Subject: Morning Brief: Caravan of U.S.-Bound Migrants Grows to Over 5,000
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Caravan of U.S.-Bound Migrants Grows to Over 5,000

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10/22/2018

10/22/2018

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Caravan of U.S.-Bound Migrants Grows to Over 5,000

Top News: Over 5,000 Central American migrants bound for the United States marched into Mexico over the weekend, overwhelming Mexico’s border security.

The migrants, many from Honduras, said gang violence, poverty, and corruption prompted them to flee their homes and attempt to make the perilous journey to the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump has urged the Mexican government to halt the caravan before it reaches the U.S. border, threatening to deploy troops to the U.S.-Mexican frontier to stop the caravan and cut off U.S. aid to Central America.

Russia: U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton traveled to Moscow to meet with Russian counterparts following President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States would withdraw from a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia.

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AFRICA

•  Congolese rebels kidnapped a dozen children and killed 15, complicating efforts to contain a deadly ebola outbreak.

•  An unknown group has carried out deadly attacks and burned houses in northern Mozambique.

•  Fifty-five people have been killed in a surge of communal violence in central Nigeria.

AMERICAS

•  Mexican authorities say Mexican companies and Venezuelans with government ties colluded to buy poor quality items in bulk and then export them to Venezuela at more than double their real price.

•  Chinese state media criticized U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for warning Latin American governments against Chinese state investment.

•  A category 4 hurricane is expected to hit Mexico’s west coast on Tuesday.

ASIA

•  A Chinese-funded dam in Indonesia threatens the habitat of the world’s rarest orangutan.

•  A high-speed train in Taiwan derailed, killing at least 18 and injuring nearly 200.

•  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a national apology following an inquiry that found thousands of children were sexually abused in churches, schools, and sports clubs for decades.

EUROPE

•  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she supported freezing arms exports to Saudi Arabia over the disappearance and alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

•  Roughly 200 migrants entered the Spanish enclave of Melilla in North Africa after storming a fence separating the enclave from Moroccan territory.

•  Macedonia’s parliament narrowly approved a proposal to rename its country the Republic of North Macedonia to end a long-running name dispute with Greece.

MIDDLE EAST

•  Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir called the death of Jamal Khashoggi a “grave mistake.”

•  Jordan announced it would end leases on 1,000 acres of farmland to Israel.

•  Yemen remains on the brink of famine following more than three years of war.

- By Robbie Gramer

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