Headline Roundup • October 14th, 2018
American Pastor Arrives Back in U.S. After Being Detained in Turkey
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Fox News Digital
Freed American pastor Andrew Brunson met and prayed with President Trump in the Oval Office Saturday, thanking him for having "really fought for us" -- a day after his release from house arrest in Turkey.
An American pastor held for two years in Turkey on terrorism charges arrived back in the U.S. on Saturday, greeting President Trump in the Oval Office and ending a diplomatic standoff that jeopardized relations between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies.
New York Times (News)
President Trump welcomed home on Saturday an American pastor freed by Turkey and said the release would improve relations with Ankara, but he denied any connection to the dispute between Turkey and Saudi Arabia over the missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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