U.N. Report Flags Possible War Crimes in Yemen Conflict
Members of a Saudi-led coalition and allied forces fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen may be guilty of torture, using child soldiers and attacks on civilians that amount to war crimes, a United Nations report said Tuesday. ✔ A man inspects the wreckage of a bus in Yemen this month after an airstrike ✔ I call on them to prioritize human dignity in this forgotten conflict ✔ There is little evidence of any attempt by parties to the conflict to minimize civilian casualties, said Kamel Jendoubi, left, the chairman of a U.N ✔ Anwar Gargash, the U.A.E.’s minister of state for foreign affairs, tweeted that the U.A.E
Both sides in Yemen conflict may have committed war crimes, UN says
Human rights organisations call on UK and US to stop supplying weapons in the conflict
US to continue backing Saudi coalition in Yemen war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday the U.S. intends to continue backing the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen despite civilian casualtie ✔ Criticism of the Saudi campaign surged earlier this month when an airstrike hit a bus, killing dozens, including school children ✔ Joseph Dunford with Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speak to reporters during a news conference at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 in Washington
Russia sent a massive naval armada to Syria — and looks to be readying to fight the US
Russia has positioned a considerable naval armada in the Mediterranean near Syria after accusing the US of plotting a false flag chemical weapons attack in rebel held areas — and it looks like they're preparing for war with the US. ✔ Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in celebrations for Navy Day in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region, Russia, July 26, 2015 ✔ Borshchevskaya said Assad may look to chemical weapons because his conventional military has weakened under seven years of conflict
US 'WORSE OFF' than before Trump's North Korea summit amid fresh WW3 fears
THE United States is in a worse position with North Korea than before Donald Trump met Kim Jong-un as war threats between the two countries intensify, an expert has warned. ✔ Mr Trump and Kim Jong-un met in Singapore own June 12 and while both presented positive news from the historic event - most notably the North Korean leader agreeing to denuclearisation - Mr King suggested their conversations may have been lost in translation
Russia to hold biggest war games since Cold War
NATO to monitor Russia's September drill of 300,000 troops, 1,000 aircraft, two naval fleets and all its airborne units. ✔ A foreign ministry official said on Tuesday that Tokyo always pays attention to shifts in Russian-Chinese military cooperation ✔ It fits into a pattern we have seen over some time: a more assertive Russia, significantly increasing its defence budget and its military presence
United States says 'war games' on Korean peninsula may resume as talks break down
The United States announced it will not be suspending any more "war games" on the Korean peninsula amid souring relations with Pyongyang. ✔ The United States announced it will not be suspending any more war games on the Korean peninsula amid souring relations with Pyongyang ✔ But the US has been reluctant to go forward with a peace treaty before North Korea denuclearises ✔ Let's let the negotiations, let the diplomats go forward
The UN reports that the assault on the Rohingyas amounted to genocide
But China may block attempts to refer Burmese army commanders to the International Criminal Court ✔ Some think that Aung San Suu Kyi might ultimately have a case to answer, too ✔ That is something that Western countries will have to think about ✔ Since opening up in 2011, Myanmar has been seen mainly as an investment opportunity; now it is a country that will have to be approached with a great deal more caution
Mattis: US still backs Saudi-UAE alliance amid Yemeni deaths
US defence secretary says US support for Saudi Arabia and UAE-led coalition is not unconditional, 'constantly reviewed'. ✔ Analysts, however, say the death toll may be much higher ✔ An airstrike by the Saudi-UAE coalition earlier this month hit a bus in a busy market in northern Yemen, killing dozens, including children ✔ The US is pressing the Saudi government to complete an investigation of what went wrong
Biggest war exercise since fall of Soviet Union is 'justified', Russia says
Russia will hold a massive military exercise at a time of global tensions and high domestic social spending demands. ✔ When asked if China's involvement meant Moscow and Beijing were moving towards an alliance, Peskov said it showed that the two were cooperating in all areas ✔ Vostok demonstrates Russia’s focus on exercising large-scale conflict ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
Russia masses warships off Syria ahead of regime's final assault on Idlib
Russia is massing its naval forces in the Mediterranean ahead of an expected assault by the Assad regime on the last major rebel stronghold in Syria. ✔ Russia is massing its naval forces in the Mediterranean ahead of an expected assault by the Assad regime on the last major rebel stronghold in Syria ✔ The Russian build up in the Mediterranean comes as Russia announced plans to hold its biggest war games in four decades next monthMattis signals U.S. to keep up support for Saudi-led coalition in...
