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October 17th, 2019

Full Text of Turkey, US Statement on Northeast Syria US, Turkey Reach Ceasefire Deal: Kurdish SDF Will Abide by Plan
NBA Chief: China Controversy Caused 'Substantial' Losses for League Indonesia Arrests 40 Militant Suspects Ahead of Inauguration
Aid Groups Scramble to Reach Syrians as Battle Lines Shift FM: Iraq Will Only Repatriate ISIS Fighters Who Are Iraqis
Pakistan Silences Army's Critics With Raids, Terror Charges Mexican Court Orders Soldiers Re-Arrested in Army Massacre
Libya Official: Gunmen Kill 2 Women, 3 Kids Near Capital Iraqi Blogger Outspoken About Country's Corruption Detained
Catalan Separatists, Police Clash in Fresh Violence US Navy Admiral Hails China's Professionalism in Disputed Seas
Three Gunmen Killed in Brazil Airport Raid, Kidnapping: Police Former VA Secretary: 'Now Is the Time' to Research Medical Marijuana
US Ambassador Says Evacuating West Bank Settlements 'Would Be a Recipe for Disaster' Taliban Close 29 Government-Sponsored Madrasas in Logar
Govt Employee Killed in Rocket Attack in Kabul 186 Biometric Devices Gone Missing: Afghan Independent Election Commission
Afghan Forces Launch Large Scale Operation in Baghlan UN Humanitarian Chief Says 388 Yemeni Civilians Killed, Injured in Deadliest September
Poll: Voters Almost Evenly Divided on Trump's Syria Withdrawal Rand Paul Blocks Senate Vote on House-Passed Syria Resolution
Mulvaney Walks Back Comments Tying Ukraine Aid to 2016 Probe Yemen's Houthi Court Issues 'Subpoena' for Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and MBS
UAE Pumping Millions Into 'Vast and Influential' US Lobbying Camp: Report Trump Ally Graham Will Push for Sanctions on Turkey Despite Syria Agreement
Indian Soldier Killed in Exchange of Fire With Bangladesh Border Guards China Says US Must Cancel New Tariffs for Ultimate Trade Deal
G5 Sahel Joint Force Makes 'Major' Weapons Seizure in Northern Niger China Bans Exports of Black Clothing to Hong Kong Amid Protests; All Mailings to City 'Severely Investigated', Courier Firm Worker Says
In Rare, 'Significant' Move, Hong Kong Judiciary Appoints Two Judges to Hear Legal Challenges Against Anti-Mask Law Malaysia Needs to Be Ready for the Worst in South China Sea: Foreign Minister
Japan to Participate in US Moon Landing Plan Hong Kong Legislative Session Adjourned Amid Protests and Heckling
Japanese PM's Offering for Shrine Sparks Criticism From Seoul Afghanistan to Miss October 19 Deadline for Presidential Poll Results
China Says Two US Citizens Arrested in September Have Been Released on Bail China Urges US to Withdraw Meeting Restrictions Imposed Against Chinese Diplomats
Turkey Could Boost 2020 Spending for Syria 'Safe Zone' Housing Russia Accuses US Diplomats of Regularly Trying to Access Restricted Military Areas
Russia Says Syria Should Ultimately Get Control Over Border With Turkey Kremlin Says Worried by Humanitarian Fallout From Turkey's Syria Incursion
Bangladesh Border Forces Kill Indian Guard, Wound Another, India Says Russia Says It Is Starting to Resume US Cyber Cooperation
Syrian Kurdish-Led Authority Urges Corridor for Civilians to Leave Border Town Cyprus Opposition Wants to Know How Cambodian Elite Got Passports
Houses Torched, Hundreds Homeless, in Clashes Near Site of Indonesia's New Capital US May Issue Additional Sanctions on Turkey: White House Adviser Kudlow
Despite Tunisia's Vote for Change, Enduring Miseries Drive Youth Exodus Nearly 100 Detained So Far in Catalonia Protests
Israel Envoy Demands Probe After Effigy of Jewish Tycoon Left at Ukraine Synagogue Afghanistan Suffers Record 4,300 Civilian Casualties in Three Months: UN
Iraq Prudent Over Taking ISIS Foreign Nationals From Syria Observatory: 224 SDF Soldiers, 183 Turkish-Backed Rebels Killed in Syria Clashes
EU Criticizes 'Unlevel Playing Field' in Mozambique Election Gunmen Raid Cafes in Libya Capital to Curb Social Freedoms
Desperate African Refugees Pay to Get Into Libyan Jails: UNHCR Syria's Assad Says Will Respond to Turkish Aggression on Any Part of Country
Aid Agencies Struggle in Northeast Syria With Water Shortages Top US Senate Republican Seeks Stronger Resolution on Syria
Russia and Iran Stand Ready to Facilitate Talks on Syria EU Leaders Seek Tough Unified Message Against Turkey's Syria Offensive
Pence Says US to Halt Sanctions After Turkey Ceasefire Deal Amid Cash Crisis, United Nations Likely to Be Able to Pay Staff in November
Russia Protests After Catching US Diplomats Near Military Test Site Ecuador's Indigenous Re-Assert Influence but Face Obstacles to Power
Thousands Gather in Barcelona for Fourth Day of Protests for Separate Catalonia US, Turkey Agree Ankara to Primarily Control Syria 'Safe Zone'
Advisor to Assad: US-Brokered Ceasefire With Turkey Is 'Vague' 'We Are Ready to Abide by the Ceasefire,' Says Syrian Democratic Forces
US Lawmakers to Keep Up Turkey Sanctions Push Despite Ceasefire Russia's Putin Revokes Geneva Convention Protocol on War Crimes Victims
Thousands Protest Across Lebanon Over Dire Economy, Proposed Whatsapp Fee Withdrawn Venezuela Wins Seat on UN Rights Council Despite US Opposition
Turkey, US Agree to 120 Hour Ceasefire in Northern Syria Pompeo Suggests Trump Could Amend Syria Troop Decision; 'He Makes Decisions and Then Absorbs Data and Facts'
'We Dumped It in the Trash': Trump's Letter to Erdogan Gets Hostile Reception

October 16th, 2019

US Officials Confirm Secret Cyber Attack on Iran After Saudi Oil Refineries Hit Iraq Daily Roundup: Seven Killed, Including Kurdish Journalists
North Korea State Media: Kim's Horse Photos Portend a 'Great Event' US Special Envoy: Syria Pullout Doesn't Effect Iran Strategy
US Destroys Former Syria Base, Leaves More Cities Rare Admission of Guilt From US for Killing Afghan Child in Air Strike
Cuba to Let Citizens Buy Imports With Foreign Currencies Trump Warns Turkey's Erdogan Not to 'Be a Tough Guy'
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