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IN THE PAPERS - Thursday, June 21: We look at searing reactions to Donald Trump's "about-face" on immigration after he signs an executive order ending migrant family separations. Also, the warring leaders of South Sudan meet in Ethiopia for the first attempt at peace in two years. Burger King pulls an ad that offered free burgers to women who are impregnated by footballers during the World Cup in Russia. And New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern gives birth to a baby girl, the country's "First Baby".
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar sign a much-anticipated peace deal, the latest attempt to end five years of a vicious civil war that's torn the world's youngest nation apart. IMAGES
At peace talks on Tuesday, South Sudan’s president (pictured right) and rebel chief (pictured left) agreed a 60-day deadline to form a new transitional government, in a bid to end the country’s bloody civil war.
South Sudan's president and rebel chief prepared to meet Friday for the first time since brutal civil war broke out nearly five months ago, amid mounting international pressure to stem bloodshed and avert famine. Duration: 00:43