Ukraine separatists say leader killed in cafe bombing
8/31/2018, 8:14:23 PMMOSCOW (AP) — A blast in a war-themed cafe in eastern Ukraine on Friday killed the most prominent leader of the Russia-backed separatists who have fought Ukrainian forces since 20 ✔ MOSCOW (AP) A blast in a war-themed cafe in eastern Ukraine on Friday killed the most prominent leader of the Russia-backed separatists who have fought Ukrainian forces since 2014, rebel officials said ✔ Russia is believed to have supplied a mobile Buk missile launcher that a team of international investigators alleges shot down a Malaysian passenger jet while flying over rebel territory in 2014, killing all 209 people aboard
'Prime Minister' of Ukraine pro-Russian rebels killed in explosion
8/31/2018, 9:52:03 PMTHE leader of Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebels has been killed in cafe explosion in Kiev. Alexander Zakharchenko, prime minister of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic, died in the … ✔ His death underlined the dismal prospects for resolving the conflict that has killed more than 10,000 people ✔ Russia denies providing troops or equipment to the separatists despite widespread allegations it has done so ✔ Rebels in those regions refuse to recognise the Ukrainian government in Kiev
Blast kills top Ukraine rebel leader
8/31/2018, 11:05:48 PMThe head of the pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk, Alexander Zakharchenko, is killed while at a cafe. ✔ Heavily armed rebels in Donetsk and Luhansk regions refuse to recognise the Ukrainian government in Kiev ✔ In October 2016, a Russian-born rebel commander nicknamed in the lift of his apartment block In February 2017 rebel commander that was fired into his office
Blast Kills Leader of Russia-Backed Separatist Region in Eastern Ukraine
8/31/2018, 8:53:53 PMThe leader of Russian-backed Ukrainian separatists was killed in an explosion Friday, the latest political assassination in a volatile region where the West and Russia have wrestled over how to make peace. ✔ More than a dozen prominent rebel officials have been assassinated or fled Donetsk since the region proclaimed independence from Ukraine in 2014 ✔ Mr. Putin called Mr. Zakharchenko a true leader for his people, a brave and determined man, and a Donbas patriot
Jimmy Carter: 'We never dropped a bomb. We never fired a bullet. We never went to war'
8/31/2018, 8:03:58 PMHe may live a modest life in a one-horse town, but Jimmy Carter, now 86, retains his global vision. In Plains, Georgia, Carole Cadwalladr found the 39th US president full of energy… and determined to make a difference ✔ Well, close your eyes and imagine the kind of house an ex-president of the United States might live in ✔ He has criticised President Obama for failing to live up to his promises, for backtracking on foreign affairs, for failing to keep his resolve on Israel
US forbids South Korea sending a train through North Korea until Kim denuclearises
8/31/2018, 9:25:33 PMTHE US has refused to let South Korea send a train through North Korea, a sign of growing disagreement between Washington and Seoul on how to tackle the hermit kingdom. ✔ The move comes a week after US President Donald Trump cancelled the planned trip of a US diplomat to North Korea on Friday August 24th ✔ President Moon Jae-in, who began serving in May 2017, has called for rail links between the North and the South by the end of 2018
US already drafted list of targets for potential strike in Syria – report
8/31/2018, 9:11:53 PMThe US military and intelligence have already compiled a list of preliminary targets they would strike in response to another chemical weapons incident in Syria, CNN reported, citing the US administration officials. ✔ The military are ready to respond very quickly at any moment if the US President Donald Trump decides to launch another strike against the Syrian government, one such official told CNN, adding that no decision to take action has been made yet ✔ This is absurd, a Pentagon spokesperson, Commander Sean Robertson said on Friday
UN’s ‘genocide’ report not good enough for Nobel Committee to strip Myanmar’s Suu Kyi of peace prize
8/31/2018, 9:03:35 PMMyanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, will keep the Nobel Peace Prize despite the UN blaming her country's military for mass ethnic cleansings, as it is given for past achievements, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. ✔ READ MORE: Anti-child-abuse activist & former Nobel Peace Prize nominee arrested for planning sex with 2yo Three-times Nobel Peace Prize nominee anti-war activist David Swanson told RT that he believes that there should be a mechanism allowing the withdrawal of the prestigious award
Trump Will Skip Asia Summits, Sending Pence Instead
8/31/2018, 11:49:20 PMPresident Trump won’t attend November summits of Asian leaders in Singapore and Papua New Guinea, the White House said Friday, and is sending Vice President Mike Pence in his stead. ✔ Negotiators had hoped to use a pair of meetings between Mr. Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinpingat APEC and at the G-20to help resolve a continuing trade dispute between the two countries ✔ Mr. Trump afterward will visit Colombia for talks with President Iván Duque’s administration
As Syria's final battles looms, what comes next?