The U.S. military signaled on Tuesday it would continue its assistance to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, even as it acknowledged U.S. support was not "unconditional" amid mounting concern about the war's toll on civilians. ✔ The United States and other Western powers provide arms and intelligence to the alliance ✔ But he added: We haven’t seen any callous disregard by the people we’re working with ✔ So, we will continue to work with them, reduce this tragedy, Mattis said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Korean families reunited after decades apart
ACCESS ASIA : As ties between the two Koreas improve, a group of elderly South Koreans have met long-lost family members in North Korea. This after bei... ✔ As ties between the two Koreas improve, a group of elderly South Koreans have met long-lost family members in North Korea ✔ This after being separated by the war that broke out 68 years ago ✔ Abdallah Malkawi, Philomène Remy and Clovis Casali report ✔ And French people at times pride themselves on living la belle vie
Pentagon opens door to resuming military exercises in South Korea
The U.S. is open to resuming the large-scale military exercises with South Korea, the latest sign that prospects for an agreement with North Korea on eliminating its nuclear weapons are dimming. ✔ We have no plans at this time to suspend any more exercises, Mattis said at a Pentagon news conference, adding that he had not decided whether to go ahead with major annual drills expected next year ✔ We’ll make decisions on that in consultation with the State Department, he said ✔ Trump added that the move would save the United States a tremendous amount of money
Ebola outbreak 2018: The politics inside an epidemic REVEALED
EBOLA still retains a deep grip on the Democratic Republic of Congo following its deadly outbreak in 2014. With aid workers and politicians still vital to the country, how did the political landscape change as the disease hit? ✔ We needed the ministry of health to be united, Doctor Walsh said ✔ Now voted in as Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Ms Sawyer received a presidential medal for her work on sanitisation during the crisis ✔ Doctor Walsh has collaborated with Doctor Oliver Johnson on 'Getting to Zero: A Doctor and a Diplomat on the Ebola Frontline', a book which digs deep into the crisis as it unfolded
EU ARMY? Macron demands bloc becomes MILITARY SUPERPOWER like US and China
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron yesterday called on the European Union to take control of its defence, urging the bloc to stop relying so much on the United States for its security and consider reinforcing defence ties with Russia. The French centrist lamented the fact that China and the United States did not recognise the bloc as an “independent” world power. ✔ With the exceptions of France and Britain, European Nato members have mostly relied on American firepower to protect them since World War II ✔ Mr Macron, who described the current state of play in the war-torn country as alarming, said the Assad regime had shown no willingness to negotiate a political transition in Syria
Half of all gun deaths occur in just SIX countries n Americas
A new study from the University of Washington found that Brazil was the country with the most gun deaths, from homicide, suicide or accidental injury, with 43,200 occurring in 2016. ✔ Afghanistan: 4,050 But in terms of the highest rate, El-Salvador led all countries ✔ The UN estimates the death toll from that event to be 800,000 ✔ 'There are no simple antidotes to address this health problem ✔ 'This study is important for policymakers at the national and global levels.'
A Private War: ALL you need to know on plot, cast, release date, and trailer
A PRIVATE WAR tells the incredible true story of Marie Colvin, one of the most formidable war correspondents of our time. Express.co.uk brings you all you need to know about A Private War including plot, cast, release date, and trailer. ✔ Colvin sacrifices loving relationships, and over time, her personal life starts to unravel as the trauma she's witnessed takes its toll ✔ A Private War will inspire respect, awe, and deep sorrow for the lives embroiled in these conflicts, and the journalists who seek to uncover the truthU.S. envoy Haley questions Palestinian refugee numbers
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday appeared to question the world body's count of Palestinian refugees, the latest in a series of steps by the Trump administration challenging how relief aid is delivered to the Palestinians. ✔ Most are descendants from individuals who fled Palestine in the 1948 war that led to the creation of the state of Israel ✔ On another emotionally charged issue, Haley also questioned the right of return to Israel, claimed by the Palestinians as part of any eventual peace settlement ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
US military hints major exercises on Korean peninsula may resume
Trump's suspension of drills was criticized as premature concession to Pyongyang ✔ A South Korea presidential spokesman said he was not in a position to comment on the authenticity of the letter but acknowledged that talks between Washington and Pyongyang were at a stalemate ✔ Foal Eagle is designed to simulate war scenarios and involves ground, air, naval and special operations forces
Trump To Japanese Prime Minister For Some Reason: 'I Remember Pearl Harbor'
“I’m on to the Japanese,” Trump reportedly told Shinzo Abe at a meeting this summer. ✔ And you can’t say that about a lot of the world leaders, a U.S. official told the publication ✔ The escalating trade war and Trump’s relationship with North Korea have continued to be points of contention between the two countries ✔ There is no change in our basic recognition about the threat of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missiles
Migration expected to top Merkel's agenda on West Africa tour
Trip to Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria marks Germany's belated interest in Africa and concern over irregular migration. ✔ Bauer said the EU has increasingly empowered third countries, and effectively outsourced certain tasks to states in the Sahel region and the Horn of Africa ✔ Follow Al Jazeera's Tamila Varshalomidze on Twitter: @tamila87v ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tamila Varshalomidze Tamila Varshalomidze is an online journalist with Al Jazeera English
Analysis | Trump: Diplomatic snake-oil salesman
Trump's over-the-top claims won't cease. ✔ But Trump and the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer say they’re moving ahead regardless, which doesn’t appear possible ✔ But the path laid out by Trump doesn’t appear to be a viable one, and like his previous, self-proclaimed diplomatic coups, it falls apart almost instantly upon further inspection
Angela Merkel says 'hate in the streets' has no place in Germany
After the fatal stabbing of a German man, allegedly by a Syrian and an Iraqi, thousands of protesters marched in Chemnitz for two straight days, some chasing down people they believed were immigrants. ✔ Pyrotechnics and other objects hurled from both sides left several people injured and requiring hospital treatment, said police, who moved in water canon and urged the crowds to remain calm Protesters light fireworks during a far-right demonstration: the mood was highly charged a day after the knife attack early Sunday left a 35-year-old man German man dead and sparked street chaos in which marauding right-wing hooligans assaulted people they believed to be immigrants Railing against the newcomers, the far-right AfD party has made significant gains in Saxony and is poised, according to the latest polls, to become the second biggest party in its regional elections next year>>> Open This Series
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