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‘We do not want war’: Mexico president defends release of El Chapo’s son
The Guardian 18 Oct 2019
Cartel gunmen on Thursday surrounded security forces in Culiacán, Sinaloa state, and made them free the drug lord’s son Ovidio Guzmán López after his detention triggered raging gunbattles and a prison break .......
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Boeing pilots messaged about 737 Max issues years before 2 crashes killed 346
Yahoo Daily News 19 Oct 2019photo: Creative Commons / Studio Incendo
Hong Kong's leader backs police use of force as protesters plan 'illegal' march
The Times of India 19 Oct 2019
HONG KONG. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam took to the airwaves on Saturday to back the use of force by police ahead of a major anti-government march planned this weekend in the Chinese-ruled city, which has been battered by months of violent protests ... Campaigners vowed it would go ahead despite police ruling the rally illegal ... Top Videos. Trending Videos....
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A steady plurality of Americans support impeaching Trump, and a steady majority support the impeachment inquiry
Yahoo Daily News 19 Oct 2019
A plurality of respondents, hovering between 45% and 47%, have said they support impeachment in each poll. ... Week 1 ... Insider has also polled Americans about the investigation itself, asking "Do you believe launching a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump for soliciting foreign interference in a US election is the right thing to do?" ... ....
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Street clashes spur Catalan leader to call for Madrid talks
Canada Dot Com 19 Oct 2019
BARCELONA — Catalonia’s pro-independence regional chief Quim Torra called for talks with Spain’s central government on Saturday to try to defuse unrest triggered by the jailing of separatist leaders ... Catalonia is a semi-autonomous region with some 7.5 million inhabitants who have their own language, parliament and flag....
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American weapons ended up in the wrong hands in Yemen. Now they're being turned on the US-backed government
CNN 19 Oct 2019
(CNN)American-made weaponry has fallen into the hands of rival militia groups in Yemen, some of whom have turned their arms against each other in a bitter and worsening conflict, a new CNN investigation has found ... But more than half a year on and the situation on the ground only seems to have got worse. Related Article ... Read More ... Col ... Pentagon pledges....
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Chile president declares state of emergency as riots grow
The Independent 19 Oct 2019
We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... Shape Created with Sketch ... 1/12 ... 2/12 ... The protest by students began on Monday when hundreds of young people mobbed several stations in Santiago, jumping over or dipping under turnstiles to protest a 4 per cent increase in subway fares from about one dollar to one dollar and 16 cents....
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Angry over Brexit, thousands gather in London demanding new referendum
Indian Express 19 Oct 2019
The battle over Brexit spilled onto the streets of London on Saturday when tens of thousands of people gathered to demand a new referendum while lawmakers decided the fate of Britain’s departure from the European Union ... Even if another referendum were agreed, it would take months to organise and there would be disputes about the question ... news....
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Hong Kong protesters mock Chinese leader in defiance of masks ban
ITV 19 Oct 2019
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters have donned cartoon character masks and mocked China’s leaders while forming human chains in defiance of a ban on face coverings at public assemblies. Gathering along the city’s subway lines on Friday night, many protest supporters masqueraded as Winnie-the-Pooh or Guy Fawkes ... A protester wears a clown mask Credit....
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Most wanted female criminals revealed by Europol
The Independent 19 Oct 2019
The most wanted female criminals in Europe include the killer of a British businessman and a human trafficker who helped lure a young girl to England. Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, released the list of women fugitives as part of its new campaign “Crime has no gender” ... Eighteen are women. We’ll tell you what’s true ... EPA ... ....
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Turkish president Erdogan vows to 'crush the heads' of Kurdish forces if no pullout
The Times of India 19 Oct 2019
ISTANBUL. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned that Turkey would "crush the heads" of Kurdish forces if they did not withdraw from a proposed safe zone along the border under a US-brokered deal ... The Turkish leader said he also informed US President Donald Trump of Ankara's position during a phone call late Friday ... ....
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver will face ‘retribution’ for defaming China, state media says
South China Morning Post 19 Oct 2019photo: AP / Qasioun News Agency via AP
Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria
Gulf News 19 Oct 2019
Istanbul - Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, insisting that a planned “safe zone” will extend much farther than US officials said was covered under a fragile ceasefire deal ... “He very much wants the ceasefire, or pause, to work,” Trump said in a post on Twitter ... Subscribe ... ....
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Boris Johnson remains defiant after MPs back Brexit deal delay
Metro UK 19 Oct 2019
Mr Johnson must ask for an extension (Picture. Sky News). Brexit must be delayed after MPs voted in favour of an amendment designed to give a cast-iron guarantee against no-deal. In a humiliating move, Boris Johnson must now write to the EU to ask for an extension until January 31 ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... This is breaking and will be updated. ....
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Thousands of protesters gather for ‘Italian pride’ rally
Star Telegram 19 Oct 2019
Thousands of protesters are gathering in Rome for a so-called "Italian Pride" rally that brings together the right-wing League of Matteo Salvini, the far-right Brothers of Italy party led by Giorgia Meloni and former premier Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia ... Neo-fascist group CasaPound is also joining Saturday's rally.....
