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US shutdown: the pressure rises

As 800,000 federal workers go unpaid, Republicans and Democrats are digging in. So far at least, President Trump is getting most of the criticism.

As 800,000 federal workers go unpaid, Republicans and Democrats are digging in. So far at least, President Trump is getting most of the criticism. Also in this edition: Mike Pompeo lays out the new US Middle East policy; Guatemala's president feels the heat from corruption investigators; more Brexit misery for Prime Minister Theresa May as a crunch vote approaches; Pakistan's cricketing diplomacy after India pull off a big win over Australia; and a winner is declared in the DR Congo election - but is it the right one?
(Picture: a protester against the partial government shutdown outside a trades union headquarters in Washington.
Credit: Getty Images)

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