Good Morning Australia! - Is Denmark joining Hungary is giving a cold shoulder to refugees? - The West frets over a Russian military build-up in Syria - New attempts at peace in South Asia - And more in your CareerSpot World News Update:
Denmark halted trains from Germany and closed a highway, stopping hundreds of refugees at the border. Some of the migrants chanted, "Don't be like Hungary," at police guarding the border. Some 200 are stuck on a train in Denmark and refusing to get off. These refugees are trying to get through to Sweden, which has a generous resettlement plan for those who get through , and do not want to register in Denmark. Cops closed the highway after angry refugees got off of another stopped train and started marching towards Sweden - just like they did in Hungary.
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Europe's status as "a beacon of hope" to hundreds of thousands of refugees is "something to be proud of and not something to fear". He announced a "swift, determined and comprehensive" response to resettle 160,000 refugees from war and starvation through a quota system. There is still opposition within the EU to this, especially from eastern European members.
While Europe struggles to cope, Latin America is welcoming Syrian refugees. Chile announced it would take at least 100 families, joining neighbors Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Colombia. Venezuela seems intent on winning the generosity Olympics, offering resettlement to 20,000 refugees. Argentina and Uruguay actually created its special programs to resettle Syrian refugees when the civil war started in 2011.
NATO and the United States are warning the Kremlin that a Russian military buildup in Syria might only lead to more violence and suffering. This comes amid reports that Russian troops are already fighting alongside Syrian troops against Islamic State and other jihadist groups. Russian planes and supply ships capable of carrying tanks have arrived in Syria in the past few days. The Russians accuse the West of a "strange hysteria" over this, and say that it's never been a secret that Russia and Syria are allies.
A massive, ongoing sandstorm felt around the Middle East might have given cover to Islamist rebels who captured a key government airbase in northern Syria near Idlib. They also captured large quantities of weapons, but there seems to be little chance that the Al Nusra Front rebels captured any of the MiG jets, or could even use them if they had. But possession of the Abu al-Duhur airbase puts the Islamists closer to their goal of encircling government forces in the Alawite stronghold in the north.
The head of Turkey's largest Kurdish political party accuses the government of orchestrating nationalist attacks on Kurds, and attempting to foment a civil war. Selahattin Demirtas of the HDP says Turkey's Kurds are "facing a campaign of lynching". No one has been killed yet, but nationalist thugs allegedly attacked and burned the HDP headquarters, and police are accused of lollygagging around and allowing it to happen. Critics accuse the Turkish government's ruling party of resuming fighting with Kurdish armed groups to stoke nationalist sentiment before the November elections.
Sierra Leone identified three more Ebola patients, setting back efforts to finally end the West African Ebola Epidemic. They were from a group of 50 people identified as "at risk" because of their contacts with the most recent Ebola fatality, a 67-year old woman.
Nigeria has hoisted its flag above Gamboru Ngala, a border town with neighboring Cameroon, days after recapturing it from the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. Boko Haram had used the town as a base from which to launch attacks in both countries.
Indian and Pakistani security chiefs hold talks today with the goal of reducing tensions along their disputed Kashmir border. The discussions come about two weeks after high level peace talks between the nuclear-armed rivals collapsed.
Thousands of Brazilian taxi drivers blocked streets in protest of the ride-sharing service Uber, which cabbies all over the world despise because it operates outside the laws and regulations to which they must adhere. It comes before a vote in the Sao Paulo city council to possibly ban Uber, joining Brasilia and Belo Horizonte.