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US Navy seizes 1,000 smuggled rifles off war-torn Yemen

8/31/2018, 6:18:49 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said early Friday it seized over 1,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles being smuggled by small ships in the Gulf of Aden amid the o ✔ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) The U.S. military said early Friday it seized over 1,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles being smuggled by small ships in the Gulf of Aden amid the ongoing war in nearby Yemen ✔ It points to seizures over a four-week period in early 2016, when coalition warships stopped three dhows in the Arabian Sea


AP Analysis: Yemen rebel threats to Dubai show danger looms

8/31/2018, 6:46:49 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A false claim by Yemen's Houthi rebels of an attack on the world's busiest airport for international travel this week may have been quickly disp ✔ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) A false claim by Yemen's Houthi rebels of an attack on the world's busiest airport for international travel this week may have been quickly disproven by authorities in Dubai ✔ So far this time, however, officials have taken no reported action against Fars


North Korea accuses US of hostile steps

8/31/2018, 5:26:21 AM
undefined ✔ Experts worry that the resumption of such joint military drills could anger the North and throw cold water on the overall denuclearization process as Pyongyang has called them a rehearsal for invasion of the North ✔ Uncertainty has been mounting since Trump recently canceled a planned trip by his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Pyongyang, citing lack of progress in the denuclearization process


Information Center on North Korea brings scholars from abroad

8/31/2018, 6:54:05 AM
undefined ✔ Inside the Ministry of Unification's Information Center on North Korea ✔ The center hosts probably the world's largest collection of North Korean documents and publications outside the DPRK, said Tertitskiy, who hold a Ph.D ✔ She said general visitors other than scholars or students studying the North also visited the center out of curiosity to see North Korean publications


US military video purports to show arms smuggling off Yemen

8/31/2018, 4:40:05 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Video released by the U.S. military purports to show small ships in the Gulf of Aden smuggling weapons amid the ongoing war in Yemen. ✔ The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain, did not respond to multiple requests for comment ✔ In early 2016, U.S.-allied warships in the region similarly stopped three dhows, traditional ships that ferry cargo in the Persian Gulf ✔ The dhows carried thousands of Kalashnikov assault rifles as well as sniper rifles, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles and other weapons believed bound for Yemen


Burmese generals should stand trial for atrocities against the Rohingya

8/31/2018, 5:43:14 AM
The West should stop coddling Aung San Suu Kyi ✔ And Ms Suu Kyi, the argument runs, does not have the authority to rein in the army, and would only alienate voters and undermine her own standing by attempting to do so ✔ By the same token, should the West take Myanmar too strongly to task for the army’s conduct, it would imperil the fragile democracy for which it and Ms Suu Kyi fought for so long ✔ The alternative is to encourage jackbooted butchers everywhere


Analysis | Syria’s last rebel stronghold braces for the regime’s wrath

8/31/2018, 5:09:21 AM
The Assad regime and its allies are readying for an offensive that may end Syria's civil war. ✔ 🇷🇺🇸🇾Sergey #Lavrov & Foreign Minister of Syria Walid Muallem have met in Moscow today pic.twitter.com/Cd26KA038t MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) August 30, 2018 Washington is struggling to influence events on the ground ✔ Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know


Asian stocks bruised on Trump's fresh trade war threats

8/31/2018, 6:57:43 AM
Asian shares came under renewed pressure on Friday as a report U.S. President Donald Trump was preparing to step up a trade war with Beijing sent Chinese stocks lower and partially erased gains made in this week's global rally. ✔ In addition, he said the European Union’s proposal to eliminate auto tariffs is not good enough and called its trade policies almost as bad as China ✔ Those remarks hosed down any positive sentiment following negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Sustained diplomacy needed on NK

8/31/2018, 7:28:15 AM
undefined ✔ The center has been an important source of hard currency ✔ He has been ruthless in executing those suspected of disloyalty, including close family members ✔ Cyr (acyr@carthage.edu) is Clausen Distinguished Professor at Carthage College and author of After the Cold War


Oil dips as trade wars weigh, but looming Iran sanctions prevent...

