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this is deja vu news line from berlin turkey continues its assault against the kurds in north east and syria to find calls from washington to stop real close there are greatly disappointed by turkey's decision to launch a unilateral military incursion into northern syria we are not abandoning our courage partner forces. meanwhile footage has emerged apparently showing islamic state fighters and their families trying to escape a detention camp guarded by the kurds also coming up. hopes for an end to one rest
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in ecuador dean master indigenous leaders reject a proposal from the country's president to hold direct talks protesters are demanding that the government reinstate a fuel subsidy. plants it's one of how it's hot spots for selfish sake is that now the estimates place a cracking down on a photo craze they say has gone off the rails. i'm rebecca ridges welcome to the program the u.s. military is warning turkey that its incursion into syria could jeopardize progress in defeating the so-called islamic state kurdish led forces in the region say they can't keep i as prisoners contained and hold back the turkish military and u.s. defense department is calling on its nato ally to halt operations there's already been one explosion near an outpost of u.s. special forces and the u.n. says 100000 civilians have fled their homes since the offensive began 3 days ago.
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attacked on all sides the kurds are pounded by turkish artillery with death and destruction on the ground. and from the turkish military footage shows the shift force with which they're targeting could ish militias. turkey is battling for territory held by the kurdish led syrian democratic forces ankara says the offensive will secure turkey's border and create a safe zone for syrian refugees. but right now this part of syria is anything but safe. this is the 6th time we've had an explosion in the city people are afraid of this house you see here they were children playing a mortar fell and killed a boy the girl she lost her leg. in the u.s. pentagon wants to to stop to be clear we are not abandoning our courage partner
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forces and u.s. troops remain with them and other parts of syria the impulse of action a president who want to invade northern syria has put the united states in a tough situation given our relationship with our nato ally turkey who has fought alongside the united states in the past and president trump is threatening sanctions. if turkey does something that they shouldn't be doing we will put on sanctions the likes of which very few countries ever see now the u.s. is backpedaling the troops are still on patrol a few kilometers from the conflict zone as and they evacuated just days ago they've also come under fire from turkish artillery although with no reported injuries. this is c.c.t.v. footage of a large camp holding tens of thousands of family members of islamic state militants and it shows an apparent escape attempt the camp is controlled by kurdish forces and they say the situation is critical and in the kurdish town of kemi she a car bomb claimed by us. took its president richard type has
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lashed out at the u.s. his criticism him know that we won't stop no matter what anyone says. because all 1 those threats are coming from the left and the right. for us to stop this. i've told mr trump and others if you're going to stop this stop it but you haven't so we'll take matters into our own hands. civilians who wants fled i-s. and now again desperately seeking refuge as another humanitarian crisis unfolds in syria. and his dying jones is standing by for us and daryn what's istanbul's reaction to the u.s. threats. well president heard one in a very tough speech said we're not going to step back we're going to continue with this op operation even though we are facing what he describes as threats from the
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left i'm from the right from everywhere and he outlined that that the scope of the operation is to create this safe zone of 32 kilometers into syria and which it will be all the syrian kurdish militia or terrorists as ankara calls them will be removed from that area so there is no stepping back from ankara in fact if anything they are ramping up the pressure on the syrian kurdish militia and there is expected to be a further. acceleration of the of this operation given the fact that on korea is aware it is under increasing international pressure. and kurds are fleeing this fighting understandably where they seeking shelter and who's helping them. well that is the big fear among all aid agencies we've already understand that around a 100000 people have been displaced by the fighting of a group saying that that figure could rise 230-0000 is around half a 1000000 people located about 5 kilometers into syria where this operation is good
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is continuing now where these people go no one really knows because they really don't know where its safety is are unclear how far this turkish operation is going to go we have reports of bombing is already 3040 kilometers deep into syria and beyond the cisneros triple inhabited towns and villages there's mainly arid desert and that is a big concern among aid agencies if these people head into this area it will be very hard to provide assistance and support to these people and we've been hearing a lot about this is salt increasing the risk that i ask jihadists could escape from prisons that the kurds are guarding so how much of a danger to they pose to people in northeastern syria. well we already had reports that there was a bombing in commercial a town right on the border where strikes by turkish forces hit a prison where that many islamic state people were being held in that town those people some people are believed to escape and it believes that some of those may have been responsible for this latest bombing and this just gives an insight into
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the wider danger that the international community are really worried about because there is over $10000.00 islamic state militants in the heart is being held by the syrian kurdish forces on top of that there are tens of thousands of sympathizers family members also being detained what will happen to those people given the fact that this operation does seem to be extending an accelerating where will these people go will these people escape trump said it's you the turks are for it will be turkey's responsibility but it's unclear how turkey will take of this sponsibility given the fact it is increasingly becoming a war so the major concern among the internet community is among those jihad it's believed as many as 2000 foreign nationals some of them are believed to be europeans while others are russians on from russian area of the region so there is also growing concern about what will happen to those yard is. standing by for us in istanbul thanks very much. the u.s.
