Russia ‘already at WAR’ as ‘delusional’ Putin prepares troops for conflict on ‘huge scale'
9/11/2018, 8:58:42 AMVLADIMIR Putin is preparing his military for “warfare on a huge scale” to satisfy “delusions” that Russia can defeat Western nations in a global conflict, according to an expert on his armed forces. ✔ Giles said Moscow’s foreign policy decisions are driven by delusions such as the notion Russia matters and hostile powers are lining up to invade the country ✔ The fact that the last thing Europe and the United States want is any open conflict with Russia is immaterial – it may take two to tango, but it doesn't take two sides to start a war
More Afghans displaced by drought than conflict, U.N. says
9/11/2018, 9:31:49 AMA total of 275,000 people have been displaced by drought in western Afghanistan - 52,000 more than the number uprooted by conflict this year - with over two million threatened by the effects of water shortages, the United Nations said. ✔ cited an assessment by aid charity World Vision International that 99 percent of people in Badghis said their food situation was worse or a lot worse than a year ago ✔ The assessment also indicates that most farmers lost last season’s harvest and nearly all of them lack seeds for new planting season, the U.N ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Russia and China conduct largest ever war games to challenge Nato amid World War 3 fears
9/11/2018, 8:18:11 AMRUSSIA has begun the biggest international war games since the Cold War with Chinese and Mongolian troops taking part in Vostok 2018, in opposition to Nato drills taking part in Ukraine. ✔ NATO Spokesman Dylan said: All nations have the right to exercise their armed forces, but it is essential that this is done in a transparent and predictable manner ✔ US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, said at the opening ceremony that all countries in the drills stand in solidarity with Ukraine for Ukrainian security, Ukrainian sovereignty, and Ukrainian territorial integrity
Communist chief Zyuganov says Putin should accept Donbass into Russia
9/11/2018, 8:56:49 AMThe head of the Russian Communist Party says the conflict in eastern Ukraine will not end until the unrecognized republics of Donetsk and Lugansk become parts of the Russian Federation. ✔ First thing, we should recognize the Donetsk and Lugansk republics [as independent states] like it has happened with South Ossetia and Abkhazia ✔ This would end all this banditry very fast , Gennady Zyuganov said during a press conference following the recent Russian election ✔ This is not normal when they have regular artillery raids on Donetsk and many other towns and settlements
Russia teams up with China to launch its largest EVER military drills
9/11/2018, 8:26:38 AMThe week-long deployment dubbed 'Vostok-2018' (East-2018), which will kick off in eastern Siberia, has been condemned by NATO as a rehearsal for 'large-scale conflict.' ✔ Last month, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia's 'ability to defend itself in the current international situation which is often aggressive and unfriendly to our country is justified, essential and without alternative' ✔ Halted motorists filmed the amazing scenes as they got a grandstand view for the military exercise close to the Chinese border in the Russian Far East
First 2 U.S. troops from Korean War remains will be identified soon
9/11/2018, 8:28:15 AMJOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM--The U.S. military is close to identifying the first two American tro ✔ The families of the dead would be notified first, he said ✔ U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has hailed the handover of the remains as evidence of the success of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June ✔ U.S. troops suffered heavy casualties there against Chinese forces ✔ The Pentagon has said it is considering the possibility of sending personnel to North Korea to search for more remains
Myanmar, the Rohingya crisis has lasted too long
9/11/2018, 9:25:07 AMThe government must give refugees reasons to feel safe to return ✔ Six years on, many still remain isolated in camps and are living under poor conditions ✔ What is most fundamentally needed is for the Myanmar government introduce a system for granting citizenship to the Rohingya population ✔ We will be closely watching developments on this front ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th
Dozens of casualties in Afghanistan suicide attack as violence flares
9/11/2018, 11:09:11 AMA suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed about 20 people and wounded dozens on Tuesday at a gathering on the highway between the eastern city of Jalalabad and the main border crossing into neighboring Pakistan, officials said. ✔ Officials and elders said Tuesday’s attack targeted a gathering to protest against a local police commander, adding that hundreds of people were present when the blast happened ✔ Qaderi said rescue efforts were being hampered by reports of another suicide bomber in the area, making police and emergency services cautious about approaching the scene ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Russia stages its biggest war games EVER with 300,000 troops taking part
