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Tillerson fired as US Secretary of State

President Donald Trump has fired US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replaced him with CIA director Mike Pompeo.

Sacked US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Rex Tillerson has been at odds with the White House on several foreign policy issues. (AAP) Source: AAP

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