White House casts blame on China for North Korea challenges
8/30/2018, 1:16:12 AMPresident Donald Trump issued a White House statement about North Korea on Wednesday evening via Twitter, casting blame on China for difficulties in the US-North Korea relationship and asserting there is "no reason at this time" to spend money on joint military exercises with South Korea. ✔ Our military posture has not changed since the conclusion of the Singapore summit and no decisions have been made about suspending any future exercises, Mattis said in a statement ✔ I have a fantastic relationship with Chairman Kim, as you probably know, and we're just going to have to see how it all ends up
Bangladesh protests stir opposition hopes of revival before poll
8/30/2018, 1:52:21 AMBangladesh's main opposition party, in disarray since its leader Khaleda Zia was jailed in February, received an unexpected boost this month - days of protests by tens of thousands of students that have shaken the government ahead of a December election. ✔ REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo In February, a court handed Khaleda, a two-term prime minister with whom Hasina shares a long and bitter rivalry, a five-year sentence for corruption - charges that she says are part of a plot to keep her and her family out of politics
Trump says China making things 'much more difficult' with North Korea
8/30/2018, 2:07:43 AMPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of complicating Washington's relationship with North Korea but says his relationships with Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un are great. ✔ Trump issued a statement via Twitter on the situation with North Korea Trump has threatened to impose more tariffs on some $200 billion in Chinese imports and Beijing has promised retaliation ✔ 'Our military posture has not changed since the conclusion of the Singapore summit and no decisions have been made about suspending any future exercises,' he added
Commentary: Why China and Russia are obsessed with vast new war games
8/30/2018, 1:23:18 AMAs the West obsesses over Donald Trump’s legal and political challenges, Brexit and a host of other domestic crises, Chinese troops will join their Russian counterparts for Moscow’s largest military exercises in more than three decades. ✔ As with any territorial ambitions Moscow might have in Europe, however, victory would again depend on keeping U.S. and other allied forces back and out of theater as much as possible for the duration of the war ✔ But the more energy and focus the world’s great powers put into extravagant war games, the greater the likelihood that they may find themselves in a real and perhaps uncontrollable conflict
Shot clock gets mixed reception on Grand Slam debut
8/30/2018, 1:42:09 AMAs the U.S. Open moved into day three, players were still grappling with the new shot-clock rules, which allow players 25 seconds after the chair umpire announces the score to make their serve. ✔ Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports I mean, it’s a little bit strange because it’s in just since couple of tournaments and we still are not used to it, Ostapenko said ✔ Defending women’s champion Sloane Stephens, who fought a gritty battle to clinch her third-round berth on Wednesday, said the shot clock added to the mounting list of factors to juggle ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Trump hails Kim, sees no need to resume US-South Korea war games
8/30/2018, 12:40:45 AMundefined ✔ On Wednesday, he reiterated that no decisions had been made about suspending any future exercises and stressed the importance of the U.S. alliance with South Korea ✔ U.S. intelligence and defense officials have repeatedly expressed deep doubts about North Korea's willingness to give up its nuclear weapons and had not expected Pompeo's trip to yield positive results
Tensions ESCALATE as US exchanges FIERY words with Russia in response to warships in Syria
8/30/2018, 3:00:23 AMA HEATED exchange between the US State Department, Moscow and Damascus has escalated Middle East tensions after the Trump administration warned of a “swift and appropriate” response should Syrian President Bashar al-Assad use chemical weapons. ✔ The UK has also been implicated in supposed US aggression in the region ✔ He told reporters on Tuesday: I will assure you that the Department of State has been in active communication, recent active communication with Russia to enlist them in preventing this, now I'll just leave it at that for right now, but the communication is going on
ASIAN GAMES/ S. Korea wins soccer 3-1, Koike wins men’s 200m
8/30/2018, 3:53:42 AMJAKARTA--Tottenham forward Son Heung-min will get one more shot at an exemption from military servic ✔ China maintained its top spot in the track and field standings with one day to go in athletics competition with golds in both the 20-kilometer walks ✔ After 352 finals, China had an almost insurmountable lead in the medal standings with 101 golds and 217 overall
Trump Says No Reason to Resume Military Exercises With South Korea
8/30/2018, 12:39:11 AMPresident Trump cast new doubt Wednesday on the future of U.S.-South Korea military exercises, which were suspended earlier this year to smooth the way for now-stalled denuclearization talks with North Korea. ✔ U.S. military officials consider the exercises important to South Korean security and to the military alliance between the two nations ✔ Freedom Guardian, for example, consists of more than 50,000 troops ✔ Appeared in the August 30, 2018, print edition as 'Trump Shrugs Off U.S.-Korea War Games.'
