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US Muslim Travel Ban Blocked
President Trump tweeted that the judgement was 'ridiculous and will be overturned'
US President Donald Trump says he will appeal against a federal judgement which overturns his temporary travel ban against passengers from seven mainly-Muslim countries. Mr Trump tweeted that the judgement was 'ridiculous and will be overturned.'
Also in the programme: United Nations sanctions are dropped against former Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and Ridley Scott to be honoured by the Directors Guild of America.
(Photo: Members of Islamic community at a protest against President Trump's new executive order on Muslim refugees in Los Angeles Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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