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Today's News: Oct. 23, 2016

The battle for Mosul continues, Donald Trump received more criticism for threatening to sue his female accusers, and more from across the United States and around the world.

By Marina Koren
Iraqi forces stationed south of Mosul, during an operation to attack Islamic State militants in the Iraqi city (Thaier Al-Sudani / Reuters)

—Iraqi government forces and Kurdish militia launched a new operation Sunday near Mosul, the Iraqi city that has been held by Islamic State militants since 2014.

—Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed to take legal action against the women who have accused him of sexual assault or other similar behavior. “All of these liars will be sued once the election is over,” Trump said during a speech Saturday in Pennsylvania. He added later: “I look so forward to doing that.” More here.

—We’re live-blogging the news stories of the day below. All updates are in Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4).

About the Author

Marina Koren is a former staff writer at The Atlantic.