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05/02/2020 GMT

Pelosi tears up State of the Union speech

BBC World Service - World Update, Pelosi tears up State of the Union speech

President Trump had just concluded his address to Congress

President Trump had just concluded his address to Congress.

President Trump had just delivered his State of the Union address to a deeply partisan US Congress, on the eve of his likely acquittal in the Senate on impeachment charges. With an eye to November’s presidential election, he strongly defended his policies.

Also coming up, what happens to IS followers when they are allowed to return home and what precautions can a country take? And we look ahead to Saturday's elections in Ireland.

(Photo: Nancy Pelosi rips up President Trump's speech. Credit: Wilson/ Getty Images)

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