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White House Defends Trump's Intelligence Sharing
US National Security Adviser says the president's meeting with Russian officials was "wholly appropriate".
Donald Trump's National Security Adviser says the president in no way compromised any sources or methods in a meeting with Russia's foreign minister last week. H R McMaster defended Mr Trump's conversation with Sergei Lavrov as "wholly appropriate". So what is a US president allowed to share?
Also on the programme: A Mexican activist searching for his missing daughter fears for his life; and scientific cooperation in the Middle East.
(Image: H R McMaster speaks during a briefing at the White House. Credit: AFP/Saul Loeb)
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