Mexico shootout’s lopsided death toll sparks questions over use of force
The mass killing in Mexico this week of 14 suspected gang members in a gunfight that claimed the life of one soldier has raised questions about whether the armed forces used excessive force, reviving the specter of notorious cases from the past.
Brazil police kill three armed robbers making escape after airport heist
Brazilian police shot dead three suspected armed robbers who broke into an airport terminal and fled with cash on Thursday before blocking a highway by lighting trucks on fire and shooting at security guards and police.
Street fires erupt in Barcelona in fourth day of Catalan protest
Thousands gathered in Barcelona in a fourth day of protests that have led to the worst sustained street violence in Spain in decades after Catalan leaders were sentenced to lengthy jail terms for their roles in a 2017 bid for independence.
UK’s Johnson agrees to Brexit deal, but must now win over parliament
European Union leaders unanimously backed a new Brexit deal with Britain on Thursday, leaving Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing a battle to secure the UK parliament’s backing for the agreement if he is to take Britain out of Europe on Oct. 31.
Turkey defends Middle East policy, says Islamic State is under control
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his Middle East policy, as he comes under bipartisan criticism over his administration’s move to withdraw U.S. troops from northeast Syria and an agreement for a 120-hour pause to a Turkish incursion of …
Trump to host G7 summit at his Florida golf resort, sparking criticism
U.S. President Donald Trump will host next year’s Group of Seven economic summit of leaders of developed nations at his Florida golf resort, a move Democrats and others decried as more evidence of the president misusing his office for personal gain.
‘Nothing to hide, nothing to fear,’ Mexican president says of tax evasion crackdown
Mexico’s president said on Thursday that spy tactics could be used to fight tax evasion, after such violations were classified as serious crimes on the order of corruption and homicide, and he brushed off critiques of overreach.
U.S. Democrats Pelosi, Schumer call agreement with Turkey to pause Syria assault a ‘sham’
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called an agreement between the United States and Turkey on a pause in Ankara’s offensive in northeastern Syria a “sham.”
U.S. says struck ceasefire deal knowing Kurdish YPG could not hold territory
The United States struck a ceasefire agreement with Turkey on Thursday that will halt the fighting in exchange for a retreat by Kurdish YPG militia from a “safe zone” area in part because the U.S. believed the Kurds would not be able to hold that area …
UK Brexit plan has ‘decent chance’ in key vote on Saturday: Javid
Britain’s new Brexit deal has a “decent chance” of clearing parliament on Saturday and the alternative is to leave the European Union in two weeks’ time without anything to soften the economic shock, finance minister Sajid Javid said.
