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US to Withdraw All Troops from Syria

Interviews, news and analysis of the day鈥檚 global events.

President Trump has ordered some 2,000 troops to pull out of Syria, saying that ISIS has been defeated. We ask why the decision has come now and what it might mean for Kurdish-controlled regions.

Also in the programme; The World Food Programme cuts aid to the West Bank - and Swedish law deems "man-free" music festival discriminatory.

(Photo: Around 2,000 US troops are believed to be stationed in Syria. Credit: AFP)

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    Interviews, news and analysis of the day鈥檚 global events.