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Republican congressman calls Syrian President Assad ‘the Butcher of Baghdad’ in war geography fail

9/17/2018, 3:51:13 PM
In a clumsy attempt to attack a non-interventionist congressional colleague, Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger got his war geography mixed up — referring to Syrian President Bashar Assad as “the Butcher of Baghdad”. ✔ In an interview with CNN at the weekend, Kinzinger lashed out at his Democratic House colleague, Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, for her controversial decision to meet with Assad in 2017, but ran into some geography trouble when trying to insult the Syrian president ✔ During the interview, Kinzinger appealed for stronger US military intervention in Syria to protect the anti-Assad militants in Idlib


The US Is Encouraging Ukraine to go to War With Russia Over the Sea of Azov

9/17/2018, 1:51:15 PM
Ukraine has increased its military presence in the Azov Sea region. Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council met on Sept. ✔ 7 and agreed to take a variety of steps to boost the country’s combat capabilities in the area, including the creation of a missile-equipped naval infantry group to counter potential amphibious attacks and naval shore bombardments ✔ The US is taking sides in order to ratchet up the tensions ✔ The fairy tale about Moscow’s aggressive foreign policy comes in handy right when the Ukrainian rulers need a scapegoat


Russia claims missile that shot down flight MH17 was Ukrainian

9/17/2018, 3:00:22 PM
Russia has said it was releasing fresh information to back its claim that the missile which downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came from the arsenals of the Ukrainian army, not from Russia. ✔ The Joint Investigation Team, set up by nations that lost citizens in the MH17 crash, said in a statement that it has 'taken note' of the new claims from the Russian military ✔ Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday signed a decree not to extend an official friendship agreement with Russia


"All eyes" on Trump: U.N. to meet amid tension with U.S.

9/17/2018, 3:22:09 PM
Trump to chair his 1st Security Council meeting amid standoffs with Iran and North Korea, and after a year of American withdrawal from global institutions ✔ Educational and Cultural agency (UNESCO) and refused to sign the Global Compact on Migration ✔ Drugs and common ground The move by Washington to kick off Mr. Trump's public appearances in New York with the high-level counter-narcotics event alongside British partners may notch him an early win ✔ Mexico's outgoing President Enrique Pena Nieto is on the agenda as is Cuba's relatively new President Miguel Diaz-Canel


Ukrainian nationalists hit reporter in face & throw eggs as police look on (VIDEO)

9/17/2018, 2:52:37 PM
A reporter with Ukraine’s NewsOne was viciously attacked by nationalists during a live report in Kiev. It happened during protests against the extradition of a Russian wanted over alleged involvement with terrorists in Syria. ✔ She was first pelted with eggs and other projectiles, before a woman hit Bilera in the face, forcing the NewsOne crew to retreat from the scene ✔ In Russia, Tumgoev is sought for his alleged participation in the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorist group in Syria ✔ But we cannot not turn Ukraine into a cesspool for criminals either, Lutsenko claimed


Seven police officers injured in clashes with Ukrainian nationalists

9/17/2018, 2:51:42 PM
Dozens of protesters, mainly from far-right groups in Ukraine, accused the government of co-operating with the Kremlin by allowing Timur Tumgoyev to be sent to Moscow. ✔ Seven police officers were injured in Ukraine on Monday in clashes with ultranationalists, amid protests over the extradition of a soldier accused by Russia of fighting for ISIS ✔ He had twice asked for refugee status in Ukraine but his requests were turned down


A nuclear gamble on North Korea’s Chairman Kim

9/17/2018, 12:48:24 PM
undefined ✔ Kim Jong Un normally inspires either fear or ridicule in the outside world ✔ Might he be a secret reformer who is actually intent on disarmament and peace ✔ They point to the unimpressive progress towards denuclearisation since the Trump-Kim summit in June as evidence that nothing has changed


Gimme shelter: Underground real estate for the apocalypse

9/17/2018, 12:17:17 PM
Break the bank for bunkers if things go nuclear. ✔ Lynch says shelters can include fingerprint-protected entries as well as surveillance systems that show what's happening outside the underground bunker -- something he calls virtual windows ✔ Life Disrupted: Field dispatches on tech's role in the global refugee crisis


Moon to bring South Korean businesses to summit with Kim

9/17/2018, 12:26:16 PM
Samsung subdued about projects in the North but KT and Lotte dive in ✔ The two Koreas launched a liaison office at the northern border city of Kaesong earlier this month, as relations on the peninsula improve ✔ In contrast, Lotte and KT have been eager to take opportunities offered in North Korea, launching internal groups to focus on projects there ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th


Pakistan's Khan pledges citizenship for Afghan, Bengali refugees

9/17/2018, 2:46:58 PM
Pakistan's new premier Imran Khan has vowed to give citizenship to some Afghan refugees and Bengali immigrants, officials confirmed Monday, granting rights to many who have lived in the country for decades. ✔ It is the practice in every country in the world, so why not here ✔ The United Nations refugee agency welcomed Khan's announcement Monday ✔ We will continue to work closely with the Government of Pakistan on this issue in the coming weeks, spokesman Qaiser Khan Afridi told AFP


For Japan’s Aging Military, the Future Is a Gray Area

9/17/2018, 12:23:34 PM
Like the rest of Japan, the country’s military is getting older—and a shortage of young recruits has raised concerns among defense planners about maintaining the strength of its forces. ✔ It runs a YouTube channel called Lifehack that showcases skills learned in the military, such as how to stay afloat in water by trapping air in clothes ✔ Japanese paratroopers descend after jumping from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in exercises in Fujiyoshida


Irish famine film Black 47 wins over the critics

9/17/2018, 3:56:04 PM
Revenge thriller sidesteps pitfall of bleak subject-matter to become local box-office hit ✔ When the ranger launches a campaign of bloody vengeance against authority, the British draft one of his former comrades, played by Hugo Weaving, to track him down ✔ Murder, genocide, people dying, retching with their faces green from eating weeds, their bowels hanging out of them – no passage of time will make that funny, Tim Pat Coogan, a historian and author, said at the time


Germany still has an East-West divide — but now it's about attitudes toward refugees

9/17/2018, 3:05:41 PM
Frustrations with refugees are heavy in eastern Germany, once run by a regime that erected barriers to prevent its own citizens from fleeing oppressive leadership. Theories abound over why the states in the region are prone to far-right fervor compared with those in former West Germany. ✔ Dresden, largely destroyed by American and British warplanes near the end of World War II, has long served as the venue for Germany’s biggest neo-Nazi marches – which takes place each year on Feb. 13 to mark the anniversary of the bombings that killed at least 35,000 people


U.S. Air Force seeks sharp growth to stay ahead of China, Russia

9/17/2018, 2:49:52 PM
The U.S. Air Force is predicting it will need to grow sharply over the next deca... ✔ Although some lawmakers complain the Pentagon gets too big a share of U.S. resources, defense spending enjoys broad support in Congress ✔ GROWING RISK Trump last month signed a massive, $716 billion defense policy bill meant to help address shortcomings in the U.S. military, which is trying to shift its focus to challenges posed by countries like China and Russia after nearly 17 years fighting militants in places like Afghanistan ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


‘I support higher taxes’: The billionaire behind the National Debt Clock has had it with Trump

9/17/2018, 2:52:47 PM
U.S. government debt per household is nearly $127,000 (and rising) ✔ Forbes estimates the Durst Organization is worth more than $5 billion ✔ Related: How the U.S. economy turned six good jobs into bad ones Government borrowing soars despite robust economy New estimate: GOP’s second tax cuts would add $3.8 trillion to deficit


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