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Turkey talking to all sides in Syria conflict for Idlib ceasefire:...

9/14/2018, 2:43:01 PM
Turkey said on Friday it was talking to all parties in the Syrian conflict to pr... ✔ RUSSIA TALKS President Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks in Russia on Monday with Vladimir Putin to discuss the Syrian crisis, 10 days after similar talks in Tehran, Turkish and Russian officials said ✔ Despite the deadlock at the Iran meeting, calm has largely prevailed in northwest Syria this week following a wave of air strikes which killed several dozen people and generated speculation of an imminent ground offensive ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


The Political and Humanitarian Impact of an Offensive in Idlib

9/14/2018, 12:13:35 PM
The fight for Idlib will likely be the last major battle of the war in Syria, and the U.N. has warned it could result in the worst humanitarian disaster of the 21st century. ✔ Um Majid (L) tries an improvised gas mask on family members in Binnish in Idlib province on Wednesday as part of preparations for any coming raids ✔ Since 2015, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has drifted away from his European and U.S. allies, and developed closer ties with his Iranian and Russian counterparts


The Latest: Turkey reinforces security posts in north Syria

9/14/2018, 12:53:53 PM
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments related to the war in Syria (all times local): 4:45 p.m. A U.S.-backed Kurdish faction in Syria says it has ca ✔ The People's Protection Units, or YPG, released a video late Thursday of the young bearded man who identified himself as Samir Bougana, known among the extremist group as Abu Abdullah ✔ YPG is part of the Syrian Democratic Forces that, under the cover of airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition, seized Raqqa from the militants in 2017


While all eyes are on Syria’s Idlib, US continues to decimate Yemen

9/14/2018, 2:06:06 PM
The US is ready to defend Syria from a brutish assault launched by Syria’s own government and its allies – or so Washington wants you to believe. In the backdrop, Yemen continues to burn in silence. ✔ But all joking aside, the human cost of the war in Yemen is nothing short of shameless ✔ If you can absorb all of this and still believe the US is genuinely concerned about human rights abuses in places like Syria, then you probably deserve what’s to come next


Afghanistan: 29 security forces killed in multiple attacks

9/14/2018, 12:02:58 PM
At least 38 Afghan security personnel and civilians were killed in night-time attacks across the country. ✔ Meanwhile, civilians have again been caught up in the fighting, with officials reporting two people killed by Taliban fighters in Jalrez district in the central Maidan Wardak province ✔ The attack was widely seen as a show of force by the Taliban ahead of possible peace talks with the United States, which has been at war in Afghanistan for nearly 17 years


Britain’s RAF ready for wave of bombing in Syria – in move which will ENRAGE Putin

9/14/2018, 1:57:52 PM
BRITAIN is drawing up plans to join US-led airstrikes against Syria if President Bashar al-Assad uses chemical weapons on civilians living in the Idlib region, in a move which will enrage Russian leader Vladimir Putin. ✔ Speaking last week, James Jeffrey, the US special representative for Syria, said there was lots of evidence that chemical weapons are being prepared by the Assad regime ✔ It is a pattern that is becoming sadly familiar: MH17, Crimea, Salisbury and now Syria


Isolated and unseen, Yemenis eat leaves to stave off famine

9/14/2018, 3:11:19 PM
CAIRO (AP) — In a remote pocket of northern Yemen, many families with starving children have nothing to eat but the leaves of a local vine, boiled into a sour, acidic green paste. ✔ CAIRO (AP) In a remote pocket of northern Yemen, many families with starving children have nothing to eat but the leaves of a local vine, boiled into a sour, acidic green paste ✔ The lion's share of assistance goes to displaced people, while only 20 percent goes to the local community, said Azma Ali, a worker with the World Food Program


Drone assassins are cheap, deadly and available in your local store

9/14/2018, 12:17:13 PM
You don't need the military to pull off an attack of the drones. They're capable of incredible destruction and now available to everyone. ✔ The Drone Hunter autonomously tracks enemy drones, shoots out a net at 80 mph and drags the drone to a secure location ✔ 27 DJI Mavic 2 Pro, Mavic 2 Zoom redesigned for faster, longer flights 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


Two Saudi pilots killed in helicopter crash: state media

9/14/2018, 1:46:32 PM
Two Saudi pilots were killed when their helicopter came down in the eastern Yeme... ✔ The Western-backed coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 to restore the internationally recognized government in exile, in a war widely seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran ✔ However, suspected militants from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have been active in the region ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


In Idlib it’s different? For US, ‘humanitarian’ concerns supersede rooting out Al-Qaeda (VIDEO)

