US troops in the northern Syrian town of Manbij. The US leader was also facing opposition yesterday from his own side on calling a state of national emergency to seize funding for his main domestic initiative — the wall he wants to build on the Mexican border. There are ten days before a deadline to avert another government shutdown. Republican opposition to Mr Trump has been rare during his first two years in office but is growing, especially over foreign policy, which formed a major part of his annual address to Congress last night. In December…

Source: The Times February 06, 2019 00:04 UTC