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00:00Speaking at a MAGA victory rally, Donald Trump says he'll sign a string of executive orders
00:06on his first day as president.
00:12Israel releases 90 Palestinian women and minors from prison on the second day of the Gaza
00:17ceasefire.
00:21The Qaddam station in Damascus was once the pride of Syria.
00:25Now it could be a symbol of the country's revival.
00:35Donald Trump has said he'll sign a string of executive orders on his first day as president
00:39to set our country on the proper course.
00:42Speaking to supporters at a MAGA victory rally in Washington, D.C., Trump pledged to act
00:47with historic speed to fix what he sees as a raft of problems.
00:52On the campaign trail, Trump promised mass deportations of illegal immigrants in the
00:56United States and said at the rally that would be one focus of his executive orders.
01:01You're going to see something tomorrow, you're going to see executive orders that are going
01:06to make you extremely happy, lots of them, lots of them.
01:13We have to set our country on the proper course.
01:17By the time the sun sets tomorrow evening, the invasion of our borders will have come
01:23to a halt and all the illegal border trespassers will in some form or another be on their way
01:32back home.
01:34Trump also said he'd sign an executive order delaying a TikTok ban so that we can make
01:38a deal to protect our national security.
01:42The popular video streaming app went dark late on Saturday after the Supreme Court upheld
01:46a ban on national security grounds.
01:49But hours later, it returned after Trump's executive order pledge.
01:54Trump also took a swipe at outgoing President Joe Biden, criticizing his time in office
01:58as a failed administration.
02:01He took credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal, which took effect on Sunday morning, bringing
02:05a pause to 15 months of devastating fighting in the Gaza Strip.
02:10The first group of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza were released the same day.
02:20Immigrants in Chicago are bracing for mass deportation arrests as Donald Trump's administration
02:25plans its first major immigration crackdown.
02:28Preparations include granting power of attorney, arranging childcare and installing security
02:32cameras amid rising fear.
02:34I'm 27 years old, approximately, here in Chicago.
02:38They were born here in the United States, here in Chicago.
02:42I'm a little scared, because I think about my children, because they're in school.
02:52If one day I'm arrested by ICE, how are they going to tell them?
02:57Who's going to pick them up from school?
03:00I think it would be a trauma for my children.
03:04Federal agents initially planned to target over 300 individuals with violent criminal
03:09histories, but others without legal status, including spouses or roommates, could also
03:13be detained.
03:15The operation is expected to last a week, that is if the weather permits, as Chicago
03:19faces freezing temperatures.
03:22Trump aides confirmed mass deportations are a priority, with sanctuary cities like Chicago
03:27in focus.
03:28The city recently reaffirmed its refusal to cooperate with federal immigration agents.
03:34Critics warn the crackdown could disrupt families and escalate tensions in immigrant communities.
03:46Israel has released 90 Palestinians from prison on the second day of the Gaza ceasefire.
03:52A bus carrying dozens of detainees exited the gates of Israel's Ofer prison in the early
03:57hours of Monday morning.
03:59According to a list provided by the Palestinian Authority's Commission for Prisoners Affairs,
04:04all of those released are women or minors.
04:07Israel detained them for what it said were offenses related to national security, from
04:11throwing stones to more serious accusations like attempted murder.
04:16Their release comes more than seven hours after three Israeli hostages were released
04:20by Hamas and returned to Israel.
04:22The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect after a short delay on Sunday morning.
04:28Phase one will see Hamas release 33 hostages over six weeks in return for hundreds of Palestinians
04:34being held in Israeli prisons.
04:37Phase two of the deal covers steps towards a permanent end to the fighting.
04:41It would see Hamas release the remaining hostages and the Israeli military fully withdraw from
04:46Gaza.
04:47The third and final phase covers Gaza's reconstruction, with Hamas expected to hand over the
04:52bodies of hostages in return for a plan for rebuilding the Strip.
