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Immigration, Climate Change, Panama: Trump's First Shock Announcements As Soon As He Is Sworn In
Immigration, Climate Change, Panama: Trump's First Shock Announcements As Soon As He Is Sworn In

A state of emergency on the border with Mexico and ‘millions’ of promised deportations, withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, pardons for hundreds of Capitol Hill attackers... Barely inaugurated as President of the United States, Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders on Monday to mark his return to power. However, some of ...

Trump, Sure Of His Strength, Promises An American ‘Golden Age'
Trump, Sure Of His Strength, Promises An American ‘Golden Age'

‘The golden age of America has begun": Donald Trump, at the height of his political powers, gave his second term in office a nationalistic and vengeful tone on Monday. ‘God saved me so that I could make America great again’, declared the 45th (2017-2021) and now 47th President of the United States, in reference to an ...

Biden Preemptively Pardons Family Members and Trump Foes
Biden Preemptively Pardons Family Members and Trump Foes

US President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday to former Covid pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci, retired general Mark Milley and close family members to shield them from "politically motivated prosecutions" under the Trump administration. In an extraordinary move in his last hours in the White House, Biden gave similar pardons ...

Trump Unveils his First Measures During his Inauguration Speech
Trump Unveils his First Measures During his Inauguration Speech

During his inauguration, Donald Trump announced his intention to take several actions. 'America's decline is over' President Donald Trump declared Monday that America's "decline is over," framing his return to power as a rejection of the "radical and corrupt" establishment he claimed defined Joe Biden's presidency. "My recent election is a ...

World Reacts to Donald Trump's Inauguration
World Reacts to Donald Trump's Inauguration

Following the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, several countries have sent their congratulations to the new president. European Union EU chief Ursula von der Leyen invoked the "enduring strength" of transatlantic ties as she congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration for a second term as US ...

Trump Sworn in For Second Term Vowing Sweeping Change
Trump Sworn in For Second Term Vowing Sweeping Change

Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback. With one hand raised in the air and the other on a Bible given to him by his mother, the 47th US president solemnly took the oath of office beneath the huge ...

With Trump Inauguration Indoors, Supporters Say ‘Winging It’ but Still Thrilled
ReportWith Trump Inauguration Indoors, Supporters Say ‘Winging It’ but Still Thrilled

With glacial temperatures forcing US President-elect Donald Trump's swearing in indoors, the National Mall, normally jam-packed for inaugurations with hundreds of thousands of revelers, was eerily dead on Monday. We're "winging it," Trump supporters Lorri Williams and Ellie Hymes told AFP from the mall. The pair, who traveled to Washington from ...

Hamas Claims Gaza Will 'Rise Again' and Rebuild After Israeli Destruction
Hamas Claims Gaza Will 'Rise Again' and Rebuild After Israeli Destruction

Palestinian militant group Hamas said Monday that Gaza and its people "will rise again" and rebuild the territory battered by more than 15 months of Israeli bombardment. "Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on the path of steadfastness until the ...

Inauguration Day Explained
VideosInauguration Day Explained

What happens on Inauguration Day? Does it always fall on the same day? What events await the US President? 

The New Middle East: A Struggle Between Two Visions
Op-edThe New Middle East: A Struggle Between Two Visions

Over the past 80 years, the Middle East has consistently defied the predictions of analysts and commentators. The impulsive decisions of individual autocrats, and the complex interplay of geopolitics, wealth, religion, and great-power rivalry have made the region uniquely vulnerable to rapid and often catastrophic upheavals. We can cite countless ...