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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaTrump endorses daughter-in-law Lara Trump for RNC leadershipPublished19 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsUS election 2024Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lara Trump is the wife of former president Donald Trump’s third child, Eric TrumpBy Nadine YousifBBC NewsFormer US President Donald Trump has endorsed his daughter-in-law to head the Republican National Committee (RNC). Mr Trump voiced his support for Lara Trump and Michael Whatley, chair of North Carolina’s Republican party.His backing on Monday follows reports that he has grown frustrated with the RNC’s current leadership.The committee would vote for new leadership if its current head, Ronna McDaniel, steps down. US media has reported that Ms McDaniel may leave her post after the South Carolina Republican primary, scheduled for 24 February. The RNC as an organisation focuses on fundraising for the party and on getting Republicans out to vote.As the frontrunner candidate for the Republican party in this year’s election, Mr Trump’s endorsement will likely have some influence among RNC members.In a Monday evening statement, Mr Trump said Mr Whatley, who currently serves as the committee’s general counsel, “has done a great job in his home state of North Carolina” and that he should be the RNC’s next chair. He also lauded Mr Whatley’s commitment to “election integrity”. Mr Whatley has previously championed the former president’s baseless allegations of election fraud in the 2020 election. For the role of RNC co-chair, Mr Trump said he endorses his “very talented” daughter-in-law Lara Trump, who is married to his son Eric. “Lara is an extremely talented communicator and is dedicated to all that MAGA stands for,” Mr Trump said. Ms Trump has worked closely with the RNC in the past and is seen as an effective fundraiser by the committee.Party rules mandate that there be one male and one female at the helm of the RNC.The former president said he has also asked Chris LaCivita, the co-manager of his current presidential campaign, to take on the role of RNC’s chief operating officer. Politico reported that, should Mr Lacivita assume the role, he will still maintain his position as Mr Trump’s co-campaign manager. If Mr Trump’s endorsements were to go ahead, it would mean his campaign would be aligned closely with the committee and its operations.But his stamp of approval has not always been effective. Mr Whaley failed in his 2023 bid for co-chair despite a previous endorsement by Mr Trump. The push for a change in leadership comes after disagreements between Mr Trump and Ms McDaniel, the current RNC chair, over the Republican primary debates ahead of this year’s election. The former president has refused to participate in any of them.The Washington Post previously reported that Mr Trump pushed Ms McDaniel to cancel the debates altogether, but she refused.She has also faced pressure over the party’s poor performance in recent elections and for lacklustre fundraising.She was expected to serve in her role until 2025, but news of her possible resignation emerged after she met with Mr Trump in Mar-a-Lago last week.At that meeting, Ms McDaniel told Mr Trump that she will do whatever is best for the party, including stepping down. When the conservative Newsmax network asked Mr Trump last week if Ms McDaniel should resign, he replied: “I think she knows that, I think she understands that.” Related TopicsRepublican PartyUS election 2024Donald TrumpMore on this storyMcDaniel offers Trump her resignation as RNC headPublished5 days agoTop Arizona Republican quits over leaked tape offerPublished24 JanuaryTop StoriesLabour withdraws support for Rochdale candidate after Israel remarksPublished1 hour agoPalestinians sheltering in Rafah fear Israeli offensivePublished5 hours agoIsrael to act on soldier misconduct after BBC investigationPublished9 hours agoFeaturesLabour ‘axes’ candidate and ‘Corrie Ken’s £550k tax bill’Israel’s Rafah assault looms, but with no plan yet for civiliansInside Ukraine’s struggle to find new men to fightHow Vogue kept its cover shoot of 40 famous stars secretUsher shines at Super Bowl half-time showDeadpool and Wicked trailers air in Super Bowl adsWatch: Kelce and Swift celebrate at Super Bowl. