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But Trump, who spoke in glowing terms about Erdogan during the USA presidential campaign, has shown no sign of deviating from Obama-era policies that had so angered Turkey, including a reliance on the Syrian Kurdish force, known as the YPG.

In the past such spending deadlines have been occasions for brinkmanship, including in 2013 when conservatives forced a 16-day partial government shutdown in a failed attempt to defund Obamacare.

Star Wars star? Gary Barlow.

Reporters were told that the UK’s permanent representative to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow, had a discussion with representatives from the office of Donald Tusk, the president of the European Commission, in which he informed them about the letter and when it might arrive.

South African President Jacob Zuma has ordered his finance minister to return from an overseas investment trip, the presidency said on March 27, 2017, fuelling speculation that a cabinet reshuffle is imminent.