9/11/2018, 10:16:28 AMRUSSIA today launched its largest ever war games involving hundreds of thousands of battle-ready troops alongside their Chinese comrades in arms. With 300,000 soldiers, 36,000 vehicles, 1,000 aircr… ✔ But close Putin ally Sergei Shoigu, the Russian defence minister, said the games would be at an unprecedented scale both in territory and number of troops involved ✔ Halted motorists filmed the amazing scenes as they got a grandstand view for the military exercise close to the Chinese border in the Russian Far East
Ukranian President Threatens to End the Existence of the "Russian Church" in Ukraine
9/11/2018, 8:19:03 AMThis article is republished from a new site about the Christian renaissance in Russia, called Russian Faith. Their introductory video is at end of this article. Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko announced that he intends to put an end to the “unnatural” connection between the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox Churches. ✔ This article is republished from a new site about the Christian renaissance in Russia, called Russian Faith ✔ He said: It is in the same set of issues as the strengthening of the army, the protection of the language, the fight for membership in the EU and NATO
Explosive Skripal allegations may blow up in Syria - George Galloway
9/11/2018, 11:30:50 AMExplosive Skripal allegations will probably blow up in Syria's Idlib where the US/UK axis is cocked, ready to fire. The UK media lost their collective mind over Russia but their masters have not. There is method in their madness. ✔ So, if the police are now in the Skripal house in numbers and with intent, it cannot be on account of the doorknob - both for the reasons stated but also because a police officer stood right outside the Skripal house day and night for weeks after the event without even a pair of rubber dishwashing-gloves on with no ill-effect whatsoever
Rights groups warn against US flouting international court
9/11/2018, 8:13:51 AMISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan rights workers are warning that the U.S. national security adviser's blistering attack on the International Criminal Court investigating war crimes allegat ✔ It's very unfortunate because delivering justice to victims will help to facilitate the peace process in Afghanistan, said Sima Samar, head of Afghanistan's Human Right's Commission ✔ In an interview Tuesday, she said: Justice is not a luxury ✔ National security adviser John Bolton calls on a reporter during a news conference after speaking at a Federalist Society luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel, Monday, Sept
Fascist fight clubs: how white nationalists use MMA as a recruiting tool
9/11/2018, 9:19:44 AMFar-right groups across Europe and North America are using mixed martial arts to swell their numbers, spread their ideology and fight their enemies ✔ This was one of the slogans chanted during a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on the night of 11 August 2017 ✔ In interviews, Nikitin speaks openly about his ideology as a white supremacist ✔ It is likely that white-nationalist fight gyms will continue to sprout across North America and Europe for the foreseeable future
World War Three: The safest countries to hide in case of nuclear attack
9/11/2018, 10:41:47 AMWORLD WAR THREE fears have escalated in light of recent images that have emerged, showing Russia and China joining to launch their largest every military drill together. Which countries are the safest to hide (and survive) in a large scale war? ✔ World War Three: Countries in Scandinavia as well as secluded island are the safest (Image: Express) Iceland For similar reasons, the island is often considered very safe to hide in ✔ Not only is it extremely secluded, but the area is home to some of the most rugged mountains in the world, making it difficult to invade
ICC will continue 'undeterred' after US threats
9/11/2018, 9:44:51 AMInternational criminal court issues statement after US national security adviser John Bolton threatened sanctions ✔ The United States did not ratify the Rome treaty that established the ICC during the presidency of Republican George W Bush ✔ Instead, it adopted the American Services-Members’ Protection Act, nicknamed the Hague Invasion Act because it authorised the use of any means necessary to free US personnel held by the court
Paris stabbing suspect is a homeless crack addict illegal migrant
9/11/2018, 8:54:45 AMParis stabbing suspect Shafiullah Mir Zaman Noorzada, 31, was born in Afghanistan before coming to France illegally within the last year and becoming addicted to crack, a source said. ✔ 'At present he denies all knowledge of what happened on Sunday, saying he can't remember where he was or what he was doing.' Toxicology tests are being used to establish whether Noorzada was under the influence of cocaine when he carried out the attack
