In this episode of Fact Check, Al Jazeera’s @khalidmajzoubofficial takes a look at Donald Trump’s claim

Nicaragua approves constitutional reforms giving president expansive powers Critics say the reforms are the latest to further concentrate power in the hands of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, on September 5, 2018 [Alfredo Zuniga/AP Photo] Published On 30 Jan 202530…

Uganda confirms one person dead in Ebola outbreak A nurse in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, dies after contracting the highly infectious haemorrhagic fever. Doctors put on protective equipment in Entebbe, Uganda [File: Hajarah Nalwadda/AP] Published On 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025 Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Kampala, its capital city, and…

In Pictures DRC leader vows ‘vigorous’ response as Rwanda-backed fighters advance President Felix Tshisekedi blasts the ‘silence and inaction’ of the international community over the M23 offensive. March 23 Movement (M23) rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]…

Opinions Guantanamo to hold ‘illegal aliens’: The Constitution v The President, 2.0 Trump’s new plan for the US naval base in Cuba marks a new chapter in Guantanamo’s long history as a site of American international law violations. Clive Stafford Smith Human rights lawyer Published On 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025 Detainees from Afghanistan sit…

EXPLAINER Syria’s Baath party dissolved: What happens next? Why has Syria’s interim leadership dissolved all military factions and the constitution? Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa gives a speech in Damascus on January 29, 2025 [SANA via AFP] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025 Syria’s former governing party, the Baath, is no more….

‘That is sealed’: Panama president says no discussions over canal with US Panama will not negotiate control of the strategic Panama Canal during Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit, Jose Raul Mulino says. Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino gestures while waiting for a diplomatic visit in Panama City, Panama, on January 28 [Aris Martinez/Reuters] Published On 30…

Germany’s Merkel blasts CDU leader for cooperating with far-right AfD Friedrich Merz, head of the centre-right CDU, relied on support from AfD to pass parliamentary motion on migration. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel [File: Odd Andersen/Pool Photo via AP] Published On 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025 Germany’s former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised the leader…

Sorrow, elation as Palestinians witness the release of Israeli captives As two Israelis are freed in Gaza’s Khan Younis, Palestinians – many in celebration – gathered to watch the handover. Islamic Jihad fighters and police forces guard the scene where two Israeli captives were handed over on January 30 in Gaza’s Khan Younis [Mohamed Solaimane/Al…

Canada’s temporary foreign worker scheme ‘inherently exploitative’: Amnesty Rights group urges Canada to end ‘closed’ work permits that leave migrant workers vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Migrant workers wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic as they trim red cabbage at a facility in Canada in 2020 [File: Shannon VanRaes/Reuters] By Jillian Kestler-D’AmoursPublished On 30 Jan 202530…