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Does US-Colombia deportation row have wider implications?

Monday, January 27, 2025  
An explosive diplomatic row between the US and Colombia over the deportation of unauthorised immigrants on military planes.

It has been quickly defused for now, but threats of further action are being made.

What does this signal about the new Donald Trump presidency?

Presenter:

Elizabeth Puranam

Guests:

Niall Stanage - Political analyst and White House columnist for The Hill newspaper in Washington, DC.

Sergio Guzman - Director of Colombia Risk Analysis, a political consultancy in Bogota.

Rachel Schmidtke - Senior advocate for Latin America at Refugees International in the US.

Trump’s ethnic cleansing idea unlikely to come to fruition: Analysis

Monday, January 27, 2025  
US President Trump’s idea of the mass expulsion of Palestinians in Gaza to Jordan and Egypt is unlikely to ever happen, says Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani.

"Even if he applies pressure on Jordan and Egypt, I think their leaderships will recognise the price of going along with Trump is going to be much greater than the price of resisting him – in terms of the survival of their leaderships for participating in something like this," Rabbani told Al Jazeera, referring to Trump’s plan as "ethnic cleansing".

"This isn’t going to happen because Israel is not going to succeed in ethnically cleansing the Gaza Strip after a war, after having failed to do so during a war."

When former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken went on a tour of Arab states to promote this idea late last year, he was met with a "blanket refusal", Rabbani added.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu is feeling the heat from his coalition partners over the ceasefire deal who view the Israeli leader as succumbing to US demands, the analyst said.
“I think there’s a kind of a mix of personal, political and ideological factors at play. But ultimately, I think the key relationship to look at here is not that between Netanyahu and his coalition partners, or between Israelis and Palestinians, but between Washington and Israel – because Washington is the one calling the shots, and Israel has no choice but to comply.”

Turkiye ski resort fire: At least 66 people killed in blaze at hotel

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

At least 66 people have died in a fire at a popular ski resort in Turkiye.

Panicked guests have jumped to their deaths as it was engulfed in flames.

It's happened in Kartalkaya, which is in the Koroglu Mountains in the northwest.

The blaze engulfed a 12-storey hotel with wooden cladding.

At least 51 people have been injured, some in a critical condition.

The fire started in the kitchen of the hotel - which backs onto a cliff, making it a difficult for firefighters to get to.

Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu has more from Istanbul, Turkiye.

Trump’s inauguration: Key takeaways as Trump sworn in as 47th US president

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, returning to the White House four years after his defeat.

In his inaugural speech on Monday, January 20, 2025 the 78-year-old took an aggressive stance, using his platform in the Capitol Rotunda to criticise outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden. Trump vowed a "revolution of common sense" and condemned Biden’s presidency.

He signed multiple executive orders to reverse key Biden policies and pardoned around 1,500 individuals charged over the January 6 Capitol riot in 2021.

Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports from Washington, DC.

Trump’s Panama Canal threat would breach UN Charter: Analysis

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Al Jazeera's diplomatic editor James Bays says:
Trump is the president of the United States and he says he is going to take the Panama Canal back. Now, if he did that, that would be a breach of the UN Charter, that’s the governing document that has framed international relations since World War II. Not just a matter of history though, this sets a precedent.

Golden age: Donald Trump is sworn in as 47th president of the US

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, marking a historic return to the White House.

He's taken the oath of office, ushering in a new administration and an end to Joe Biden's presidency.
 
His inauguration took place in the Capitol Rotunda -- moved indoors for the first time in 40 years because of intense cold weather.

Trump's the first president to have invited foreign leaders to his inauguration.

He's returning to the Oval Office backed by a House and Senate under Republican control.

And has promised sweeping executive orders on day one to undo Biden policies and push forward his promises.

Israel and Hamas have agreed on a ceasefire deal to halt war: Qatari PM

Jan 16, 2025  
Qatar, Egypt and the United States have announced that mediation efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza have succeeded.

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani made the announcement, saying that the deal will lead to the release of Israeli captives and surging humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Yemen strikes: Israel, US and UK attack Houthi targets

Saturday, Jan 11, 2025 
Yemen's Houthi group says the US and UK have carried out a series of strikes on 12 locations in the capital, Sanaa. The Israeli military also conducted attacks across the country  -saying it tar-geted Houthi military infrastructure.
 
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Haji reports.

How much damage has been caused by the fire in Los Angeles so far?

Friday, January 10, 2025

The fire in the forests of Los Angeles, America is increasing continuously. The fire has engulfed many areas.

According to US officials, seven people have died so far due to the fire.

The areas of Los Angeles where this fire has spread include Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lydia and Kenneth.

Out of these five areas, the fire has spread the most in Palisades. In Pacific Palisades, about 20 thousand acres of area has come under the grip of fire. So far only six percent of the fire has been controlled.

Due to the fire in Eaton, an area of ​​​​about 14 thousand acres is burning in Altadena and Pasadena. Not even one percent of the fire has been controlled here.

Kenneth is the newest of the five areas in which the fire has spread. In California's West Hills, 960 acres of land in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties have been affected by the fire. Not even one percent of the fire has been controlled.

Firefighters are trying to control the fire in a 700-acre area in Sylmar, Hurst. So far 10 percent of the fire has been controlled.

Firefighters have controlled 60 percent of the fire in Lydia. Here in the city of Acton, about 400 acres of land has been affected by the fire.

Donald Trump neither fined nor jailed in hush money case

Friday, January 10, 2025

America's newly elected President Donald Trump has not been punished on all 34 charges in the hush money case.

While delivering the verdict, Justice Merchan said, "I wish you success in your second term."

The court decided to release Trump unconditionally, which means that he will neither have to pay any fine in this case nor will he have to serve any jail sentence.

Justice Merchan told the court that releasing Trump unconditionally in this case is a legitimate punishment without encroaching upon the highest office of this country.

Trump is accused of secretly paying money to porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for keeping quiet in order to avoid a scandal in 2016. He was convicted in this case in May 2024.

Trump will take oath as the President of America for the second time on January 20, 2025.