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Widespread protests over Donald Trump's travel ban

Downing Street has rejected calls to axe the state visit planned for Donald Trump following widespread outrage over his travel ban on people from certain countries.

More than one million people have signed a petition stating Mr Trump should not be given a state visit.

The immigration curbs have sparked chaos across the US as travellers were detained at airports and thousands of protesters gathered to campaign against the policy.

Boris Johnson has claimed President Trump's immigration policy is "divisive... discriminatory and wrong", but dismissed claims the US is "hostile" towards foreigners.

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Canada 'welcome those fleeing terror' after Trump order

Canada's Prime Minister has said that his country will "welcome" those who are "fleeing persecution, terror and war" in a poignant tweet posted on his Twitter page.

The message comes in the wake of an announcement by neighbouring leader, US President Donald Trump stating that he had signed an executive order imposing a 90-day ban on entry to the US from seven Muslim-majority nations.

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