Oct 24 UK’s Johnson seeks December election to break Brexit impasse By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally abandoned his promise of an October Brexit and pinned his hopes on a December election. Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: Pence slams Nike, NBA for ‘siding with’ China over Hong Kong tweet By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press He said the NBA was acting like a "wholly owned subsidiary of the authoritarian regime" for failing to stand up to the government's criticism of Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey. Continue reading
Oct 24 Syria says Turkish-led forces attacked its troops By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and they also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, the state news agency in Damascus and a war monitoring group said. Continue reading
Oct 24 Hong Kong protesters rally in support of Catalan movement By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press A few hundred Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters rallied Thursday in a show of solidarity for the Catalan movement, which was sparked by fury over lengthy prison sentences for leaders of the region's separatist movement. Continue reading
Oct 24 Bolivia’s Morales claims outright win in presidential vote By Carlos Valdez, Associated Press Bolivia's first indigenous president said he had the 10 percentage point lead over his nearest rival, former president Carlos Mesa, needed to win outright. Continue reading
Oct 24 Car bomb explodes in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed fighters By Associated Press The blast went off in the town of Tal Abyad outside the headquarters of a militia of Syrian fighters allied to Turkey. Continue reading
Oct 24 U.S. defense secretary calls Turkey’s offensive in Syria ‘unwarranted’ By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Mark Esper said the invasion of northeastern Syria jeopardizes gains made in in recent years as the U.S.-led coalition and allied Syrian Kurdish forces battled the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Oct 24 Spain exhumes late dictator Gen. Francisco Franco’s remains By Ciaran Giles, Associated Press Gen. Francisco Franco's remains were moved from his grandiose mausoleum, which many consider an affront to Spain's standing as a modern democratic state, to a small family crypt north of the capital. Continue reading
Oct 24 39 people found dead in a truck in England were from China By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press British police are still investigating one of the country's deadliest cases of people smuggling. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 4:07 As Turkey and Russia expand reach within Syria, U.S. scrambles to reassure allies President Trump says he’s lifting sanctions on Turkey, after Turkey and Russia extended a cease-fire while Syrian Kurds evacuate the Syrian border region. Trump credited U.S. military withdrawal from northeast Syria for delivering “a much more peaceful and stable area,”… Continue watching