How to prevent a massacre and the creation of ISIS 2.0 in Syria's Idlib province
9/11/2018, 11:53:06 AMRussian and Syrian forces are beginning to attack Idlib to kill rebels, but civilians will die. It's time for the U.S. to negotiate to save them. ✔ American can stop these civilian deaths The key elements of such a comprehensive plan should be as follows: ►Recognize that the U.N.-sponsored Geneva diplomatic process will not replace Assad with an elected government or a truly representative government of national unity
17 Years After 9/11, We Need Our Allies More Than Ever
9/11/2018, 10:02:34 AMThe U.S. cannot maintain its global influence if it abandons its allies and reneges on its promises, MJ Hegar writes. ✔ We have learned valuable lessons about the danger of growing enemies and the importance of developing alliances ✔ Hegar is the Democratic candidate for Texas’ 31st congressional district and the author of Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman’s Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front
Trump, Kim may hold second summit
9/11/2018, 9:21:32 AMundefined ✔ At their first meeting, the leaders agreed to work toward North Korea's complete denuclearization and for the two countries to end their hostile relationship ✔ He will head to China and Japan next, and is set to return to South Korea for further meetings
Scientists may soon be able to make it rain in the Sahara Desert
9/11/2018, 10:37:25 AMWith massive wind and solar farms, plants could start growing again too, say scientists. ✔ This increase in precipitation, in turn, leads to an increase in vegetation cover, creating a positive feedback loop, added Yan Li, lead author of the study ✔ 4:48 Taking It to Extremes: Mix insane situations -- erupting volcanoes, nuclear meltdowns, 30-foot waves -- with everyday tech ✔ Fight the Power: Take a look at who's transforming the way we think about energy
Erdogan and UN warn of human catastrophe in Idlib
9/11/2018, 10:05:23 AMTurkish leader urges world to stop regime attacks on Syrian region, as UN says 30,000 have been already displaced there. ✔ Disagreement Russia and Iran, which support Assad's regime, and Turkey, which backs the moderate opposition, have been in close cooperation for the last 1.5 years that aim at finding a solution to the Syrian conflict ✔ Over two million people live in the zone now, hundreds of thousands of them already displaced by the brutal seven-year war and others heavily dependent on humanitarian aid to survive
Moon asks Trump, Kim to take bold action
9/11/2018, 8:00:24 AMundefined ✔ He stressed Seoul Korea has no choice but to mediate between the two countries to see progress towards the goal outlined at the summits in Singapore and the border truce village of Panmunjeom ✔ On Monday, the main opposition party rejected his invitation, calling it a political tactic
Geumgang firms suffer W200 bil. in accumulated losses
9/11/2018, 8:07:43 AMundefined ✔ The companies and governments include the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), program operator Hyundai Asan and the Goseong County government in Gangwon Province ✔ Amid the reconciliatory mood surrounding the Korean Peninsula, hopes to resume the program are rising ✔ The number of annual visitors was 6.9 million between 2004 and 2007, but dropped to 4.78 million between 2008 and 2014
Twin Towers II: World warned of NEW hijacked plane attacks as terrorists plot atrocities
9/11/2018, 10:46:08 AMISIS and other Islamist terror groups could still be plotting to bring down a plane in a similar attack to 9/11, it has been warned. ✔ How many people died on September 11?** PA HIJACK: Crazed terrorists flew a plane into the Twin Towers in New York PA SHOCKING: Nearly 3,000 people died when ISIS attacked the US in 2001 Getty THREAT: ISIS terrorists are said to be planning fresh atrocities The terrorist organisations want to have the big explosion like they did on 9/11 Terror expert However, in the interim they need to keep their finances flowing and they need to keep their visibility high and they need to keep their members engaged, so they are using small plots and they are happy to have small plots
Russia's scramble for influence in Africa catches western officials off-guard
9/11/2018, 8:08:01 AMKremlin officials are offering arms and military services deals in exchange for diplomatic support and mineral extraction contracts ✔ Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images Foreign policy experts, who have noted the sharp rise in Russian engagement in Africa, believe it is being driven by several factors ✔ While efforts to open a base in Djibouti were rebuffed, Sergei Lavrov announced in September that Russia was planning to open a logistics site in Eritrea on the Red Sea, joining a rush of other countries setting up in the Horn, also suggesting that UN sanctions on Eritrea be lifted
Pompeo said U.S. won't block Pakistan if it seeks IMF bailout:...
