MH17: Russia claims Ukraine SHOT DOWN Malaysia Airlines jet over war zone
9/17/2018, 10:03:33 AMRUSSIA has sensationally claimed Ukraine shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, insisting Moscow didn't have the missile that brought down the doomed jet. ✔ The investigators have claimed that the missile launcher used in the air disaster belonged to Russia's military ✔ Wilbert Paulissen, head of the Netherlands' national police crime squad, said the missile was fired from Russia's 53rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
The music played to drown out a war
9/17/2018, 9:14:42 AMMarina Bondas is a violinist who travels back to her native eastern Ukraine to perform for people living there. It’s part of a drive to re-establish culture in the troubled region. ✔ But behind her flinty English-speaking demeanour is an émigré whose identity was overhauled by the violence in eastern Europe, and much of whose work is now a gift to the embattled region ✔ Bondas joined the effort in its early stages and eventually became one of its leaders ✔ Shortly after the start of the program, caught up in the camp's idyllic settling, he was taken aback ✔ But, she adds, Much more complicated is it to come back from it
'Why were they killed?': Children pay the price in Yemen's war
9/17/2018, 8:54:32 AMAt least two children are killed in raids on Saada province as UN special envoy arrives in Sanaa for peace talks. ✔ [Warning: Some viewers may find images in this video distressing] It was what everyone here dreaded - two dead children ✔ In July, the last month where statistics of air raids were available, Saudi and UAE jets launched 277 raids, 43 percent of which targeted non-military sites
Why orphaned boy, 12, screams 'the monster has come' whenever he hears a plane
9/17/2018, 8:35:24 AMEXCLUSIVE: Little Yasser is one of thousands of youngsters displaced in a deadly conflict - every time a plane passes, he screams: "The monster has come" ✔ Little Yasser was just 12 years old when his family was wiped out by an airstrike ✔ Orphaned and traumatised, he narrowly survived the bombing ✔ It claimed: The UK government should be doing all that it can to prevent these grave violations and to hold those responsible accountable
Lima Group rules out military intervention in Venezuela
9/17/2018, 9:10:29 AMEleven of the 14 governments respond to comments by OAS chief who refused to rule out military intervention. ✔ Almagro's threat of military force is surprising as he previously condemned the region's support for a US invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1965 in order to remove a democratically elected president ✔ But the exodus has ballooned this year, stretching social services, creating more competition for low-skilled jobs and stoking fears of unrest
Ending war is political proclamation: defense minister nominee
9/17/2018, 8:57:50 AMundefined ✔ I think designating the North Korean regime and army as the enemy upholds a limitation that doesn't include the concepts of changing security environments; for example invasion of our sea and land or (emergence of) terrorist organizations such as ISIS
Presenting The Syria Deception: Al-Qaeda Goes to Hollywood (VIDEO)
9/17/2018, 8:31:24 AMFor decades, Western governments, corporate media and Hollywood have engaged in a project of mass deception to manufacture consent for military interventions. Waged in the name of lofty ideals like freedom, human rights and democracy, US-led wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya wound up bringing death, destruction and even the return of slavery to the African continent. As the wounds from those catastrophes festered, Washington embarked on its most ambitious project yet, marketing another war of regime change, this time in Syria. ✔ The American film industry has collaborated over the years with the State Department, the Pentagon, and the intelligence services to produce an array of films burnishing the military’s image, revising controversial US actions, and propagating official accounts of critical events through action blockbusters
Erdogan Delays Russian-Syrian Offensive on Idlib Jihadistan but Assad Won't Wait Forever
9/17/2018, 11:25:45 AMTurkey is pushing further reinforcements of troops, commando units and tanks into the northern Syrian city of Idlib and around it, for a specific objective: to disrupt the attack against the city by the Syrian forces and their allies supported by Russia. Ankara is indeed taking advantage of the Russian slowing down of its strategy to liberate the city from jihadists (including al-Qaeda) due to the US threat to bomb the Syrian Army and government forces under that excuse of “using chemical weapons”. ✔ Turkey is asking for more time, to delay the attack against Idlib for few more weeks ✔ They are invited to leave all areas which are under the control of the jihadists (mainly al-Qaeda and its partners or its armed supporters) and move into the city of Idlib under Turkish control
Serial numbers of missile that downed MH17 show it was produced in 1986, owned by Ukraine - Russia
9/17/2018, 10:26:58 AMThe serial numbers found on debris of the Buk missile which downed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine show it was produced in 1986, the Russian military said. The projectile was owned by Ukraine, they added. ✔ Analysis of Bellingcat footage by Russian experts ✔ Moscow believes that the investigation is biased, failing to obtain all necessary evidence from Ukraine and relying on questionable sources while ignoring evidence provided by Russia, which doesn't fit the theory favored by Kiev and its foreign sponsors
Erdogan says Turkey's ceasefire calls in Idlib yielded results
9/17/2018, 8:57:53 AMPresident Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's calls for a ceasefire in Syria'... ✔ We are trying to protect the pure, clean, innocent people there with these observation posts, Erdogan said ✔ But currently everybody can see the regime’s mercilessness and the terror which they are spreading there ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Analysis | Russia is gearing up to misinform the U.S. public about Syria. Here’s our cheat sheet to identify Twitter trolls.
