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Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country's Congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let the president seek re-election. Protesters stormed the legislature, breaking windows and fences. The country's 1992 constitution, introduced after 35 years of dictatorship, strictly limits the president to a single five-year term. But sitting President Horactio Cartes is attempting to remove the restriction and run for re-election. Protesters were photographed setting fire to barricades in the streets of Asuncion, near the congress building, on Friday night. The AFP news agency said the protesters had managed to break into the building and "ransacked" the offices of those who backed the bill, setting several  Police used rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse the crowd. Earlier, the crowd took to the streets following a private meeting of senators, which approved a bill to amend the constitution. The bill must also be approved by t

President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders targeting the US trade deficit, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit. One order includes a study looking at causes of the deficit by examining unpaid duties and foreign trade abuses. The second will initiate a review of the American trade deficit and rules Mr Trump says harm US workers. Administration officials said Beijing was not the focus, but China is the largest source of the US trade deficit. Will Donald Trump mean the end of global trade? Trump and trade: A radical agenda? How much has the president achieved so far? Trump 'would win' trade war with China President Trump signed the orders on Friday at the White House. "We are going to get these bad trade deals straightened out," he told reporters during the signing. "These actions are designed to let the world know that this is a president taking another step to fulfil his campaign promise," Commerce Secretary