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaWhy US economy is powering ahead of Europe’sPublished20 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Erin DelmoreNew York business correspondentWhile countries around the world have struggled to recover from the economic setbacks brought on by the pandemic, one has emerged particularly strong.With a fast-growing economy, a strong labour market and falling inflation, the US has outpaced its counterparts in Europe and elsewhere. In terms of GDP, it posted a 3.3% gain in the fourth quarter of 2023, far exceeding economists’ expectations of 2%. That put the US at 2.5% over the course of the year, outpacing all other advanced economies and on track to do so again in 2024. “The US is holding up much better than other countries,” said Ryan Sweet, Chief US Economist, Oxford Economics. “It seems like the engine of the US economy continues to hum along where it’s sputtering in other nations.” Experts say that there are several reasons why the US is outperforming other nations.1. Pouring trillions into the economy When the Covid-19 pandemic slowed in-person work and social life to a halt, countries had to grapple with how to support their stuck-at-home citizenry – including many who lost their jobs or couldn’t work. In March 2020, Congress rushed to pass a $2.2tn economic stimulus bill that sent cash into the pockets of American workers, families, and businesses. Two more pieces of legislation followed to keep small businesses afloat and workforces employed. This was the largest influx of federal money into the US economy in history. Some $5tn flowed to everyone from individuals making an extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits to state and local transit agencies strapped for cash without commuters.US economy sees surprisingly strong growth”I think there was a whole generation of policymakers that came out of 2008 and 2009 with the lesson that if you don’t go big and go bold, the problems last for a long time,” said Aaron Terrazas, chief economist at Glassdoor. “If you’re tentative, you prolong the pain. So I think that’s one reason why the fiscal response was so much more forceful this time.” That stimulus is still being credited with sustaining consumer spending, which accounts for 70% of economic activity. That capacity to spend despite high inflation has been a buoy. Image source, Getty ImagesSome of the money put into households’ pockets ended up in excess savings, said Ryan Sweet, a war chest for Americans to tap into when they need it.The size of the US rescue deal dwarfed what other countries did, although some like Japan, Germany and Canada also went big. European countries have a more robust social safety net than the US and were able to adapt existing programmes without increasing spending. But this short-term advantage could not make up for the huge gap in stimulus size.2. A flexible jobs market High inflation has been a painful experience for many Americans and has shaped their view of how the economy is faring. But a strong jobs market has helped disposable income, which is the engine behind consumer spending.The unemployment rate in the US has been below 4% since February 2022, which is on a par with historic lows. And while prices climbed steeply, real wages have risen too. Low-income households have seen some of the strongest real wage growth.The US has also enjoyed a productivity spike in 2023, growing at its fastest pace in years. Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter, points to the flexible labour laws which allowed companies to slash workforces at the start of the pandemic. This produced short-term pain for workers but allowed companies to adapt to the moment and invest in new technologies. She cited the example of hotels, which laid off workers and haven’t hired back to pre-pandemic levels. “They’ve simply changed a lot. They’ve introduced self-checkouts and mobile check-in technology. They’ve reduced the frequency of room cleaning, they’ve eliminated room service, because now customers tend to prefer to use Uber Eats anyway, and pick up orders and deliveries.”Hotels have become lighter and leaner and less personnel intensive, she said, a shift that meant they lived on which, in the longer term, benefits workers.Image source, Getty ImagesThe US enjoys another advantage – an ability to resupply its labour market, especially through immigration at a time when the retirement of the baby boomer generation has slowed population growth.The European approach favoured paying companies to keep workers on their payrolls when lockdowns crippled businesses. The UK furlough scheme paid employees 80% of their wages and lasted more than 18 months. The US had more severe unemployment as a result but laid-off American workers were eligible for newly-expanded unemployment benefits, which sent cash directly into pockets. 