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Syria's five-day "ceasefire" runs out today: Live updates - CNN International

US President Donald Trump Cabinet meeting lasted more than 70 mins.

President Donald Trump delivered a blistering and rambling monologue to the journalists he allowed into his Cabinet meeting for more than 70 minutes on Monday. His press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, later tweeted, "I hope we see honest reporting from today's mtg."

We can honestly tell you that Trump's remarks were highly dishonest. Here's some of his false claims on Syria:

"People have been trying to make this deal for years," Trump said of his ceasefire agreement with Turkey.

Facts First: The President's claim is baseless to the point of being nonsensical. The deal is a narrow agreement specifically tied to the Turkish offensive that followed Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from a Kurdish-held region of northern Syria, not an agreement that resolves long-standing regional disputes. Further, Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush never sought to give Turkey anything like the concessionary terms of Trump's deal.

You can read a longer fact check here.

Trump said American troops were initially supposed to be in Syria for a mere "30 days."

Facts First: There was never any specific timeline for the US military's involvement in Syria, much less a timeline of only 30 days.

"There was never a 30-day timetable on the US presence in Syria," said Syria expert Steven Heydemann, a professor of government and director of the Middle East Studies program at Smith College. "The previous administration, and officials serving in this administration, have never offered a fixed timetable for the US mission. Official statements have emphasized that the presence of US forces would be short, limited in scope, and small. But beyond general comments along those lines, there has been no statement indicating it would end after 30 days."

"We're bringing our troops back home. I got elected on bringing our soldiers back home," Trump said.

Facts First: He is not bringing the troops back home, at least not at the moment.

Trump has announced that "United States troops coming out of Syria will now redeploy and remain in the region to monitor the situation and prevent a repeat of 2014, when the neglected threat of ISIS raged across Syria and Iraq." He has also announced that 1,800 more troops would be deployed to Saudi Arabia.

Trump conceded at the Cabinet meeting that the soldiers will be "sent, initially, to different parts," but he claimed that they would "ultimately" return to the US.

Read CNN's full fact check here.

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https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/turkey-syria-10-22-2019/index.html

2019-10-22 10:26:00Z
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Boris Johnson attempts to push Brexit withdrawal bill through Parliament: Live updates - CNN International

We still don't know the answer to this question, because Speaker John Bercow blocked a vote on the UK Prime Minister's Brexit deal on Monday.

But we will get a sense of the level of support for the deal in Parliament today, when the first vote is held on the detailed legislation that turns it into law.

That vote will be on what is confusingly known as the bill's second reading. So which way will it go? CNN has attempted to estimate the level of support for Johnson's deal, based on information on how lawmakers voted on Saturday, their public statements, and other reports in other credible media sources.

For the deal: Johnson can count on the support of the 287 voting Conservative lawmakers, including 28 hardline Brexiteers who never voted for his predecessor's deal. He also has the support of 20 independent Conservatives, at least nine Labour MPs, and at least four independents -- including one, John Woodcock, who appears to have changed his mind. That takes him to 320 -- but in any vote, two MPs from this bloc would be nominated as tellers (counters of the votes), so that means he has 318 actual votes behind him.

Against the deal: Opposing Johnson are 231 Labour MPs, 35 members of the Scottish National Party, 19 Liberal Democrats, 10 Democratic Unionist Party MPs, five members of The Independent Group, 4 Welsh nationalists, three independent Conservatives and one Green MP. Another seven independent MPs would be likely to vote against the deal. That's a total of 315. Remove two tellers and you get a final tally of 313.

Three Labour MPs and one independent Northern Ireland unionist remain uncommitted, but are leaning towards supporting the deal.

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2019-10-22 09:52:00Z
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Trudeau rival says Canadian Liberals put 'on notice' after narrow PM victory - Fox News

The Conservative candidate defeated by Justin Trudeau Monday warned that although the prime minister managed to secure a second term, he has effectively been placed on notice after losing control of the majority following nail-biting Parliamentary elections in Canada.

TRUMP CONGRATULATES TRUDEAU ON SECOND-TERM WIN AFTER CANADIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

Trudeau defeated Andrew Scheer and won a second term as prime minister in Canada's national elections Monday, delivering unexpectedly strong results despite having been weakened by a series of scandals that tarnished his image as a liberal icon.

