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War Countries - SERIES 45 {10 articles}

Ukrainian separatist leader Zakharchenko killed in restaurant bombing

9/1/2018, 1:15:30 AM
The prime minister of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, a Russian separatist enclave in eastern Ukraine, was dining in a war-themed cafe. ✔ Photographs from the scene posted on social media sites showed blown-out windows and armed men milling about ✔ They are making a dangerous bet on destabilizing the situation ✔ Alexander Zakharchenko at a press conference in Donetsk in August 2014 ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes


Trump’s Guantanamo Plan Could Force Court Battle Over Legality Of ISIS War

9/1/2018, 12:02:10 AM
The government is relying on a shaky legal basis for bombing the Islamic State. ✔ It would still be a risky legal battle for the Trump administration: An appeals court decision saying the government can’t detain ISIS fighters at Guantanamo would likely undermine the military’s ability to fight the Islamic State without a new war authorization


PETER OBORNE: Britain's shame and a genocide that must be avenged

9/1/2018, 1:21:37 AM
On Boris Johnson's watch, Britain failed to prevent Myanmar’s genocide of the Rohingya Muslims. There were many warnings, including from the Daily Mail. British ministers ignored them. ✔ ‘It took less than ten minutes.’ Then they shot dead the old women ✔ International giant Coke is a notorious tax avoider and, in the eyes of many, a far from ethical company ✔ I believe that Business Secretary Greg Clark should intervene to block this appalling deal


Russia to STOP sending US astronauts to International Space Station unless new deal agreed

9/1/2018, 1:20:22 AM
RUSSIA has confirmed it will stop flying US astronauts to the International Space Station next year, as a contract promoting bilateral partnership of the space project comes to an end. ✔ Further sanctions were then placed on Moscow earlier this year after Washington concurred with the UK that ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned by the Kremlin using a nerve agent ✔ Recently, our advisories have been working to bring new weapons of war into space itself


Myanmar's LGBT community find freedom at spirit festival

9/1/2018, 2:13:26 AM
Gyrating dancers passed through the crowds, bowing to men in silk dresses with orchids in their hair, as the normally sleepy village of Taung Byone marked the start of the annual Spirit Festival with a flamboyant opening ceremony. ✔ Festival goers pose for a photo during Myanmar's Spirit Festival in Taung Byone ✔ But for Myanmar's LGBT community -- swinging between widespread discrimination and occasional celebration -- when the music stops, the fight for everyday equality, dignity and respect goes on


US military blocks proposed railway linking North & South Korea

9/1/2018, 3:52:04 AM
US military officials have put the brakes on a proposed rail project that would connect the Korean Peninsula, underscoring growing differences between Washington and Seoul on engagement with the Hermit Kingdom. ✔ The decision is the latest illustration of Washington’s hardline approach to dealing with Pyongyang ✔ The US has demanded full denuclearization as a prerequisite to any economic cooperation with North Korea, while Seoul has taken a less extreme stance, favoring constructive engagement with its northern neighbor ✔ South Korean president Moon Jae-in had expressed hope that the rail link would be completed by the end of the year


The Latest: 2016 US Open champ Wawrinka ousted by Raonic

9/1/2018, 2:48:00 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 10:25 p.m. Stan Wawrinka's return to the U.S. Open is over. ✔ NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 10:25 p.m. Stan Wawrinka's return to the U.S. Open is over ✔ (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) 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


Trump to skip summits in Singapore, Papua New Guinea; Pence to attend

9/1/2018, 3:44:50 AM
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 ✔ 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


The attempted assassination of the Korean press

9/1/2018, 12:22:41 AM
undefined ✔ The American Civil War was the first time the press introduced war correspondents and the Korean War was the first war to introduce a female war correspondent ✔ Amanda Price is the former Director of Hillcrest College's International Student Department ✔ She is the founder of Griffith University History Readers and now writes full time


How London's streets are paved with dirty money

9/1/2018, 12:30:22 AM
Across London, our guides point out properties owned by ex-Soviet oligarchs, the scions of Middle Eastern political dynasties, Nigerian regional governors and more who are hiding fortunes. ✔ That’s the sleight of hand that makes Moneyland so impenetrable to tax collectors and banking regulators ✔ Adapted from Moneyland: Why Thieves And Crooks Now Rule The World And How To Take It Back by Oliver Bullough, published by Profile on September 6 at £20


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