Hit News of Friday across the World

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Trump likens Syria violence to schoolyard fight

President Trump, at a rally in Dallas on Thursday, likened the Turkish offensive against the Syrian Kurds to a schoolyard fight.

"Sometimes you have to let them fight a little while,” before you separate the two sides, he said. ( Fox News)

Boris Johnson can't celebrate his Brexit win for long

Boris Johnson has taken the first step up his Brexit mountain. If he's careless, he could be buried in under an avalanche.

As he travels back to London from Brussels, the British Prime Minister has good reason to feel upbeat. He was told he'd never get a new Brexit deal and that his plans to replace the Irish border backstop were a non-starter. (CNN)

Pence announces Syria ceasefire that appears to give Turkey everything it wants

US Vice President Mike Pence announced in Turkey Thursday that he and Turkish President Erdogan agreed to a ceasefire halting Turkey's incursion into northern Syria, which was launched after President Donald Trump effectively gave Turkey the go ahead on a phone call with Erdogan earlier this month. (CNN)

Plane carrying Prince William and Kate forced to abort landing twice amid storms

A British Royal Air Force plane carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was forced to abandon landing twice in Pakistan due to bad weather on Thursday.

The royal couple -- and around 40 members of the traveling media -- were returning to Islamabad on the converted RAF Voyager after a day of engagements in Lahore when they found themselves caught up in a severe thunderstorm. (CNN)

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El Chapo: Mexican police capture then release drug boss's son after battle with cartel

Intense fighting has erupted in the Mexican city of Culiacán, where masked gunmen threw up burning barricades and traded gunfire with security forces after authorities arrested one of the sons of the jailed former leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. (The Guardian)

Americans becoming less Christian as over a quarter follow no religion

The United States is becoming a less Christian country, and the decline in religious affiliation is particularly rapid among younger Americans, new figures show. (The Guardian)

Russia Considers Banning Foreign Companies from Renewable Energy Projects

Russia is considering banning foreign companies from taking a lead role in designing and building the country’s green energy infrastructure, Russian daily Vedomosti said on Wednesday.

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New proposals currently being discussed would block contracts for new wind and solar farms, along with other renewable energy production projects, from being awarded to non-Russian entities. ( The Moscow Times)

Hundreds of US  police officers have been labeled liars. Some still help send people to prison

One night in 2006, Houston police pulled him over for a missing license plate and told him to walk a straight line.

Vara said that he hadn’t had a drop to drink and that he passed the sobriety test. Officer William Lindsey said otherwise (US Today)

Turkey ‘effectively holding 50 US nuclear bombs hostage’ at air base amid Syria invasion

An estimated 50 US nuclear bombs are effectively being held hostage in Turkey as Washington attempts to find a diplomatic way of responding to the country’s invasion of Syria, officials are reported to have warned. (The Independent)