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Turkey Faces US 'Sanctions From Hell' After Syria Kurd Assault

Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad after Turkish bombings
Turkey on Wednesday faced the threat of US "sanctions from hell" as its assault on Syrian Kurdish forces set off a crisis with its NATO ally, although it might still be able to count on a sympathetic Donald Trump.Turkey pounded Syria with jets and artillery and sent in troops three days after Trump told his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he would withdraw US troops effectively serving as a buffer.
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The area is under lockdown after a shooting in the German city of Halle

Two Killed In Anti-Semitic Attack In Germany

At least two people were shot dead in the German city of Halle on Wednesday in an anti-Semitic attack as Jews marked the holy day of Yom Kippur, with the gunman filming the assault and posting a video online.The suspect has been captured, police said, as security was ramped up at synagogues and other Jewish sites across Germany.In a copy of a 35-minute video obtained by AFP but whose authenticity has not been confirmed by police, the gunman filmed himself launching into a diatribe against women and Jews, before carrying out the attack, in a disturbing repeat of the modus operandi of the attacker in the Christchurch mosque assault earlier this year.
Calm has returned to the streets of Iraq after a week of anti-government protests were met with violence, but a political crisis remains.

Iraq PM Vows Full Probe Into Killings, Reshuffle

Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf ahead of Arbaeen which marks the 40th day after Ashura, commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein
Chinese state media accused NBA Commissioner Adam Silver of 'willing to be another handy tool for US interference' after he insisted the league would not apologise for a tweet supporting pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong

China Slams NBA, Apple Over Hong Kong

China on Wednesday slammed NBA commissioner Adam Silver's defence of free speech, cancelling a basketball fan event and lashing him in the state-run press, as Apple was warned it could be the next Western firm punished for supporting democracy protesters in Hong Kong.The NBA had been looking to cement its already huge popularity in the lucrative China market this week with a pair of annual pre-season exhibition games, but those plans were thrown into disarray by a tweet from Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey backing the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.

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