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(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 12, 2020 US President Donald Trump answers questions during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. - A New York grand jury on March 30, 2023, indicted Donald Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP)

Trump to begin large-scale deportations

Chicago will be an early target with as many as 200 officers being sent to carry out the operation, set to begin a day after Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Michelle Hackman and Joe Barrett

HISTORIC TRUCEWorld

TOPSHOT - Boys walk atop a mound of rubble at a camp for people displaced by conflict in Bureij in the central Gaza Strip on January 17, 2025 following the announcement of a truce amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

Israel approves Gaza deal as hostage release draws near

Israel’s cabinet has approved an agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would free Israeli hostages, with the deal set to come into effect on Sunday.

Summer Said, Jared Malsin and Anat Peled

Journalism frictionThe Wall Street Journal

CBS’s news operations have had a season of turbulence. Picture: Al Drago/Bloomberg News/WSJ

CBS eyes $US10bn Trump suit ahead of bid to win merger nod

Moves by Paramount, owner of CBS, signal efforts to dial down tensions with the incoming president who alleges the network edited an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, favouring her campaign for president.

Jessica Toonkel and Drew FitzGerald

Disputed gender proclamationThe Wall Street Journal

Supporters rallying last month in New York for the ERA to become the 28th Amendment. Picture: Milo Hess/Zuma Press/WSJ

Biden says equal rights amendment is ‘law of the land’

The announcement came just days before the US president is set to surrender power to Donald Trump, and is certain to face legal challenges and fierce objections from Republicans.

Catherine Lucey and Jess Bravin

Canadian raceThe Wall Street Journal

(FILES) Mark Carney, the former Bank of England governor and now the UN special envoy for climate action and finance, attends the opening of Finance Day at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on November 3, 2021. Carney, the former governor of Canada's central bank, on January 16m 2025 launched his bid to succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, immediately becoming a frontrunner in the race. The 59-year-old Harvard- and Oxford-educated economist kicked off his campaign at a hockey rink in Edmonton, Alberta, where he grew up. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)

Former central banker Mark Carney seeks Canadian leadership

Former Canadian and UK central banker Mark Carney has declared his interest in succeeding Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party and the country’s prime minister.

Dow Jones

‘care will last years’The Wall Street Journal

Israeli soldiers from a medical unit. Picture: EPA/Shutterstock/WSJ

Israel braces for malnourished, traumatised hostages

For months, facilities have been running simulations and poring over medical records and Hamas hostage videos to practise treating the returning hostages – whatever their condition.

Anat Peled

PoliticsThe Wall Street Journal

US investor and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on his nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Treasury secretary pick Scott Bessent says Trump could bring ‘economic golden age’

US investor and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent has failed to impress Democrats when outlining Donald Trump’s policies at his Senate confirmation hearing.

Brian Schwartz and Richard Rubin

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(FILES) US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2024. Biden spoke on the phone with Netanyahu on January 12, 2025, to discuss negotiations for a hostage release and Gaza ceasefire deal, a US official said. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

How months of geopolitical upheaval paved way for Gaza ceasefire

The broad terms of the deal between Israel and Hamas aren’t substantially different from those that were available to both sides eight months ago. What changed is everything else.

Rory Jones, Summer Said and Carrie Keller-Lynn

farewell speechUS Politics

US President Joe Biden kisses his grand-son Beau Biden Jr. as First Lady Jill Biden gestures after the President delivered his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / POOL / AFP)

Biden warns of the power of ‘oligarchs’

The outgoing US President warned of the risks of unchecked power in a farewell address from the Oval Office.

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The scramble over which American president deserves the plaudits has begun in Washington and will only intensify as the initial release of nearly three dozen hostages and a 42-day cease-fire takes place.

Biden or Trump: which president will get credit for Gaza truce?

The finalising of the ceasefire deal owes much to the impending transfer of power from Joe Biden to Donald Trump, sparking a pointed debate over who deserves the credit.

Michael R. Gordon and Alexander Ward

prepared for the worstThe Wall Street Journal

Smoke from the Palisades Fire rises over the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California on January 11, 2025. The Palisades Fire, the largest of the Los Angeles fires, spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods January 11, forcing new evacuations and dimming hopes that the disaster was coming under control. Across the city, at least 11 people have died as multiple fires have ripped through residential areas since January 7, razing thousands of homes in destruction that US President Joe Biden likened to a "war scene." News of the growing toll, announced late Thursday January 9 by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, came as swaths of the United States' second-largest city lay in ruins. (Photo by Agustin PAULLIER / AFP)

How years of planning, staff are helping the Getty Museum survive an inferno

The J. Paul Getty Museum’s survival against daunting odds is emerging as a near-miraculous beacon of disaster preparedness as the Los Angeles fires continue to wreak havoc.

