USA For Trump, it was some kind of Day 1,000 on the job First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. 17/10/2019
Syria Turkey's Syria incursion: Can Ankara force NATO to provide assistance? Western countries have widely condemned Ankara for its military operation in northeast Syria, but Luxembourg's top diplomat said they could be dragged into the conflict should Turkey, a NATO member state, trigger the body's defensive clause. 17/10/2019
Life Which country has just made plastic-stemmed cotton buds illegal? The British nation leading the way with a new law banning single-use cotton buds. 17/10/2019
USA Democratic senator says tech companies should offer 'privacy-friendly' versions The bill from Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., would allow tech companies to charge a reasonable fee for the versions without tracking, and the fee would be waived for people with low incomes. 17/10/2019
USA Climate change protesters spark fight, arrests on London transit At one station, commuters threw drinks at a protester who was walking on top of a train before pulling him off and launching into a fight. 17/10/2019
USA U.S., Turkey agree to cease-fire to allow Kurdish forces to retreat The diplomatic overture took place just hours after President Donald Trump described the Kurdish forces fighting Turkish troops as "no angels." 17/10/2019
USA Pence set to make ceasefire case to Erdogan, after release of 'tough guy' letter The diplomatic overture is set to take place just hours after President Donald Trump described the Kurdish forces fighting Turkish troops as "no angels." 17/10/2019
USA U.K., E.U. agree to new divorce deal in key Brexit breakthrough The deal must still be agreed to by European leaders and lawmakers in the British Parliament. 17/10/2019
Belgium Watch: Brexit deal agreed but Boris Johnson now faces battle back home London and Brussels have agreed on a Brexit deal... but it still has to get the backing of British MPs and the European Parliament. 17/10/2019
View Like many European Jews living under threat, I am forced to conceal my Jewish heritage ǀ View 17/10/2019
USA Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat and House Oversight Chairman, dies at 68 Cummings passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital aged 68. 17/10/2019
brussels bureau Here are the five key takeaways from the latest EU summit Brexit, budget, climate, enlargement, Turkey's military incursion in Syria — what the EU leaders decide on the key issues? 17/10/2019
USA Visitors from deep space are buzzing our solar system. The race is on to explore them. Interstellar objects such as 'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov may be raining alien life down on us. 17/10/2019
USA A secret recording reveals GOP fears that Texas state House could turn blue Should Democrats flip the lower chamber, they'll play a role in redrawing the state's congressional and legislative maps. 17/10/2019
USA Sondland asked Ukrainians during private White House talk about gas firm linked to Hunter Biden Sondland's meeting with Ukrainian officials just steps from the White House Situation Room came minutes after a larger meeting that included John Bolton. 17/10/2019
