Spain to hold talks with Saudi Arabia over bomb sale, after halting it
9/10/2018, 5:31:35 PMSpain said on Monday it would hold talks with Saudi Arabia over the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to the Gulf kingdom, after confirming last week it was halting the shipment because of the Saudi role in the war in Yemen. ✔ Amnesty International and other human rights groups have denounced Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its allies, fighting a war in Yemen which the United Nations says has killed more than 10,000 people and left 8.4 million on the brink of famine ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
President Trump's Security Adviser Bashes International Court Over U.S. War Crimes Inquiry
9/10/2018, 6:43:10 PMJohn Bolton threatened to sanction ICC judges if an investigation into American soldiers in Afghanistan continues. ✔ He also condemned the organization’s disputed and ambiguous definitions of crime ✔ The United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court, said Bolton, according to The Guardian
US threatens to arrest ICC judges if they pursue Americans for Afghan war crimes
9/10/2018, 7:17:55 PMThe United States threatened Monday to arrest and sanction judges and other officials of the International Criminal Court if it moves to charge any American who served in Afghanistan with war crimes. ✔ The United States threatened Monday to arrest and sanction judges and other officials of the International Criminal Court if it moves to charge any American who served in Afghanistan with war crimes ✔ He said the ICC could formally open the investigation any day now
Exclusive: Venezuela signs oil deals similar to ones rolled back...
9/10/2018, 7:46:20 PMVenezuela has agreed to hand over at least seven oil fields to little-known companies that will be paid to boost output through contracts similar to ones rolled back under late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, according to two sources and an internal document. ✔ Most of them appear to be involved in oil services but have no evident experience operating fields, which tends to require significantly more capital, human resources and certifications ✔ The companies either did not respond to requests for comment or do not have sufficient publicly available contact information to make such a request ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
MAPPED: Russia on the WARPATH for WW3 as 300,000 soldiers march TODAY
9/10/2018, 5:21:58 PMRUSSIA is on the warpath as Vladimir Putin kicks off the biggest war drills of their kind for 36 years with 300,000 men on the move – and that is just the beginning for Moscow. ✔ GETTY RUSSIA: Vladimir Putin's forces will be rumbling in drills not seen since the Cold War GETTY WAR GAMES: At least 300,000 Russian soldiers will take part in Vostok-2018 Looking north, Russia is also on the move in the Arctic – with Putin reportedly looking to restake Moscow’s claim over the resource rich tundra
Bolton warns of tougher response if Syria uses chemical weapons again
9/10/2018, 7:50:59 PMUS, Britain and France agreed that another use of chemical weapons by Syrian government would result in a "much stronger response", Trump's adviser said. ✔ That has to be, in the history of propaganda in the 20th and 21st centuries, one of the most outrageous claims that I can think of ✔ More than 30,000 people have so far fled their homes in northwest Syria since Syrian government and allied forces resumed air and ground bombardments there last week, the UN agency coordinating relief efforts said on Monday ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
Syria crisis: Assad 'orders CHEMICAL ATTACK' in Idlib as Trump weighs up military options
9/10/2018, 6:48:59 PMSYRIAN leader Bashar al-Assad has ordered chemical weapons be used in Idlib as the dictator’s forces ramp up an offensive on the last remaining rebel stronghold, US sources have warned. ✔ Assad's forces are bombing rebel-held towns in Idlib province (Image: AFP/GETTY IMAGES) President Trump has threatened to launch a massive attack against Assad if he carries out a massacre in Idlib, the WSJ reports ✔ UN officials warned more than 30,000 people have already been forced to flee the region
John Bolton: The International Criminal Court is ‘illegitimate’ and ‘already dead to us’
9/10/2018, 6:16:56 PMNational Security Adviser John R. Bolton said Monday the United States has dismissed the International Criminal Court as “illegitimate” and it will sanction the organization’s judges if they pursue an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by American soldiers and intelligence officials in Afghanistan. ✔ Mr. Bolton’s remarks specifically referenced a move made late last year by ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to launch a probe into possible war crimes committed by the U.S. and its allies during the 17-year-long war in Afghanistan ✔ If the court comes after us, Israel or any of our other allies, we will not sit quietly
China to Join Russian Drills in Sign of Growing Military Ties
9/10/2018, 5:31:34 PMChinese and Russian troops begin joint military maneuvers Tuesday, marking the first time Moscow has invited a country outside a tight circle of former Soviet allies to annual exercises and offering Chinese generals rare and valuable experience training outside their country’s borders. ✔ But the capabilities tested could apply to a conflict with the West ✔ Unlike NATO interoperability, Russian-Chinese cooperation will look more like great power alliances of the 19th century in which militaries fight side by side, he said, rather than member states contributing individual narrow capabilities ✔ The anti-Western atmosphere surrounding the exercise is unmistakable, said Mr. Reach
Black Earth Rising spoilers: Kate Ashby star Michaela Coel says she took THIS from role
9/10/2018, 7:54:18 PMBLACK EARTH RISING starts tonight on BBC One and will see Michaela Coel star as Kate Ashby in the brand new international thriller about war crimes. But the hard-hitting drama has left its mark on leading actress Michaela. ✔ Black Earth Rising spoilers: Michaela Coel opens up about playing Kate Ashby (Image: BBC) I think I’m a bit stronger ✔ I can only say that without spoiling the show! This story is honestly… the story ✔ Black Earth Rising continues next Monday on BBC One at 9pm
U.S. Preparing for Second Trump Meeting With North Korea’s Leader
9/10/2018, 7:44:33 PMThe White House said it is working to arrange a second meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un after the North Korean leader sent a letter requesting one. ✔ The two leaders met for the first time in June in Singapore ✔ Since then, progress on talks between Washington and Pyongyang has stalled ✔ North Korea says it is the U.S.’s turn to make the next concession and sign a declaration signaling its intent to formally end the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended in an armistice ✔ The U.S. says it needs to see more moves by Pyongyang toward denuclearization
Afghans need asylum, all should not bear blame for few crimes in...
