Global News 10/9/19 – Turkey begins Syria attack, targeting Kurds, UK PM Johnson's Brexit deal in danger on multiple fronts, and Adam Silver and the NBA commit to free speech despite Chinese pressure

A Turkish tank near the Syrian border on Tuesday, where troops were gathered and howitzers were pointing toward Syria. Credit Bulent Kilic/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

This Wednesday, Turkey targets Kurds as it begins Syria attack; Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal appears to be doomed as deadline nears; Adam Silver & the NBA commit to free speech amid pressure from China; Ecuador imposes curfew as its government is pushed from Quito to Guayaquil; and a constitutional crisis arrives on US doorstep as White House & Congress clash on impeachment rules.

• Turkey begins Syria attack, targeting militia backed by U.S. (NY Times)

• Boris Johnson's Brexit deal appears doomed as deadline looms (The Guardian)

  • More: EU may offer to extend deadline for Brexit deal to June (The Guardian)

  • More: ‘Many’ Tory MPs to quit if it comes to no‑deal Brexit (The Times)

• Adam Silver commits to free speech as Chinese companies cut ties with N.B.A. (NY Times)

  • More: Activision Blizzard sets off backlash for penalizing Hearthstone gamer in Hong Kong (NY Times)

  • More: China criticizes Apple for app that tracks Hong Kong police (AP)

• Ecuador imposes curfew after protests push government out of capital (Reuters)

• White House & House set stage for Constitutional clash in Ukraine affair (NY Times)

  • More: Read the White House Letter in Response to the Impeachment Inquiry (NY Times)

• For tech, it's all hard problems now (Axios)

• The cost of Trump's tariffs (Axios)

• Popular U.N. food agency roiled by internal problems, survey finds (Foreign Policy)

• Power outages begin in California amid hot, windy weather (AP)

• 2 dead, 1 arrested after shooting near synagogue in Germany; motive unclear (AP)

• Louisiana becomes new hub in immigrant detention under Trump (AP)

• Irish border residents worry about future if no-deal Brexit (AP)

• Murder of election observer in Mozambique causes outcry (AP)

• Mysterious oil spill becomes new environmental crisis for Brazil (NY Times)

• U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Muslim treatment (Reuters)

• Montgomery, Ala., elects Steven Reed, its first black mayor (NY Times)