05:02Celebrations in Gaza after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect have turned
05:07to dismay as people begin returning to the ruins of their homes.
05:11Part of phase one sees IDF forces withdraw from densely populated areas and allow thousands
05:17of displaced Palestinians to return home.
05:20But as many found out on Sunday, there often wasn't anything to return to.
05:25Fifteen months of the most intensive fighting ever seen between the IDF and Hamas have reduced
05:30vast swathes of Gaza to rubble.
05:32And that was the sight that greeted people returning to the southern city of Khan Younis.
05:37International experts say that Khan Younis is the city that suffered the heaviest destruction
05:41of all settlements in Gaza.
05:43IDF forces withdrew from the city on Sunday after a fierce four-month battle against Hamas,
05:49the longest ground operation of the war.
05:51There were similar scenes in the north of the Strip.
05:54Jabalia is home to the territory's largest refugee camp and most of the structures there
05:59have been flattened.
06:00The camp was the scene of a renewed military operation which started in October last year.
06:05The IDF said it re-invaded the area in a bid to dismantle what it called a Hamas command
06:10and control center.
06:12Meanwhile, residents returning to Rafah found scenes of mass destruction across the city
06:17that was once a hub for displaced families.
06:20Some say they found human remains among the rubble of buildings.
06:24A local hospital director said the city's health system is completely out of service.
06:47The toll of the war has been immense and new details of its scope will now begin to emerge.
06:58Rebuilding if the ceasefire reaches its third and final phase is expected to take years.
07:03In their interim damage assessment report issued last year, the EU, UN and World Bank
07:08put the cost of rebuilding Gaza's critical infrastructure at 17.9 billion euros.
07:17This railway station in Damascus used to be the pride of Syria, connecting Europe to the
07:26Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire.
07:30Now, some hope it could be a symbol of the country's revival after the fall of Assad's
07:35regime last December.
07:39Generations of Mazen Mallah's family, including himself, used to work at the Qaddam station
07:45before it was destroyed in the war.
08:06Syria's railway never returned to its former prosperity under Assad, and Mallah stayed
08:12away as the military maintained control of much of Qaddam.
08:19He and others hope the railway can be cleared of its rubble and its dark past and become
08:23a central part of Syria's economic revival after the war.
08:29Mallah hopes it will bring job opportunities and that his son can keep the family tradition
08:34alive by working at the station.
08:43Around 3,000 participants from around 130 countries are gathering here in Davos for
08:49the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025.
08:53Among those attending, over 300 governmental officials, including 60 heads of states and
09:00governments.
09:02Those attending plan to explore how to relaunch the economic growth, harness new technologies
09:09and strengthen social and economic resilience.
09:39According to the latest global risks report, the state-based armed conflict is the top
09:58imminent risk for 2025, followed by extreme weather events and geoeconomic confrontation.
10:09The annual meeting is a chance to learn more about the impact of the global economic crisis
10:16on the world economy.
10:19The annual meeting will be a chance to learn more about the impact of the global economic
10:26crisis on the world economy.
10:40Thousands of people have attended a rally in Kyiv to demand the Ukrainian government
10:50do more to secure the release of prisoners of war held in Russia.
10:55They're also demanding authorities step up efforts to locate missing loved ones.
11:00There have been semi-regular protests in Ukraine to demand answers about the whereabouts of
11:04family members missing in the war.
11:07Protesters have expressed their frustration over what they say is the government's poor
11:10communication and lack of clarity.
11:13Russia and Ukraine have carried out intermittent prisoner of war exchanges since the earliest
11:17days of the war, the last of which took place in December.
11:21Meanwhile, at least three people were killed in a Russian missile and drone strike on Kyiv
11:26in the early hours of Saturday morning.
11:29The city's military administration said three people were injured in the attack.
11:33The statement said the air force shot down two missiles and 24 drones.
11:38A water supply pipeline was also damaged and a metro station was closed.