live from singapore, this is bbc news. president trump signs an executive order suspending the entry of migrants into the united states at the southern border with mexico. he's also threatening russia with high tariffs and sanctions if president putin does not end the war in ukraine soon. in one of his first interviews since his commutation by president trump, oathkeepers founder stewart rhodes tells the bbc he has no regrets. and a historic day in thailand as same—sex marriage becomes legal.

hello and welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. us president donald trump has urged russia's vladimir putin to make a deal to end what he called the "ridiculous" ukraine war orface new tariffs and sanctions. in a post on social media, president trump said "we can do it the easy way, or the hard way". russian ambassador to the un dmitry polyanskiy responded saying, "we have to see what does the �*deal�* mean?" here's our north america editor sarah smith. applause. donald trump has enormous ambitions that include ending the wars in the middle east and ukraine. my proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. that's what i want to be. he had claimed that on his first day in office he would end the ukraine war. obviously that didn't happen, but he is making clear he wants to see a peace deal asap, threatening that russia will pay a high price if they don't enter negotiations. he posted on social media...

meeting mr trump in new york just after the election, ukrainian leader volodymyr zelensky said he thinks the new president could be decisive in ending the war, and he knows he really has no choice but to start negotiating. zelensky wants to make a deal. i don't know if putin does, he might not, i don't know. he should make a deal. i think he's destroying russia by not making a deal. president trump used to boast about his great relationship with vladimir putin and insists russia would not have invaded ukraine if he had still been in the white house. but now he seems to be rapidly losing patience. without american—supplied weapons, ukraine could not continue theirfight. mr trump had said he would stop paying for ukraine's defence, but hasn't yet moved to cut their funding. he does think, though, america is paying too much compared to other nations. one thing i do feel, the european union should be

paying a lot more than they're paying, because under biden, i mean, we're in there for $200 billion more. now, it affects them more than it affects us. we have an ocean in between, right? a little thing called an ocean. on america's southern border, donald trump has introduced strict new immigration laws that have banned refugees and asylum claimants from entering the us. last year, he said he would close the border. now he's sending 1,500 troops to stop what he calls "an invasion of aliens". and he's changed the law to make it easier to detain and deport illegal immigrants already in the united states. critics call his new policies harsh and unfair. he says he's simply keeping the promises that got him elected. donald trump is ordering that migrants are barred from what's described as �*physical entry�* into the us, including by claiming asylum. the proclamation invokes article four of the us constitution, which obliges the federal government to protect states from foreign invasion. it comes as the us prepares to send 1,000 troops to the mexican border, after president donald trump

declared the us to be under invasion by illegal immigrants. meanwhile, the fate of refugees destined for the united states is in question, in the wake of an orderfrom mr trump halting the country's refugee admissions program. in an email to organisations involved in the program, the us state department said that "refugee arrivals to the us have been suspended until further notice". the processing of asylum claims has also been suspended. the us was meant to take in up to 125,000 refugees in 2025 under its refugee admissions program, but the state department now appears to have taken that program's website offline. among those affected are more than 1,500 afghans, who had been previously cleared to enter the us. under the biden administration, the us accepted more than 180,000 afghans into the us, many of whom had helped american forces and feared for their safety

under the taliban. afghanevac is a coalition of veterans working with the us government to facilitate afghan resettlement. its chief, shawn vandiver, has been working to understand and manage the consequences of mr trump's order. i spoke to him earlier. more than 10,000 afghans are currently fully vetted and ready to travel, they can leave tomorrow from afghanistan to pakistan and those faults are impacted. more than 50,000 afghans in the full refugee pipeline and these are notjust afghans up the street, these are faults to stood with us for 20 years, theirfamily of are faults to stood with us for 20 years, their family of the united states military service members, their partnerforces members, their partner forces that members, their partnerforces that stood beside us, they are people who for one reason that everything one of them as a person for one reason or another is at risk now due to their association with our admission and we've got to keep

