic move, recognizes ratification of Equal Rights Amendment, but archivist has said Congress must act.

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has met with Syria's leader during an unannounced visit to Damascus.

BEIJING (AP) — Trump and Xi speak by phone ahead of next week’s inauguration, China’s Foreign Ministry says.

Biden administration selects 15 new medications up for price negotiations including weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Security Cabinet recommends approval of ceasefire for Gaza; deal now goes to full Cabinet.

MOSCOW (AP) — Presidents of Russia and Iran meet for talks in the Kremlin.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 40 Pakistanis feared drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off African coast.

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s president pledges to spend between 5% and 6% of country’s GDP on defense starting in 2026.

Biden sets record for most presidential pardons and commutations with latest round of clemency for 2,500 drug sentences.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators request court warrant to formally arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

PETUSHKI, Russia (AP) — Three lawyers for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are jailed by a Russian court.