9/10/2018, 4:56:15 PMEuropean countries must not rush to repatriate Afghan refugees to their increasingly insecure homeland or blame their community for isolated crimes such as recent deadly attacks in Germany and in France, the top U.N. refugee official said on Monday. ✔ humanitarian coordinator Mark Lowcock attend a news conference following their joint mission to Afghanistan and Pakistan at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, September 10, 2018 ✔ REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Suspects must bear the full force of law, he said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
9/11: Most bizarre conspiracy theories REVEALED – including THIS incredible claim
9/10/2018, 4:03:38 PMIT MAY be 17 years since the attacks in the US on September 11, but conspiracy theories have not faded over time. ✔ Some believe Flight 93 was bought down by the US government It was the CIA Truther Pop legend Prince 'predicted 9/11 terror attacks' Many conspiracy theorists claim lyrics sung by Prince during a 1998 performance were a prediction of the 9/11 terror atrocities in New York and Washington in 2001
Trump administration orders closure of Palestinian office
9/10/2018, 6:12:36 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration ordered the closure of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday and threatened sanctions against the International Cri ✔ Just last month, it canceled more than $200 million in aid for projects in the West Bank and Gaza as well as the remainder of its planned assistance for the U.N ✔ (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at a Federalist Society luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel, Monday, Sept
John Bolton says international court is 'dead to us'
9/10/2018, 7:01:37 PMTrump's national security advisor says that the court threatens the "constitutional rights" of Americans and U.S. sovereignty. ✔ Tarasov | Barcroft Media | Getty Images National Security Advisor of the United States John Bolton holds a news conference during his visit to Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, August 24, 2018 ✔ Bush, renounced the signature, citing fears that Americans would be unfairly prosecuted for political reasons
‘Unjust court’: Bolton vows to use ‘any means’ to protect US ally Israel from ICC
9/10/2018, 5:31:26 PMThe US has announced its decision not to cooperate with the International Criminal Court, vowing to protect itself and its “friend and ally” Israel from the judicial body. It also threatened sanctions against the “unjust” court. ✔ If the international court continues to pursue the probe, Washington will ban ICC judges from entering the country, prosecute them and sanction their funds, the official said in a speech before the Federalist Society in Washington, DC ✔ DETAILS TO FOLLOW READ MORE: ‘Collective punishment against us’: US shuts down Palestine Liberation Organization’s office in DC
Oil pulls back on concerns U.S. inventories are building
9/10/2018, 5:03:13 PMOil prices were mixed on Monday, pulling back from an early rally after data suggested U.S. crude inventories might build, weighing on the market. ✔ We see Brent trading above $80 under (that) scenario, he told Reuters Global Oil Forum ✔ Outside the United States, Iranian crude oil exports are declining ahead of a November deadline for the implementation of new U.S. sanctions ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
UNRWA seeking more funds from Gulf, Europe after U.S. cuts
9/10/2018, 5:16:51 PMA U.N. agency that supports Palestinian refugees will target additional funding from Gulf states and European partners as it seeks to make up a $200 million shortfall caused by a U.S. aid cutoff, the agency's head said on Monday. ✔ We are very determined to keep the schools open because you can’t go through an education process by opening one day and closing three weeks later, said Krahenbuhl ✔ It is not for an individual member state to define a change ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Iraqi city of Basra seethes over water crisis, unemployment
9/10/2018, 4:55:50 PMBASRA, Iraq (AP) — The brackish water pouring from the taps of homes in Basra has caused stomach ailments and skin rashes for thousands in the southern Iraqi city once famous for ✔ 7, 2018 file photo, mourners chant anti government slogans while carrying the coffin of Abdul Salam Fathi, a protester whose family said he was killed in a protest, during his funeral in Basra, Iraq ✔ The violence in Basra is threatening to spread to other cities in Iraq's southern Shiite heartland and the capital of Baghdad
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