Oct 14 Queen addresses Parliament while Brexit talks make little progress By Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press Britain trotted out a horse-drawn carriage and a diamond-encrusted crown so the queen could read out the government's post-Brexit plans to Parliament. Government critics called the speech a stunt. Continue reading
Oct 14 Syrian army moves to confront Turkish forces as U.S. withdraws By Associated Press Syria's army deployed near the Turkish border on Monday, hours after Syrian Kurdish forces previously allied with the U.S. said they had reached a deal with Damascus to help them fend off Turkey's invasion. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 4:41 Turkish offensive on Kurds brings ‘chaos’ in northern Syria President Trump on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of nearly all 1,000 U.S. troops from northern Syria as Turkey continued a military offensive against Syrian Kurds that has left the region in chaos. For more on the escalating military offensive in… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 8:36 It’s all in the name for North Macedonia’s NATO, EU bids By Christopher Livesay For years, the nation known until recently as the Republic of Macedonia has worked to gain NATO and European Union membership, with efforts blocked by Greece because of a dispute over its name. But in February, the country adopted a… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 3:55 Trump’s reversal in Syria causes ‘cracks’ in GOP support By PBS NewsHour President Trump saw cracks in support among congressional Republicans last week, following his decision to pull back troops in northern Syria and amid allegations he withheld military aid to Ukraine for political gains. The busy week in politics comes as… Continue watching
Oct 13 After violence, Ecuadorians return to streets ahead of talks By Michael Weissenstein, Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press Residents of Ecuador's capital ventured out into the streets Sunday despite a 24-hour military curfew, picking their way through piles of burnt tires, chunks of pavement and tree trunks smoldering after a day of violent protests across Quito. Continue reading
Oct 13 Esper says Trump orders US troops to leave northern Syria By Robert Burns, Associated Press Amid growing chaos in Syria, President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. troops to withdraw from the country's north to avoid a bloody conflict between Turkey and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters that "gets worse by the hour," Defense Secretary Mark Esper… Continue reading
Oct 13 Typhoon leaves as many as 33 dead as Japan continues rescue By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan to rescue people stranded in flooded homes Sunday, as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to as high as 33. One woman fell to her death as she… Continue reading
Oct 13 Hunter Biden to step down from Chinese board By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Hunter Biden announced on Sunday that he will step down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity firm at the end of the month as part of a pledge not to work on behalf of any foreign-owned… Continue reading
Oct 13 Syria’s Kurds look to Assad for protection after US pullout By Lefteris Pitarakis, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Syria's Kurds said Syrian government forces agreed Sunday to help them fend off Turkey's invasion — a major shift in alliances that came after President Trump ordered all U.S. troops withdrawn from the northern border area amid the rapidly deepening… Continue reading