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By challenging The Right To Land, Trump Is Destabilising The American Identity

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If it succeeds, Donald Trump's overhaul of the right to citizenship by virtue of birth in the country could profoundly reshape the United States, wiping out a founding principle that has been applied for more than 150 years by this world power, according to several experts. Barely inaugurated as the 47th American president, the Republican ...

Israeli Chief Of Staff Resigns After ‘Failure Of 7 October'

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Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Israel Chief of staff

Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi resigned on Tuesday, acknowledging his responsibility for the ‘failure’ to prevent a Palestinian Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, on the third day of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Following the entry into force on Sunday of the first phase of the truce, which led to the release of three Israeli hostages and 90 ...

Four Wounded in Tel Aviv Stabbing Attack, Assailant Killed

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Israel Tel Aviv Stabbing

Four people were wounded in a stabbing attack on Tuesday in Tel Aviv while the attacker was killed, Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom said. The police said an initial investigation "revealed that a terrorist armed with a knife stabbed three civilians on Nahalat Binyamin Street and one civilian on Gruzenberg Street". Ichilov hospital in ...

SpotlightTrump's Blizzard of Orders Faces Stormy Ride

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Donald Trump has claimed a mandate from God to reshape America, but the earthly powers of the US courts, a super-thin majority in Congress and foreign capitals may have other ideas. The Republican president unleashed a "shock and awe" blitz of executive orders in his first 24 hours back in power that overturned many of his predecessor ...

Huge Fire Guts Turkish Ski Resort Hotel Killing 76

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At least 76 people were killed when a huge fire ripped through a hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey that was packed with people enjoying the winter holidays, among them families. The blaze at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya broke out around 3:30 am (0030 GMT), sending huge clouds of smoke into the night air and sparking ...

Six killed as Syria Security Forces Launch Sweep in Homs Province

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Six people were killed on Tuesday in Syria's central Homs province, a war monitor said, as security forces launched a sweep of the area. The security forces were operating in the area around the village of Ghour al-Gharbiya in western Homs "against the remaining militias supporting" ousted president Bashar al-Assad, the official ...

France Issues New Arrest Warrant for Syria's Assad

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France Bashar al-Assad Syria prosecution

Two French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for suspected complicity in war crimes, the second such move by France's judicial authorities, a source said on Tuesday. Assad, who was ousted late last year in a lightning offensive by Islamist forces, is held responsible in the ...

Iraq Parliament Adopts Revised Bill After Outcry Over Child Marriage

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Iraq Underage Marriage

Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage. The parliament said on its website that it had adopted "the proposal to amend the Personal Status Law", as well as "the second amendment of the general amnesty law". The amendment to the ...

Five Takeaways from Trump’s Inauguration Speech

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Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday as the 47th President of the United States, marking the start of his second term. Here’s a look at five highlights of his speech.

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Qatar PM: Lasting Gaza Peace Requires "Good Faith" by Israel and Hamas

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Qatar's prime minister said Tuesday that a lasting peace in Gaza would depend on Israel and Hamas acting in "good faith", days into a fragile truce in the Palestinian territory mediated by the Gulf state. "If they are embarking in this in good faith, this will last and hopefully will lead to phase two, will lead to a permanent ceasefire," Prime ...

VideosTime Travel: Concorde Takes Off

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Travel back in time to 1976. What happened in Italy on January 21, 1976? Join us weekly on Time Travel as we explore historical events under a different theme every month. This January, we're exploring inventions and science!

Israel Launches Deadly Military Operation in West Bank's Jenin

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The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had launched an operation in the occupied West Bank's Jenin that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said aimed to "eradicate terrorism" in the area. The Palestinian health ministry, based in Ramallah, said the operation had killed eight people, just days after a ceasefire between Israel and ...