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  Last update: 09:26 17.10.2019

  09:26 17.10.2019

  Middle East

  Live Updates: Turkey Continues 'Operation Peace Spring' in Northeastern Syria

  On 9 October, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the launch of Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria. Ankara said the military operation aims to clear a 30-35 kilometre-wide (18-22 miles) 'zone' along Turkey’s border with Syria.

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  Last update: 09:00 17.10.2019

  09:00 17.10.2019

  Opinion

  Halkbank Charges: US Court Actions Might Weaken Turkish Lira, Hit the Country's Economy – Scholars

  The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman has filed fraud and money laundering charges against Turkey's Halkbank amid the escalating row between Ankara and Washington. Scholars have warned that if the charges lead to sanctions against Turkey's banking system it will hit Turkey's currency and economy hard.

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  Last update: 09:05 17.10.2019

  09:05 17.10.2019

  Europe

  'Total Chaos': Norwegian Minister Concerned With Another Refugee Influx Into Europe Amid Turkish Op

  While suggesting that Norway was better prepared for a migrant crisis this time, Justice Minister Jøran Kallmyr has voiced a plan to place newcomers in tents to avoid projecting an image of luxury and sending the wrong signal.

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  Last update: 07:11 17.10.2019

  07:11 17.10.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  China’s Second Aircraft Carrier’s Eighth Sea Trial Could Lead to Commissioning - Report

  China's second aircraft carrier, the first one domestically built, appears to have embarked on its eighth sea trial on Tuesday, judging from online photos and an announcement of a military exercise.

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  Last update: 10:03 17.10.2019

  10:03 17.10.2019

  Middle East

  Israeli Police Shoot East Jerusalem Man Attempting to Carry Out a Car-Ramming Attack - Reports

  A man from East Jerusalem tried to carry out a car-ramming attack against Israeli Border Police; he was shot and seriously injured in the attempt, according to The Times of Israel, citing police sources.

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  Last update: 09:19 17.10.2019

  09:19 17.10.2019

  Europe

  Extinction Rebellion Activists Disrupt London Underground Services

  On 7 October, activists from the Extinction Rebellion movement kicked off a two-week environmental protest, pledging to block streets in the biggest cities across the world.

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  Last update: 04:04 17.10.2019

  04:04 17.10.2019

  Viral

  Whose Meltdown is it, Anyway? Trump, Pelosi Trade Twitter Jabs Over White House Meeting

  From Capitol Hill to the Twitterverse, US President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wasted no time letting the American people know how they really felt about each other’s alleged conduct during their first face-to-face meeting since House Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry.

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  Last update: 01:49 17.10.2019

  01:49 17.10.2019

  Europe

  Pro-Independence Protesters Set Up Barricades, Burn Cars in Central Barcelona - Reports

  MADRID (Sputnik) – A protest against the jailing of Catalan independence movement leaders resulted in unrest in the Spanish region’s capital of Barcelona with demonstrators setting up barricades outside the regional Interior Ministry building, burning garbage cans and setting cars on fire, footage published by local media showed.