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09/01/2019 GMT

President Trump Addresses Nation on Border 'Crisis'

BBC World Service - World Update, President Trump Addresses Nation on Border 'Crisis'

In a TV address, President Trump called the situation on the Mexico border a "crisis".

US President Donald Trump has made his first TV address to the nation from the Oval Office, escalating a stand-off with Congress that has led to an 18-day partial government shutdown.

The Republican president wants $5.7bn (£4.5bn) to build a steel barrier on the US-Mexico border, which would deliver on his signature campaign pledge.

Also on the programme: We learn about calls being made to help the missing North Korea Ambassador to Italy; and could singing in a group help reduce work-related stress?

(Photo:US President Donald Trump delivers a televised address, Credit: AFP)

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