3. Energy (in)dependence The US is a net exporter of energy and experts say that’s helped the US economy’s strength.When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and energy prices soared, Europe absorbed the impact much more than the US. Germany, a major European manufacturing hub, relied on Russian natural gas through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Its productivity took a hit. Higher energy prices pushed up inflation in Europe, in what experts called a “double-shock” – the pandemic and then Ukraine. The impact of the Ukraine war on energy prices was a lot worse in Europe than in the US, said Ben Westmore, who oversees surveillance of the US economy for the OECD.Gas prices in Europe between early 2021 and 2022 shot up by something close to 20%, he says, whereas in the US, it was only 3-4%.He pointed out that European countries have seen not only a bigger increase in prices, but also a greater propensity for businesses to pass them on to consumers. “Both of these factors have helped U.S. inflation moderate to a faster extent than in many countries, especially Europe,” he said. More on the global economyWhat China’s economic problems mean for the worldDoes Germany’s economy need more than a cup of coffee?Global economy set for weakest growth since CovidRelated TopicsEuropeUS economyUnited StatesTop StoriesLabour withdraws support for Rochdale candidate after Israel remarksPublished38 minutes agoPalestinians sheltering in Rafah fear Israeli offensivePublished4 hours agoIsrael to act on soldier misconduct after BBC investigationPublished8 hours agoFeaturesLabour ‘axes’ candidate and ‘Corrie Ken’s £550k tax bill’Israel’s Rafah assault looms, but with no plan yet for civiliansInside Ukraine’s struggle to find new men to fightHow Vogue kept its cover shoot of 40 famous stars secretUsher shines at Super Bowl half-time showDeadpool and Wicked trailers air in Super Bowl adsWatch: Kelce and Swift celebrate at Super Bowl. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaDR Congo protests: Police fire tear gas to disperse anti-Western demonstrations in KinshasaPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, DR Congo’s government has stepped up security outside Western embassiesBy Emery Makumeno & Wedaeli ChibelushiBBC News, Kinshasa & LondonPolice in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa have fired tear gas to disperse crowds protesting against Western governments.The protesters accuse the governments of failing to use their influence over neighbouring Rwanda to curb a rebellion in eastern DR Congo. Rwanda is accused of backing the M23 rebel group, which it denies.Angry protesters burnt the flags of the US and Belgium, DR Congo’s former colonial power, on Monday.Demonstrations have taken place outside several Western embassies in recent days .In the latest protests, anti-riot police pushed back demonstrators as they tried to advance towards embassies. “The Westerners are behind the looting of our country. Rwanda doesn’t work alone, so they must leave our country,” Pepin Mbindu, who joined the protest, was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying.Panic in DR Congo’s Goma as M23 rebels advanceDR Congo football squad use Afcon spotlight to call for peaceMore than 50 police officers were deployed on Monday to protect the UK embassy, which is situated along the River Congo. Dozens of officers also stood guard outside the French and American embassies.International schools and foreign-owned shops in Kinshasa’s central Gombe district remained closed, as concerns about safety mounted.Protesters set alight tyres around the city centre, while footage from Reuters showed dozens celebrating as US and Belgian flags were placed on a pile of burning tyres.Videos circulating on social media showed French and European Union (EU) flags being removed from Belgian-owned Hotel Memling as a crowd demonstrated outside the building. The hotel told the BBC it had removed the flags to avoid “provoking” protesters. The US on Sunday urged its citizens in DR Congo to “keep a low profile” and “ensure your family has enough food and water should you need to stay home for several days”.The UK foreign office warned that protests were “likely to continue throughout the week”, and there was a risk that foreign nationals could be “indiscriminately targeted”.On Saturday, the UN, which has a peacekeeping force in eastern DR Congo, said several of its vehicles were set alight and ransacked. A shop belonging to French broadcaster Canal+ was destroyed by demonstrators, while social media videos showed plumes of dark smoke rising above the city.At a meeting on Sunday, DR Congo’s Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula gave Western diplomats and UN officials an assurance that the government will protect them.Over the past fortnight, hundreds of thousands of people fled their homes in eastern DR Congo’s Masisi region to seek refuge in the major city of Goma, following deadly attacks