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  Last update: 12:11 19.10.2019

  12:11 19.10.2019

  Middle East

  Head-Scratching Intensifies Over Syria as Trump Boasts About ‘Taking Control’ of Middle East’s Oil

  Turkey on Friday agreed to put its offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on pause, which Donald Trump said would help the United States “secure the oil” in the Middle East.

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  Last update: 11:50 19.10.2019

  11:50 19.10.2019

  Russia

  Watch Live: Presidential Regiment's Guard Changing Ceremony Takes Place on Cathedral Square in Moscow

  The UK isn't the only country to feature a 'changing of the guard'; another takes place at the Kremlin.

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  Last update: 10:27 19.10.2019

  10:27 19.10.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Twitterstorm as Vision NZ Party Leader Tamaki Posts Fake Image of Politician Shooting Muslim Woman

  Earlier, Hannah Tamaki and her party Vision NZ were accused of racism after she suggested that refugees should be paid so that they can stay in the countries that "they have managed to destroy".

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  Last update: 08:25 19.10.2019

  08:25 19.10.2019

  Business

  Guaranteed Bad Investment: Credit Suisse Applies Negative Rates to Multi-Million-Dollar Deposits

  One of the world's ten largest banks is set to lower interest rates on its multi-million Swiss franc deposit accounts to below zero, to the chagrin of well-heeled individual investors.

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  Last update: 10:06 19.10.2019

  10:06 19.10.2019

  US

  US Diplomat Raised Alarm About Biden’s Son's Work In Ukraine in 2015 But Was ‘Turned Away’ - Report

  Former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter and his work in Ukraine have been put in the spotlight after a whistleblower complaint regarding President Donald Trump's 25 July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has spurred an impeachment inquiry, which was launched by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on 24 September.

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  Last update: 08:02 19.10.2019

  08:02 19.10.2019

  Opinion

  Turkish Operation Peace Spring Suspended for 120 Hours. What's Next?

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following 4-hour-long talks on Thursday, has agreed with US Vice President Mike Pence to suspend Ankara’s operation on Kurdish forces in north-east Syria for 120 hours in order to allow Kurdish troops to withdraw from the border with Turkey.

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  Last update: 08:07 19.10.2019

  08:07 19.10.2019

  Latin America

  Chile Declares State of Emergency, Subway Service Suspended as Violent Protests Spread

  Chilean protests turned violent on Friday afternoon, and by early Friday evening, the Santiago Metro network had closed down all of the city’s 136 metro stations, leaving thousands of commuters in the city of over 5.6 million people stranded.

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  Last update: 09:04 19.10.2019

  09:04 19.10.2019

  Middle East

  Assad Calls For Withdrawal of ‘All Illegal Forces’ From Syria After US and Turkey Clinch Ceasefire

  Earlier this week, President Assad’s political adviser Bouthaina Shaaban stated that the Syrian government “cannot accept” a US-Turkey agreement on ceasefire in northern Syria, which came after Ankara launched a military operation in the area on 9 October.