Donald Trump has dismissed Kurdish fighters’ contribution to defeating Isis, declaring it is not as if they “helped us with Normandy”, as Turkey’s military began attacks in north-eastern Syria. German media identified the suspect as Stephan Balliet, a 27-year-old German citizen from the town of Eisleben in Saxony-Anhalt. Asian power list – Sajid Javid, Priti Patel and Rishi Sunak, all members of Boris Johnson’s cabinet, have made it into the top 10 of the 101 most influential Asians in Britain. Sadiq Khan, the Labour mayor of London, features in fourth place in the GG2 power list, which is collated by the Asian Media Group. Sign upThe Guardian Morning Briefing is delivered to thousands of inboxes bright and early every weekday.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2019 05:26 UTC