UNITED STATES: Thousands of mostly women demonstrators took to the streets of Washington DC, New York City and Seattle on Saturday to protest against president-elect Donald Trump.

The People’s March — previously the Women’s March — was organised by a coalition of groups and came ahead of Mr Trump’s inauguration in the US capital tomorrow.

NIGERIA: A tanker exploded after crashing in the Suleja area of North Central Niger state of Nigeria on Saturday, killing 77 people and injuring another 25.

Nigeria has experienced a number of similar incidents in recent months.

Two weeks ago a fuel tanker crash in the oil rich Delta state left five dead and at least 153 people died during an explosion of leaking petrol in October.

INDIA: A court has convicted Sanjay Roy of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in August last year at a hospital in Kolkata city in West Bengal state.

Judge Anirban Das said Mr Roy, a hospital volunteer worker, will be sentenced tomorrow, which could be life in prison or the death penalty.

Mr Roy is still maintaining his innocence and claims he is being framed for the murder. 

UNITED STATES: Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos on the social media platform as a federal ban on the immensely popular app takes effect.

The company’s app was removed on Saturday evening from prominent app stores, including the ones operated by Apple and Google, while its website told users that the short-form video platform was no longer available. 

The blackout began just hours before the law took effect.