Trump’s TikTok deal: Oracle and Silver Lake to lead US takeover of TikTok; all you need to know | World News

President Donald Trump approved a major deal on 25 September 2025, allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States under American-led management. The agreement satisfies the requirements of a 2024 national security law, which mandated that China-based ByteDance divest TikTok’s US operations or face a ban. The deal creates a new US-controlled entity in […]

US Prez says ‘very wealthy’ group ready to buy TikTok

President Donald Trump said Sunday a group of buyers had been found for TikTok, which faces a looming ban in the United States due to its China ties, adding he could name the purchasers in two weeks.“We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way,” Trump said in an interview on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures. […]

‘It was close, but China changed because of tariffs’: Donald Trump on TikTok deal

US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that a deal over the future of TikTok in the United States was nearly finalised but China pulled back in response to new American tariffs.Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said Beijing’s change of stance came after Washington slapped an additional […]

Trump Tariffs TikTok Deal: Were Donald Trump’s tariffs responsible for delay in TikTok deal?

Were Trump’s tariffs responsible for delay in TikTok deal? (Picture credit: AP) A long-anticipated deal to shift TikTok’s US operations into American hands was nearly sealed, until US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariff announcement derailed it, according to sources familiar with the negotiations, reported news agency Associated Press.The Trump administration had been working for […]