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A Turkish youth celebrates with a national flag after news about Syrian town of Tal Abyad, in Turkish border town of Akcakale, in Sanliurfa province, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Turkey's official Anadolu news agency, meanwhile, said Turkey-backed Syrian forces have advanced into the center of a Syrian border town, Tal Abyad, on the fifth day of Turkey's military offensive. (Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

5 international stories of the week

The Turkish invasion of northern Syria, the typhoon that hit Japan, Brexit talks and Queen Elizabeth II’s speech, protests in Ecuador and Spain’s trial of Catalan secessionists make up this week’s five international stories.




Taylor Smith helps her aunt release butterflies in her backyard. Smith’s aunt released a butterfly onto Smith’s hair where it sat like a hairpin for a moment before flying away. Taylor Smith, Photo Provided

Bold Type: On butterflies

“Write about saving the monarchs,” Auntie Mar says every time I ask her for a story idea. This time, I decided to listen to her.



How It's Played S4E5 - The Untitled Episode

Welcome to this week's episode of How It's Played! This week, we'll be discussing the unusually popular Untitled Goose Game. How did this game originate? How did the goose spread to other games? Find out all of this and more on this week's episode of How It's Played!