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A Lebanese mother told protesters her baby was scared. So they sang 'Baby Shark'

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 18, 2019 shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) waving to supporters at his Likud party's electoral campaign headquarters early on September 18, 2019, and Benny Gantz, leader and candidate of the Israel Resilience party that is part of the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) political alliance, waving to supporters alongside his wife Revital Gantz at the alliance's campaign headquarters in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv early on September 18, 2019. - Netanyahu and his main challenger Gantz were locked in a tight race in the country's general election after polls closed, exit surveys showed, raising the possibility of another deadlock. Three separate exit polls carried by Israeli television stations showed Netanyahu's right-wing Likud and Gantz's centrist Blue and White alliance with between 31 and 34 parliament seats each out of 120. (Photos by Menahem KAHANA and EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP) (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA,EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Netanyahu fails again to form new Israeli government, opening door for political rival

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the extended meeting with provincial heads of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Ankara, Turkey on October 10, 2019. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

No longer the obedient NATO ally, Erdogan floats nuclear option

TOPSHOT - An areal view taken on October 20, 2019, shows Lebanese protesters rallying in downtown Beirut, on the fourth day of demonstrations against tax increases and official corruption. - Tens of thousands of Lebanese continued rallying despite calls for calm from politicians and dozens of arrests on October 18, insisting the demonstrations should remain peaceful and non-sectarian, and demanding a sweeping overhaul of Lebanon's political system, citing grievances ranging from austerity measures to poor infrastructure. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Burning tires, brides and 'Baby Shark.' What you need to know about protests engulfing Lebanon

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US troops leave Syria and cross into Iraq where some will stay

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Lebanon's government makes major concessions after weekend of mass protests

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2019 file photo, Syrians who were displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria carry their belongings as they walk to receive a tent at the Bardarash refugee camp, north of Mosul, Iraq, An estimated 160,000 Syrians who have fled Turkey's offensive, which began last week after President Donald Trump announced he would move U.S. forces out of the way, abandoning their Kurdish allies. The invasion transformed one of the safest parts of Syria into a war zone, leaving displaced residents with a deep sense of betrayal. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

The latest on what's happening in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shakes hands with his host Russian President Vladimir Putin as they visit the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon opening day in Zhukovsky outside of Moscow on August 27, 2019. (Photo by Maxim SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read MAXIM SHIPENKOV/AFP/Getty Images)

US is out of the picture in Syria-Turkey crisis. Putin now owns this mess

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from a fire in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Fighting broke out in the morning hours in the Syrian border town which has been a flashpoint in the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that went into effect overnight. The fighting died down in mid-morning. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The latest on what's happening in Syria

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in Beirut's financial district at Riad al-Solh Square on October 19, 2019 as hundreds continued to gather in Lebanon for a third day of protests against tax increases and alleged official corruption after the security forces made dozens of arrests. - Thousands of protesters outraged by corruption and proposed tax hikes burned tyres and blocked major highways in Lebanon on Friday, prompting the premier to give his government partners three days to support a reform drive. (Photo by Patrick BAZ / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK BAZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Thousands demonstrate in Lebanon despite crackdown on protesters

Lebanese demonstrators burn tires during a protest against dire economic conditions, on October 18, 2019 on a highway between the capital Beirut and the northern city of Tripoli. - The Lebanese government faced calls to resign after thousands of furious demonstrators took to the streets across the country to protest dire economic conditions. Public anger has simmered since parliament passed an austerity budget in July to help trim a ballooning deficit and flared on Thursday over plans to tax calls on messaging applications, forcing the government to axe the unpopular measure.

Lebanon's Hariri gives opponents 72 hours to find economic solutions as protests grow

CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 17: Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town on October 17, 2019 in Ceylanpinar, Turkey. The military action is part of a campaign to extend Turkish control of more of northern Syria, a large swath of which is currently held by Syrian Kurds, whom Turkey regards as a threat. U.S. President Donald Trump granted tacit American approval to this campaign, withdrawing his country's troops from several Syrian outposts near the Turkish border. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images) (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images) (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Kurds say Turkey is violating hours-old 'ceasefire' in northern Syria