our work to them. we admission and we've got to keep our work to them.— our work to them. we know that on the trunk. — our work to them. we know that on the trunk, they _ our work to them. we know that on the trunk, they are _ our work to them. we know that on the trunk, they are in - our work to them. we know that on the trunk, they are in a - on the trunk, they are in a very difficult number situation but why would they not processed during the previous administration? the processed during the previous administration?— administration? the truth is that they — administration? the truth is that they were, _ administration? the truth is that they were, but - administration? the truth is that they were, but there i administration? the truth is - that they were, but there was a lot of work to have to go into rebuilding the refugee programme and they did a great job of that. afghanevac worked with the administration to streamline refugee programme while ensuring that the national security is prioritised. they were moving and there's two types of faults of afghans they come here, the siv programme which is untouched so far is not impacted by this executive orders and then refugees. outside is really narrow and was brought nearly to a standstill during the first rubber administration but we know that they figured out how important it is now. and in the refugee programme which is less narrow but the vetting is much

more strict, it's the gold standard of legal immigration vetting that the entire world has. �* ., , , ., has. and where does this leave those that _ has. and where does this leave those that are _ has. and where does this leave those that are in _ has. and where does this leave those that are in afghanistan . those that are in afghanistan that were ready to go? are they lives in danger?— lives in danger? there are that under threat _ lives in danger? there are that under threat every _ lives in danger? there are that under threat every day. - lives in danger? there are that under threat every day. many l under threat every day. many are in hiding and look, it's kind of luck of the draw, the last administration got hundred and 93,000 afghans to our shores safely. —— 193,000. and 93,000 afghans to our shores safely. ——193,000. but there are more than 200,000 left and these are allies who stood with us, people who protected our national interest and we know the president trump values loyalty, we know he cares about making a deal so we are hoping that this is a mistake and he is willing to come to the negotiating table and make a deal to help these faults to prove the loyalty to us over and over and over again and that's why more than 800 americans including over 500

veterans and frontline civilians cid open letter before the drop administration took over saying that this would happen if they weren't careful. president trump has sought tojustify his decision to pardon more than 1,500 supporters who stormed the us capitol building four years ago. he's described their punishments as "ridiculous and excessive". a policeman who was on duty during the insurrection has described the pardons as a �*slap in the face'. one of those whose sentence was commuted is the founder of the oathkeepers' group stewart rhodes, who was sentenced to 18 years in prison for sedition. rhodes was being held in a federal correctional institute in cumberland, maryland, when clemency was handed down. my colleague christian fraser interviewed him a few hours ago. do you still lead the oath keepers?— do you still lead the oath kee ers? ~ , ., ., keepers? well, i 'ust got out of prison. h keepers? well, i 'ust got out of prison. we — keepers? well, i 'ust got out of prison, we will]— keepers? well, ijust got out of prison, we will see - keepers? well, ijust got out of prison, we will see what . keepers? well, ijust got out i of prison, we will see what the future — of prison, we will see what the future holds, i'm here today on capitol— future holds, i'm here today on capitol hill, first in dc gel advocating for the other brothers of mine who have not yet been — brothers of mine who have not yet been released from dcjail despite — yet been released from dcjail despite having been pardoned, it's ridiculous that they are