9/17/2018, 11:12:23 AMWhat type of disinformation can we expect to see if there is a chemical attack in Idlib? ✔ This account is also emblematic of trolls in that it pretends to be a supporter of President Trump ✔ Ethan Fecht is a student of international relations at Brown University and was a visiting fellow at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, California
Iran says U.S. pullout from nuclear deal threatens regional peace
9/17/2018, 10:23:59 AMThe U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal struck between Iran and major powers i... ✔ The war in Yemen is also largely seen as a proxy war between Iran and U.S. ally Saudi Arabia ✔ Some U.S. sanctions lifted under the deal have already been put back in place while others are due to resume in November ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Erdogan seeks to find positive solution on Idlib as he meets Putin in Sochi
9/17/2018, 8:42:36 AMMoscow and Ankara must work out a “positive approach” to tackle the Idlib crisis in Syria, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ahead of holding talks with President Vladimir Putin on Monday. ✔ The Turkish president noted that Putin demonstrated a positive stance on September 7 when the two discussed Idlib with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran ✔ Erdogan asserted that all parties must seek common ground ✔ The disagreements between the nations were highlighted at the Tehran summit
[Pyongyang summit] Will summit render progress in NK nuke talks?
9/17/2018, 8:04:28 AMundefined ✔ We are expecting President Moon will hold a bilateral summit with President Trump, Im said ✔ This is the first time for a South Korean foreign minister to visit Pyongyang _ former summits in 2000 and 2007 were centered on developing inter-Korean relations ✔ Kim Jong-un told South Korean envoys who visited Pyongyang earlier this month about his determination for the regime to denuclearize
‘A Nest of Spies’: How Poverty-Stricken Niger Is Becoming a Security Hub for the West
9/17/2018, 9:37:49 AMAdvocates say the strategy is fortifying Niger against security threats, but opponents say it makes the country a target. ✔ In the shadows, smugglers move migrants, guns and drugs across lawless territory ✔ We are known as a land of terrorism and migrant traffic ✔ They took our livelihood and don’t give us anything in return ✔ A massive dust storm barrels across the desert in Agadez on July 19
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[Pyongyang Summit] Chaebol chiefs to explore biz chances in NK
9/17/2018, 8:23:24 AMundefined ✔ For SK Group Chairman Chey, this will be his second visit to Pyongyang following his first in 2007 ✔ Kim Byung-yeon, a researcher at NH Investment & Securities, said the improved inter-Korean relations would foster three strong economic strongholds on the North's west and east coasts and the DMZ
North Korean Defector Protests Seoul’s Apparent Lack of Focus on Human-Rights Abuses
9/17/2018, 11:42:26 AMJi Seong-ho says South Korea’s government isn’t making the violations under Kim Jong Un’s regime a priority ahead of this week’s inter-Korean summit. ✔ On Monday, Seoul’s presidential chief of staff,Im Jong-seok, said South Korean officials would raise inter-Korean engagement projects, denuclearization negotiations and ways to reunite families separated since the 1950-53 Korean War when officials from both sides meet for three days of talks
On Kim Jong Un's list of worries, public opinion outranks a coup
9/17/2018, 11:39:25 AMSilent majority grows weary waiting for elusive 'glory of socialism' ✔ The government's rationing system has effectively collapsed, while the economy contracted for the first time in two years in 2017 ✔ All the while, citizens were repeatedly exhorted to wage economic warfare ✔ Get unique insights on Asia, the most dynamic market in the world ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th
Ukrainians relive bloodshed of Kiev's Maidan in virtual reality
9/17/2018, 10:56:54 AMA volunteer medic and the man whose life he saved. A lawmaker whose Facebook pos... ✔ I think the project actually helped fight the PTSD that I had because I’d been on Maidan dozens of times in 2013 and 2014, he said in an interview, referring to post-traumatic stress disorder ✔ He used to avoid Instytutska street, which runs on a hill down to Maidan and was the scene of much of the bloodshed, because of the painful memories ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Seoul indicates summit could make progress on separated families
9/17/2018, 8:23:17 AMundefined ✔ South Korea's Red Cross chief Park Kyung-seo earlier told reporters that the two Koreas discussed holding additional family reunions in October at the earliest ✔ The two countries technically remain at war as the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty
'Saudi crown prince not being well advised', former Qatari PM tells FRANCE 24
9/17/2018, 10:52:58 AMTHE INTERVIEW : Former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim al-Thani granted a 30-minute interview to FRANCE 24. He discussed relations with Saudi Arab... ✔ Former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim al-Thani granted a 30-minute interview to FRANCE 24 ✔ He added that he still hoped the crown prince would come to his senses and become a true leader of the region ✔ Asked about the alleged Qatari support for the al Qaeda-linked Al Nusra jihadist group, he said that all coalition partners, including Western countries, were aware of the kind of support being offered to the various Syrian opposition outlets and that when a decision was made to withdraw support for Al Nusra, Qatar obliged
