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- Former Top State Dept. Aide Tells Impeachment Investigators He Quit Over Ukraine October 16, 2019Michael McKinley, who resigned as a senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified that he quit because career diplomats had been sidelined on Ukraine.
- Chicago Schools Cancel Classes as Teachers Prepare to Strike October 16, 2019With a midnight strike deadline looming and no agreement on a new contract, officials said the city’s 300,000 public school students would not have class on Thursday.
- Giuliani Pushed Trump to Deport Cleric Sought by Turkey, Ex-White House Officials Said October 16, 2019The president’s personal lawyer called Fethullah Gulen an extremist, but his repeated demands raised eyebrows.
- British Family Says One Wrong Turn Led to ICE Detention Nightmare October 16, 2019Two couples and three young children have been in custody since crossing the Canada-U.S. border, which they say was unintended consequence of swerving to avoid hitting an animal.
- ‘No Excuse’: Fellow Officers Condemn Police Shooting of Fort Worth Woman October 16, 2019Atatiana Jefferson pointed a gun at her window before being shot from outside by a police officer, her young nephew said. But the police chief said she was entitled to defend herself.
- Supreme Court Case Could Have Huge Effect on Puerto Rican Debt Crisis October 15, 2019The justices are considering a constitutional challenge to an unusual oversight board created by Congress to sort out the island’s debt.
- Gary Glitter Won’t Receive ‘Joker’ Royalties, Label Says October 16, 2019The British singer, whose 1972 hit “Rock and Roll (Part 2)” plays at a pivotal point in the film, was convicted in 2015 of sexually abusing three girls decades earlier.
- A Post-9/11 Veteran as President? Pete Buttigieg Makes His Case October 16, 2019On the debate stage Tuesday night, he didn’t brag about his military service, but he did outflank his rivals.
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- Trump claims Kurds are 'much safer' as US troops leave Syria October 16, 2019President’s assertion undercuts US mission to Turkey aimed at urging Erdoğan to halt offensiveDonald Trump has hailed his decision to withdraw US troops in Syria, paving way for a Turkish offensive, as “strategically brilliant”, declaring that the Kurds he had abandoned were “much safer now” and were anyway “not angels”.The president’s remarks contradicted t […]
- Fourth man held in campaign fraud case involving Rudy Giuliani associates October 16, 2019Prosecutors allege David Correia, 44, made outsized political donations to Republican candidates to advance business interestsA Florida man wanted in a campaign finance case involving associates of Rudy Giuliani is in federal custody after flying Wednesday to Kennedy airport in New York City to turn himself in, federal authorities said. Related: Third Rudy G […]
- Tusk: 'foundations' of Brexit deal are ready but UK has late doubts October 16, 2019European council president says Brussels is waiting on London after concerns on British sideLatest Brexit news - live updatesDonald Tusk, the president of the European council, has said the “foundations” of a Brexit deal are ready for approval by EU leaders but that Brussels is waiting on London after late “doubts” in Downing Street.The deal due to be signed […]
- Family found at Dutch farm 'could have been held against their will' October 16, 2019Police say family was in space that could be locked and may have been there nine yearsDutch police are questioning an Austrian man after a family of six were found in a secret room at a remote farmhouse in the Netherlands where they are believed to have been living for nearly a decade.The five adult siblings, said to be aged between 18 and 25, and an ailing […]
- Three US diplomats held near Russian test site where mystery blast killed five October 16, 2019US embassy says trio had proper paperwork to travelAugust explosion causes radiation levels to surgeThree American diplomats were briefly detained in Russia near the military test site where a mysterious explosion released radiation in August, several Russia state news agencies have reported.The US embassy has confirmed the incident, the Interfax news servic […]
- Iran to limit inspectors' access to its nuclear facilities October 16, 2019Move is country’s fourth step away from nuclear deal signed in 2015Iran will further reduce its commitment to the nuclear deal signed with world powers by limiting the access of international inspectors to its nuclear sites, senior Iranian MPs have revealed.The move expected at the beginning of November will be the fourth Iranian step away from the deal, and […]
- French government resists calls for school trip headscarf ban October 16, 2019Far-right politician sparks outrage by telling Muslim woman to remove hers on trip to parliamentThe French government has insisted it will not seek to ban Muslim women who wear headscarves from volunteering to help on school trips after outrage when mothers accompanying pupils were told to remove theirs.One mother said pupils were distressed and traumatised […]
- #WhatsYourExcuse: Canadian teen with terminal cancer urges others to vote October 16, 2019Maddison Yetman, 18, tells Canadians on video that despite her ‘limited time’, she managed to cast ballot in the federal electionAfter receiving a devastating diagnosis of terminal cancer last week, an 18-year old Canadian woman is using her final days to inspire her fellow citizens to vote in the country’s upcoming election.Maddison Yetman was diagnosed wit […]
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- Hong Kong protest leader Jimmy Sham violently attacked October 16, 2019Photographs show Jimmy Sham of the Civil Human Rights Front lying in the street, covered in blood.
- Dark web child abuse: Hundreds arrested across 38 countries October 16, 2019The site, run from South Korea, had hundreds of thousands of videos containing child abuse.
- Sandy Hook shooting: Parent awarded $450,000 for defamation October 16, 2019A massacre denier is told to compensate the father of a child killed in the 2012 school shooting.
- Turkey-Syria offensive: Erdogan vows to press on with 'safe zone' plan October 16, 2019Turkey's leader refuses to end military operations in northern Syria, despite ceasefire calls.
- Dutch farm mystery: Man suspected of holding family against will October 16, 2019A 58-year-old man will appear in court suspected of holding a family in a farm's secret room.
- Pakistan royal visit: Kate's outfits draw Diana comparisons October 16, 2019Is the Duchess of Cambridge putting a modern twist on garments the Princess of Wales wore years ago?
- Egypt archaeologists find 20 ancient coffins near Luxor October 16, 2019The coffins, whose decorations are still visible, were uncovered at a Theban necropolis near Luxor.
- Why scientists are ‘listening’ to the Matterhorn October 16, 2019Sparked by an unexpected rockfall, researchers placed sensors on the mountain to monitor the site.