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and china have a great on a partial trade deal according to u.s. president donald trump that means the u.s. is suspending plans to increase tariffs on about $250000000000.00 of chinese imports trump and chinese president xi could sign the partial agreement as early as next month invest is welcomed the news and u.s. markets closed higher on friday. but if the possible partial deal looks like progress to some politicians to many business leaders in the u.s. it's a different story and quarter has the reaction from the new york stock exchange u.s. corporations are still having a really really tough time to make investment decisions because there's still so many open question when it comes to intellectual property when it comes to subsidies for chinese run companies so if you're a manager if you run a corporation and you are still in this uncertain environment you're probably still very hesitant to make big investments so unfortunately even if those talks shoulder
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some progress well we still there's still this uncertainty and that will be with us for quite some time even if the u.s. president donald trump is saying that the trade war is shortly to getting to an end . now to some of the alba stories making news around the world the acting head of u.s. homeland security has resigned after only 6 months in the job kevin macallan name is lee in leaving to spend more time with his family according to a tweet from the u.s. president macallan name is the 4th person to hold the position which oversees border security and immigration since donald trump took office. thousands of algerians have marched to the capital algiers and other cities the protesters are demanding further reforms and corruption investigations ahead of elections change old for december weekly demonstrations have continued since the former president resigned in april. typhoon haiyan this is closing in on the coast essential japan
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one man has died after high winds overturned his car in the city of it she had a near tokyo meteorologists say the typhoon could be the most dangerous in more than 60 years hundreds of thousands of residents have been told to evacuate areas in the storm's path. all hopes for an end to days of unrest in ecuador are fading after indigenous ladies rejected a proposal from the president to hold direct talks they want president menem or a note to reinstate a fuel subsidy taken away taken away as part of a $4200000000.00 deal with the international monetary fund. is chaos on the streets of ecuador's capital quito day by day the violence between protesters and police becomes wilder. protesters invade buildings and fight with improvised weapons police are unable to control the situation. crowds of indigenous people have
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come from the amazon swelling the numbers in the capital demonstrating against austerity measures. one woman called on her fellow protesters to stop their violence she says the president isn't there the politicians they're people of the earth what are you thinking of. but her words disappear under the noise of homemade mortars exploding and police firing tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowds several protesters have died hundreds have been wounded. there's no well there's no noise these are not rubber bullets these are real bullets bullets that kill people they're killing people they're killing the people of ecuador lennon moreno is killing his own people. for the protestors ecuador's president or a no is the cause of this trouble last week he cut a 4 decade old fuel subsidy protesters want him to reinstate it the cut was part of
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the deal merinos government struck to obtain a 4200000000 dollar loan from the international monetary fund in a television address on friday merino pleaded for the violence to stop i was about all of them i call on the leaders to talk directly with me i repeat i call on the leaders to talk directly with me let's sit down. but the chances of negotiating an end to this crisis seem slim anger is fueling violence and violence is fueling even greater anger. that's the end of the line for an instagram a hot spot in vietnam's capital city hanoi have begun restricting access to anyways and strata struggling an urban train line saying that the throngs of picture take as are risking their lives for the perfect snap. a century old rail line now flanked by homes and businesses in vietnam's bustling capital hanoi.
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the alleys have become an iconic backdrop in the instagram era drawing tourists from all over eager to snap their own photos. enterprising locals hoping to cash and set up shops and cafes making the tracks a popular spot to hang out superior to for and the fact that you have coffee shops and people who are actually living in this area every day having to see this it's quite remarkable. but authorities decided to put an end to the fun after a train had to make an emergency stop last weekend to avoid hitting tourists they've put up barricades and signs ordering tourists to stay off the tracks no pictures allowed they've also ordered the real side cafes to bring their tables indoors business owners disapprove. i'm sad because it was a good tourist attraction that we should be promoting the i think the authorities
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should find solutions that balance the 2 sides in the need to ensure safety live and at the same time showcasing how beautiful and lively vietnam and the people here are. to make sure everyone complies with the new rules police are on patrol many tourists say authorities have gone too far and erring on the side of caution some bodo get their photo no matter what. and video from the call could it get out get it going in everything that we do but i've always tried every friday to the model morning abouta day every day here. now the area is a little less lively and for hanoi visitors there will be no more photo souvenirs like these. and her minder of the top story we're following for you turkey continues its assault on kurds in northern still face in syria in defiance of a threat of u.s. sanctions the pentagon is calling on texas president breccia time to want to hold the offensive which according to the u.n.
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