PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, January 21: US President Donald Trump's upcoming arrival at Davos is all over the front pages, as cartoonists depict the ongoing tensions with Europe. Also, Israel has demolished a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees compound in East Jerusalem. Next, the Moroccan papers continue to debate the outcome of the Africa Cup of Nations final. Finally, swans find love after heartbreak.
Donald Trump's visit to the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, is all over the front pages. Libération headlines with "Duel in Davos". The Guardian says that Macron leads the resistance against Trump's Greenland project. The Financial Times, meanwhile, says that the rift between Trump and Europe is deepening. Swiss cartoonists have taken to the front pages in both the Tages Anzeiger and Le Temps. Cartoonists abroad have had fun too, in both The Times and The Telegraph.
Israel has cracked down on the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA. The New York Times reports that Israel has started bulldozing the compound of the UN agency in East Jerusalem. Sky News reports that the UN has said this is an "unprecedented attack". Modern Diplomacy Magazine looks at the legal implications. It says that the move deepens a dispute about UN property in Israeli-occupied territory. Finally, Haaretz features an interview with the heads of UNWRA, who say that although UNRWA is accused of perpetuating the refugee status of Palestinians, "it is actually the other way around, because there is no political solution to the refugee issue".
The press are still discussing the aftermath of the Africa Cup of Nations final. In Morocco, Le Matin says that Senegal's AFCON win was tarnished by their behaviour and looks at how the Lions of Teranga might be sanctioned for their actions. In Burkina Faso, Wakat Sera reports that the Congolese referee from the final might be in a spot of trouble too, as the Moroccan government is planning to file a complaint against him. The Athletic says that although the final will damage the reputation of this AFCON, it will also help to identify security concerns that need to be improved in time for 2030.
Finally, an Illinois park department sent out a dating profile for two of their male swans who tragically lost their mates, with heart-warming results.
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