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Trump signs travel ban targetting 12 countries

African and Asian countries, include Afghanistan, Iran, and Somalia.

President Donald Trump has banned visitors from 12 African and Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, and Somalia from entering the United States. Mr Trump said he wanted to secure America's borders after the Colorado attack on Sunday in which it's believed an Egyptian national who had overstayed his visa, threw fire bombs at a group of pro-Israeli demonstrators. Egypt is not included in the travel ban. We'll take a look at who is effected by this proclamation.

A call for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza at the United Nations Security Council was rejected after the United Statess opposed the proposal. The US ambassador to the UN said the draft was unbalanced because it did not call on Hamas to disarm and leave the Gaza Strip.

And we look at why scientists in South Africa are urging strict licensing rules to prevent Elon Musk's Starlink satellites from disrupting critical space observations.

Presenters: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Photo: US President Donald Trump at a soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Credit: Eric Lee/EPA-EFE)

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