by the M23 rebels.The M23 is now advancing towards Goma, home to around two million people. The group says it does not want to capture Goma, but its fighters blocked the two main roads into the city from the north and the west, preventing the produce that feeds residents from getting through.The M23 is one of dozens of armed groups that have long plagued DR Congo’s mineral-rich east, battling for control of land there. The conflict has forced nearly seven million people from their homes, in what the UN calls one of the “largest humanitarian crises in the world”.The M23, formed as an offshoot of another rebel group, first began operating in 2012 ostensibly to protect the Tutsi population in eastern DR Congo, which had long complained of persecution and discrimination. UN experts have said that the group is backed by Rwanda, which is also led by Tutsis, something that Kigali has consistently denied.Image source, ReutersRelated TopicsDemocratic Republic of CongoMore on this storyEverything you need to know about DR CongoPublished2 JanuaryHow Tshisekedi won DR Congo’s chaotic electionPublished3 JanuaryCan the president who vowed war bring peace to DR Congo?Published20 JanuaryTop StoriesLabour withdraws support for Rochdale candidate after Israel remarksPublished10 minutes agoPalestinians sheltering in Rafah fear Israeli offensivePublished55 minutes agoIsrael to act on soldier misconduct after BBC investigationPublished5 hours agoFeaturesIsrael’s Rafah assault looms, but with no plan yet for civiliansInside Ukraine’s struggle to find new men to fightHow Vogue kept its cover shoot of 40 famous stars secretUsher shines at Super Bowl half-time showDeadpool and Wicked trailers air in Super Bowl adsWatch: Kelce and Swift celebrate at Super Bowl. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaRFK Jr apologises to family over Super Bowl adPublished38 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsUS election 2024This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: RFK Jr v JFK campaign adBy Madeline Halpert and Mike WendlingBBC NewsRobert F Kennedy Jr has apologised to relatives after a Super Bowl advert mirrored one broadcast by his uncle John F Kennedy’s campaign in 1960. Mr Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist, is running for president as an independent.The ad aired just before the Super Bowl halftime on Sunday.It included images of Robert F Kennedy Jr spliced into the original 1960 ad, and a jaunty jingle that repeated the Kennedy surname 15 times in 30 seconds.The ad was made by American Values 2024 political action committee, a Super Pac. Super Pacs are allowed to raise and spend an unlimited amount of money in support of political candidates, but cannot co-ordinate with campaigns. The spot cost $7m (£5.5m), according to American Values 2024 co-founder Tony Lyons. One donor to American Values 2024 Pac, Tim Mellon, has given the group $15m. Mr Mellon is also a major donor to Pacs supporting Mr Trump. One of Mr Kennedy’s cousins criticised the advert and the candidate’s anti-vaccine activism.”My cousin’s Super Bowl ad used our uncle’s faces – and my Mother’s. She would be appalled by his deadly health care views,” Bobby Shriver, the son of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, President Kennedy’s sister, wrote in a post on X. “Respect for science, vaccines, & health care equity were in her DNA.”In response, RFK Jr posted: “I’m so sorry if the Super Bowl advertisement caused anyone in my family pain. The ad was created and aired by the American Values Super PAC without any involvement or approval from my campaign. FEC rules prohibit Super PACs from consulting with me or my staff. I love you all. God bless you.”However, the advert remained pinned to the top of the candidate’s X feed on Monday morning. Campaign spokeswoman Stefanie Spear told CBS News that the RFK Jr campaign was “pleasantly surprised and grateful to the American Values Pac for running an ad during the Super Bowl”.The people who want RFK Jr to be presidentThe original ad was an attempt to portray John F Kennedy as a balance of youth and experience. President Kennedy, a Democrat, was the youngest-ever elected president, and in 1960 was facing an experienced politician on the Republican side – incumbent Vice-President Richard Nixon.The original included a catchy jingle with lines which were repeated in the recent Super Bowl ad: “Do you want a man for president who’s seasoned through and through? A man who’s old enough to know and young enough to do?”Robert F Kennedy Jr is 70 years old – nearly three decades older than his uncle was in 1960. Yet he is younger than 77-year-old Donald Trump and 81-year-old Joe Biden, and voters have said they are concerned about the