8/31/2018, 7:16:09 AM
Oil prices dipped on Friday on concerns that the trade war between the United States and China could intensify, although looming U.S. sanctions against Iran's oil exports and falling Venezuelan output prevented bigger falls. ✔ The situation in Venezuela remains equally concerning, he added ✔ In a sign of a tightening market, the amount of unsold crude stored in the Atlantic basin has dwindled from around 30 cargoes to just a handful in recent weeks, trade data showed ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Train project linking North and South Korea stopped in its tracks by US

8/31/2018, 5:20:13 AM
The US military has refused to allow a field study to test the feasibility of a rail project meant to link North and South Korea ✔ Moon will push for as many projects as he can without antagonizing Washington, said Mintaro Oba, a former US diplomat who focused on North Korea policy ✔ The cancellation came after North Korea warned nuclear negotiations are again at stake and may fall apart and if talks break down Pyongyang could restart nuclear and missile activities, according to a report by CNN


A self-inflicted wound

8/31/2018, 6:24:38 AM
undefined ✔ However, if North Korea can present itself to the world as a reasonable negotiating partner, the door opens for increased Chinese engagement with it and less compliance with sanctions or to look the other way at violations ✔ The opinions expressed in the above article are the author's own and do not reflect the editorial direction of The Korea Times


Oil stable as Iran sanctions loom

8/31/2018, 5:52:38 AM
Trade disputes could start to drag on economic growth and, by extension, fuel demand. ✔ You have to wonder if it (crude) can sustain these prices in a world where President Trump doubles down on his battle with the EU and China at the same time, said Greg McKenna, chief market strategist at futures brokerage AxiTrader ✔ ($1 = 6.8415 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Henning Gloystein Editing by Joseph Radford)


Russia declares Med a DANGER ZONE as it sends 50 warships and fighter jets

8/31/2018, 7:57:08 AM
RUSSIAN officials have declared an area of the Mediterranean Sea a danger zone after deploying more than 50 warships and aircraft for a series of deadly military drills. ✔ Moscow has sent 26 warships and submarines, alongside 34 fighter jets, for joint naval exercises for the first week of September ✔ Governments around the world have been told to make sure to the sea and sky in the area – or risk being caught in the crossfire ✔ Like any other country, we operate freely in international waters


Japan to Spend Billions on U.S. Missile-Defense System

8/31/2018, 5:52:29 AM
Japan is set to pay $2.1 billion for a new U.S. missile-defense system, one of its largest military acquisitions, as pressure from President Trump accelerates Tokyo’s spending on American military hardware. ✔ An advanced Global Hawk surveillance drone displayed at Misawa Air Base in northern Japan ✔ Last year, North Korea launched more than a dozen missiles, two of which flew over northern Japan ✔ Another concern among Japanese policy makers is that local defense contractors are being sidelined as Tokyo focuses on arms purchases from abroad


The Latest: Maria Sharapova moves into 3rd round at US Open

8/31/2018, 4:39:54 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 12:25 a.m. Maria Sharapova overcame a bit of a stumble and 10 double-f ✔ NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 12:25 a.m. Maria Sharapova overcame a bit of a stumble and 10 double-faults to grab the last three games in a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 51st-ranked Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 7-5 in the U.S. Open's second round ✔ (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen) Roger Federer, of Switzerland, serves to Benoit Paire, of France, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in New York


Why statism today?

8/31/2018, 6:45:19 AM
undefined ✔ For instance, the government raised the minimum wage by a whopping 16.7 percent this year as part of efforts to keep Moon's campaign promise ✔ It also implemented a shorter 52-hour workweek July 1 ✔ Heo Mane (mane398@naver.com) is a professor emeritus and adviser of the Korea-EU Forum


Why are currency markets so worried about Argentina?

8/31/2018, 7:29:21 AM
undefined ✔ Battle lines are now being drawn between government loyalists and their opponents, with the former backing campaigns on Twitter in support of President Mauricio Macri, while the latter are seizing the opportunity to attack the government’s much-questioned handling of the crisis


Analysis | Fact-checking Republican attack ads in tight House races

8/31/2018, 7:20:46 AM
We found plenty to fact-check in six attack ads released by the Congressional Leadership Fund — a super PAC aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). ✔ The ad features Delgado, who is African-American, rapping some bleeped-out lyrics from when he was a hip-hop artist known as AD the Voice in the late 2000s, before he became a lawyer ✔ Four Pinocchios (About our rating scale) Send us facts to check by filling out this form Sign up for The Fact Checker weekly newsletter The Fact Checker is a verified signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network code of principles


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