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Trump likely to sign executive orders at Capitol, then at Capital One Arena, sources say  ABC News Trump expected to sign more than 50 executive orders Monday  NBC News Trump’s first orders likely to include border, drilling, DEI policies  The Washington Post Trump

Trump Aims for Show of Strength as He Returns to Power  The New York Times What Trump wants to do to the world (and whether he can he pull it off) – according to our experts  The Telegraph Trump’s comeback will begin

TikTok begins restoring service for U.S. users after Trump comments  NBC News

Triumphant Trump returns to White House, launching new era of upheaval  Reuters

Officials said the attacks happened in the Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army. (Image credit: Fernando Vergara)

Live updates: Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners as part of ceasefire deal with Hamas  The Associated Press Hamas Tries to Show It’s Back in Charge of Gaza  The New York Times Ninety Palestinians released by Israel as Gaza ceasefire enters second day

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Twenty others were injured

Donald Trump vows to end ‘American decline’ at inauguration eve rally  Financial Times At Trump’s Rally, the Contradictions Are in the Music  The New York Times Trump promises end of ‘four years of American decline’ at MAGA rally  Al Jazeera English Key lines

The new administration sees Chinese-owned infrastructure as leverage over the waterway. Panama and some former U.S. military officials say concerns are overblown.

Ukraine wanted to show that North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian troops. It took a high-stakes mission to prove it.