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Saudi-led coalition rejects UN's 'war crimes' report on Yemen


8/30/2018, 8:28:56 AM
A Saudi-led coalition battling in Yemen on Wednesday dismissed as inaccurate a report by United Nations investigators that highlighted possible war crimes by all sides in the conflict-torn country including deadly air strikes by the alliance. ✔ Children ‘most vulnerable’ In addition to air strikes, children in Yemen are falling victim to other forms of violence ✔ UN-backed talks between Yemen's government and the Iran-aligned Huthi militias are to open in Geneva on September 6 -- a first step toward resuming peace negotiations that broke down two years ago ✔ This crisis has reached its peak with no apparent sight of light at the end of the tunnel, Garraway said



Trump blames stagnant North Korea talks on US-China trade war


8/30/2018, 10:53:53 AM
In a series of tweets sent out on Wednesday, the US president said that North Korea is under pressure from China. ✔ War games Trump also said the US was not continuing war games with South Korea, but that he can instantly start the joint exercises again with South Korea, and Japan, if he so chooses, and that if he does, they will be far bigger than ever before ✔ Following that announcement, more sanctions were imposed by the UN in December



Myanmar aid restrictions 'could be war crime', says rights group


8/30/2018, 10:18:57 AM
Government restrictions on lifesaving aid for displaced people in northern Myanmar could constitute a war crime, advocacy group Fortify Rights said on Thursday, as pressure grows for accountability for rights abuses in the country. ✔ To match Special Report MYANMAR-FACEBOOK/HATE REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo The rights group released a detailed report on aid restrictions just days after U.N.-mandated investigators said Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya in Rakhine State in the west of the country with genocidal intent ✔ Military spokesman Major General Tun Tun Nyi could not immediately be reached ✔ Security Council should refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court to investigate ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



US official calls for investigation into Saudi-UAE raids in Yemen


8/30/2018, 8:32:40 AM
Recent UN report blames Saudi-UAE military coalition for most of the civilian deaths in Yemen's war. ✔ UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said the report merited a response ✔ However, analysts say the death toll is likely to be higher ✔ The UN has described the situation in Yemen as world's worst humanitarian crisis ✔ UN: Possible war crimes in Yemen committed by all sides



China slams Trump's 'irresponsible and absurd logic' on North Korea


8/30/2018, 9:20:47 AM
Trump doubled down on his suggestion that China was not helping to rein in its Cold War-era ally - a charge he first levelled when he cancelled a trip to North Korea by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. ✔ This is not helpful!' he tweeted on Wednesday evening ✔ On Wednesday, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters that Washington believes 'denuclearization has to take place before we get to other parts,' confirming that included such a declaration



North Korea accuses US of plotting to KILL Kim Jong-un in ‘two-faced, secret war drills’


8/30/2018, 11:22:34 AM
NORTH Korea has accused the US of plotting to kill Kim Jong-un in a “two-faced” and “secret” war drill as major cracks begin to form in the relationship between Donald Trump and Pyongyang. ✔ Mattis said: We have no plans at this time to suspend any more exercises ✔ Pyongyang have not tested a missile or detonated a nuke since November 28 ✔ Trump and Kim came close to war last year as they both exchanged insults and threats, with the US President warning of fire and fury



Syrian war: UN warns Russia, Iran and Turkey against battle in Idlib


8/30/2018, 11:51:21 AM
Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura calls for humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians ✔ The United Nations has called on Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday to forestall a battle in Syria’s Idlib province that would affect millions of civilians and could involve both sides using chlorine as a chemical weapon ✔ The military said the drills would focus on anti-air and anti-submarine defence



Congo rebel on trial at ICC denies involvement in atrocities


8/30/2018, 11:22:26 AM
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A rebel militia leader known as "The Terminator" has denied involvement in atrocities in Congo as his three-year trial at the International Criminal ✔ THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) A rebel militia leader known as The Terminator has denied involvement in atrocities in Congo as his three-year trial at the International Criminal Court ends and judges begin considering their verdicts ✔ Ntaganda is facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the eastern Ituri region of Congo from 2002-2003



