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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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Iraqi travel curbs 'could affect co-operation in war on IS'

Iraqi troops hold the IS flag after they liberated Mosul Credit: AP

Iraq is to argue with the US that travel curbs on its citizens could affect co-operation in the war on so-called Islamic State, two Iraqi MPs, who declined to be identified, said.

Iraq is to lobby the US administration to mitigate the impact of curbs on Iraqis, the MPs added.

The Popular Mobilisation - a coalition of paramilitary groups who are armed and trained by Iran to fight Islamic State - have also called on the Iraqi government to ban US nationals from entering Iraq and to expel those who are already in the country.

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