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Turkey agrees to ceasefire in northern Syria
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence said Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria. Pence and a U.S. delegation met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to persuade him to halt an offensive against Kurdish fighters.
White House acknowledges Trump withheld Ukraine aid for political reasons
U.S. President Donald Trump's acting chief of staff on Thursday acknowledged that Trump held up $391 million US in military aid to Ukraine in part to make the money contingent upon the Ukrainians investigating a U.S. domestic political matter involving the Democratic Party.
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry to step down by end of year, Trump says
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will step down by the end of the year, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, a day before a deadline set by congressional Democrats for Perry to turn over documents in the impeachment probe.
Gun battles hit capital of Sinaloa state after troops locate El Chapo's son
An intense gunfight with heavy weapons and burning vehicles blocking roads paralyzed the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state Thursday after security forces located one of Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzman's sons who is wanted in the U.S. on drug trafficking charges.
Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council despite opposition
Venezuela won a contested election for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday despite a campaign by over 50 organizations and many countries opposed to Nicolas Maduro's government and its rights record.