China says it is helping Afghanistan with defense, counterterrorism


8/30/2018, 10:51:18 AM
China's defense ministry said on Thursday that it was supporting Afghanistan's defense and counterterrorism efforts, a day after Beijing denied a plan to build a base in Afghanistan and to send Chinese forces to the war-torn country. ✔ As for the so-called reports on China stationing forces in Afghanistan, this does not accord with the facts, he said, without elaborating ✔ Reports have repeatedly pointed to China seeking a military presence in Afghanistan, although it has denied them ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Once dismissed as 'fake,' Syria reveals fate of people thrown into 'slaughterhouse' jails


8/30/2018, 8:53:37 AM
In an attempt to turn the page on one of the darkest chapters in Syria's seven-year war, officials released the death notices of more than 800 prisoners over the course of this summer. ✔ Photos: Alleged torture of prisoners by Assad regime Alleged torture of prisoners by Assad regime – Injuries on corpses allegedly produced by blows with rod-like objects ✔ CNN's Eyad Kourdi and Arwa Damon contributed to this report ✔ Journalist Ahmad Aziz also contributed to this report



Samsonite warns of impact from US-China trade war


8/30/2018, 10:15:33 AM
undefined ✔ If I took a temperature check, I think it starts to feed into the minds of consumer sentiment, which isn’t as easy to put a pin on, Mr Gendreau said of the trade war ✔ The report, published in May by Texas-based Blue Orca Capital, made allegations of accounting irregularities, poor corporate governance and also said Mr Tainwala had lied about holding a doctoral degree



BREAKING: Russia announces 25 WARSHIPS deployed to Med amid fears of US attack on Syria


8/30/2018, 10:18:03 AM
RUSSIA has announced 25 warships are to be deployed to the Mediterranean amid fears the US could be about to stage an attack on Syria. ✔ Syria has become a major flashpoint between Russia and the West following Putin's intervention in the civil war on the side of Assad in 2015 ✔ Moscow warned a gas attack Jabhat An-Nusra militants, one of the biggest jihadist groups in Syria, will be blamed on Assad



Declassified Interrogation Reports Show How Much Iran Shaped Iraq War


8/30/2018, 9:41:28 AM
Recently declassified U.S. interrogation reports shed new light on, Qais al-Khazali, one of Iraq’s most prominent Shiite political figures and Iran’s role in training and arming Iraqi militias that attacked U.S. troops during the Iraq War. ✔ U.S. lawmakers and Trump administration officials have been debating whether to designate Qais al-Khazali and his militia group as terrorist entities ✔ Mr. Khazali also discussed how the Iranians supplied the militias with explosively formed penetrators, a particularly lethal type of explosive device that killed or wounded hundreds of American troops



Amazon calls Bernie Sanders' claims of poor worker conditions 'inaccurate and misleading'


8/30/2018, 9:57:41 AM
In a rare public response for Amazon, the company called Bernie Sanders' claims of poor worker conditions "inaccurate and misleading." ✔ Franklin Fullscreen Two industrial workers were killed early Wednesday morning, Aug. 29, 2018 after scaffolding collapsed at a J. W ✔ Malaysia gained its independence from British colonial rule in 1957 ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide



Rising tension


8/30/2018, 8:24:43 AM
undefined ✔ US-NK relations may be returning to square one Some negative developments are casting a dark cloud over expectations for a breakthrough in U.S.-North Korea denuclearization talks next month ✔ The cancellation reportedly came after a belligerent message from his counterpart Kim Yong-chol, vice chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee ✔ This kind of wording is sure to upset the North Koreans



NATO should rename its headquarters after John McCain


8/30/2018, 9:03:48 AM
Every veteran remembers the first time they came under fire. That combination of adrenalin and fear makes combat so electric that it links you with every other generation who fought. That realization -- relief even -- that you weren't a coward, you didn't run and you did your duty. ✔ MUST WATCH Vietnamese pay tribute to Sen ✔ Read More When he looked at the eyes of President Putin, McCain said he only saw three letters: KGB ✔ MUST WATCH John McCain wasn't like most politicians 01:43 And he should know: he'd been tortured by their fellow travelers in Hanoi, Vietnam



