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Top US Envoy to Syria Brett McGurk Resigns
McGurk resigned following President Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria.
US Special Envoy to Syria Brett McGurk resigned following President Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria. He's the second major figure to quit in a week, after Defence Secretary Jim Mattis left the administration on Thursday.
Also in the programme; British politician and diplomat Paddy Ashdown dies at 77 - and the latest type of football merchandise, your favourite player's DNA.
(Photo: Brett McGurk. Credit: AFP)
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