Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria withdrew from a flash point town as part of a cease-fire agreement with Turkey, a spokesman said Sunday, a move that could ease tensions amid U.S.-led efforts to quell a spiraling conflict.
“As part of the agreement to pause military operations with Turkey … Today, we have evacuated the city of Ras al-Ain,” said Kino Gabriel, a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. “We don’t have any more fighters in the city.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had threatened to resume a military offensive in northeastern Syria if Kurdish fighters didn’t retreat from designated border areas by Tuesday evening, the deadline in the cease-fire pact.

Head of Yisrael Beiteinu party Avigdor Liberman lashed out on Sunday at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that the premier has failed “three times in a row to form a government.”
Liberman’s criticism came after Netanyahu accused Liberman earlier, along with Blue and White leaders Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, of joining forces with the Arab Joint List alliance in order to form a government.
“A minority government is a disaster! Only a broad national unity government [will do],” was written at the end of Netanyahu’s video posted on Facebook.

A Qantas airplane took off from New York on Friday night and didn’t stop until it reached Sydney just over 19 hours later, setting a record for the world’s longest nonstop commercial passenger flight.
Months of planning went into the Boeing 787-9′s 10,066-mile journey. Tests assessed the health and well-being of the 49 passengers and crew members aboard the flight, which was conducted for research purposes as the largest airline in Australia explores offering the “ultra long” flights.
“This is a really significant first for aviation,” Qantas Group chief executive Alan Joyce said in a news release. “Hopefully, it’s a preview of a regular service that will speed up how people travel from one side of the globe to the other.”

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney joins Chris Wallace for an exclusive interview on ‘Fox News Sunday.’
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Israel has “no tolerance” for violence towards its military personnel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. The prime minister called on all Israelis, “without exception,” to support the Israel Defense Forces, which he said works “day and night to protect the security of all citizens of Israel.”
Netanyahu spoke following an incident overnight Saturday in which IDF troops operating near the town of Yitzhar in Samaria were forced to fire warning shots when a group of approximately 30 settlers began throwing rocks at them, injuring one lightly.
“I am asking that we stand by IDF soldiers and commanders, who work day and night to protect the security of all citizens of Israel, without exception,” said Netanyahu.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior members of Congress held talks in Jordan on Saturday with King Abdullah II and other top Jordanian officials.
Pelosi said in a statement the visit was at “a critical time for the security and stability of the region. … With the deepening crisis in Syria after Turkey’s incursion, our delegation has engaged in vital discussions about the impact to regional stability, increased flow of refugees, and the dangerous opening that has been provided to ISIS, Iran, and Russia.”