Cate Blanchett calls for Rohingya Muslims to be protected


8/30/2018, 11:37:38 AM
OSCAR-winning actress Cate Blanchett has urged the world’s most powerful nations to protect Rohingya Muslims from a violent crackdown by Burma’s military. ✔ She added: The need for this future to transpire inside Burma has never been more urgent ✔ So we will be talking to our friends and partners on the Security Council and elsewhere about how to do justice to the very grave crimes and the need for accountability that the FFM report so graphically outlines



Back in the (Great) Game: The Revenge of Eurasian Land Powers


8/30/2018, 10:00:00 AM
Get ready for a major geopolitical chessboard rumble: from now on, every butterfly fluttering its wings and setting off a tornado directly connects to the battle between Eurasia integration and Western sanctions as foreign policy. It is the paradigm shift of China’s New Silk Roads versus America’s Our Way or the Highway. We used to be under the illusion that history had ended. How did it come to this? ✔ As Glenn Diesen formulates in his brilliant book,  Russia’s Geo-economic Strategy for a Greater Eurasia , the foundations of an Eurasian core can create a gravitational pull to draw the rimland towards the centre ✔ No wonder Exceptionalistan elites are starting to get the feeling of a silk rope drawn ever so softly, squeezing their gentle throats



MoD accused of meddling in review for nuclear veterans


8/30/2018, 9:07:04 AM
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson urged to step in ✔ Gavin Williamson has been urged to give his officials a talking-to (Image: REX/Shutterstock) To sign the medal petition click HERE ✔ Read More Nuclear bomb tests Servicemen used as 'guinea pigs' Survivor says he was one of 'lucky' ones Prince Philip almost landed on test site Corbyn backs 'Medal for Heroes' campaign



Donald Trump: South Korea military drills will not resume


8/30/2018, 9:55:37 AM
President Trump said Wednesday that he has no intention — despite comments to the contrary this week by Defense Secretary James N. Mattis — to restart U.S.-South Korea military drills that he halted in a show of “good faith” to Pyongyang following his June summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. ✔ Mr. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday that the U.S. military has no plans at this time to suspend any more exercises ✔ Several news outlets have since reported that North Korean leaders have sent a letter to Mr. Pompeo warning that talks may fall apart



Corporate Profits, Ford Rating, Amazon v. Bernie: CEO Daily for August 30, 2018


8/30/2018, 9:59:24 AM
Must-read business news, delivered every morning. ✔ Wall Street Journal Ford Rating Moody’s has cut Ford’s credit rating to one notch above junk, with a negative outlook ✔ That means Modi failed to touch the unaccounted wealth he was trying to target ✔ Find previous editions here, and sign up for other Fortune newsletters here



Russia says U.S. forcing "powerful" military build-up in the Med


8/30/2018, 9:48:14 AM
At least 8 ships, including missile cruiser and 2 missile-carrying subs, have joined Russian flotilla in recent weeks ✔ BRUSSELS -- NATO says the Russian navy is building up its presence in the Mediterranean Sea amid growing tensions over the war in Syria ✔ We will not speculate on the intention of the Russian fleet, but it is important that all actors in the region exercise restraint and refrain from worsening an already disastrous humanitarian situation in Syria, NATO's chief spokeswoman, Oana Lungescu, said Wednesday ✔ The newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets said the naval buildup was connected to that prospect



Cynthia Nixon, Barnes and Noble CEO, Cate Blanchett


8/30/2018, 11:48:20 AM
The Broadsheet for Aug. 30 ✔ (Anyone remember Later Baby, the fertility startup for college students on The Mindy Project ✔ Associated Press Today’s edition of the Broadsheet was produced by Emma Hinchliffe ✔ - Hayley Wickenheiser, a women's hockey legend, who was just hired as assistant director of player development for the Toronto Maple Leafs



