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WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republicans are recoiling at Donald Trump's refusal to say that he would accept the results of next month's presidential election if he loses. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump is doing the country a "great disservice" by suggesting the election is rigged. Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake calls Trump's comments "beyond the pale."
BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey's deputy prime minister says his country is "displeased" with the support the United States is giving to Syrian Kurdish fighters who are linked to Turkey's Kurdish rebels. The prime minister says Ankara is hoping that the new U.S. president will keep his or her distance from the militia and strive to maintain good ties with NATO ally Turkey. Last night, Turkish jets attacked the Syrian Kurdish fighters near Aleppo, claiming 200 of them had been killed. Kurdish forces say no more than 10 of their fighters were killed.
BARTELLA, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi special forces have entered a town near Mosul hours after joining a massive operation to retake the Islamic State-held city. IS militants unleashed a number of suicide truck bombs during a heavy gunbattle before the elite Iraqi force entered the town of Bartella. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (HY'-dahr ahl ah-BAH'-dee) says the battle to oust Islamic State extremists from Mosul is going "more quickly than we thought."
BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency says it hasn't received any signal from its experimental Mars lander since shortly before it was meant to reach the red planet's surface. That means the planned "soft landing" of the Schiaparelli (SKEE'-ah-puh-REHL'-ee) probe likely failed, though there's no confirmation of that yet.
MILAN (AP) — A new study says global spending on luxury goods has been flat this year, hampered by global uncertainties including the U.S. presidential elections and the terror threat in Europe. A study by Bain & Company consultancy says the global luxury market has been steady at $273 billion or 249 billion euros this year. Add in spending on luxury cars, yachts, jets, cruises, hotels, fine art, design and food, and the market tops a stunning 1 trillion euros.
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