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Israel's Prime Minister has again rejected the idea of a Palestinian state - something the US supports; will it damage their alliance? Jordan's Foreign Minister sets out Arab thinking on a sustainable future. Also in the programme: does the combination of climate change and more precise techniques mean it's time to embrace GM crops? And why was Stalin included in an Icon in a Georgian cathedral?(IMAGE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 7, 2024 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool)

Gang boss Adolfo Macias, alias Fito, escaped from the Ecuadoran prison last week. The operation comes a day after the assassination of a prosecutor who was looking into the raid last week by gun-waving gangsters of a TV studio during a live broadcast.Also on the programme; a damning report into a deadly mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, in 2022 has described the police response as a failure; and we hear from a medical charity worker in the city of Khan Younis, now the focus of Israel's ground and air offensive in Gaza.(Picture: Military forces gather outside the prison in Ecuador. Credit: Getty Images)

The Pentagon has confirmed that 14 Houthi missiles, which may have been intended for attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, were targeted by American forces. We ask US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking how effective these strikes are. Meanwhile, Pakistan has launched missile strikes into Iran, killing nine people, after Iran carried out strikes in Pakistan late on Tuesday.Also on the programme: we hear from a Spanish MP with Down's syndrome who is thought to be the first person with the genetic disorder to join a European regional or national parliament; and we also hear from Lesley Lokko, a Ghanaian-Scottish architect and academic, who is the first African woman to win one of the world's top prizes in architecture.(Picture: Honor guards march during a military funeral procession of Houthi fighters killed in recent U.S.-led strikes on Houthi targets, in Sanaa, Yemen. Credit: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

The Houthis say they'll carry on attacking ships in the Red Sea, despite the terrorist designation. A spokesman for the group tells us that they are "at war" with the US and the UK.Also on the programme: Iran insists its missile and drone attack on Pakistani territory was targeting a militant group; and the pioneering Irish rap trio making a move to the big screen.(Picture: Honor guards and military cadets carry coffins of Houthi fighters killed in recent U.S.-led strikes on Houthi targets, during their military funeral procession in Sanaa, Yemen Credit: Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Iran launched a missile attack apparently targeting militant bases in western Pakistan which killed two children, Pakistani officials said.Officials in Islamabad said the attack was "illegal" and warned of "serious consequences". However Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, speaking in Davos, insisted that no Pakistani nationals had been targeted, only members of Jaish al-Adl. We'll hear from Islamabad.Also in the programme: China's birth rate hits a record low, with young people not heeding official encouragement to start families; the deal to send medicine into Gaza for Israeli hostages; and the struggle to re-make public media in Poland.(Photo shows an Iranian missile during a training drill. Credit: Reuters)

Iraq has vowed to take Iran to the UN security council after the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed they had attacked an Israeli “espionage headquarters” in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.We hear from a senior adviser to the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, in Iraq.Also on the programme: We hear fond memories from the brother of the Gaza Strip's women's karate champion who was was injured in an Israeli air raid in December and did not recover from her injuries; and Donald Trump's path to seizing the Republican presidential nomination.(Picture: Funeral of Iraqi businessman and daughter killed in Iranian attack, Erbil, Iraq Credit: Gailan Haji/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Donald Trump has hailed his "very special" landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses, cementing his status as the clear frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Also in the programme: North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un has called for a change to the constitution to identify South Korea as the “number one hostile state”, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the spy headquarters of Israel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. (Picture: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his caucus night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa. Credit: Reuters)

Houthis say that all US and British ships are targets - so is there a diplomatic solution to the mounting tensions in the Red Sea?Also on the programme: we hear from the US state of Iowa, where the first big electoral test is taking place ahead of this year's presidential election; and we head to Iceland where two women tell us what it's like to live with the fear of the ground opening up under their feet.(Picture: People hold up weapons and a poster depicting the Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a protest against a multinational operation to safeguard Red Sea shipping following US and UK airstrikes on Houthis military sites, in Sana'a, Yemen. Credit: Yahya Arhab/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Republican voters in the state of Iowa are preparing to take part in the caucuses that mark the first test of the US presidential election year. Also in the programme: Bernardo Arevalo has been sworn in as Guatemala's new president after many hours of delay caused by wrangling among opposition MPs in Congress; and two Iranian women journalists have been charged for not wearing the hijab, a day after they were released from prison on bail.(Picture: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks as he campaigns in Indianola, Iowa, U.S. Credit: Reuters)

Since Hamas’s October 7 attack on southern Israel, nearly 24,000 Palestinians have been killed and 130 Israeli hostages are still being held in Gaza. Newshour’s Rebecca Kesby hears from a man whose family were abducted by Hamas, as well as a doctor at Gaza’s Al Aqsa hospital.Also on the programme: We get the latest on a week in Ecuador that saw an explosion of gang violence and prison riots. And Donald Trump is on the campaign trail in Iowa ahead of the first primaries in the race for the White House. (Picture: Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, January 6, 2024 Credit: IDF Handout via REUTERS)