8/31/2018, 9:03:12 PMThe Assad government and its allies are preparing for a final assault on Idlib, the country's last rebel-held province. ✔ Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Alexey Khlebnikov - Middle East expert at the Russian International Affairs Council Mamoun Abu Nowar - retired Jordanian air force general Haid Haid - research fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation Source: Al Jazeera News
Donbass leader’s murder shows Kiev clearly wants to end Ukrainian crisis by force – analysts
8/31/2018, 10:28:23 PMThe murder of Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, was “most plausibly” orchestrated by Kiev and it brings the Ukrainian government’s true plans to the light, experts told RT. ✔ Moscow has accused the Ukrainian government of being behind the Friday bombing in Donetsk, which killed the DPR leader ✔ His words were echoed by Jatras, who said that if anyone had any doubt that the Minsk process was absolutely dead, this should end all such doubts
Life for IS fanatic in plot to behead May
8/31/2018, 11:32:17 PMAN ISLAMIC State fanatic who plotted to behead Theresa May in a Downing Street attack may never be freed, a judge said yesterday. ✔ Naa’imur Rahman, 21, wanted to storm 10 Downing Street armed with a knife, gun and pepper spray after blowing up the security gates with a bomb ✔ The would-be suicide killer’s other plans included wiping out MPs in a gas tanker blast close to the Palace of Westminster and blitzing MI5’s London headquarters in a mass drone attack ✔ He was caught in an undercover sting operation, the jury was told
The Latest: Thiem wins another long match to advance
8/31/2018, 9:39:35 PMNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Dominic Thiem has won another lengthy match to reach the fou ✔ NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Dominic Thiem has won another lengthy match to reach the fourth round ✔ (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, returns a shot to Qiang Wang, of China, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in New York
The Latest: Anderson survives scare against Shapovalov
8/31/2018, 11:41:47 PMNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 7:30 p.m. U.S. Open finalist Kevin Anderson survived a scare from 19-y ✔ NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 7:30 p.m. U.S. Open finalist Kevin Anderson survived a scare from 19-year-old Denis Shapovalov and won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the fourth round ✔ (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Karen Khachanov, of Russia, reacts against Rafael Nadal, of Spain, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in New York
Iosif Kobzon, dubbed the ‘Soviet Sinatra,' dies at 80
8/31/2018, 8:08:09 PMOne of the most revered Russian singers of the 20th century, Kobzon is remembered not only for his concerts but also for efforts to negotiate the release of hostages and prisoners of war. ✔ In the same year, as an influential member of the Soviet Jewish community, he participated in the talks that restored Soviet-Israeli diplomatic ties, which had been cut after the 1967 Mideast War ✔ In one of his last shows, he performed in the rebel capital of Donetsk in October 2014, celebrating the inauguration of the rebel leader
The Latest: Nadal edges Khachanov in US Open's 3rd round
8/31/2018, 11:11:00 PMNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 7 p.m. Defending champion Rafael Nadal barely got through a real test ✔ NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 7 p.m. Defending champion Rafael Nadal barely got through a real test in the third round of the U.S. Open, edging No. 27 seed Karen Khachanov 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (3) in an entertaining, back-and-forth match that lasted 4 hours, 23 minutes ✔ Rafael Nadal, of Spain, returns a shot to Karen Khachanov, of Russia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in New York
U.S. halts funding to U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees
