DW: Pence, Erdogan, Kurdish SDF agree to 120-hour ceasefire in Syria
US Vice President Mike Pence, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the commander of the Kurdish SDF forces agreed to a five-day ceasefire in the military offensive in northeastern Syria.
US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to a five-day ceasefire in the military incursion into northeastern Syria.
Pence was accompanied in Ankara by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien.
"Today the United States and Turkey have agreed to a ceasefire in Syria," Pence said.
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MIDDLE EAST
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Syria Kurd families flee to Iraq as array of armies advance.
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Saudi Arabia bus crash leaves 35 Arab and Asian expatriates dead.
ASIA
Japan PM visits storm-hit areas; royal parade may be delayed.
Philippine president bruised, scratched from motorcycle fall.
UN decries recent 'unprecedented' Afghan civilian casualties. 'Unprecedented' Afghan civilian casualties in July- September.
Five killed in Kashmir's deadliest day since losing special status.
Hong Kong: Hecklers dragged out in new parliament chaos.
Chinese diplomats must notify their moves in US. Beijing says US policy change for Chinese diplomats violates international law.
Two U.S. citizens detained, charged with 'illegal' activity in China.
China’s growth expected to weaken further this year and in 2020, as trade deal with US leaves tariffs in place.
Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Jimmy Sham hospitalised after hammer attack.
Malaysia must prepare navy for possible conflict in South China Sea, foreign minister warns. Malaysia looks to strengthen navy as sea tensions grow.
AFRICA
Peace process in jeopardy as tensions rise in South Sudan.
Gunmen raid cafes in Libya capital to curb social freedoms.
Nine deaths confirmed in Guinea 'third term' protests.
EU: Mozambique elections marred by climate of fear.
Murder of Mozambique election observer under spotlight.
Niger's president blames explosive birth rate on 'a misreading of Islam'.
S.African govt apologises for rolling blackouts.
EUROPE
Gibraltar holds election amid uncertainty of Brexit outcome.
Boris Johnson gets EU Brexit deal; next hurdle is Parliament.
Brexit: EU and UK reach deal but DUP refuses support.
EU leaders give Brexit deal cautious approval but foresee obstacles .
Turkish invasion of Syria sparks NATO crisis, but eviction from alliance is unlikely.
Russia protests after catching U.S. diplomats near military test site.
Angela Merkel to make relations with China top priority when Germany takes on EU presidency next year.
Spain's Catalan region rocked by third day of violent unrest. Catalan separatist leaders' jailing prompts violent protests in Barcelona.
Hardline PM Viktor Orban warns Hungary will 'use force' to fend off a new wave of migrants if Turkey delivers on its threat to allow refugees to flood into Europe.
AMERICAS
White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe.
US federal debt up $1.2 trillion in FY 2019; Borrowed $9,432 per U.S. household.
Trump golf course to host next G7 summit.
Bipartisan House majority condemns Trump for Syria pullout.
Liz Cheney’s Turkey sanctions bill would ban US arms sales.
'I am here to tell the truth.' Donald Trump's EU ambassador tells impeachment probe president ordered him to run Ukraine policy through Rudy Giuliani - but he did not know about demand to investigate the Bidens.
Top impeachment investigator says Pentagon was ordered to not comply with subpoena.
Elijah Cummings, Democratic chairman and powerful Trump critic, dies at 68.
Top immigration official Ken Cuccinelli doubles the estimate of illegal immigrants in the US from 11 million to 22 MILLION, after reviewing MIT study.
Mexico elite tremble from threat of tax crackdown under new law.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
ISIS boasts it has 'freed' women held by Syria's Kurds after storming a security headquarters near Raqqa.
ISIS is already rising from the ashes.
US has recently assisted foiling terror attacks in Russia by providing info - Russia's FSB.
India on alert as Afghan origin terrorists enter Kashmir.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
U.S. stocks gain on upbeat earnings, geopolitical news.
China says U.S. must kill all tariffs to resolve trade feud. China reiterates US must lift all tariffs to end trade war, but Beijing open to partial interim deal, spokesman says.
IMF's Georgieva: US-China truce 'not good enough'.
Oil nosedives as EIA confirms huge inventory build.
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