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Trump orders Turkey sanctions; US scrambles for Syria exit WASHINGTON (AP) — Targeting Turkey's economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions Monday aimed at restraining the Turks' assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria — an assault Turkey began after Trump announced he was moving U. Published Oct. 15 2019 @ 12:05am

Hong Kong police say homemade bomb targeted officers HONG KONG (AP) — A homemade, remote-controlled bomb intended to "kill or to harm" riot control officers was detonated as they deployed against renewed violence in Hong Kong over the weekend, police said Monday, in a further escalation of destructive street battles gripping the business hub. Published Oct. 15 2019 @ 12:05am

Pomp in London, Brexit talks in Brussels as deadline looms LONDON (AP) — Brexit divorce talks in Brussels are making slow progress, both sides said Monday as some EU ministers said they could even spill into next week. Published Oct. 15 2019 @ 12:05am

Syria's Kurds look to Assad for protection after US pullout AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Syria's Kurds said Syrian government forces agreed Sunday to help them fend off Turkey's invasion — a major shift in alliances that came after President Donald Trump ordered all U. Published Oct. 14 2019 @ 12:05am

In Hong Kong, all trust gone between police and protesters HONG KONG (AP) — As a police van sped past them, the 90-year-old woman and her 60-year-old daughter raised their fists, pointed their thumbs very deliberately down and yelled, "Triads!"That silver-haired women in Hong Kong no longer think twice about openly accusing officers of being in cahoots with mafia gangs shows how public trust in the city's 30,000-strong police force, once considered among the finest in Asia, has been catastrophically damaged in the storm of protest gripping the international business hub. Published Oct. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkey launched airstrikes, fired artillery and began a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Wednesday after U. Published Oct. 10 2019 @ 12:05am