two candidates’ ages. Despite his name recognition, Mr Kennedy significantly trails Mr Biden and Mr Trump in polls. Research suggests his support hovers at around 10%.Kyle Kondik, a political analyst at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, said that the advertisement played on a theme common to many other Super Bowl ads: nostalgia.”And remaking a political ad from the 1960s is about as nostalgic as you can get,” he said. “For any third party candidate, getting attention is part of the game, and this is a big political story today,” Mr Kondik said. “He’s also capitalising on the fact that he’s an independent in a year where the public doesn’t seem to like the two major party candidates very much… His last name is what he’s got going for him.” Polls are mixed on whether Mr Kennedy’s presence in the race might draw more support away from Mr Biden or Mr Trump – or attract voters who wouldn’t have voted for either major party. On Friday, Democratic Party leadership filed a complaint against the RFK Jr campaign with the Federal Election Commission, accusing it of co-ordinating too closely with American Values 2024 when it comes to efforts to get Mr Kennedy on the ballot in all 50 states.In a statement released Sunday a Democratic Party spokesman called Mr Kennedy “nothing more than a Trump stalking horse in this race”.If you’re in the UK, sign up here.And if you’re anywhere else, sign up here.Related TopicsUS election 2024More on this storyThe people who want Robert F Kennedy Jr to be presidentPublished9 October 2023Kennedy Jr qualifies for presidential ballot in UtahPublished3 JanuaryRFK Jr rebuked over Covid conspiracy theoryPublished17 July 2023Top StoriesPalestinians sheltering in Rafah fear Israeli offensivePublished2 hours agoLabour withdraws support for Rochdale candidate after Israel remarksPublished10 minutes agoIsrael to act on soldier misconduct after BBC investigationPublished4 hours agoFeaturesIsrael’s Rafah assault looms, but with no plan yet for civiliansInside Ukraine’s struggle to find new men to fightHow Vogue kept its cover shoot of 40 famous stars secretUsher shines at Super Bowl half-time showDeadpool and Wicked trailers air in Super Bowl adsWatch: Kelce and Swift celebrate at Super Bowl. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaAfcon: Ivory Coast football fans flock to see Abidjan victory paradePublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Ian Williams/ BBCImage caption, Fans dance in the street as they celebrate the Elephants’ third Afcon winBy Ian Williams & Ameer AhmedBBC News, AbidjanThousands of football fans wearing orange and white have flooded the streets of Abidjan to see the Ivory Coast team parade the Africa Cup of Nations trophy they won on Sunday.The hosts defeated Nigeria 2-1 to win Afcon for a third time, prompting huge celebrations across the country.Cecilia, who was born in Ivory Coast but now lives in the US, told the BBC she had travelled home for the final.”That’s the best decision of my life,” she said.Image source, Ameer Ahmed/ BBCImage caption, A football fan awaits the arrival of the national team in AbidjanIvory Coast were unlikely winners. They lost two group games and fired their manager mid-tournament. Emerse Fae, a youth-team manager, took over for his first job leading a senior team. Four games later, he was lifting a trophy. Juliette Youan told the BBC: “Emerse Fae is a hero of Ivory Coast.””We are so proud to celebrate our hero. Vive Emerse! Emerse is the best coach,” she added. Ms Youan and her friends made special T-shirts to commemorate Fae for leading the country to victory.Image source, Ian Williams/ BBCImage caption, Footballs fans made T-shirts to celebrate coach Emerse FaeThe parade began at Hôtel Palmier and the crowd built slowly from around midday, becoming more boisterous as the parade’s scheduled start time approached.As numbers grew, so did the noise, with horns blaring and chants breaking out, accompanied by dancing. At around 15:00 GMT, the first players suddenly appeared on the flatbed truck that would take them on their journey through Abidjan to the over 30,0000 capacity Félix Houphouët Boigny stadium for a trophy presentation.The banners on the truck announced the Elephants as “Champions of Africa 2023″ and featured three stars, a nod to the fact that the team has now won this competition on three occasions.Their underdog story resonated throughout the streets as people danced, rejoicing in their amazing comeback.”It’s amazing. The first part of the tournament was very difficult but afterwards the players played very well and today we are very happy. Today we have to do some parties, it’s obligatory,” said Kwaku, another fan at the parade.Image source, Ian Williams/ BBCImage caption, Ivory Coast players celebrating their victoryLooking relaxed in short-sleeved training tops, sunglasses, baseball caps and with gold medals around their necks, the players smiled out at the adoring crowds, leaning against the barrier, taking selfies and waving the Ivorian flag. At one point, captain Serge Aurier even helped lift a young fan onto the truck for a photo before handing him back to his waiting father.Image source, AFPImage caption, Ivory Coast won Afcon for a third timeIvory Coast’s tale of triumph was made even better as the goal that clinched the trophy for the team was scored by Sébastien Haller, who had been diagnosed with testicular cancer a few months ago.”We hoped to get to this point and once again the match wasn’t an easy one. The joyous scenes we see now, what’s happening in the country, they deserve it too. I really hope it does a lot of people good,” said Haller.”We are very, very proud of our three stars on our jersey. We [the Ivorian people] have passed through many, many things, and today we are happy, we get together,” one fan told the BBC.Given the reaction, it is clear members of this victorious squad will be viewed as national heroes for years to come.Fans around the world are already dubbing Ivory Coast’s win one of the greatest turnaround in football tournament history.More on the Africa Cup of Nations:Haller caps return from cancer with Afcon trophyHow Nigerians console themselves after Afcon heartbreakListen to the World Football at Afcon podcastAround the BBCFocus on Africa podcastTop StoriesPalestinians sheltering in Rafah fear Israeli offensivePublished1 hour agoLabour withdraws support for Rochdale candidatePublished4 minutes agoIsrael to act on soldier misconduct after BBC investigationPublished3 hours agoFeaturesWhat we know about Israel’s Rafah hostage rescue raidInside Ukraine’s struggle to find new men to fightHow Vogue kept its cover shoot of 40 famous stars secretUsher shines at Super Bowl half-time showDeadpool and Wicked trailers air in Super Bowl adsWatch: Kelce and Swift celebrate at Super Bowl. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaPalestinians sheltering in Rafah fear impending Israeli ground offensivePublished15 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Dr Ahmed AbuibaidBy Adam Durbin & Alys DaviesBBC NewsA Palestinian doctor in Rafah has said people are terrified about the prospect of an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza’s southern-most city, after a night of some of the worst air strikes he has experienced since arriving there.In a series of messages sent to the BBC by phone overnight, Dr Ahmed Abuibaid described the air strikes as incessant and everywhere.”[The] most popular question on people’s minds is, where can we go?” he said.Last week, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had ordered troops to prepare to expand its ground operation into Rafah.More than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million is now crammed into the city on the border with Egypt, which was home to only 250,000 people before the war between Israel and Hamas. Many of the displaced people are living in makeshift shelters or tents in squalid conditions, with scarce access to safe drinking water or food.On Monday, UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned that an assault on Rafah would be “terrifying, given the prospect that an extremely high number of civilians, again mostly children and women, will likely be killed and injured”.He also said it could mean that the “meagre” humanitarian aid getting into Gaza might stop, with most deliveries currently going through the Egyptian-controlled Rafah border crossing. His warning follows an unusually sharp criticism from the US last week, with President Joe Biden calling Israel’s retaliatory campaign in Gaza “over the top” and the White House stating that Israel should not mount an operation in Rafah without proper planning to ensure civilians were not harmed..flourish-container{position:relative;color:#404040;font-family:’Helmet’, ‘Freesans’, ‘Helvetica’, ‘Arial’, sans-serif;font-weight:400;line-height:1.4}.flourish-embed{position:relative} Your device may not support this visualisation Those comments were echoed by the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who urged allies of Israel on Monday to stop sending weapons as “too many people” are being killed in Gaza.The UK Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron, also said Israel should “stop and think seriously” before taking further action in Rafah.In an interview with ABC News on Sunday, Mr Netanyahu said Israel was “working out a detailed plan” to move civilians to areas north of the city.”Victory is within