[Pyongyang Summit] Moon vows to persuade Pyongyang amid standoff
9/17/2018, 8:23:14 AMundefined ✔ Moon, who has met with Kim twice so far this year, has been quite successful in his role as negotiator in pushing for the June Singapore summit between Trump and Kim ✔ Whereas the two sides previously spoke over telephone and fax lines, about 20 officials from each side will staff the office permanently and speak to each other daily
Credit Suisse is in trouble after failings on anti-money laundering and anti-corruption checks
9/17/2018, 9:28:37 AMThe Swiss bank came up short on anti-money laundering and anti-corruption checks for clients such as FIFA and the Venezuelan and Brazilian state oil companies. ✔ It also said it was installing an independent monitor to make sure Credit Suisse followed through and to prevent a repetition of incidents like the ones it investigated, which involve FIFA, Brazilian oil corporation Petrobras, and the Venezuelan oil corporation Petróleos de Venezuela
Teen steps in to help cinema worker savagely attacked after asking gang to leave
9/17/2018, 9:27:56 AMJordan Mace came away with a black eye and cuts but said he was shocked at how many people 'just watched' as the beating took place ✔ Jordan, who lives in Stafford, and is studying to be a personal trainer, says he suffered a black eye and some scratches, while his friend suffered bumps to his head ✔ A spokesman said: Following the incident one person was arrested and has since been released
Trump is unshackling America's drones thanks to Obama's weakness | Brett Max Kaufman
9/17/2018, 10:18:32 AMObama didn’t do enough to curtail America’s drones. Now expansion under Trump could have devastating consequences, writes Brett Max Kaufman ✔ Those standards were vague, and the ones upon which they were based were never meant to apply in countries in which the US is not at war ✔ Brett Max Kaufman is a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, where he works on issues related to national security, surveillance, privacy and technology
Google Street View: Mystery Russia radio station buzz which could launch nuclear strike
9/17/2018, 10:00:54 AMGOOGLE MAPS Street View has revealed abandoned Russian radio stations that have buzzed since the 1970s, which conspiracy theories have decided could be the home to launching nuclear strikes. ✔ Google Maps Street View: One location of the buzzing is thought to be near St Peterburg (Image: Google Maps) There’s absolutely no information in the signal David Stupples It first began broadcasting towards the end of the Cold War and has increased since then over the low frequency
What is post-traumatic stress disorder, what are the signs and how is PTSD treated?
9/17/2018, 9:49:27 AMPTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, can affect anyone, and can have a major impact on someone’s life. Those suffering from the condition can have nightmares and flashbacks – what o… ✔ Here's the lowdown on the condition at the centre of the thrilling BBC drama, Bodyguard ✔ Hyper-arousal: Leading to angry outbursts, irritability, insomnia and a lack of concentration ✔ Barbara Streisand and Alanis Morissette are other famous faces to speak about the debilitating condition
When Moon meets Kim: Can roads pave way to denuclearization?
9/17/2018, 10:09:21 AMReunification Highway runs all the way from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to the Demilitarized Zone that divides the North from South Korea, 170 kilometers (100 miles) away. It starts under a giant concrete arch depicting two women in traditional gowns reaching out to each other and holding up… ✔ At night it's pitch black, unless there are oncoming headlights ✔ In his first summit with Moon, he expressed his embarrassment about the poor transit infrastructure ✔ The biggest obstacle, however, might be the United States ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Uighurs abroad cut off from relatives in Chinese detention
9/17/2018, 10:21:01 AMTens of thousands of Uighurs now living in Turkey find themselves cut off from their relatives in China, left to worry from abroad whether their families have been swept up in a large-scale social engineering campaign aimed at replacing their Muslim Uighur identity with a secular Chinese one. ✔ Adil Ahmad, 15, has had no contact with his parents since February 2017, when he received a frantic phone call from his mother in the Uighur homeland of China’s western Xinjiang region ✔ Daddy, I’ve grown up and you never came to see me, Hassan’s youngest child, Omer, 5, says in one video
Spectacular Photos From Russia's Huge Ongoing 'Vostok' Military Drill
9/17/2018, 10:18:35 AMVostok 2018 Day 1 ✔ Of course Putin came to look through binoculars, because it wouldn’t be a strategic exercise otherwise ✔ Some additional photos of note: Russian and PLA forces coordinating something The display signs at Tsugol – this seems to be the Chinese contingent section
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