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Trump's Syria Withdrawal Plan Stuns Allies

President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw all US troops from Syria has been met with heavy criticism.

President Trump's decision to withdraw US forces from Syria and declare the defeat of the Islamic State group has been heavily criticised by Republicans and Democrats; crowds of opposition supporters have gathered in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite a ban on campaigning before a presidential election; and up to a-hundred-thousand taxi drivers in South Korea have gone on strike against plans by the country's main messenger service, Kakao, to introduce a car-pooling service.

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Thu 20 Dec 2018 06:06GMT

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  • Thu 20 Dec 2018 06:06GMT