Oct 08 Trump wants out of ‘endless war,’ but pulling troops from northeast Syria could bring bloodshed By Yasmeen Alamiri Though the president justified his decision by saying he will not keep the U.S. committed to an “endless war” in the Middle East, the alternative may open the door to other forces, that will not work in the U.S. or… Continue reading
Oct 08 U.N. chief says U.N. facing worst cash crisis in nearly 10 years By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general has written to all members saying "the organization runs the risk of depleting its liquidity reserves by the end of the month and defaulting on payments to staff and vendors."… Continue reading
Oct 08 U.K. says chances of Brexit deal slim; E.U. chides ‘blame game’ By Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press In a statement to British media, Downing Street said Merkel had told Johnson that "a deal is overwhelmingly unlikely" unless the U.K. agreed to allow Northern Ireland to continue to follow EU customs rules in order to maintain an open… Continue reading
Oct 08 Climate activists block roads, camp out for second day of global protests By Danica Kirka, Tristan Lavalette, Associated Press "I want to make a statement that (the activists) are all different sorts of people from all different walks of life, not just people you would call hippies," said Mike Gumn, 33, a National Health Service manager with two children. Continue reading
Oct 08 Turkey says it won’t bow to U.S. pressure over Syrian Kurds By Bassem Mroue, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkish leaders said they were intent on combatting Syrian Kurdish fighters across its border in Syria after the U.S. decided to remove its troops from the region. Continue reading
Oct 08 3 win Nobel in Physics for discovering planet and work on the universe’s evolution By David Keyton, Associated Press A Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 4:25 Trump’s abrupt military departure from Syria draws fierce criticism A day after the White House announced that President Trump was withdrawing all U.S. forces on the Syrian-Turkish border, U.S. bases there are deserted. Trump's abrupt decision now potentially puts the Kurdish-led, American-supported Syrian Democratic Forces directly in harm's way… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 12:00 Leaving Syria is ‘knife in the back’ for Kurdish forces, Panetta says The U.S. military is on the way out of northeastern Syria, and it appears that Turkish forces are on their way in. What does President Trump's decision to withdraw troops mean for Syria and Kurdish forces? Amna Nawaz gets reaction… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Iraq’s prime minister tries easing protest tensions In our news wrap Monday, Iraq's prime minister ordered his nation's army to leave a Baghdad neighborhood where dozens of protesters were killed or wounded this weekend. Also, a federal judge rejected President Trump's refusal to release his tax returns… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 5:55 NBA’s Chinese business interests clash with free speech in Hong Kong tweet controversy It started with a tweet from the Houston Rockets' general manager -- words of support for the protests in Hong Kong -- that prompted swift backlash from Chinese financial backers. How the league then handled the conflict between its business… Continue watching