Death of Islamic State leader ‘big’ but more work lies ahead: Kushner
The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a big step in the fight against Islamic State but the United States still has more work to do, White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Tuesday.
British lawmakers reject changing proposed election date to December 9
British lawmakers rejected on Tuesday opposition parties’ demands to change the date of the proposed early election to Dec. 9.
Turkey says 18 suspected Syrian government forces captured in north Syria, coordinating with Russia
Eighteen people, suspected of being part of Syrian government forces, were captured around the northern Syrian town of Ras al Ain, the Turkish defence ministry said on Tuesday, adding the issue was being coordinated with Russian officials.
Iraqi protesters pack Baghdad square, anti-government movement gains momentum
Tens of thousands of Iraqis protested in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square on Tuesday for a fifth day, angered by reports of security forces killing demonstrators in the city of Kerbala and the prime minister’s refusal to call early elections.
Britain spins towards an election as Johnson wins preliminary approval for vote
Britain on Tuesday was heading towards its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won preliminary approval from parliament for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock.
‘So much damage’: Chile protests flare back up as reforms fall short
Chileans took to the streets again on Tuesday, pouring by the thousands into plazas and shutting down main boulevards in a sign that government promises of reform continued to fall short.
Illegal migration at southern border remains a “crisis” despite slowdown, U.S. says
Arrests at or near the U.S. border with Mexico fell to their lowest monthly total of the year in September but the fiscal year total was up 88 percent, indicating illegal immigration remained a crisis, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Trump says likely Baghdadi successor killed by U.S. troops
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. military had killed the person who likely would have succeeded Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the leader of Islamic State.
U.S. concerned at ‘dangerous situation in northeast Syria’: envoy
The United States Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn voiced concern on Tuesday at what he said was the “continuing dangerous situation in northeast Syria” and urged all sides to work to stabilize the situation.
PM Hariri resigns as Lebanon crisis turns violent
Saad al-Hariri resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister on Tuesday, declaring he had hit a “dead end” in trying to resolve a crisis unleashed by huge protests against the ruling elite and plunging the country deeper into turmoil.
