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World Service,21 Dec 2018,53 mins

The US Defence Secretary Resigns

Newsday

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The US Defence Secretary's resignation comes a day after President Trump announced that all US troops would be withdrawn from Syria. London's Gatwick airport remains closed after a drone was seen again by the airfield late on Thursday. Thousands of people have been affected by the flight cancellations. And we'll have reactions to the postponement by a week of the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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