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Korean War remains identified as US troops, Mattis says

9/12/2018, 4:23:25 AM
Some Korean War remains obtained from North Korea have been identified as US service members, Secretary of Defense James Mattis confirmed Tuesday. ✔ Mattis later confirmed that two sets of remains had been identified right now, but said we're working on additional identifications ✔ While Minihan is also the chief of staff for US Forces-Korea, Manning made it clear that he was acting in his UN capacity while attending the meeting



Afghan suicide bombing kills 68 in deadly month for attacks

9/12/2018, 6:47:02 AM
The death toll from a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday has risen to 68 people, with at least 165 others injured, officials said. ✔ Read More One US service member was killed and another was wounded on September 3 in an apparent insider attack -- one carried out by a member of the Afghan security forces -- in eastern Afghanistan, according to a statement from the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan, Resolute Support



Nato alarm as 300,000 of Putin’s troops join China in show of force for the West

9/12/2018, 4:12:12 AM
RUSSIA has joined forces with China to launch one of the largest military drills ever seen. About 300,000 Russian troops will take part in the war games today, along with 30 aircraft from the Chinese air force and Mongolian units. ✔ Shoigu said the exercises would be on an unprecedented scale both in territory and number of troops involved ✔ Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov last month said Russia’s ability to defend itself in the current international situation is justified, essential and without alternative



Asian exports face headwinds from US-China trade war: PMI survey

9/12/2018, 7:12:04 AM
Overseas demand weakens as August index for ASEAN falls to 20-month low ✔ The tit-for-tat tariffs began in July, with tensions worsening in late August as the world's two biggest economies hit each other with new tariffs on $16 billion worth of goods ✔ The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to levy another set of tariffs soon ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th



Why Russia and China’s joint military exercises should worry the West

9/12/2018, 5:58:34 AM
They hold a mirror to Donald Trump’s undermining of America’s allies ✔ This year the exercises are the largest since the cold war ✔ Moreover, Russia’s brash flouting of international norms, including its annexation of Crimea and support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, sits uneasily with China ✔ He should learn one lesson from Mr Putin: friends are an asset, not a burden



John McCain: The Score

9/12/2018, 7:21:38 AM
Now that a week has passed since Sen. John Sidney McCain III was given a truly presidential sendoff in Washington, it is not in poor form to try and amend the gushing record presented by the media and the bipartisan establishment. ✔ John Sidney McCain III was given a truly presidential sendoff in Washington, it is not in poor form to try and amend the gushing record presented by the media and the bipartisan establishment ✔ They also knew that he had a very wealthy wife that his supposed support for ending soft money spending would never get any tangible legislative application



Jimmy Carter cautions Democrats not to scare off moderates

9/12/2018, 4:47:26 AM
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter sees little hope for the U.S. to change its human rights and environmental policies as long as Donald Trump is in the White House, but ✔ He denounced the administration's latest environmental policy proposal to make it easier for energy companies to release methane gas that contributes to climate change ✔ Carter says that U.S. policies on immigration, the environment and human rights will not improve while Trump is in office and that many independents are souring on the current president



Time for Japan to join the Five Eyes

9/12/2018, 5:07:28 AM
Abe should seek entry to US-led global intelligence network, and Trump should help ✔ Japan could also share the Five Eyes burden of intelligence collection in Southeast Asia with Australia and New Zealand ✔ Japan itself would benefit tremendously by being able to contribute to setting the agenda for joint intelligence operations ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th



North Korean refugee's memoir inspires hope

9/12/2018, 7:36:21 AM
undefined ✔ Lee's doubts about North Korea's leadership are sprinkled throughout the memoir ✔ He hears fictionalized accounts from others about his gang, and mentions, I'd laugh when I'd hear these stories but then later wonder: Was this how Kim-Il-sung's childhood snowball into such an epic ✔ Dr. Tony Docan-Morgan (tdocan@uwlax.edu ) is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the U.S.



Abe, Xi agree to boost bilateral ties to mark friendship treaty anniversary

9/12/2018, 7:12:27 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to improve bilateral ties further as this year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of a bilateral peace and friendship treaty. Aiming to bring closer the two regional powers whose ties have often been frayed by issues… ✔ Security Council resolutions on North Korea to realize the shared goal of prompting the country to give up its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, Nogami said ✔ Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Japan in May, the first visit by a Chinese premier in seven years, to attend a trilateral summit also attended by South Korean President Moon Jae In



No, Mr Salvini, migrants and refugees are not a burden – a photo essay

9/12/2018, 5:01:06 AM
Our writer Lorenzo Tondo and photographer Sean Smith travelled to Sicily – a hub for European migration – to find a thriving community of migrants and refugees, from chefs to mechanics ✔ My work will probably never save Ziga from poverty, but as an African woman I feel a duty not to forget that our brothers and sisters live in the same conditions that forced us to leave ✔ Shamsu walks up to the car, smiles, and begins pumping the petrol ✔ We just want the chance to build our lives, like everyone else



Iran looks warily to China for help as US sanctions resume

9/12/2018, 6:38:20 AM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — It's hard not to see China wherever you look in Iran. From Chinese goods flooding markets to its business people eager for deals as Western busin ✔ Meanwhile, India may face growing pressure to pull out of Iran's Chahbahar port on the Gulf of Oman after pledging $500 million to improve it, allowing China to expand its own presence there ✔ Analysts say Beijing will try to extract the maximum benefit, and there is growing concern that China may take advantage of Iran



Wednesday briefing: 3.5 million can bank on help to save

9/12/2018, 5:50:01 AM
People on low incomes get 50p for every £1 put away … ‘I’ll make a nice juicy steak out of you’ … and our regular midweek catch-up ✔ Top story: Saving scheme launches after years of delay Hello, Warren Murray again with the news to tide you over for a while ✔ The message of the study is moderation, says researcher Mahshid Dehghan ✔ Sign up The Guardian morning briefing is delivered to thousands of inboxes bright and early every weekday



Analysis | Anatomy of a Trump rally: 68 percent of claims are false, misleading or lacking evidence

9/12/2018, 7:15:36 AM
For a second time, we checked the accuracy of every factual claim made by the president at one of his rallies. It's a long list, and not very pretty. ✔ He opposed these bills because they did not include funding for local law enforcement and economic development, the spokesman said ✔ Bush, however, did say he was sorry for the humiliation suffered by the Iraqi prisoners and the humiliation suffered by their families after reports of prisoner abuse emerged in Iraq.) (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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