Scheer said when Trudeau first won in 2015 he looked unstoppable, but he said the times have changed. Trudeau will likely rely on Conservatives to push through legislation.

"Tonight Conservatives have put Justin Trudeau on notice," Scheer said. "And Mr. Trudeau when your government falls, Conservatives will be ready and we will win."

Trudeau reasserted the country's liberal identity in 2015 after almost 10 years of Conservative rule and has been viewed as a beacon of hope for liberals in the Trump era. Scheer declared Tuesday that Conservatives are ready to pounce in the next elections.

Polls showed Scheer had a chance for victory after a combination of scandals and high expectations damaged Trudeau's prospects. Trudeau faced an uphill electoral battle after old photos of him in blackface and brownface surfaced last month, casting doubt on his judgment.

The handsome son of liberal icon and late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau also was hurt by a scandal that erupted earlier this year, when his former attorney general said he pressured her to halt the prosecution of a Quebec company. Trudeau has said he was standing up for jobs, but enough damage was done to give the Conservatives an opening.

"Andrew is what I call a severely normal Canadian," Jason Kenney, Alberta's conservative premier and the godfather of one of Scheer's five kids, told The Associated Press. "His personality is the opposite of Justin's. Andrew is not at home naturally preening for the cameras."

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In the words of Canada's former Conservative foreign minister, John Baird: "He's not the sizzle, he's the steak."

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President Trump congratulated Trudeau on his second-term victory early Tuesday on Twitter.

"Congratulations to @JustinTrudeau on a wonderful and hard fought victory. Canada is well served. I look forward to working with you toward the betterment of both of our countries!" Trump tweeted after midnight.

Trudeau was championed for securing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which was perhaps his most noteworthy accomplishment during his first term as prime minister. Canada relies on the U.S. for 75 percent of its exports.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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2019-10-22 08:05:44Z
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Turkey Syria offensive: Some US troops to stay, says Trump - BBC News

US President Donald Trump says some American troops will stay on in Syria despite his call for them to be pulled out.

He said a small number would protect oil fields while others would stay near Israel and Jordan.

His decision two weeks ago to withdraw US forces from the Syria-Turkey border region drew criticism even from some of his supporters.

Soon after, Turkey began an offensive against former US allies the Kurds.

The US president again defended his decision to withdraw, amid accusations he has betrayed Kurdish-led forces who have been an important partner in the battle against the Islamic State group.

"Why should we put our soldiers in the midst of two large groups, hundreds of thousands potentially of people, that are fighting? I don't think so," he said. "I got elected on bringing our soldiers back home."

But Mr Trump also said the US had been asked by Israel and Jordan to leave a small number of troops in "a totally different section of Syria".

In another part of the country he said US forces were needed to "secure the oil".

There are around 200,000 US troops deployed in conflict areas around the world, despite Mr Trump's promise to bring them home.

US troop numbers in the Gulf have reportedly increased by 14,000 since May, following attacks on Saudi oil tankers blamed on Iran.

Earlier this month, the Pentagon announced that about 3,000 American troops were being sent to "enhance the defence of Saudi Arabia".

Turkey moved against Kurdish-led forces in Syria with the aim of pushing them away from northern Syria and creating a "safe zone" for resettling up to two million Syrian refugees currently in Turkey.

Up to 300,000 people are reported to have fled their homes since the fighting started.

A ceasefire is currently in place to allow for the withdrawal of Kurdish-led forces from the area but is set to run out at 22:00 local time (19:00 GMT) on Tuesday.

Mr Trump has not ruled out the possibility of an extension.

In a separate development, three current and former defence officials told NBC that the Pentagon had begun drawing up plans for a quick withdrawal of all troops from Afghanistan in the event that Mr Trump orders an immediate withdrawal as he did with Syria.

Mr Trump has been heavily criticised over his decision to remove US forces from Syria.

The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to condemn the move, with both Democrats and Mr Trump's fellow Republicans backing the resolution.

In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, Republican Mitch McConnell said it was a "strategic mistake".

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2019-10-22 06:59:34Z
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Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canada's general election - CNN

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2019-10-22 06:55:32Z
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Turkey Syria offensive: Some US troops to stay, says Trump - BBC News