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| Hello. President Donald Trump's first hours in office has seen him signing a flurry of executive orders, including pardoning those convicted or arrested in connection to the 6 January 2021 Capitol riots. From Thailand, Jonathan Head reports on Uyghur Muslims who fear being deported back to China. And in the UK, Dominic Casciani explains what to expect from the start of Prince Harry's trial against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Donald Trump’s busy first day |
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| | Some of the decrees aimed at cracking down on immigration are expected to be met with legal challenges. Credit: Reuters | Donald Trump did not wait to return to the White House to get to work. Taking a seat on stage at the Capital One arena, he rescinded 78 Biden-era executive actions and moved to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement, his supporters cheering him on. Once in the Oval Office, Trump issued pardons and commutations to the nearly 1,600 people prosecuted or arrested in connection to the 6 January Capitol riots. All will walk free, with the first people expected to be released from prison in the coming hours. He has also declared a border emergency, tackled the definition of birthright citizenship, and began the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). The threat of imposing tariffs on neighbours Canada and Mexico, for now, has yet to materialise, although Trump has indicated that the issue is still on his mind. |
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| Gaza rescuers reckon with scale of destruction | New images from Gaza following Sunday's ceasefire showed scenes of total devastation. | Read now > |
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| Deportation looms for Uyghurs held in Thailand | Uyghur asylum seekers fear a repeat of the mass deportations to China that Thailand ordered in July 2015. | Here's why > |
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| Ten dead in ski resort fire at Turkish hotel | At least two of the victims died after jumping from the 12-storey hotel’s windows, Turkish reports said. | What happened > |
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| Panama rejects Trump vow to 'take back' canal | Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino told his US counterpart the key trade route "is and will remain" in the country's hands. | What to know > |
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Harry's battle against UK tabloids |
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| | | Harry says the unlawful intrusion began in the 90s as a means of obtaining stories about his mother. Credit: PA Media | Prince Harry's legal battle against British tabloids reaches its most important moment on Tuesday, when his claims against The Sun and the long-closed News of the World for allegedly unlawfully intruding into his life come to trial. Legal correspondent Dominic Casciani explains what to expect. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Lining up in the sky | Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets. | |
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And finally... | The Baye Fall, a subgroup of Senegal's large Mouride brotherhood, are unlike any other Muslim group. They make up a tiny fraction of the 17 million population in Senegal, a mainly Muslim country in West Africa. But their striking appearance and unorthodox practices make them stand out. | |
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