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World Service,22 Sep 2026,49 mins

Trump administration defends decision to ban three media outlets

Newsday

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CNN, MSNow and Politico have launched a legal challenge, claiming the ban violated the constitutionally protected rights to a free press. We bring you reactions from the US. Thousands of people have fled across the waters from Yemen to nearby Djibouti after fighting betweens the Houthi's and Saudi backed forces intensified in the past week. We speak to the head of the International Organisation on Migration in Djibouti. Russia's new weapon against Ukraine - jet powered drones - are even more difficult for Kyiv to shoot down. What can they do to counter them? Our correspondent joined Ukrainian air defence units fighting against this new threat to find out. (Photo: US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington; Credit: Shawn Thew/EPA/Shutterstock)

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