Oct 21 Hong Kong leaders apologize for spraying mosque with water cannon By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The city's leader, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, and the police chief visited the Kowloon Mosque to apologize to the chief imam and Muslim community leaders. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 7:16 Liberals face uphill battle after Trudeau’s controversies By Benedict Moran Canadians are heading to the polls on Monday to vote in Parliamentary elections. But after four years in power and a string of recent controversies, current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his majority Liberal Party are facing a tough race… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 3:25 U.S. troops, Kurdish fighters to leave Syrian border region By PBS NewsHour As Kurdish fighters evacuated areas of Syria near the Turkish border on Sunday, a U.S. official said American forces in the region will be redeployed to Iraq to conduct operations against the Islamic State. Those developments came as Lebanon’s prime… Continue watching
Oct 20 Chile protests continue despite gov’t retreat on fare hike By Eva Vergara, Associated Press Protests and violence in Chile spilled over into a new day Sunday even after the president cancelled a subway fare hike that prompted massive and violent demonstrations. Continue reading
Oct 20 U.S. defense chief in Afghanistan for firsthand look at war By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Mark Esper sought a firsthand assessment Sunday of the U.S. military's future role in America's longest war as he made his initial visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief. Continue reading
Oct 20 Hong Kong descends into chaos again as protesters defy ban By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Hong Kong streets descended into chaotic scenes following an unauthorized pro-democracy rally Sunday as protesters set up roadblocks and torched businesses and police responded with tear gas and a water cannon. Continue reading
Oct 20 Pelosi in Jordan for ‘vital discussions’ amid Syria crisis By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a group of American lawmakers on a surprise visit to Jordan to discuss "the deepening crisis" in Syria amid a shaky U.S.-brokered cease-fire. Continue reading
Oct 20 Kurds begin evacuation from besieged Syrian border town By Mehmet Guzel, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Kurdish fighters and civilians began evacuating from a besieged Syrian town on Sunday, the first pullback under the U.S.-brokered cease-fire deal, opening the way to a broader withdrawal of the Kurdish-led forces from parts of the Turkish border. Continue reading
Oct 20 Mixed message: Boris Johnson seeks Brexit delay, sort of By Mike Corder, Gregory Katz, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ahead Sunday with plans to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union began considering his grudging request to extend the looming Brexit deadline. Continue reading
Oct 20 Pentagon chief says US troops leaving Syria for western Iraq By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that under current plans all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the American military will continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State group to prevent its resurgence. Continue reading