From the US Supreme Court’s ruling on TikTok and Israel’s cabinet okaying a ceasefire pact with Hamas to US President Joe Biden commuting the sentences of thousands, several important events took place in the world this week.

Harlan Ullman, Ph.D., is United Press International’s Arnaud deBorchgrave Distinguished Columnist, senior advisor at Washington D.C.’s Atlantic Council, chairman of two private companies and principal author of the shock and awe military doctrine. His next book, due in 2025, is “The Great Paradox: Strategic Thinking in an Unstrategic World.”

Lawmakers pushing for a TikTok ban have voiced concern about Chinese influence — but also about pro-Palestinian messages on the platform.

His inauguration coincides with MLK Day, when our country pauses to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. Donald Trump today will recite the oath of office and officially return to power to enact his sweeping vision of America.

Mike Waltz, Trump's appointed National Security Advisor, says in an interview to CBS: 'Hamas will never rule Gaza.'

President-elect Donald Trump said mass deportations will begin “very quickly” after taking office, one of a number of plans he discussed in a phone interview with NBC News on Saturday.

After months of deadlock, Israel and Hamas have reached a deal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement. I spoke with USA TODAY World Affairs correspondent, Kim Hjelmgaard to learn more. Kim, thank you so much for making some time on this.

Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas. (Video courtesy of Associated Press) READ: Join this channel to get access to perks: Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel!

On Monday evening, just hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate passed the Laken Riley Act, an extreme bill that would allow for the deportation and detention of any undocumented immigrant merely suspected of a nonviolent crime. And they did it with the help of 12 Democrats.

President Trump's first national security priorities are to restore the Pentagon's warfighting readiness and reform the intelligence community.

As Donald Trump becomes America’s 47th president, one wonders if he is experiencing buyer’s remorse. Barack Obama was surely dealt the worst hand of any president since Lincoln before the Civil War and Roosevelt with the depression inheriting two unwinnable wars and a financial crisis.