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2019-08-04

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Turkey

Turkey plans new military operation in northern Syria

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will launch a military operation in a Kurdish-controlled area of northern Syria.

Cambodia

Nuon Chea, Khmer Rouge's Brother Number Two, dies at 93

Nuon Chea, one of the architects of the Cambodian genocide that wiped out a quarter of his countrymen, has died in Phnom Penh, aged 93.

USA

Mitch McConnell fractures shoulder in fall at Kentucky home, spokesman says

Some senators have called for an end to their five-week recess to vote on a gun bill, but a McConnell spokesman said he would "continue to work from home"

USA

Brazil gang leader dresses up as daughter in failed jail escape attempt

Prison officials said the gang leader's plan was to apparently leave his 19-year-old daughter inside the jail.

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USA

Canadian authorities searching river for teen murder suspects

The suspects are wanted in the killings of three people, including an American woman and her Australian boyfriend.

USA

Sister of Dayton shooter among 9 victims in the attack

All the victims were identified by Ohio officials on Sunday as well as the gunman.

USA

Democrats pressure Mitch McConnell to cancel Senate recess for gun control vote

A bipartisan gun bill passed the Democrat-controlled House in February.

China

Hong Kong protests continue

Protesters in Hong Kong have vowed to continue and have called for a general strike on Monday

Philippines

Death toll in capsized Philippine ferries climbs to 31

Death toll in capsized Philippine ferries climbs to 31

United Kingdom

Heated debate has always been part of British politics. Brexit has made it angrier.

Analysis: "The way both sides talk about each other — each month it gets more and more polarized," one expert said.

USA

Democrats' focus on the White House may be crowding out the state house — and it might cost them big

The party has long been hobbled by a tendency to focus on the federal government while Republicans made major investments in the states. This cycle, some party leaders are sounding the alarm.

USA

Iran seizes another foreign oil tanker in Persian Gulf, state TV reports

The report comes weeks after Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, an incident that inflamed tensions amid renewed hostility between Iran and the West.

USA

'No indication' of racial motive for Ohio shooting say Police

Though police are "not close" in establishing a motive for the Ohio shooting, they've ruled a "racial motive".

United Kingdom

UK Border Force find 60 guns in car arriving in Dover from Calais

Britain's National Crime Agency said the find is believed to be "the largest seizure of lethal purpose weapons at a UK port."

USA

Frenchman succeeds in bid to cross English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard

Franky Zapata abandoned a previous attempt after failing to land on a refuelling platform and falling into the sea.

Green News

Our East London City Cycling Guide

Taking in a new city is all the more fun - and eco friendly - on wheels. We took to the saddle and biked around East London.