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“All public officials need to be prepared to fight against the extremism that will come when Trump returns to office and retreating in advance is a dangerous precedent to set.”

Western officials were quick to deny this, saying that such a strike would have triggered a nuclear alert in the US.

The news comes ahead of a meeting at which officials are set to decide if the outbreak should continue to be considered a global public health emergency.

However, officials from a number of European countries have made statements standing by the court and said they would implement its decision.

Earlier this week, it emerged that officials had estimated that the payment squeeze would push 100,000 pensioners into poverty by 2026.