US politics: Taliban will defy Donald Trump’s weapons demand, sources claim

Sources close to one of the world’s most feared terrorist groups have claimed they will openly refuse a demand made by the Trump administration.

Welcome to our rolling coverage of the Trump administration’s early weeks, which continue to be eventful.

Today the main focus has been the US government’s efforts to set up its mass deportation scheme, with huge raids taking place across much of the country, resulting in almost 1000 arrests, and a diplomatic spat erupting.

After a brief war of words over tariffs, the White House confirmed that Colombia agreed to accept repatriated citizens on military flights, after President Donald Trump threatened major sanctions.

Meanwhile Trump’s “border tsar” Tom Homan has declared Sunday that everyone who is in the US illegally is “on the table” for deportation and praised the Trump administration for sending a “strong signal to the world: Our border is closed”.

Join us again tomorrow for all the latest updates.

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