Presidential debate will air on c.n.n. And 8 pm Eastern you can also listen on many n.p.r. Member stations vice president Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompei will leave tomorrow for Turkey to try to negotiate a cease fire in Syria N.P.R. s Frank or Don yes reports President Trump is warning the Turkish government to stop the violence the vice president and secretary of state will issue a stern warning to Turkish leaders that the United States will take stronger steps after imposing financial sanctions on top leaders if the military is advancement into northern Syria is not stopped we re asking for a cease fire we put the strongest sanctions that you can imagine but they get a lot we have a lot in store if they don t if they don t have an impact including massive tariffs on steel trumpets threatened 50 percent tariffs on steel imports from Turkey the Turkish military advanced against allied Kurdish forces after Trump announced he would be pulling u.s. Forces from the region F
Can troops to leave the region Teri Schultz reports from Brussels Sweden plans to propose an e.u. Wide ban on weapons shipments to Ankara at a Monday foreign ministers meeting as Turkish president ratchet type air to one shows no sign of heeding the European demand to stop military action in northern Syria but everyone has his own threat to throw back to Europe he says if the e.u. Doesn t quit criticizing him he let the millions of refugees being held in Turkey come to Europe President Trump is tweeting about the situation in northern Syria this morning repeating a threat of sanctions against Turkey and suggesting the Kurds may be releasing some ISIS prisoners to get the u.s. As attention yesterday the Kurdish led administration in the region said more than 700 ISIS supporters escaped to camp following Turkish shelling thrown out as a 4th Democratic presidential debate to N.P.R. s Jessica Taylor reports it s a most crowded debate stage yet but there are clear front runners beginning t
Toll climbs after a typhoon causes flooding in Japan I m Steve Inskeep and I m no well King why doctors fighting in a bowl outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have to convince patients they are the good guys. What do u.s. Service members think about American forces withdrawing from Syria and leaving Kurdish allies behind and Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time she bolted into history with her 25th gold medal It s Monday October 14th r. And b. Singer Usher is 41 years old today. And the news is next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington and trial Snider as Turkey presses its military offensive against the Kurds in northern Syria European Union foreign ministers are condemning Turkey and calling on member states to halt arms sales to on Korea the e.u. Ministers are meeting today in Luxembourg after President Trump ordered all remaining American troops to leave the region Teri Schultz reports from Brussels Sweden plans to propose an e.u. Wide ban on weapons shipments
And divert the u.s. To close the region s airspace to Turkish warplanes Martin patience reports from the border between Turkey and Syria. But the whole not interested if those videos from the Turkish foreign Turkey transmitters man have entered the Syrian town of rats are lying. Almost immediately we come under fire from Kurdish forces despite resisting Kurdish fighters are completely our guns and I ve already lost control of a number of villagers rater a spokesman for the Syrian democratic forces said today they d been betrayed by America from San suspended all weapons exports to its NATO ally Turkey in response to the offensive the Foreign and Defense Ministry said the measure would begin immediately and would apply to any weapons that could be used in the operation the president of Ecuador or a no has placed the capital Quito and surrounding areas under curfew and military control after days of violent protests by indigenous communities against austerity measures the freelance jour
Absolutely asked President Trump to call Ukraine s president I m Rachel Martin and I m David Greene this hour we ll hear about Perry s efforts to change the leadership of Ukraine state owned gas company. Also former National Security Advisor Susan Rice tells us what she regrets in the response to Russian interference in the u.s. Elections and a new survey says parents rarely talk to their kids about social differences It s Tuesday October 8th the author r.l. Stine who writes goosebumps turned 76 years old today. News is next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington encore of a Coleman president from blocked a top diplomat from talking with Congress today the ambassadors deposition was to have been the latest evidence in the impeachment inquiry surrounding the Ukraine affair N.P.R. s Philip Ewing has more Gordon Some one is the Us ambassador to the European Union he was one of several diplomats and Trump aides involved with an effort to pressure the government of Ukraine to launch investig