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In a social media post earlier today, US President Donald Trump seemed to double down on claims his country would fight to control the territory of Gaza. He had also suggested recently at a press conference that Palestinians should leave the region and be taken in by neighbouring nations. We…
US President Donald Trump has restated his plan for a US takeover of the Gaza Strip, after his idea was rejected by Palestinians and leaders around the world on Wednesday. Writing on social media, Trump said Gaza, "would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion…
We hear from a resident of Gaza who gives her reaction to Donald Trump's announcement that he wants to take over Gaza and move out the 2m people living there while it's redeveloped; also on the programme, are President Trump's orders to shut down a federal agency and fire federal…
There's been international condemnation of plans by US President Donald Trump to seize control of Gaza. He said he wants the US to take a "long-term ownership position" and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East", while Palestinians could be resettled in other countries. We have reactions from…
The Israeli PM has said that this shows how close the bond is between the two countries and the two men. But is that really so?Also on the programme: Sweden experiences the worst mass shooting in its history as ten people are killed in the central city of Örebro; and…
China is retaliating against US tariffs by restricting exports on a group of rare metals crucial to defence and other industries.Also, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is to meet with president Trump for talks in Washington later today. And Spain's scientists search for solutions to a fungus that ravages…
Mexico will increase its efforts in combating drug trafficking. Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, says the US has agreed to take steps to limit the flow of guns south.Also on the programme: the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is taking over the running of the US aid agency, saying he's…
President Trump says he has spoken to Canada's prime minister about the sweeping tariffs he has imposed. He is also expected to speak Mexico's president. Both countries have said they will retaliate to US tariffs, though the White House has suggested a solution could yet be found. There are fears…
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is en route to meet US president Donald Trump. He will be the first foreign leader to meet President Trump since his return to office. The meeting comes as the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues. However, negotiations on phase two…
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is in Panama to meet its president and tour the canal. Mr Rubio's meeting with President Jose Raul Mulino has taken on urgency following President Trump’s stated determination to take back the canal, with military force if necessary.Also on the programme: We look…
The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on the US's three largest trading partners: Mexico, Canada and China. Canadian officials say twenty-five percent tariffs will come into force on Tuesday. We get the reactions on those import duties from former Mexican foreign Minister Jorge Castenada and Miles Yu, China advisor to…
As the US administration imposes tariffs on its three largest trading partners - Canada, Mexico and China - we ask what impact they will have, first and foremost, on China. Also on the programme: as Rwandan-backed rebels advance on the city of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a…
There has been fierce fighting as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance towards the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, marking a further escalation in the region's conflict. Rwanda's foreign minister, Olivier Nduhungirehe, tells Newshour why his country is backing M23 rebels in eastern Congo. And France's UN ambassador, Nicolas…
German MPs debate a controversial new immigration law, put forward by the main conservative party but reliant on the far-right to pass. We get the latest from Berlin.Also in the programme: we hear from relatives of some of the tens of thousands of Ukrainians missing in the wake of Russia's…
Emergency teams in Washington said they don't expect to find any survivors from the mid-air collision between a passenger plane and a US military helicopter. Also on the programme, Israel have released more than a hundred Palestinian prisoners and Hamas have released two Israeli civilians and five Thai nationals as…
30 Jan 4PM
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