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Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. This edition is published in the early hours of Thursday the 23rd of January.

President Trump tells Russia to end what he calls the ridiculous war in Ukraine or face tough economic action.

A new wildfire is burning north of Los Angeles as winds pick up again. And a BBC

investigation finds that psychiatric hospitals in China are being used to silence critics of the

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When he was campaigning for the White House, Donald Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of becoming president.

That deadline has passed and the fighting goes on.

Many Ukrainian supporters feared the new U.S. administration would pressure Kiev into accepting a peace deal favourable to Russia. But after barely mentioning

the conflict during his inauguration celebrations, Mr Trump has now come out with a warning for

Vladimir Putin, saying unless Russia agrees to make a peace deal soon, it will face tougher

economic measures. I heard more from our Washington correspondent, Nomya Igbal.

Donald Trump said he wanted an end to the Ukraine war. It was a big promise. He said he'd end it on day one. He hasn't done that. And he clearly thinks threatening to sanction Russia is a way

of making it happen. So he has said the potential sanctions are likely. He also said to

reporters on Tuesday that he had suggested to the Chinese president

Xi Jinping that Beijing should help to get the conflict settled, that they've got a lot of power.

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