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Washington (AFP) – “The European Union is very, very bad to us,” says US President Donald Trump, threatening tariffs against the bloc, as well as China, which he accuses of “sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada”. Speaking at the White House on the first full day of his second term in office, Trump also says further sanctions on Russia are “likely” if President Vladimir Putin doesn’t come to the table for talks on a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Panama City (AFP) – People in Panama City express their concern and anger at US President Donald Trump’s vow that he would “take back” the Panama Canal. In the weeks leading up to his second term in office, Trump refused to rule out using force to take control of the canal, accusing China of exerting its influence on the vital waterway.

London (AFP) – The UK’s Prince Harry has concluded a long-running lawsuit against media giant Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN). Reading a statement from the royal outside the London court, lawyer David Sherborne says “the truth has now been exposed” that NGN used private investigators to intrude — between 1996 and 2011 — into Harry’s private life, as well as those of other claimants, including former deputy Labour leader Tom Watson, the prince’s last remaining co-claimant.

Beijing (AFP) – Chinese teenager Zhang Yachun has long battled anxiety over school and work, and has struggled to form deep friendships with other people. But since buying a BooBoo, a “smart pet” that uses artificial intelligence to interact with humans, the 19-year-old says life has become easier and she feels less alone.

La Paz (AFP) – Across Latin America, some urban residents live in homes on unstable terrain, where rainfall and river flooding threaten the structural integrity of buildings. Despite the risks due to the city’s hilly topography, Bolivians in La Paz continue to live in these areas and even continue to build new homes in the absence of alternatives.

Bolu (Turkey) (AFP) – A huge fire at a ski resort has killed at least 66 people in northwestern Turkey, where authorities have arrested four people, including the owner of the stricken hotel. The blaze began at around 3:30am local time, ripping through the wooden-clad building, in which 238 guests were staying, according to Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.

Tijuana (Mexico) (AFP) – Migrants at the US-Mexico border feel the brunt of President Donald Trump’s immediate crackdown, with the Biden administration’s CBP One app dropping offline and asylum appointments canceled just minutes after his return to office. “It’s one of the saddest days of my life,” says Francisco Tordecilla, one of many who has made the dangerous journey through Central America.

Washington (AFP) – “I have a warm spot for TikTok that I didn’t have originally,” says US President Donald Trump, after giving the Chinese-owned app a 75-day grace period from a law that would ban it on national security grounds. The executive order came on the first day of Trump’s second term in office and ran in seeming contrast to his first term, during which he himself tried to ban TikTok.

Beijing (AFP) – China says it is “concerned” by the US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, which was ordered by President Donald Trump on his first day back in office. “Climate change is a common challenge faced by all of humanity,” says foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun.

Tibú (Colombia) (AFP) – “It’s a little cramped,” says gravedigger Ricardo Pabon, who has been working hard in the wake of an outburst of violence in three Colombian departments. At least 100 people were killed as rival militias clashed over five days, leaving cemeteries and morgues full to capacity. Officials say almost 20,000 people were displaced by the fighting, which has triggered a state of emergency and the deployment of thousands of troops.

Washington (AFP) – Donald Trump vowed a new “golden age” as he took the oath for a historic second US presidential term Monday, painting a picture of an America in decline that only his hardline policies can restore to glory.

Chiayi City (Taiwan) (AFP) – CCTV footage shows the moment a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan. Dozens of people were injured in the incident, with firefighters rescuing people in Tainan who were trapped in a collapsed house.