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Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz prison

He said the reopening of the notorious prison would serve as a "symbol of law."

Donald Trump says he has directed officials to rebuild and reopen California's Alcatraz prison which closed in the 1960s. We'll look at the viability of such a move.

A day after Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile at a major airport in Israel, Yemen's capital Sanaa has been bombed. It's reported that the Houthis blame the US for about 10 strikes in Yemen overnight. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed a tough response.

In Romania, the nationalist candidate George Simion has won forty per cent of the vote in the presidential election and will go into the runoff later this month as the clear favourite.

Presenters: Rob Young and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Photo: Alcatraz Island is seen in San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California. Credit: Stephen Lam/Reuters)

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