Kelly Crow

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The sound of the New Year’s Eve fireworks brought a familiar feeling of dread for people who lived in the Highlands area of the Palisades: What if the revelry causes a fire?

‘Same spot!’: is a small New Year’s morning blaze connected to the Los Angeles fire disaster?

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating the cause of the still-raging Palisades fire.

Sarah Krouse, Carl Churchill, Marc Vartabedian and Dan Frosch

Santa Ana windsThe Wall Street Journal

Charred homes and burnt cars are pictured amid the rubble of the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates in Los Angeles, California, on January 13, 2025. (Pictures: AFP) A vehicle destroyed by the Palisades wildfire sits along the oceanfront on January 13, 2025 in Malibu (Picture: Getty Images) National Guard soldiers gather together during operations along Pacific Coast Highway on January 13, 2025 in Malibu, California (Picture: Getty Images)

‘Not in the clear yet’: Los Angeles braces for resurgent winds

Powerful winds have threatened to slow the containment of blazes that left 24 people dead, and officials anticipate the death toll will rise as searches continue.

Jennifer Calfas, Gareth Vipers and Marc Vartabedian

war of attritionThe Wall Street Journal

Like Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed joined Hamas at an early age and was considered close to the head of the movement’s armed wing, Mohammed Deif.

Hamas has another Sinwar. And he’s rebuilding the terror group

Under Yahya Sinwar’s younger and more brutal brother, Hamas is recruiting more fighters in Gaza, drawing Israel into a war of attrition.

Summer Said, Anat Peled and Rory Jones

Practice sessionsThe Wall Street Journal

(FILES) Pete Hegseth attends FOX News All American New Year at Wildhorse Saloon on December 31, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. US President-elect Donald Trump on November 12, 2024 nominated military veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary when the Republican takes back the White House in January (Photo by Brett CARLSEN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

Republicans prep Pete Hegseth for contentious confirmation hearing

Donald Trump’s nomination for Secretary of Defence has been undergoing hours of questions in a mock hearing room in preparation for his appearance before the Armed Services Committee.

Lindsay Wise and Nancy A. Youssef

BLEAK OUTLOOKThe Wall Street Journal

A car drives past homes and vehicles destroyed by the Palisades Fire at the Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates (Picture: AP Photo); The sun rises behind a home destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles (Picture: AP Photo) A charred vehicle sits along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu as the Palisades Fire continues to grow (picture: AFP); Homes along Pacific Coast Highway are seen burned and damaged while a few still stand after the Palisades Fire (Picture: AP Photo)

LA set for gruelling fire week as winds strengthen

Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be particularly dangerous days as winds increase to 112km/h, complicating containment efforts.

Ginger Adams Otis, Sara Randazzo and Belle Cushing

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom. You can lead California progressives to water, but you can’t make them think.

How the left turned California into a paradise lost

Gavin Newsom promised to ‘Trump-proof’ the Golden State. If only he’d fireproofed it instead.

Alyssia Finley

‘life imitating art’The Wall Street Journal

A house is engulfed in flames as the Palisades Fire burns along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, on January 8, 2025. At least five people have been killed in wildfires rampaging around Los Angeles, officials said on January 8, with firefighters overwhelmed by the speed and ferocity of multiple blazes -- including in Hollywood. (Photo by AGUSTIN PAULLIER / AFP)

Hollywood stars in its own disaster as fires ravage Los Angeles

For those watching the LA wildfires from a distance, seeing famous faces made the tragedy even more surreal.

John Jurgensen

‘SIGNIFICANT FLARE-UPS’The Wall Street Journal

Firefighters watch as water is dropped on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Fire conditions set to worsen as death toll rises to 16

Firefighters in Los Angeles gained ground on the deadly wildfires, getting some respite from the savage winds that have whipped the flames into a sixth day – but officials warn the reprieve will be short-lived.

Gareth Vipers, Ginger Adams Otis and Sean McLain

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Seawater—which has been used to some extent against the Palisades fire—isn’t ideal for fighting fires

LA sits on the ocean: so why isn’t seawater being used on the fires?

Aerial firefighters are scooping up water from the Pacific Ocean to battle the Palisades fire. But there is danger in using salt water.

Aylin Woodward

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