waiting _ it's ridiculous that they are waiting to three days to be turned _ waiting to three days to be turned loose and i was let loose _ turned loose and i was let loose monday night at midnight. i'm loose monday night at midnight. i'm very— loose monday night at midnight. i'm very grateful to president trump — i'm very grateful to president trump for doing the right thing. _ trump for doing the right thing, president trump has an unwanted _ thing, president trump has an unwanted and rewound at the law fair body — unwanted and rewound at the law fair body continues right now, these — fair body continues right now, these men are being unjustly health— these men are being unjustly health and un— falsely present. we given— health and un— falsely present. we given a pardon? | health and un- falsely present. we given a pardon?— health and un- falsely present. we given a pardon? i was given competition _ we given a pardon? i was given competition of— we given a pardon? i was given competition of sentence. - we given a pardon? i was given competition of sentence. so - competition of sentence. so ou're competition of sentence. so you're still— competition of sentence. sr you're still of competition of sentence. 5;r you're still of sedition? competition of sentence. so you're still of sedition? - i competition of sentence. so | you're still of sedition? - my uuil . you're still of sedition? - my guilty- i'm — you're still of sedition? - my guilty. i'm still... _ you're still of sedition? - my guilty. i'm still... i— you're still of sedition? - my guilty. i'm still... i was- guilty. i'm still... iwas found _ guilty. i'm still... iwas found guilty during a jewry triat— found guilty during a jewry trial which was a by the trial made — trial which was a by the trial made up _ trial which was a by the trial made up of people that were drawn. — made up of people that were drawn, the jewry was drawn from the victim — drawn, the jewry was drawn from the victim for dc, multiple judges _ the victim for dc, multiple judges described dc people as the victim ofjanuary 6 and insisted _ the victim ofjanuary 6 and insisted on pulling them from the putt— insisted on pulling them from the pull of people that lh other— the pull of people that lh other victims, the pull of people that lh othervictims, it's the pull of people that lh other victims, it's very much if you — other victims, it's very much if you are _ other victims, it's very much if you are accused of robbing a shop _ if you are accused of robbing a shop and — if you are accused of robbing a shop and then have people who worked — shop and then have people who worked in — shop and then have people who worked in the shop they were in the shop — worked in the shop they were in the shop that they.— the shop that they. which is appointed — the shop that they. which is appointed donald _ the shop that they. which is appointed donald trump - the shop that they. which is - appointed donald trump made. from the oval office but if i

register with the evidence that you gave to the fbi, how should a jewry interpret this? isn't my only regret is they should have brought life was, we should have rod trifles, we should have rod trifles, we should have rod trifles, we should have fixed it right then and there, i would hang nancy pelosi from the lamp post. i pelosi from the lamp post. i was frustrated that president trunrp — was frustrated that president trump had not invoke the insurrection act, i wanted him to use — insurrection act, i wanted him to use his— insurrection act, i wanted him to use his unrestricted power to use his unrestricted power to declassify any of the seekers held by the cia, nsa, fbi etc— seekers held by the cia, nsa, fbi etc of— seekers held by the cia, nsa, fbi etc of the corruption that other— fbi etc of the corruption that other protected people of dc. president trump has been giving his first sit down interview since the inauration on monday. it was with fox news channel's �*hannity�* programme. he was asked how it felt to be back in the oval office. well, it was a lot of work and as you know, ifelt well, it was a lot of work and as you know, i felt that we shouldn't have had a sarah lee be here, could have been done,

a lot of work could have been — it would have been over and we wouldn't have inflation, wouldn't have inflation, wouldn't have inflation, wouldn't have the afghanistan disaster, wouldn't have october 7 or so many people were killed, wouldn't have a euchareena war going on but with all that being said, i think it's bigger, it's bigger thanif think it's bigger, it's bigger than if it were more tradition. —— ukrainian war. for than if it were more tradition. -- ukrainian war.— -- ukrainian war. for the second — -- ukrainian war. for the second time _ -- ukrainian war. for the second time in _ -- ukrainian war. for the second time in history, i -- ukrainian war. for the - second time in history, someone didn't have consecutive terms. they say its historically bigger, i do know about that but i can say it showed us a couple of things, it showed us that the radical left, their philosophies and policies are horrible, they do not work, you look at crime, look at what's going on in the border and what's going to happen, the crime that is going to happen and i think we got there just in the nick of time but we still have you covered than anybody, we have terrorist in our country by the thousands, we have murderers in our country by the tens of thousands, we have numbers who

came out 11,000 people that murdered are now free and walking around in our country and of them, i think 48% killed more than one person and they are walking around, came out of gels from other countries and people have emptied them, if i was a president or prime minister, i would empty my children into america into the united states when and many of them did it, if you look at venice well, the crime rate is down now 78%. because they took the street gangs and move them into the united states and you are seeing that in colorado and los angeles and other places stop. our north correspondent merlyn thomas, was watching that interview as it went to air. she said it was another example of mr trump's overriding theme of immigration. for example, even today, the pentagon has announced that they are deploying over 1500 troops to the southern border with mexico now, they have said

