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Pelosi silences Trump over wall shutdown

The Speaker withdrew her invitation to deliver the State of the Union speech. She said Mr Trump must first end the government shutdown over his planned Mexico wall.

The Speaker withdrew her invitation to deliver the State of the Union speech. She said Mr Trump must first end the government shutdown over his planned Mexico wall. Also in this edition: two competing visions of Europe as Italian politicians take potshots at President Macron of France; more Brexit misery; hopes for a resurgence of the rule of law in Pakistan; Greece's neighbour gets a new name; and the secret links between St Thomas Aquinas, Halle Berry, and our religion editor.
(Picture: President Trump and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.
Credit: Reuters)

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