What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
August 20 2018 - 3:02AM
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The exodus from Venezuela gained pace as Maduro's plans to
address the collapsing economy only fueled anxiety, while
neighboring countries strained to absorb refugees.
The White House rejected an effort by Turkey to tie the release
of an imprisoned American pastor with relief for a Turkish bank
facing billions of dollars in U.S. fines.
Israel closed its only pedestrian crossing with the Gaza Strip
in response to violent protests at the border fence.
Trump is expected to nominate a new head for the U.S. Special
Operations Command as part of a series of military promotions, the
administration's largest imprint on military leadership thus
far.
The president compared Mueller's investigation to McCarthyism
and said he had given White House counsel McGahn permission to
fully cooperate in the probe.
Afghanistan's president proposed a conditional three-month
cease-fire in the government's U.S.-backed war against the
Taliban.
Died: Kofi Annan, 80, former U.N. secretary-general.
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