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In his first 24 hours back in office, US President Donald Trump has signed a range of executive orders, one of which removes the US from the World Health Organization. He claims the agency mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside other global health crises. We hear from the WHO and a…
President Trump begins his first full day back in the White House, having signed a flurry of executive orders and making other policy announcements immediately after his inauguration on Monday. The new president also issued pardons or commutations for more than 1,500 people convicted or charged in connection with the…
In this special Newshour edition: Donald Trump says a "golden age" has begun for America after he was sworn in as president for a second time. He criticised his predecessor, Joe Biden, and set out a series of executive orders to be signed today. They included the declaration of a…
Preparations ramp up for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as 47th president of the United States. We hear from our correspondents across Washington D.C., and speak to the singer performing the national anthem in today’s ceremony, and to a member of Donald Trump’s transition team.Also in the programme: on…
Doctors in Tel Aviv say the three women hostages released by Hamas as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel are in a stable condition, while in the occupied West Bank, crowds have gathered outside Ofer Prison to see the first 90 Palestinian prisoners freed in exchange for the 3…
Four hours into the truce, we hear from Gaza, where thousands of displaced people have already begun heading back to their homes. We also speak to a doctor preparing to receive some of the first Israeli hostages due to be released. Also on the programme: hundreds of supporters of the…
Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says his country reserved the right to go back to war in Gaza if the negotiations for a second phase of the ceasefire are fruitless. Also on the programme: pro-Trump and anti-Trump demonstrators are making their feelings known across the US before his inauguration; and…
During Donald Trump's election campaign, he claimed he could end the war in Ukraine in a single day. As his inauguration nears, the goal widens. Amid growing speculation that negotiations will happen, our Senior International Correspondent, Orla Guerin, reports on a dark mood in Ukraine.Also in the programme: US Tik…
The Israeli cabinet is meeting to approve the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement. Some relatives of the hostages say it should have come months ago, but several ministers have threatened to resign if it is ratified. We hear from Jerusalem and from Gaza.Also in the programme: why atmospheric levels…
Itamar Ben-Gvir is a far right politician who, if he does resign, could bring down the Israeli government. He says a ceasefire would be a win for Hamas,Also on the programme: the American director David Lynch, whose work included films like The Elephant Man and Blue Velvet as well as…
An Israeli cabinet meeting to ratify the ceasefire agreement for Gaza between Israel and Hamas is delayed, with the government accusing Hamas of reneging on the terms. We hear from a member of the governing coalition and from Hamas, which denies Israel's accusation. We also hear from one man in…
After 15 months of war, Hamas and Israel have agreed a ceasefire agreement which will come into force on the 19th January. The deal will enter a 42-day first phase, after which the second phase of the ceasefire and further release of hostages will need to be agreed. We speak…
South Korean investigators say the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, is refusing to answer questions under interrogation. He was arrested on Wednesday in relation to his short-lived imposition of martial law in early December. In a video message the president said he had agreed to appear before the investigators to…
Former Fox News host and military veteran Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for defence secretary, faced four hours of grilling by the Senate Armed Services Committee. He was challenged over previous comments made about women in the military; elsewhere he vowed to restore a "warrior ethos" to the Pentagon.Also on…
Qatari mediators say major differences have been overcome in negotiations on a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza. What will it mean for Palestinians there and for the relatives of Israeli hostages, who are anxiously waiting for news of the negotiations? Also on the programme:…
14 Jan 9AM
51 min
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