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World update: October 23 2019

Stories from Syria, Australia, Chile, and more

Derek Davison
Oct 24, 2019
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MIDDLE EAST

SYRIA

According to Donald Trump—and if you can’t believe him, who can you believe—the Turkish government has made permanent its ceasefire in northeastern Syria. Consequently, the US has lifted the relatively meager sanctions Trump imposed on Turkey at the start of “Operation Peace Spring.” In a speech on Wednesday, Trump said that his diplomat…

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