Hello Australia!! - Trump says he's doing something about Turkey's invasion of Kurdish territory - Aussies in the path of the invasion beg for help - A white US cop kills a black woman in her own home - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Donald Trump claims he will sign an executive order authorizing economic sanctions "against current and former" Turkish officials and anyone else "contributing to Turkey's destabilizing actions in northeast Syria".  Trump also plans to plans to hike tariffs on steel up to 50 percent and "immediately" halt trade negotiations with Ankara.  Turkish forces entered northern Syria last week after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan berated Trump in a phone call, and Trump sought to placate him by saying he'd pull US troops out of the area; almost immediately, Turkish forces and jihadist militias began attacking the Kurds who helped the West defeat the so-called Islamic State in Syria, but whom Erdogan considers terrorists.  

Trump's betrayal of the Kurds forced them to cut a new deal with the Syrian government and its Russian allies, and Syrian troops are making their way north to meet the Turkish advance through the territory the Kurds.  That creates a big problem for about 60 Australian women who traveled to the Mideast to be with husbands who fought for the now-failed Islamic State;  the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad executes IS prisoners, and it's not clear how that policy will apply to family members.  "Don't let us fall into the hands of the regime. If this happens, Everybody in the world knows the war crimes this guy does," one pleaded during an interview with the ABC, "Please don't let us fall into this.  It won't be able to be rewinded, it won't be able to be taken back.  If this happens that's it for my kids."  They also say that IS brides are getting raped and murdered in the al Hawl refugee camp, and that's not likely to improve as the Syrians take over.

Trump has yet to condemn a video shown at a conservative conference at his Miami resort, one that has sparked outrage and disgust.  It's a doctored clip from the Hollywood movie "Kingsman" in which Trump goes on a gruesome murder spree inside a church against normal people whom conservatives consider to be enemies including several female politicians and journalists, as well as victims whose faces were replaced with the logos of major (and minor) news organizations - even the late Republican Senator John McCain.  A spokesman issued a vague and weak repudiation, but Trump - who spends entire days on Twitter - hasn't said a word about it.  After several deadly shootings by far-right gunmen who cited Trump as inspiration, the idea that this is an innocent parody is not accepted:  "All Americans should condemn this depiction of violence directed toward journalists and the President's political opponents," said Jonathan Karl, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, "We have previously told the President his rhetoric could incite violence."  

A white Fort Worth, Texas police officer has resigned after footage of him shooting and killing a black woman in her own home sparked outrage.  The video was taken from the officer's body camera as he responded to a simple well-being check at the home of 28-year old Atatiana Jefferson - a neighbor had called the police non-emergency number concerned that Ms. Jefferson's back door was open; Officer Aaron Dean's own footage showed him approaching the situation like it was a SWAT raid, calling on Ms. Jefferson to show her hands, but shooting her within seconds.  Protests have been growing in Fort Worth, and the police chief condemned Dean's actions and said noted the officer resigned minutes before he was going to be fired.  It may not be over for Dean, the victim's family is demanding that charges be brought.

Spain sentenced sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to prison terms of between nine and 13 years for sedition and misuse of funds related to the failed 2017 independence bid.  However, their leader who brought the country to violence and a constitutional crisis wasn't with them - Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont fled to Belgium to avoid prosecution.  From the safety of his self-imposed exile, Puigdemont called on supporters to "react as never before", setting off new clashes with authorities in Barcelona and the city's main airport.

Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno has caved in to widespread protests, and restored fuel subsidies for poor people that he tried to scrap as part of an ill-advised austeroty program.  The proposed cuts sparked a week and a half of protests and rioting that forced Moreno to abandon the capital.