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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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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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Boeing pilots messaged about 737 Max issues years before 2 crashes killed 346
Yahoo Daily News 19 Oct 2019
Internal messages between two Boeing pilots appear to show the company knew about problems with an automated system in the 737 Max aircraft in 2016, two years before two separate crashes involving the Max killed 346 people ... News of the internal messages was reported earlier by The New York Times ... PHOTO ... (Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images, FILE) ... MORE....
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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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A steady plurality of Americans support impeaching Trump, and a steady majority support the impeachment inquiry
Yahoo Daily News 19 Oct 2019
Insider has polled Americans on their feelings on impeachment every week since House Democrats' probe into President Donald Trump began last month. A plurality of respondents, hovering between 45% and 47%, have said they support impeachment in each poll. . Just 30% of Americans have consistently said they oppose impeachment ... Week 1 ... Week 2 ... Week 1....
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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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Chile president declares state of emergency as riots grow
The Independent 19 Oct 2019
Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera has declared a state of emergency, as the capital city descended into chaos amid riots that left a downtown building engulfed in flames and its metro system shuttered ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now ... ....
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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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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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Investigation into Hillary Clinton emails finds no deliberate mishandling of classified information
The Independent 19 Oct 2019
A multi-year State Department probe of emails that were sent to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private computer server concluded there was no systemic or deliberate mishandling of classified information by department employees, according to a report submitted to Congress this month ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view....
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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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China: Xi Jinping inaugurates 7th Military World Games
The Siasat Daily 19 Oct 2019
Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday inaugurated the 7th Military World Games here on Friday wherein more than 10,000 military officials from over 100 counties, including India are expected to participate with a record-high 329 events across 27 sports ... The ceremony also saw march by athletes from all the countries ... Source. ANI ... ....
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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 / Manu Fernandez
Clashes erupt in Barcelona as half a million separatists rally
Daily Star Lebanon 18 Oct 2019photo: US Navy / Chief MCS Peter D. Lawlor
Top Navy Seal who oversaw Osama bin Laden raid: ‘Our Republic is under attack’ by Trump
The Independent 18 Oct 2019
A top US Navy admiral hailed as the architect of the Osama bin Laden raid has denounced Donald Trump, writing in a scathing editorial on Friday that the president was seeking to “destroy” the country. ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now....