reach,” he said. “Those who say that under no circumstances should we enter Rafah are basically saying, ‘lose the war, keep Hamas there.'”The Israeli military launched a large-scale air and ground campaign in Gaza after Hamas gunmen killed more than 1,200 people in southern Israel on 7 October and took 253 other people hostage.The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 28,100 Palestinians have been killed in the fighting since then.Image source, Dr Ahmed AbuibaidImage caption, Dr Abuibaid took this picture of a crater in Rafah caused by what he said was an Israeli air strikeOne of the displaced people in Rafah is Dr Abuibaid, who was forced to abandon his job at Nasser Hospital in the nearby city of Khan Younis after his home was destroyed in an Israeli air strike and his father suffered a traumatic spinal injury.He is now facing the possibility of having to move out of Rafah – but it is unclear where would be safe for him to go.”People are very scared about a possible military ground operation soon in the city,” he said.Overnight Israeli strikes from Sunday into Monday, carried out during a operation to rescue two Israeli hostages, frightened many others who have sought refuge in the city.Abo Mohamed Attya said he was sleeping in a tent with his family when he woke up to the sound of the bombardment.”Suddenly… missiles are being hit everywhere and firing as well and airplanes everywhere, all of this is on the tents and the people in the streets,” he told the BBC.Mr Attya, who previously fled Nuseirat refugee camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip after receiving Israeli evacuation orders, complained that there had been no warning from the Israeli military that they were going to target Rafah overnight.”We hoped there was a warning to evacuate like they did in Nuseirat and we went to Rafah. We would have went out of Rafah to anywhere they told us. We have no problem, we would evacuate for our children,” he explained.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, The BBC’s Jeremy Bowen on why Rafah is Israel’s next military focus, and what it could meanThe Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry said at least 67 people were killed in the Israeli strikes and hostage rescue raid in Rafah overnight.”There is no safe place anymore; nowhere is safe, even the hospitals are unsafe. One hopes to die instead,” Mr Attya said.Aside from the continuing threat of Israeli air strikes and an impending ground operation, the situation for people in Rafah is made more difficult by the dire living conditions, with little access to water, food and sanitation, and rapidly dwindling medical supplies.Dr Abuibaid said he had observed many diseases among the people in Rafah and that they had been exacerbated by the “severe decrease in the availability of drugs and treatment”.Another medic in Rafah, who did not want to be named, told the BBC that many people were living in cramped and unsanitary conditions.”I live here with 20 people in two rooms… and I know people that are 100 people in three rooms.””We don’t have water to wash, we don’t have clothes, we don’t have the option to do hygiene stuff,” he said.Image source, EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock”My friends, all of the people I meet… all of them are having at least flu, cholera, diarrhoea, scabies, hepatitis A – which is a newcomer for us – and it’s getting worse and worse.””And the aid is less as the siege is increasing, the war is increasing, [Israeli soldiers] are getting closer to Rafah, and it feels very scary right now”, he said.Despite being located next to the only crossing point for goods and people between Gaza and Egypt, Rafah has not received nearly enough aid to satisfy the needs of the people there.One man in the city told the BBC that currently people were waiting days for aid deliveries, and that when they did arrive, supplies of water were insufficient.”We can’t find water nor do we get enough of it, our throats are dry from the shortage of water,” another woman in Rafah said.The head of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which is the largest humanitarian organization in Gaza, said on Monday that civil order was breaking down, with members of the local Hamas-run police force being killed or reluctant to protect aid lorries because of fears for their own safety.”Yesterday, for the first time, the UN could not operate with a minimum of protection, which was local police. And because we had no local police, our trucks, our convoys at the border have been looted, and trucks have been vandalised by hundreds of young people.” ‘No idea’ where to goFor some of the displaced, however, fears of what could come next are even overriding their