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Turkey Halts Offensive in Northeast Syria After Deal with Russia
23 Oct 2019
As per the Russia-Turkey agreement, Russian and Turkish forces will jointly patrol the 120-km region between Ras al-Ain and Tal Abyad while Kurdish YPG units will move 30 km away from the border.
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Sultan of Johor Cup Review: Future of Indian Hockey in Nobody’s Hands
23 Oct 2019
The Indian junior men’s team, defending world champions, does not even have a coach, That is just one element in a long list of issues stemming out of Hockey India’s lack of planning for the future,…
Peoples Dispatch
Benny Gantz Will Struggle to Form a Government in Israel
23 Oct 2019
Gantz, the leader of the Blue and White party, has 28 days to try to obtain the support of 61 legislators. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted defeat in this endeavor on Monday.
Peoples Dispatch
Evo Morales Maintains Lead While Vote Counting Continues
23 Oct 2019
Though the vote counting has not finished, the Bolivian right has already declared that a run-off is inevitable and any other result would be considered fraud
Peoples Dispatch
Chileans Defy Curfew, State of Emergency and Continue their Resistance
23 Oct 2019
On Monday, tens of thousands of people took part in a massive national strike against the repression of protesters by the government and economic policies that have brought hardship to millions
Peoples Dispatch
Brexit: What Happens Now?
22 Oct 2019
The British parliament will consider the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which gives legal status to Brexit, on Tuesday. PM Boris Johnson is trying to push an accelerated schedule for passing the bill.
Sandipan Talukdar
New Finding Shows How Memory Stabilisation Takes Place During Sleep
22 Oct 2019
During sleep, the hippocampus reactivates itself spontaneously and generates activity pattern similar to that while we are awake.
AFP
Trudeau’s Liberals Win Canada Vote in Nail-Biting Finish, Will Form Minority Govt
22 Oct 2019
TV projections declared Liberals winners or leading in 157 of 338 electoral districts, versus 121 for Trudeau’s main rival Andrew Scheer and Conservatives.
PTI
Netanyahu Fails Again to Form Government in Israel
22 Oct 2019
President Reuven Rivlin has given Gantz, the former army chief, 28 days to form a coalition government after Netanyahu failed to muster support of 61 members in a 120-member Parliament.
Seema Guha
FATF Gray List: Why Indian Lobbying Against Pak Had to Fail
21 Oct 2019
Pakistan’s economic collapse would endanger India in Kashmir.