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America is changing and so is the world.
But what's happening in America isn't just the cause of global upheaval.
It's also a symptom of disruption that's happening everywhere.
I'm Asma Khalid in Washington DC.
I'm Tristan Redman in London and this is The Global Story.
Every weekday, we'll bring you a story from this intersection, where the world and America meet.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Will Chalk and in the early hours of Thursday the 5th of February these are our main stories.
President Trump speaks of the need for a softer touch on immigration enforcement as hundreds of federal agents withdraw from Minnesota.
The last nuclear weapons control treaty between the United States and Russia has expired,
raising fears of a new arms race.
As Russia and Ukraine take part in the second round of US-led peace talks,
the chances of a breakthrough remain slim.
It's not traditionally been Donald Trump's style to be conciliatory,
or to call for a soft-touch approach to immigration.
But the U.S.
president appears to have admitted sending in federal agents en masse to Minnesota to carry out immigration raids hasn't worked.
Last month,