Trump says ‘no reason’ for joint military exercises with South Korea
8/30/2018, 1:05:27 AMPresident Donald Trump cast new doubt Wednesday on the future of U.S.-South Korea military exercises, which were suspended earlier this year to smooth the way for now-stalled denuclearization talks with North Korea. ✔ If he does, they will be far bigger than ever before ✔ The post, written in the third person, was titled Statement From the White House ✔ Also popular on WSJ.com: Want news about Asia delivered to your inbox ✔ Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Asia Daily newsletter ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment
Aung San Suu Kyi won't be stripped of Nobel peace prize despite Rohingya crisis
8/30/2018, 1:27:27 AMPrize was awarded for past achievements, says panel after UN report on mass killings by Myanmar’s military ✔ Most are living in refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh ✔ Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel peace prize for her fight for democracy and freedom up until 1991, the year she was awarded the prize ✔ The prizewinners themselves have to safeguard their own reputations
World War 3 WARNING: General warns US ‘under THREAT’ from NEW Russian and Chinese WEAPONS
8/30/2018, 2:42:01 AMA SENIOR US general has issued a chilling warning, claiming the US is now under threat from the increasingly advanced weapons Russia and China are producing, which include the new Russian nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICB) and the Chinese equivalent known as D4-41. ✔ In January, US defence secretary Jim Mattis implemented a new National Defence Strategy, which regards enemies like Russia and China as primary threats ✔ China people's Liberation Army fires a missile during live-fire drill on Yellow Sea (Image: Getty) Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled earlier this year a series of advanced weapons that he claimed could easily defeat America’s defensive arsenal ✔ But the Pentagon dismissed the claims of a military buildup as propaganda
'No survivors': Fire kills 10 kids who were asleep at a slumber party
8/30/2018, 2:02:07 AMVictims of the Sunday fire in Chicago's Little Village ranged in age from three months old to teenagers. The home had no working smoke detectors. ✔ McCain, a decorated war hero, died Aug. 25 at the age of 81 after a long battle with Glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer ✔ in an area surrounded by Walt Disney World properties ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide
Trump on Twitter (Aug 29) - Clinton, Don McGahn, China
8/30/2018, 2:43:39 AMThe following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) ✔ The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the President of FIFA Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. August 28, 2018 ✔ Has my total and complete Endorsement! [0852 EDT] - White House Counsel Don McGahn will be leaving his position in the fall, shortly after the confirmation (hopefully) of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court
The Latest: American teen Kenin beats No. 30 seed at US Open
8/30/2018, 3:13:28 AMNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 10:55 p.m. American teenager Sofia Kenin moved into the U.S. Open's th ✔ NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 10:55 p.m. American teenager Sofia Kenin moved into the U.S. Open's third round for the second straight time, eliminating No. 30 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 ✔ (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, returns a shot to Denis Kudla during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in New York
The Latest: Nadal warned for time in easy US Open victory
8/30/2018, 3:56:53 AMNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 11:40 p.m. Defending champion Rafael Nadal's only trace of a problem d ✔ NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 11:40 p.m. Defending champion Rafael Nadal's only trace of a problem during his second-round victory at the U.S. Open was a warning for letting the 25-second serve clock expire ✔ (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) John Isner serves to Nicolas Jarry, of Chile, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in New York
The Latest: Isner's 38 aces help him get to US Open's 3rd Rd
8/30/2018, 1:03:10 AMNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 8:40 p.m. John Isner reached the U.S. Open's third round for the seven ✔ NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 8:40 p.m. John Isner reached the U.S. Open's third round for the seventh consecutive year, hitting 38 aces to come back and edge 42nd-ranked Nicolas Jarry of Chile 6-7 (7), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 ✔ (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, returns a shot to Denis Kudla during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in New York
Serena, Venus set up Williams vs. Williams match at US Open
8/30/2018, 1:57:20 AMNEW YORK (AP) — Get ready for the latest Grand Slam installment of Williams vs. Williams. One big difference this time: The superstar siblings will be meeting in the third round a ✔ She was ever-so-slightly more forthcoming during her on-court interview, joking, The last time we played, at the Australian, it was two against one, a reference to the fact that Serena was pregnant when she beat Venus in the 2017 Australian Open final
ALEX BRUMMER: If Corbyn becomes PM British Jews plan to flee
8/30/2018, 1:42:11 AMAs one of Britain’s greatest public intellectuals, the former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks doesn’t engage in careless talk, writes ALEX BRUMMER. ✔ As one of Britain’s greatest public intellectuals, the former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks doesn’t engage in careless talk ✔ Since its independence in 1948, Israel has accepted waves of immigrants from Arab countries such as Iraq, Yemen, Morocco and Egypt, where they felt unwelcome
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