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Turkey talking to all sides in Syria conflict for Idlib ceasefire

9/14/2018, 5:03:27 PM
Turkey said on Friday it was talking to all parties in the Syrian conflict to pr... ✔ Our expectation is to maintain the current status in Idlib, protecting the civilians and not creating a humanitarian crisis, Kalin told reporters ✔ President Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks in Russia on Monday with President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Syrian crisis, 10 days after similar talks in Tehran, Turkish and Russian officials said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Barbara Lee Warned AUMF Would Create 'Open-Ended War.' And That's What Happened.

9/14/2018, 6:04:03 PM
The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force has now been used to justify U.S. military efforts in more than 20 countries. ✔ Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) cast the lone vote against the congressional authorization to use military force after the Sept ✔ But events in his second term saw the list expand quickly ✔ The Democratic National Committee adopted a resolution affirming the party’s support for repealing the 2001 AUMF in March 2018


American soldier reveals serving alongside Prince Harry in Afghanistan

9/14/2018, 7:54:26 PM
Colonel William Connor served alongside Prince Harry on the frontline in Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008 when the royal served as a British cavalry officer. He told DailyMailTV Harry 'was willing to die'. ✔ An American officer who served shoulder-to-shoulder with Prince Harry under fire in Afghanistan has told DailyMailTV how the royal laughed off risking death as he fought the Taliban and simply called himself 'Harry' ✔ The situation was in reality no laughing matter, however cool the Prince was under fire


Thousands rally against looming offensive on northwest Syria

9/14/2018, 7:10:37 PM
Rebel-controlled Idlib province witnesses massive protests, as Turkey announces new meeting between Erdogan and Putin. ✔ Al-Youssef told Al Jazeera that Friday's protest was larger than one that was held on September 7, which took place hours before a trilateral summit between Turkey, Russia and Iran in the latter's capital, Tehran ✔ Turkish officials have warned against an all-out attack on Idlib and its surrounding areas, saying that this could result it in another massive wave of refugees fleeing towards its border with Syria


Yemen's Houthis say launch missile at Aramco refinery in Jizan: TV

9/14/2018, 5:20:54 PM
The Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said it had launched on Friday a missi... ✔ DUBAI (Reuters) - The Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said it had launched on Friday a missile towards an oil refinery of Saudi Aramco in Jizan in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported ✔ The Saudi-led coalition, fighting the Houthis in Yemen’s war, and Aramco could not be reached immediately for comment ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Houthis: 15 killed in coalition air raids on Yemen's Hodeidah

9/14/2018, 5:04:08 PM
Reported attack on a strategic highway comes as the UN warns of an imminent famine if violence is not brought to an end. ✔ Riyadh and Abu Dhabi see Hodeidah port as the main entry point of weapons for the Houthis and have accused their regional rival Iran of sending missiles to the rebels, a charge Tehran has denied ✔ Multiple rounds of UN-brokered peace talks have failed to achieve any breakthrough and last week, the Houthis refused to attend talks in Geneva after three of its demands were not met


Salford MP and residents back campaign to restore its once-thriving high street

9/14/2018, 7:15:17 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Without major help, high streets like Salford's will continue to die out so MP Rebecca Long-Bailey has joined the fight to restore these vital community hubs ✔ Outside a boarded-up shell of a pub, Rebecca Long-Bailey surveys the scene of despair that used to be a thriving community ✔ Now, there is a mish-mash of charity shops, bookies and pay day lenders ✔ I think it’s fantastic and I wish the Government would listen instead of burying its head in the sand


Saudi says it destroyed missile fired at Aramco facility by Houthis

9/14/2018, 6:59:28 PM
Yemen's armed Houthi movement said it had launched a ballistic missile towa... ✔ Aramco did not immediately respond to a request for comment ✔ The coalition has carried out thousands of air strikes in Yemen that have hit schools, markets and hospitals, killing hundreds of people - though it says it does not target civilians ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


North Korea's human LED animated screen is just remarkable

9/14/2018, 4:52:42 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The secretive country's Mass Games are a sight to behold, in particular the synchronised moving images all made out of card ✔ As Mirrorman Russell Myers and photographer Rowan Griffiths watched on in the capital Pyongyang's vast May Day stadium, the secretive Communist nation pulled out all the stops with their Mass Games spectacle ✔ The parade of 300,000 people roaring a war cry, soldiers’ boots smashing into the ground as they marched and flying planes overhead made for an extraordinary piece of theatre


The West needs to watch Russia and China's military partnership

9/14/2018, 5:31:46 PM
Russia and China have been quietly stepping up military cooperation in recent years, just as relations between Moscow and the West entered a deep freeze. ✔ The character, scale and intensity of Russian military exercise activities during September 2017 is consistent with the system of strategic operations that Russia would conduct in conflict with NATO, focusing on the Western Strategic Direction, with supporting military activity nationwide in all strategic directions, and potential global operations, in an escalating conflict, the analysis stated


Big Three oil states can offset fall in Iran supplies: Perry

9/14/2018, 6:18:18 PM
Saudi Arabia, the United States and Russia can between them raise global output ... ✔ You avoid that by obviously tending to this issue with Ukraine, you do this by not meddling in our elections, you do this by not engaging in activities that are considered to be uncivilized, for instance, the poisoning of the people in the UK, Perry said


High-calorie coffee shop cakes and drinks fuel obesity, UK health bosses warn

9/14/2018, 7:15:15 PM
Public Health England raise concerns about amount of calories in coffee chain products being peddled to customers as obesity epidemic worsens ✔ If you’re having 800 calories for breakfast every day, you’re probably going to be gaining weight ✔ A portion of cake from a supermarket is likely to be half the size of a portion you’d buy from a coffee shop ✔ We encour­­age responsible consumption and to be aware of the information available


The Best Emmys Hosts of All Time, from Ellen DeGeneres to Neil Patrick Harris

9/14/2018, 6:15:10 PM
With Colin Jost and Michael Che just days away from taking the stage, we're looking back at the best Emmys hosts of all time ✔ Ellen DeGeneres It’s no surprise DeGeneres would find herself among the top Emmys hosts she’s led the ceremony three times! But perhaps her best turn came in 2001, when she was asked to host the ceremony after it had been twice postponed, first due to 9/11, then because of the start of the war in Afghanistan ✔ After proving himself as a worthy emcee, he went on to host the Emmys again in 2013


Tomahawks in the wardrobe, 12-year-olds firing guns and pet owners spending thousands on survival gear for their dogs…... meet the preppers waiting for the apocalypse

9/14/2018, 5:18:43 PM
MOST 12-year-old girls spend their free time doing homework or watching TV… not shooting wild rabbits from the back of a pick-up truck. But for “preppers” like Lakota Douglas, hun… ✔ not shooting wild rabbits from the back of a pick-up truck ✔ Suzy has recently bought one of these bunkers with her boyfriend, Mark ✔ Start with basic necessities and then grow from there ✔ Stacey Dooley Investigates: Face to Face with Armageddon is available on BBC Three from 10am on Tuesday 18th September


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