9/11/2018, 10:40:40 AMU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured Pakistan last week Washington would not try to block any request for a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistani Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Tuesday. ✔ Pakistani officials say they are discussing taking drastic measures to avert seeking a bailout from the IMF, which has come to Pakistan’s rescue 14 times since 1980, including most recently in 2013 ✔ Pakistan’s relations with the United States have soured in recent years over the war in Afghanistan and Islamabad’s alleged support for Islamist militants ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Bolton: International Criminal Court 'already dead to us'
9/11/2018, 10:52:26 AMWASHINGTON (AP) — America's long-running reluctant relationship with the International Criminal Court came to a crashing halt as decades of U.S. suspicions about the tribunal and ✔ WASHINGTON (AP) America's long-running reluctant relationship with the International Criminal Court came to a crashing halt as decades of U.S. suspicions about the tribunal and its global jurisdiction spilled into open hostility, amid threats of sanctions if it investigates U.S. troops in Afghanistan ✔ The court has been hobbled by the refusal of the U.S., Russia, China and other major nations to join
Climate shocks an 'early warning call' to act on rising hunger, UN says
9/11/2018, 10:51:38 AMOne in every nine people in the world are chronically hungry, with droughts, floods and variable rainfall exacerbating the problem ✔ The situation is worsening in South America and most regions of Africa, the report found ✔ Progress has been made on reducing child stunting – nearly 151 million children under five, or 22%, were too short for their age in 2017, down from 25% in 2012 – due mainly to progress in Asia
U.S. marks 17th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
9/11/2018, 10:37:30 AMAmericans are commemorating September 11 with sombre tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims. ✔ Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the suicide attacks and a U.S.-led war in Afghanistan followed ✔ #OnThisDay in 2001, almost 3000 people have been killed, and over 6,000 injured ✔ Today we remember those who lost their lives & loved ones in the 9/11 terror attacks
Lichtsteiner makes retirement admission after failing to dislodge Bellerin
9/11/2018, 8:27:21 AMThe 34-year-old was Unai Emery's first signing at the Emirates but he has made just one substitute appearance so far ✔ Hector Bellerin remains the first-choice option at right-back with Lichtsteiner's opportunities likely to come in cup competitions this term ✔ For me, stepping down has never been up for debate ✔ poll loading Will Unai Emery still be Arsenal manager by summer 2021
Asian stocks drop for fifth day on mounting trade tensions
9/11/2018, 11:29:34 AMTaiwanese suppliers to Apple rebound after Monday's declines ✔ Having already introduced two rounds of tariffs on imports from China - which have been reciprocated by Beijing - U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled America's readiness to levy duties on another $200 billion of shipments from the mainland ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th
10 Things to Know for Today
9/11/2018, 10:42:07 AMYour daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. MONSTROUS HURRICANE AIMING FOR US SEABOARD More th ✔ Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1 ✔ REPORT: CHINESE BUILDING PROJECTS NARROWING ECONOMIC GAPS Chinese-financed railways and other projects in Africa and other developing regions are helping reduce economic inequality, an AidData study finds
Europe must face its policy failures to stop rise of far right:...
9/11/2018, 11:42:34 AMGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday Europe could face an existential crisis over nationalism unless it owned up to its failure to handle a fiscal crisis and deal with an influx of migrants effectively. ✔ ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday Europe could face an existential crisis over nationalism unless it owned up to its failure to handle a fiscal crisis and deal with an influx of migrants effectively ✔ Several European countries including France and Belgium have seen attacks by Islamist militants in recent years ✔ The issue at stake is existential for Europe, said Tsipras, who was elected in 2015 ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Remembering 9/11, Hurricane Florence, Bob Woodward's book: 5 things to know Tuesday
9/11/2018, 8:13:46 AMRemembering 9/11, 17 years later, Hurricane Florence, Bob Woodward's book hits stores and more things to start your day. ✔ A family visits the Waves of Flags display at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where the annual display of 2,997 flags commemorates victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.(Photo: AFP/Getty Images) 9-11-01: A date we will never forget 17 years out from the Sept ✔ Some portions of the Carolinas could see as much as 30 to 40 inches of rain from Florence, the National Weather Service added
U.S. stock futures stumble as investors turn cautious amid ‘September blues’
9/11/2018, 11:05:52 AMU.S. stock futures point to a weak session for Wall Street as trade worries simmer and investors grow jittery in what is traditionally weak month for stocks. ✔ This market is still waiting for the ‘other shoe to drop’ in the Sino-U ✔ Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Need to Know newsletter ✔ Barbara Kollmeyer Barbara Kollmeyer is an editor for MarketWatch in Madrid ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment
Trump’s demand for ‘DEATH PENALTY’ in 2017 NYC attack prejudiced the case, alleged attacker’s lawyers tell court
9/11/2018, 9:13:14 AMTrump's tweets and blustery comments once again surface in a courtroom. ✔ Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department ✔ You need to shut up about pending legal actionwere you born stupid
Truth is not truth. Rudy Giuliani is a rhinoceros.
9/11/2018, 10:22:55 AMIf truth is not truth, as Trump's legal consigliere Giuliani says, then it inevitably follows that he is a rhinoceros. ✔ The usual manner in which Ionesco's play is interpreted draws it back to the playwright's own experiences during the rise of fascism in Europe (from his mother's side Ionesco was Jewish) ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University
The photos that change lives
9/11/2018, 8:41:36 AMAround the world, photographers are attempting to ‘give back’ to their subjects. But is photography inherently exploitative, asks Graeme Green. ✔ Meeting different people around the world is one of the most rewarding aspects of life as a photographer ✔ Otherwise, it’s exploitation for profit, pure and simple ✔ The one thing I've learned is that the power of one individual to make a positive impact is real
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We won’t find out if Mark Zuckerberg can fix Facebook by asking him
9/11/2018, 10:09:47 AMOn the limits of tech company CEO interviews ✔ Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge The Interface is a daily column about the intersection of social media and democracy ✔ U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions first announced on Wednesday that he was gathering state attorneys general to examine whether companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter are intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas online
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