16 October 2019

• U.S. Envoys Head To Turkey As Erdogan Says He Won’t Agree To Truce In North Syria
  U.S. President Donald Trump is dispatching his vice president, top diplomat, and national-security adviser to Ankara on October 16 to demand a cease-fire while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will “never” order a truce in northern Syria.
• State-Run Turkish Bank Charged With Evading U.S. Sanctions On Iran
  Majority state-owned Turkish bank Halkbank has been criminally charged in an indictment for involvement in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran.
• Two Ukraine Soldiers Killed From Sniper Shots In Donbas Conflict Zone
  Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and one wounded in the war zone of eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military announced on October 15 during its daily briefing.
• Kosovo Withdraws Application To Join Interpol Amid Signs Of Lagging Support
  Kosovo has again withdrawn its application to join Interpol amid signs the small Balkan nation would not have enough support among members to gain a seat in the international law enforcement organization.
• Russian Court Cuts Prison Term Of Ukrainian Jailed For Spying
  The Russian Supreme Court has cut the prison term of a Ukrainian man who had been sentenced in Russia-occupied Crimea on espionage charges.