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Turkey will resume Syria assault if U.S. promises not met: Erdogan
Kurdish forces are continuing to withdraw in northeast Syria but Turkey will resume its military assault there once a U.S.-brokered ceasefire expires on Tuesday if promises given by Washington are not kept, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
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Kremlin says Putin wants more information from Erdogan about Turkey's Syria plans
The Kremlin said it hoped Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan would be able to provide President Vladimir Putin with more information about Ankara's plans for northern Syria at a meeting in southern Russia later on Tuesday.
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Trade tensions, jibes at U.S. overshadow Chinese cyber conference
At one of the world's showpiece tech conferences in China, jibes at the United States for its 'bully behavior' lent a Cold War tone to proceedings as trade tension once again reared its ugly head in an event that drew a dearth of top U.S. executives.
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EU will treat Brexit extension request in all seriousness - Tusk
The European Union should treat Britain's request for an extension of the deadline to leave the EU in all seriousness, the chairman of EU leaders Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.
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Newsmaker: Thailand's ousted 'royal consort' had swift rise and fall
When Thailand's newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn named one of his bodyguards as Noble Royal Consort on his birthday in July, no one had held the title for nearly a century, dating back to the days of absolute monarchy.
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Wildfires threaten southern California homes, prompt evacuations
California firefighters worked through the night into early Tuesday to tackle a pair of wildfires threatening people's homes.
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China says world 'shocked' at Trump adviser Navarro's pen name for books
The world is "shocked" that White House trade adviser Peter Navarro made up a fictitious anti-China economist in his books, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, adding that it is absurd and dangerous to make policy based on lies.
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German minister proposes security zone for northern Syria
Germany's defence minister has suggested creating a security zone in northern Syria to protect displaced civilians and ensure the fight continues against Islamic State militia, the first time Berlin has proposed a military mission in the Middle East.
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Iraq says U.S. forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay
U.S. forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday.
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Earnings weigh on European stocks, sterling lower before Brexit votes
European shares edged lower on Tuesday as talk of progress in China-U.S. trade talks was offset by mixed corporate earnings, while sterling retreated ahead of another vote on Brexit.
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Erdogan, Putin to discuss phased YPG withdrawal in Syria: Turkish source
The Kurdish YPG militia is expected to initially withdraw from a 120-kilometre (75 mile) strip of the border with Turkey in northeast Syria as part of an agreement brokered by Washington, a Turkish security source said on Tuesday.
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Erdogan says Syrian Kurdish YPG continuing to withdraw from Turkish border area
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the withdrawal of the Kurdish YPG militia from areas in Syria near to the Turkish border was continuing.
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Turkey to resume northern Syria operation if U.S. does not keep promises: Erdogan
Turkey will press on with its military operation in northeast Syria "with determination" after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire expires later on Tuesday if promises given by Washington have not been kept, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
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UK government may struggle to pass Brexit legislative timetable: BBC
Prime Minister Boris Johnson may struggle to pass his legislative timetable on Tuesday to lead the United Kingdom out of the European Union in nine days time, the BBC's political editor reported.
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Brexit in the balance as Johnson faces crunch votes
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two pivotal votes in parliament on Tuesday that will decide if he can deliver on his pledge to lead the United Kingdom out of the European Union in nine days time.
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EU's Juncker brands Brexit a 'waste of time and energy'
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday that Brexit has been a "waste of time and energy", and it has irked him that he could not have spent more of his five-year mandate on making the bloc serve its citizens better.
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China's 2019 coal imports set to rise more than 10%: analysts
China, the world's top coal buyer, is on track to boost imports of the fuel by more than 10% this year, traders and analysts said on Tuesday, countering earlier expectations that shipments would be capped by Beijing at the same level as 2018.
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EU's Tusk says to decide on Brexit extension in coming days
Euopean Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday he was discussing Britain's request for a Brexit deadline with the leaders of the other 27 member states and would make a decision "in the coming days".
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Diaper rush: conquering a $9 billion market no one wants to talk about
The time may not be far off when more adults need diapers than babies as the population grows older, potentially a huge opportunity for manufacturers of incontinence products - if they can lift the stigma that has long constrained sales.
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Canada's Trudeau retains power in election but will have minority government
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals held onto power after a closely fought election on Monday but were reduced to a minority government that will need the support in Parliament of a smaller left-leaning party.
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