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Hundreds of National Guard troops from the southern US State of Texas have arrived in the state of Illinois, on the outskirts of Chicago. It's where President Trump says he wants the troops deployed. He has described the city as a war zone and a place Democrat officials have failed to control. We speak to a pastor in the city.

Indirect talks continue in Egypt between Hamas and Israel. Today two of President Trump's key aids, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, join the talks to lend their support for a deal. We speak to Yossi Beilin, a former Israeli negotiator, an architect of the Oslo Peace Accord.

And Madagascar's embattled President Andry Rajoelina has appointed an army general as the new prime minister in a bid to end youth-led protests against his rule.

Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo: A Texas Army National Guard 36th Infantry Division soldier walks through the Joliet Army Reserve Training Center, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Elwood, Illinois. Credit: Jim Vondruska/Reuters).