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Trump orders 1,500 troops to the southern border

The troops will not be involved in "law enforcement", according to a senior military official. They will initially be used to build physical barriers and other "border missions"

The ground troops will not be involved in "law enforcement", according to a senior military official. They will initially be used to build physical barriers and other "border missions".

Meanwhile, all refugee travel to the US is being suspended, following a separate order, one of several signed by Trump in the first few days of his presidency

Hundreds of same sex couples are tying the knot in Thailand on the day a law allowing same sex marriage comes into force.

(Pic: Migrants dressed in camouflage walk south of the U.S.-Mexico border; Credit: Reuters)

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