2019-10-22

Lebanon

Lebanon protesters sing 'Baby Shark' to soothe a toddler stuck in traffic

Revolution, doo doo doo doo doo doo...

22/10/2019

USA

Turkey, Russia agree to clear Kurdish fighters and control the Syria-Turkey border

The deal allows Turkey to maintain control of areas it pushed into launching its offensive into Syria earlier this month.

22/10/2019

USA

Brexit in limbo as Boris Johnson wins one vote, loses another

Johnson won one vote and lost another in Parliament, a result that inches him closer to his goal but effectively guarantees it won't happen on Oct. 31.

22/10/2019

The Cube

Twitter wants your help to combat deepfakes | #TheCube

Th social media giant is looking at what to do once deepfakes are detected, including whether to label the videos or take them down.

22/10/2019

Living

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez launch ethical ready meals

The pair are giving back to food shelters and charities fighting hunger.

22/10/2019

Syria

MEP calls for humanitarian corridor for Europe’s children of IS

A Belgian MEP has called for a humanitarian corridor to be established to return Europe’s children of the so-called Islamic State (IS).

22/10/2019

USA

DEA to accept vaping products at next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

The program was started in 2010 to help remove unwanted drugs from homes where they could be stolen or abused.

22/10/2019

Syria

Kurds will be removed from Turkish 'safe zone' in Syria

The decision comes after talks in the Russian resort town of Sochi.

22/10/2019

USA

Trump admin considering Chad Wolf, an architect of family separation, for DHS chief

Chad Wolf is thought by many not to be as hardline as others floated for the job, but emails show he was an early architect of migrant family separation.

22/10/2019

No Comment

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau takes selfies with subway users in Montreal

Trudeau delivered an unexpectedly strong result despite a series of scandals that tarnished his image as a liberal icon

22/10/2019

USA

A weird physics theory is gaining traction. Another version of you might already know it.

Even if you'll never meet those other yous, some physicists say they're out there.

22/10/2019

Living

The radical artist beating youth homelessness in the UK

Camille Walala is paving the way out of youth poverty with her hope inspiring design collaboration.

22/10/2019

No Comment

Danish lighthouse moved to save it from coastal erosion

One of the Danish west coast's major tourist attractions, Rubjerg Knude Fyr, is being relocated.

22/10/2019

Europe News

The Brief: A farewell to Juncker

After Juncker's final speech, MEPs reflect on his term as Commission President

22/10/2019

Cinema

Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola praised as he wins Lumière Award

The US filmmaker is honoured at a ceremony in Lyon and takes the director's chair to remake an 1895 classic

22/10/2019

USA

McConnell presses Trump on troop drawdown in Syria, disinviting Erdogan

"Our resolution acknowledges the vital role that our Kurdish and Arab Syrian partners have played in rooting out and destroying ISIS's caliphate," McConnell said on the floor.

22/10/2019

No Comment

Farmers protest near EU parliament for more sustainable agriculture

Hundreds of farmers joined forces on Tuesday (October 22) at a protest in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to call for a fairer and more sustainable agriculture.

22/10/2019

France

'No justification, at this stage' for a new Brexit delay, France says

'No justification, at this stage' for a new Brexit extension, says France's foreign minister.

22/10/2019

World News

Rugby referee pulled from World Cup semis after photo with Welsh fans

Jaco Peyper posed with fans mimicking a key red-card incident in a quarter-final he refereed.

22/10/2019

Spain

Madrid urged to 'sit down and talk' with Catalan regional leaders

Madrid was urged on Tuesday to open talks on self-determination for Catalonia after days of at-times violent protests over jail sentences for nine separatist leaders.

22/10/2019

USA

Diplomat Bill Taylor, who called Trump's Ukraine policy 'crazy,' testifies in impeachment inquiry

Taylor came out of retirement in June to serve as chargé d'affaires in Kyiv after Marie Yovanovitch was ousted from her post as ambassador to Ukraine.

22/10/2019

Living

David Hockney teams with Indigenous American artists

It highlights how the Yosemite Valley has inspired artists of different eras, genres and backgrounds.

22/10/2019

USA

Trump compares the impeachment inquiry to 'a lynching'

"All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching," Trump said. "But we will WIN!"

22/10/2019

USA

The Democratic presidential race has a clear top four — at least for now

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.

22/10/2019

Bangladesh

Bangladesh MP 'hired lookalikes' to take university exams

Bangladesh MP was expelled from university after a private broadcaster reportedly uncovered she had hired lookalikes to take her exams.

22/10/2019

USA

'Americans deserted us': Kurdish despair laid bare as Syria cease-fire nears end

"We fought for the whole world, we fought terrorism and ISIS. We fought ISIS but at the end Americans deserted us," said an elderly Kurdish refugee.

22/10/2019

USA

Trump compares the impeachment effort to 'a lynching'

"All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching," Trump said. "But we will WIN!"

22/10/2019

No Comment

Flash floods bring havoc and destruction to northern Italy

The flash floods occurred on Monday evening (October 21) and forced the town's mayor to temporarily evacuate around 50 people, local media reported

22/10/2019

United Kingdom

What derailed Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill – and is it dead?

The UK bill to implement the Brexit deal is on hold after lawmakers in parliament rejected the government's planned timetable.

22/10/2019

USA

Jimmy Carter recovering from fractured pelvis after fall

Carter is the oldest living former president and turned 95 earlier this month.

22/10/2019