‘If anyone can do it, it’s him’: how Boris won a Brexit deal
By Anthony Deutsch, Gabriela Baczynska, Padraic Halpin and Elizabeth Piper
Timeline: Key moments leading up to Johnson’s Brexit deal
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson sealed a new Brexit deal with the European Union on Oct. 17, paving the way for Britain to leave the bloc at the end of the month, if Britain’s parliament approves it.
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes southern Iran – Fars news
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in southern Iran on Monday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Some U.S. troops may stay in Syria: Pentagon chief
The United States is considering keeping some troops in northeastern Syria to stop oil falling into the hands of Islamic State or others but no decision has yet been made, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
U.S. mulls leaving some troops in Syria to guard oil: Pentagon
The Pentagon is considering keeping some U.S. troops near oilfields in northeastern Syria alongside Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to help deny oil to Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday.
Scottish court delays decision on whether UK PM Johnson obeyed law
Scotland’s top court has delayed a ruling on whether British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has fully obeyed a law which demanded he request a delay to Brexit.
Workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine, world’s largest, to walk off job Tuesday
The union of workers at BHP’s Escondida copper mine will hold a day-long strike on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with protests in Chile, the union president told Reuters on Monday.
Russian nuclear submarine aborts ballistic missile test
A Russian nuclear submarine aborted the test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile during a military exercise overseen by President Vladimir Putin last week, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday.
Pentagon chief says keeping some troops in northeastern Syria under discussion
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday that keeping some U.S. troops in parts of northeastern Syria near oilfields with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to ensure the oil did not fall into the hand of Islamic State or others was one of the opti…
U.S. soldiers who fought alongside Kurds blast Trump’s Syria retreat
In the summer of 2004, U.S. soldier Greg Walker drove to a checkpoint just outside of Baghdad’s Green Zone with his Kurdish bodyguard, Azaz. When he stepped out of his SUV, three Iraqi guards turned him around at gunpoint.
