What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
October 19 2019 - 3:02AM
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The cease-fire accord negotiated by the U.S. and Turkey in
northeastern Syria was in flux as skirmishes erupted between
Turkish and Syrian Kurdish forces.
Mexico's president found himself on the defensive after one of
the most violent days in the country's long fight against drug
cartels.
The U.K.'s Johnson wooed lawmakers in a last-minute charm
offensive to win a parliamentary vote on his Brexit deal on
Saturday.
Kudlow arranged a briefing last week with outside experts who
warned Trump that U.S.-China trade tensions could imperil the
economy and hurt his re-election bid.
A career State Department official told congressional
investigators that he raised concerns in 2015 about Hunter Biden
being on the board of a Ukrainian natural-gas firm.
The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether asylum seekers who
cross into the U.S. illegally can challenge efforts to quickly
deport them.
Trump said he intends to nominate Deputy Energy Secretary
Brouillette to succeed the departing Perry.
A suspected militant attack on a mosque in Afghanistan killed
dozens of worshipers attending Friday prayers.
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October 19, 2019 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)
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