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US diplomats are making their first official visit to Damascus in more than a decade. They'll meet with the de-facto Islamist leadership. We'll speak to a senior Christian Bishop there who is concerned about the Islamist policies that could be introduced.

Nearly two weeks after the fall of the Assad regime - we'll also go live to the northern Syrian town of Kobani which could be at the centre of a battle between pro-Turkish fighters and US-backed Kurdish forces.

A government shutdown on the Horizon in the United States as a spending bill backed by Donald Trump is rejected in the House of Representatives. We ask how did we get here and what could happen next.

And reaction from France after 51 men were convicted for raping Gisele Pelicot - a trial that's been followed around the world.

(Photo: Top rebel commander Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks to a crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus. Photo Mahmoud Hassano/REUTERS)