that this is in order to secure the border and get for logistical control and just to be clear, these are military troops on active duty. and what they've said is that this troop will be going out there on the border to help out with more of the logistical work so they won't be doing any of the actual apprehension, they will be doing more of the building of those border wall, the ones that the law we've seen photos and videos of. as well as putting in some data entries, basically freeing up the border patrol officers to go on and apprehend undocumented migrants as is what president donald trump has promised to do for so long. and in addition to that, they will be sending out aircraft in order to aid in the deportation of migrant flights particularly in texas and california. and just to remind you, this something that president has continued to say

that he will do and this is a fulfilment of that promise and this is something that voters know he has said he will do. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a 12—year—old boy who was stabbed to death on his way home from school on tuesday in birmingham has been named as leo ross. his family described him as "the most beautiful kind child" who "had not one aggressive bone in his body." a 1a—year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. a 26—year—old man who shot and killed his ex girlfriend and her sister with a crossbow and stabbed their mother to death has pleaded guilty to their murders. kyle clifford attacked carol hunt and her daughters louise and hannah — who were the wife and daughters of the bbc racing commentator john hunt — at the family home in hertfordshire last summer. the chancellor says she's �*optimistic�* about the economy, despite government borrowing rising by more than expected last month. the figure of almost 18 billion pounds is the highest for december in four years. rachel reeves is in switzerland, where she is

trying to attract investors to the uk. you're live with bbc news. three days after the start of a ceasefire in gaza, israel is continuing a separate operation in and around thejenin area of the occupied west bank. at least 10 people have been killed and nearly a0 injured, according to the palestinian health ministry. jenin has long been seen as a stronghold of palestinian armed groups. local residents say it could reignite tensions in the occupied territories. the ceasefire in gaza has been agreed with hamas — but the west bank is run by the palestinian authority. israel says its operation is "extensive and significant" and centres on the main refugee camp in the west of the city. lucy williamson reports.

days into the gaza ceasefire, israeli forces are fighting palestinian gunmen backed by hamas and islamichhad, not in gaza but injenin. a major operation to eliminate terrorists, israel says. ahmed alshayeb owned a mobile phone shop injenin. a well—known businessman, not a fighter, locals said. shot dead by israeli forces, his family said, as they drove along a road near jenin's refugee camp. this video shows the moments before he was shot in front of his ten—year—old son, taim. translation: they started shooting. a bullet hit him. he said, "god, god." then the car hit the pavement. i saw two army vehicles with their doors open coming toward us. they started to shoot towards the car, but ijumped out and ran away israel's army says the incident

out and ran away. israel's army says the incident is under review. its forces are searching the refugee camp for armed groups and weapons. the roads in churned up by bulldozers. soldiers alert. while we were there, we saw a family coming out. translation: there are a lot of people inside the camp. elderly people, the sick and kids. they can't leave. god help them. it's different this time. they are striking everywhere. it's like gaza. translation: after what happened to israel in gaza, this is their reaction. they're taking it out on us. once again, jenin is in lockdown. israel is worried about the west bank becoming the next focus for iranian influence and arms. but a show of force here after the cease fire in gaza also plays well with those in israel who not only want to continue the war there, but want to annex

the west bank as well. israel has carried out regular raids here since the 7th of october attacks. its defence minister says the lesson from gaza is not just to eliminate armed groups, but stop them coming back. that plan didn't work in gaza. it's not clear it will work injenin. lucy williamson, bbc news, jenin. hundreds of same—sex couples will tie the knot in thailand as it becomes the first southeast asian country to allow equal marriage. the kingdom's same—sex marriage bill was passed in a historic parliamentary vote lastjune, the third place in asia to do so after taiwan and nepal. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head is at the siam paragon shopping mall in bangkok, where couples are getting married. the shopping mall, slowly and

presenting location for a wedding but they created this bil wedding but they created this big space here for the hundreds of couples, children total will come — of couples, children total will come here and there will be others — come here and there will be others across bangkok and across _ others across bangkok and across the whole country celebrating this day. 1530 00:19:1