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Newsday: Syria's Assad Welcomes Trump as an Ally

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Newsday episode 0806

16/11/2016 GMT

Syria's Assad Welcomes Trump as an Ally

BBC World Service - Newsday, Syria's Assad Welcomes Trump as an Ally

The Syrian president says he hopes Donald Trump will be an "anti-terror ally."

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has said he hopes US President-elect Donald Trump will be an ally in fighting terrorism but remains "cautious in judging him".

Google and Facebook have announced measures aimed at stopping the spread of fake news online.

And the BBC World Service announces the creation of 11 new language services as part of its biggest expansion "since the 1940s."

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