8/31/2018, 11:05:58 PMThe United States on Friday halted all funding to a U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees in a decision further heightening tensions between the Palestinian leadership and the Trump administration. ✔ NOT PART OF THE SOLUTION Such a punishment will not succeed to change the fact that the United States no longer has a role in the region and that it is not a part of the solution, Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdainah told Reuters ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Dutch police identify Amsterdam stabbing suspect as 19-year-old Afghan
8/31/2018, 8:55:37 PMDutch police said a man who stabbed and seriously injured two people at Amsterdam's main train station on Friday was a 19-year-old Afghan with a German residence permit. ✔ All scenarios are taken into consideration, including a terrorist motive ✔ Wilders on Thursday canceled the contest citing security risks, as thousands of people in Pakistan marched in protest of his plan, while the Taliban in Afghanistan called for attacks on Dutch troops serving in the country ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Trump won't travel to Australia, PNG
8/31/2018, 11:55:35 PMThere was speculation Trump would visit Australia in November as part of a tour that included stops in Singapore and Papua New Guinea for regional meetings. ✔ The Trump administration has touted an Indo-Pacific strategy aimed at increasing regional cooperation, notably with India, Australia and Japan, to counter China's influence, including in the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has mounted naval patrols to challenge what it sees as Beijing's excessive territorial claims
Trump to skip summits in Singapore, Papua New Guinea; Pence to attend
8/31/2018, 11:05:59 PMPresident Donald Trump will skip summits with Asian leaders in Singapore and Papua New Guinea in November, sending Vice President Mike Pence in his place, the White House said on Friday, an announcement that will raise questions about his commitment to a regional strategy to counter China. ✔ REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman The Trump administration has touted an Indo-Pacific strategy aimed at increasing regional cooperation, notably with India, Australia and Japan, to counter China’s influence, including in the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has mounted naval patrols to challenge what it sees as Beijing’s excessive territorial claims
Rise of extreme nationalist groups in Germany brings a return of anti-Semitic acts
8/31/2018, 10:45:54 PMGerman police received more than 400 reports of anti-Semitic attacks in the first half of this year, which is 10 percent more than the same period last year ✔ BERLIN The world watched with alarm this week as far-right protesters in Germany went chasing after immigrants amid word that refugees from Iraq and Syria were suspected in a knife attack that killed a local man ✔ It was a fake gun, but it was very realistic, and he was really, really frightened, Gemma Michalski said
Republicans 'cherry-picked' Russia probe documents to quiz U.S....
8/31/2018, 8:01:42 PMDemocrats on Friday accused Republicans of "cherry-picking" and leaking portions of text messages and emails between a U.S. law enforcement official and a former British spy who investigated then-businessman Donald Trump's ties to the Russian government. ✔ In questioning Ohr, lawmakers Elijah Cummings and Jerrold Nadler said, Republicans were selective about his communications with Steele to create a highly misleading narrative with factually inaccurate interpretations and conjecture that they were discussing Trump
Bishop conquered the world – but couldn't face her own party
8/31/2018, 9:18:22 PMJulie Bishop might have confronted China, Russia and the Trump administration, but she appears to have despaired at the prospect of confronting the Liberal leadership in a post-Turnbull government. ✔ Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister, Sergei Lavrov, showed some of his colleagues the Russian solution - a sly flask in his coat pocket ✔ Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Bishop refused to be intimidated ✔ In the end, it seems that while the world was manageable, Liberal Party politics was just too tricky for Julie Bishop
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