Deal reached to end US shutdown
A breakthrough came when some Democratic senators decided to vote with Republicans.
A deal has been reached in the United States to end what has now become the country's longest government shutdown. A breakthrough came about after a number of Democratic senators broke their party's blockade to vote with Republicans.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned after criticism that a documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump. It's been described as an extraordinary moment in the history of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
And as Syria's interim President Ahmed Al Sharra gets ready to meet President Trump in Washington, we have a report looking at the minority groups in Syria who fear for the future.
Presenters: Rob Young and Pria Rai
(Photo: The U.S. Capitol on the 40th day of the partial government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., U.S. Credit: Aaron Schwartz/Reuters).
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