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Donald Trump puts temporary end to US's longest-ever govt shutdown, but threatens to resume it in 21 days if no deal reached on border wall fund

President Donald Trump agreed under mounting pressure on Friday to end a 35-day-old partial US government shutdown without getting the $5.7 billion he had demanded from Congress for a border wall, handing a political victory to Democrats.

Donald Trump threatens to 'entirely' close US-Mexico border unless Democrats meet his wall demand

Trump's warning came as a partial federal government shutdown was set to drag on into next week,

Partial US govt shutdown to last through Christmas; President Donald Trump warns 'it could be a long stay'

Trump has dug in on his demand for $5 billion for construction of the wall on the US border with Mexico. Democrats are staunchly opposed, and the absence of an elusive deal meant federal funds for dozens of agencies lapsed at midnight Friday.

US govt partially shuts down ahead of holiday season as House adjourns with no deal over Mexico border wall; duration of stalemate unclear

Operations for several key US agencies will cease in the early hours of Saturday, despite last-ditch talks that continued on Capitol Hill between White House officials and congressional leaders in both parties.

Daily Bulletin: MHA notification row continues; US govt shuts down over border wall funding, Train18 to run between Delhi and Varanasi; day's top stories

Today's top stories: MHA notification spat continues; More 'yellow vest' protests planned in France ahead of Christmas; PM to launch commemorative coin to honour Atal Bihari Vajpayee; and more.

Donald Trump signals assent to deal without funds for border wall as US govt heads towards partial shutdown

President Donald Trump appeared to back off his demand for $5 billion to build a border wall, signalling for the first time that he might be open to a deal that would avoid a partial government shutdown

Donald Trump unveils new immigration plan, supports path to citizenship for 1.8 million 'dreamers'

Donald Trump's administration has unveiled a sweeping new immigration plan offers 1.8 million young unauthorized immigrants a path to citizenship

'We need a wall': Donald Trump asks Congress to secure border, urges compromise on 'dreamers'

President Donald Trump urged Congress on Tuesday to reach a compromise on the fate of millions of undocumented migrants who came to the US as children, but did not give ground to Democrats over his plans for a border wall.

United States not ready for comprehensive immigration reform: Donald Trump

"What I'd like to do is a comprehensive immigration plan. But our country and political forces are not ready yet," Donald Trump said.

Donald Trump reasserts commitment to build Mexico wall

Trump says the man-made wall cover 1,600 km and natural obstacles will take care of the rest. He said the wall is going to get built and his administration is setting record numbers in terms of stopping people and drugs from coming in the US