9/14/2018, 12:08:24 PM
With Al-Qaeda’s last major foothold in Syria now under threat, the US has suddenly become deeply concerned about civilians that could be caught in the crossfire – even as the US military loosens its own rules of engagement. ✔ The Syrian military is currently preparing to launch an offense to liberate the northwestern province from the jihadists ✔ They expended over 100,000 bombs and missiles to destroy cities like Raqqa and Mosul ✔ RT’s Igor Zhdanov looks into how the US approach in fighting terrorists differs depending on the region – or the motive


U.S. imposes sanctions on Thai company it accuses of aiding Iran

9/14/2018, 3:21:53 PM
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions against a Thai aviation company th... ✔ U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrives at a White House reception for Congressional Medal of Honor recipients in the East Room of the White in Washington, U.S., September 12, 2018 ✔ The sanctions come as Turkey said on Friday it was talking to all parties in the Syrian conflict, including Iran and Russia, to prevent a Syrian government offensive on Idlib province ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Girl aged just 15 among two victims in 'targeted' shooting

9/14/2018, 12:14:04 PM
Police and paramedics raced to the scene in Frodesley Road after the shooting happened just before 10pm on Thursday ✔ A girl aged 15 and a 36-year-old woman were injured Read More Woman reveals two-year torment over nightmare neighbour who attacked elderly mum TWICE and 'left dirty nappies in bin' No-one has been arrested ✔ Anyone with information to assist the investigation should call police on 101 quoting log No 2684 of 13 September


Syria’s Looming Idlib Offensive Is Stalled by Turkey

9/14/2018, 3:17:11 PM
Syria’s government, amid growing tension between its ally Russia and neighboring Turkey, is holding off on a planned offensive on a major rebel stronghold, giving Ankara more time to persuade armed groups to disperse. ✔ Turkey has sent reinforcements to Morek in northern Hama, on the southern border of Idlib province, where it operates an observation point by a vital highway that runs from Damascus to Aleppo through Idlib ✔ human rights investigators on Wednesday said Syrian government forces had fired chlorine gas on Idlib and a rebel-held suburb to Damascus earlier this year


Fit and active 100-year-old reveals key to long life - and it's tasty

9/14/2018, 2:50:01 PM
Great-grandfather-of-ten Lesley Hayman developed a sweet tooth when he was a youngster and still enjoys a pie or pudding every night after his dinner ✔ Son Tim, 74, added: He eats more than me - we don't know where he puts it all ✔ He was stationed on the slopes of Mount Etna in Italy when it errupted in 1942 ✔ Mr Hayman returned to baking after the war and was married twice - to Renee and Kathleen - having three children, five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren


The ‘Iron Lady’ Tasked With Fixing Puerto Rico’s Money Problems

9/14/2018, 1:15:00 PM
Facing criticism from all sides, Natalie Jaresko has broad powers to revamp the island’s economy ✔ The limelight has also been harsh since Ms. Jaresko moved to Puerto Rico last year with her teenage daughter ✔ Her role as lightning rod for public fury about those change comes with the territory, she says, because it gives politicians someone to blame for making decisions that might be difficult, or even impossible, otherwise


Editors Choice Pictures | Pictures | Reuters

9/14/2018, 12:07:15 PM
People throw burning newspaper at police during a protest against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's government in Quito, Ecuador. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia ✔ People throw burning newspaper at police during a protest against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's government in Quito, Ecuador ✔ REUTERS/Brian Snyder Close 12 / 24 A Christian man inspects his neighbours' home, destroyed by Islamic State militants in the Christian city of Qaraqosh, Iraq


Analysis: Emerging market currency crisis could lead to broader...

9/14/2018, 1:46:31 PM
Emerging market investors are trying to gauge whether a currency crisis and the ... ✔ LONDON (Reuters) - Emerging market investors are trying to gauge whether a currency crisis and the steep interest rate hikes being used to fight it could turn into a broader slowdown and even recession ✔ The Institute of International Finance found nine episodes since 1980 where when real exchange rates fell 30 percent or more, the devaluation was sustained for at least three years and the decline did not reverse a previous overvaluation


BREAKING NEWS: Manafort will COOPERATE with prosecutors, plead GUILTY

9/14/2018, 3:54:27 PM
Former Donald Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort was due in court Friday morning for a plea hearing following as it was revealed he will plead guilty to federal charges to avoid a second trial. ✔ Manafort was one of Washington D.C.'s longest-term and most influential lobbyists but in 2015, his money dried up and the next year he turned to Trump for help, offering to be his campaign chairman for free - in the hope of making more money afterwards


Analysis | The Daily 202: New York primary results challenge the crystallizing 2018 narrative

9/14/2018, 12:52:16 PM
Cuomo’s victory is a reminder that the Democratic establishment won more often than not this year. ✔ Cynthia Nixon talks to reporters after voting in New York City ✔ Andrew Cuomo bested actress Cynthia Nixon by an almost two-to-one margin Thursday to win the Democratic primary for a third term ✔ -- Congressional leaders finalized a plan to help avert a government shutdown over Trump’s demands for border wall funding


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