We won't stop fighting for justice for Syria's disappeared


8/30/2018, 11:05:25 AM
Tens of thousands of forcibly disappeared continue to languish in al-Assad's prisons. ✔ These lists can be used against the regime, but only if there's international intent to hold it accountable ✔ Special series Syria's War: Seven years, seven documentaries ABOUT THE AUTHOR Fadwa Mahmoud Fadwa Mahmoud is a Syrian activist and co-founder of the Families for Freedom



Russia test-fires new missile designed to guard against attacks from space


8/30/2018, 11:57:54 AM
The interceptor missile remains shrouded in secrecy, with Moscow refusing to show what it looks like up close in new video ✔ But it remains shrouded in secrecy, with Moscow refusing to show what it looks like up close or reveal how far it can travel ✔ It is moving closer to being brought into service, following a number of tests this year ✔ Moscow has been strengthening its arsenal since a rearmament programme was announced eight years ago



Sycophant Republicans change tune to keep seat at Trump’s table


8/30/2018, 11:34:30 AM
undefined ✔ In Mr Graham’s case it may earn Mr Trump’s support when he runs for re-election in 2020 ✔ McCain believed in public service and underwent more than five years of torture in Vietnam ✔ He invited the last two presidents to his funeral but omitted the sitting one



He Scores. He Shoots? South Korean Soccer Star Faces D-Day on Military Service


8/30/2018, 11:50:11 AM
If the country’s team wins its gold-medal match against Japan in the Asian Games, Son Heung-min will be exempt from the bulk of the 21 months of military duty South Korean law requires of able-bodied men. ✔ Completing one’s military service is a touchy subject in South Korea ✔ Last month, the Defense Ministry said it would reduce mandatory service to a minimum of 18 months starting in Octoberpart of a plan to build a smaller but stronger force ✔ But during this year’s World Cup, he described his attitude heading into a game: It’s like going to war



Prince Harry teased by Halle Berry over sexy poster as cheeky pics of royal resurface


8/30/2018, 9:27:25 AM
PRINCE HARRY was teased by Halle Berry over a saucy poster of the actress he had in his dorm room as a teenager after cheeky pictures of Meghan Markle’s husband were unearthed. ✔ Hell I want the damn poster now! You have always been a beauty and Prince Harry has impeccable taste!(sic) Prince Harry news: Halle Berry tweeted about the royal's poster of her (Image: TWITTER • HALLE BERRY) Prince Harry news: Halle Berry's poster hung in his room at Eton (Image: GETTY) You know you made it when the Prince has your poster hanging up, another said, while a third added: I knew he had good taste



Trump urged to sanction China over crackdown on Muslims


8/30/2018, 10:24:57 AM
17 lawmakers pen letter to president, urging action over "ongoing human rights crisis" of Uighur Muslim majority in western China ✔ China denies such internment camps exist but says criminals involved in minor offenses are sent to vocational education and employment training centers to help with their rehabilitation and reintegration into society ✔ The letter was signed by a bipartisan group of senators and congressmen, including Ted Cruz and Sherrod Brown



Insane How Much of the Russia-Watching Media Fell for This Garbage Non-Story


8/30/2018, 11:52:28 AM
Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov—which carries the name of Mikhail Kalashnikov, who gave birth to the legendary AK-47 rifle—pulled off what would be laughable PR stunt, or it would have been if the results weren't so frustrating. ✔ Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikovwhich carries the name of Mikhail Kalashnikov, who gave birth to the legendary AK-47 riflepulled off what would be laughable PR stunt, or it would have been if the results weren't so frustrating ✔ They have other far clearer priorities that have already sucked funds away from much more relevant and higher profile weapons programs



China rejects US lawmakers' sanctions call over Muslim camps


8/30/2018, 10:22:29 AM
BEIJING (AP) — China said Thursday that U.S. lawmakers were wasting taxpayer money by urging President Donald Trump's administration to impose sanctions on Chinese officials alleg ✔ BEIJING (AP) China said Thursday that U.S. lawmakers were wasting taxpayer money by urging President Donald Trump's administration to impose sanctions on Chinese officials allegedly tied to the mass internment of ethnic minority Muslims in camps in the far west ✔ But reports of violence are increasingly rare and the existence of an effective organized resistance to Chinese rule is widely doubted



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