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FirstUp: Trump to extend TikTok sale deadline for third time and other top news today
US President Donald Trump is expected to grant ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, another 90 days to finalise a deal to sell the app to a US-approved firm. This will be the third extension of the deadline, which was originally set to expire today and has already been pushed back twice. Meanwhile, bypolls are set to take place today for five assembly seats across four states: Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala read more
This will be the third time the deadline has been extended. Reuters/File Photo
A deadline extension for TikTok in the US by Donald Trump, bypolls for five seats across four Indian states, the sentencing of Chinese student Zhenhao Zou by a London court, and Aung San Suu Kyi's 80th birthday in Myanmar, several events are lined up for today.
TikTok's deadline to sell or face a ban in the US ends today. This is the second time the deadline has run out. Now, Donald Trump is expected to give the app 90 more days.
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Here's a quick look at these and other key developments to watch:
Donald Trump to extend TikTok sale deadline
US President Donald Trump is set to give ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, more time to reach a deal to sell the app to a US-approved firm.
This will be the third time the deadline has been extended. The current deadline, set to end today, was already pushed twice before.
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president plans to sign an executive order to extend the deadline by another 90 days.
The TikTok logo is seen in this illustration. Reuters
Last year, a law passed by Congress and signed by former President Joe Biden gave ByteDance nine months to sell TikTok or face a full ban across the country.
Despite that law, the app will remain available for its 170 million users in the US, at least for now. Lawmakers had supported the measure after raising concerns over national security due to TikTok's Chinese ownership.
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi turns 80
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi , who remains in jail, turns 80 today.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner is serving a 27-year sentence. She was arrested during a military coup in 2021, which removed the democratically elected government.
Her son, Kim Aris, had earlier launched a global campaign to collect 80,000 birthday wishes to celebrate her 80th birthday.
She was arrested during a military coup in 2021. Reuters/File Photo
In a video message, Aris said: 'The Suu 80 Birthday Wishes campaign offers a simple and secure way for individuals worldwide to upload a birthday wish honouring [Ms Suu Kyi's] 80th birthday. Everyone can upload a birthday wish, free of charge".
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The campaign ran from June 4 to 19.
Bypolls in four assembly seats
Bypolls will be held today for five assembly seats across four states: Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala.
Opposition parties, including Congress, AAP, Trinamool Congress and CPI(M), will contest against each other as well as the BJP.
Voting will take place today, and the results will be announced on June 23.
The outcome may help parties shape a favourable narrative ahead of state elections. West Bengal and Kerala vote in 2026, while Punjab and Gujarat go to the polls in 2027.
Sentencing of Chinese student Zhenhao Zou in London
Sentencing will take place today in London for Zhenhao Zou, a Chinese student found guilty in March of drugging and raping 10 women in the UK and China.
British police believe he may have attacked as many as 50 women.
Zou, 28, lived in south London and used dating apps and other online platforms to meet women. According to London's Metropolitan Police, he would invite them to his home under the guise of studying or having drinks, then drug them.
He filmed himself raping and sexually assaulting them while they were unconscious, and later kept some of their jewellery and clothes.
Zou, 28, lived in south London and used dating apps and other online platforms to meet women. Reuters/File Photo
He was convicted of 28 charges at Inner London Crown Court, including 11 counts of rape. Authorities have so far been able to identify only two of the 10 victims.
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Zou, originally from Dongguan in Guangdong Province, came to the UK in 2017 and began his PhD at University College London in 2019.
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