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CIA offers buyouts to staff

The US Central Intelligence Agency has become the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce. It's part of President Donald Trump's broad effort to shrink the federal government and shape it to his agenda. Kate Fisher reports from Washington:

6 February, 2025

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Guterres warns Donald Trump against ethnic cleansing in Gaza

Antonio Guterres has warned against any form of "ethnic cleansing" in Gaza. The United Nations Secretary General was responding to US President Donald Trump's comments that the US take ownership of the Gaza strip and resettle Palestinians living there. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

6 February, 2025

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Second US judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

A United States federal judge in Maryland blocked President Donald Trump's executive order preventing the children of undocumented migrants from receiving birthright citizenship. District Judge Deborah Boardman says the executive order runs counter to the country's 250-year laws of citizenship by birth and likely violates an 1898 Supreme Court decision on the issue. Jody Jacobs has more.

6 February, 2025

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Trump Gaza takeover plan met with skepticism & criticism

Donald Trump's plan for a US takeover of Gaza is facing international criticism. The president said on Tuesday Palestinians should be removed from the Gaza Strip - an idea that violates international law. Nick Harper reports from Washington.

6 February, 2025

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Netanyahu backs Trump’s proposal for US role in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed support for former US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States should explore taking control of the Gaza Strip. The comments came during a meeting at the White House, where Trump described Gaza as having the potential to become the “Riviera of the Middle East” and did not rule out deploying US troops to achieve this vision. […]

5 February, 2025

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Palestinian UN ambassador says the Gaza Strip is “our home”

The Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour has responded to US President Donald Trump's assertion that the US would take over the Gaza Strip and that Palestinians will be resettled elsewhere. Speaking in New York shortly after the claim was made by Trump, Mansour said the Gaza strip is the home of the Palestinian people and leaders should respect that.

5 February, 2025

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Sweden: Örebro Education Centre Shooting Leaves at Least 10 Dead

A shooting at an education centre in the city of Örebro in central Sweden has claimed the lives of at least ten people including the suspected gunman. Six people were injured. Police say there is currently no information indicating that the shooter acted based on ideological motives. Sweden’s prime minister Ulf Kristersson described the attack as a terrible act of violence and the worst mass shooting in the country’s […]

5 February, 2025

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US orders antisemitism task force for schools and universities

The US Justice Department has started a task force to combat antisemitism in places of education. The multi-agency group will tackle the issues following a rise in incidents at US schools and universities. Nick Harper reports from Washington.

5 February, 2025

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RFK Jr. passes first test in confirmation bid

Robert F Kennedy Jr has passed an important first test in his bid to become the US Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Senate Finance Committee voted to send his nomination to the full chamber, in a result that was completely split along party lines. Ira Spitzer reports.

5 February, 2025