Donald Trump says he plans to abolish the US emergency response agency, FEMA, and hints he may prosecute Joe Biden. Also: the International Criminal Court takes on Taliban leaders over treatment of women and girls.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Paul Moss, and at 1400 Hours GMT on Thursday, the 23rd of January, these are our main stories. Donald Trump wants to abolish America's emergency response organisation FEMA, and he's hinted he may seek to prosecute Joe Biden. The ICC takes on Taliban leaders over their treatment of women and girls.
Gaza's ceasefire is holding, but death and destruction continue in the occupied West Bank. We'll hear why some electromagnetic waves from space have got scientists excited. Apparently, they're like the chirping of birds. Also in this podcast... the French film in Spanish set in Mexico that's cleaned up in the Oscars nominations.
There's a saying often quoted in Britain that a week is a long time in politics. You do wonder if Donald Trump has taken this to heart as he continues the breakneck speed of his first few days back in the White House.
He's issued a slew of executive orders, pardoned several hundred January 6th rioters and committed to pulling the US out of major international bodies like the World Health Organisation. But Mr Trump also has his eye on organisations closer to home. The latest to find itself in the presidential firing line is FEMA, the Federal Emergencies Management Agency.
What they've done with FEMA is so bad. FEMA is a whole other discussion because all it does is complicate everything. FEMA has not done their job for the last four years. You know, I had FEMA working really well. We had hurricanes in Florida. We had Alabama tornadoes. But unless you have certain types of leadership, it's really it gets in the way.
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