daily anxieties of finding drinkable water and food.”Before we were thinking about starvation for the food, for the shortage of water and electricity. But now we are traumatised about what’s the next step, where we should go. This is our daily life right now,” Ibrahim Isbaita told the BBC.Asked where he and his family are considering going if they had to leave Rafah, Mr Isbaita said: “I have actually no idea.”He said his mother needed dialysis treatment, which she is currently able to receive in Rafah when electricity supplies allow – though the treatment is less frequent than is needed. The fear is that if they move, she will not be able to find any treatment in the next place.”I live besides the hospital because of my mother and we are trying our best to find a solution,” Mr Isbaita added.More on this storyIsrael rescues two hostages in Rafah amid deadly strikesPublished7 hours agoTop StoriesPalestinians sheltering in Rafah fear Israeli offensivePublished15 minutes agoLabour defends standing by candidate despite Israel remarksPublished3 hours agoWomen say police failed to look into officer abusePublished2 hours agoFeaturesWhat we know about Israel’s Rafah hostage rescue raidInside Ukraine’s struggle to find new men to fightHow Vogue kept its cover shoot of 40 famous stars secretUsher shines at Super Bowl half-time showDeadpool and Wicked trailers air in Super Bowl adsWatch: Kelce and Swift celebrate at Super Bowl. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaPolish state TV host decries past anti-LGBT outputPublished8 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, An LGBT protester in WarsawBy Ido VockBBC NewsA journalist for the Polish state broadcaster has apologised for his channel’s “shameful” role in spreading anti-LGBT sentiment. Host Wojciech Szelag said that LGBT people had been targeted for “years” by “hateful words”.The channel, TVP Info, has been accused of being a mouthpiece of the previous governing party.But pro-EU Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who came to power in December, has overseen changes to the broadcaster.Introducing the Guest of the Evening show, Mr Szelag told two activists, Bart Staszewski and Maja Heban: “LGBT+ people are not an ideology, but people: specific names, faces, loved ones and friends. “All these people should hear the words, ‘I’m sorry,’ from this place today.” Mr Staszewski told the BBC he was “nearly in tears” when he heard the apology.Under the Law and Justice party (PiS), which ruled Poland between 2015 and 2023, TVP was criticised by the opposition as being little more than government “propaganda”. The leader of PiS, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, regularly denounced the “madness” of people “declaring” themselves gay or changing gender and blamed Western Europe for exporting alien ideas to Catholic Poland.While running for re-election in 2020, President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, told a rally that LGBT was an “ideology” rather than people.Mr Staszewski said the previous government had used TVP Info as “a tool of total hate against people like me”. On 20 December last year, TVP Info was taken off air after top officials were dismissed by Minister of Culture Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz. The move was described by Mr Tusk’s government as intended to “depoliticise” state media, which a third of people rely on as their primary source of information.The Warsaw-based Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights said PiS had transformed the public-funded state broadcaster into “a propaganda mouthpiece of the ruling camp”.The channel’s headquarters were occupied by PiS politicians in protest. But the protest failed and TVP resumed broadcasting on 29 December with a changed editorial line,.Poland’s journalists caught up in battle for airwavesPolish TV channel off air as Tusk reforms kick inPoland’s LGBT community hopeful era of hate speech is overMr Szelag began working at TVP Info in January. His appointment is part of a sweeping series of personnel changes at the channel under the new government.The new management of TVP Info has also apologised for attacks on Pawel Adamowicz, the former mayor of Gdansk, who was assassinated in 2019. Mr Adamowicz was known for his liberal politics, including supporting LGBT rights. Polish LGBT activists say TVP Info was instrumental in spreading anti-LGBT hate under PiS rule. In 2020, a court ordered the channel to take down an anti-LGBT film, Invasion, from YouTube. 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[ad_1] Wojciech Szelag apologised to LGBT people for the TVP Info channel’s “hateful words” targeted at them.

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