Syria shot down a Russian military plane - CNN Video
9/18/2018, 2:50:53 PMA Russian military aircraft with multiple personnel on board was accidentally shot down by the Syrian regime after the Syrians came under attack by Israeli missiles. ✔ MUST WATCH Syria shot down a Russian military plane A Russian military aircraft with multiple personnel on board was accidentally shot down by the Syrian regime after the Syrians came under attack by Israeli missiles
Is time travel real? Bizarre claim time traveller is here to warn of World War
9/18/2018, 1:57:26 PMWORLD War 3 will break out before the year 2118 between the US and North Korea, according to an alleged time traveller's bizarre claim. ✔ However, as a result of this conflict, the world began to become one ✔ Borders began to become meaningless and the people began to have a love and appreciation for life – one which would inspire them not to inflict any type of harm upon their neighbour ✔ The problem is deciding whether these solutions represent situations that could occur in the real universe, or whether they are mathematical oddities incompatible with known physics
Russia blames Israel for plane shot down by Syrian missile
9/18/2018, 12:17:43 PMMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by a Syrian missile over the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 15 people on board, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tue ✔ Israel has refrained from taking sides in the Syrian civil war ✔ Iran also welcomed the agreement, with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeting: Diplomacy works ✔ Map locates Lattakia, Syria, where Russian military says one of its jets disappeared; 1c x 2 1/2 inches; 46.5 mm x 63 mm;
The Latest: Israeli diplomat summoned in Moscow over Syria
9/18/2018, 2:29:33 PMMOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on a Russian military aircraft shot down over the Mediterranean Sea and other issues related to Syria (all times local): 5:15 p.m. ✔ It said Israeli jets had targeted a Syrian weapons facility and were already back within Israeli airspace when the incident happened ✔ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak about the incident later Tuesday
Kabul braces for attacks during Shiite holiday as rising violence convulses Afghanistan
9/18/2018, 3:53:46 PMInsurgent violence and government infighting may result in key October elections being postponed. ✔ The lions are circling, and so are the hyenas, said Haroun Mir, a private analyst and former government adviser ✔ The president promised that fundamental actions will be taken for the security of western Kabul as an area facing high threat ✔ The strategy of Hazaras is to move in parallel, said Zulfiqar Omid, a Hazara leader who is running for parliament
Setting up the Russian Il-20 to Be Shot Down Is a Win-Win for Israel
9/18/2018, 1:10:46 PMIt's technically possible the Russian Il-20 surveillance plane was downed only as a result of stupidity and incompetence on the Israeli and Syrian side, and without a devious Israeli plan to set it up. Militaries almost always are among the stupidest and incompetent of all government bureaucracies so it's in the realm of possibility. ✔ It's technically possible the Russian Il-20 surveillance plane was downed only as a result of stupidity and incompetence on the Israeli and Syrian side, and without a devious Israeli plan to set it up ✔ End to tomato imports however won't do much to impress Israel
North Korea directs artists to glorify the state. The paintings are now on view in the South.
9/18/2018, 2:48:38 PMThe exhibit of 22 paintings from North Korea is the latest step in exchanges between the two Koreas. But the artwork still needs to be protected from possible vandalism. ✔ Rain Shower at the Bus Stop is a 2018 painting by Kim In Sok, an artist from North Korea’s Mansudae Art Studio ✔ Twenty-two paintings by North Korean artists, many held in private collections in China and the United States, are part of South Korea’s Gwangju Biennale, which opened this month and runs through November ✔ The artists participate in the work together, eat, toil, sleep with the laborers
The Latest: Group: Israeli raids on Syrian facility kill 2
9/18/2018, 1:50:18 PMMOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on a Russian military aircraft shot down over the Mediterranean Sea and other issues related to Syria (all times local): 4:35 p.m. ✔ The Syrian government acknowledge the raid that targeted the compound of the state-owned Institute for Technical Industries ✔ Russia has military and naval bases in Syria's coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus ✔ Map locates Lattakia, Syria, where Russian military says one of its jets disappeared; 1c x 2 1/2 inches; 46.5 mm x 63 mm;
Only a fool takes Putin at his word
9/18/2018, 3:27:33 PMTrusting Russia to keep its word in Syria is rather like believing in good faith that its intelligence agents only visited the UK to see Salisbury Cathedral. ✔ MUST WATCH Idlib families preparing for the worst 01:48 Nic Robertson is CNN's international diplomatic editor ✔ Handing over weapons rarely -- if ever -- happens without a comprehensive peace agreement ✔ And in their minds, the conflict was neither lost nor won
US aircraft carrier Truman crosses Atlantic after threats to Syria
9/18/2018, 2:52:42 PMUSS ‘Harry S. Truman’ is crossing the Atlantic after leaving the US east coast following last week’s drills. The movement of the carrier, used during the Middle East mission in April, comes in the wake of US threats to Damascus. ✔ The aircraft carrier group with 6,500 sailors left its base in Norfolk and took part in sustainment operations and carrier qualifications in the Atlantic just over a week ago ✔ Russia, however, insists the alleged attack was staged by the rebel-linked White Helmets
‘Tied to trees and raped’: UN report details Rohingya horrors
9/18/2018, 12:56:27 PMUN investigators publish report detailing evidence for accusation of genocide against Burmese military ✔ It cited eyewitnesses accounts of Rohingya people who claim to have seen naked women and girls running through forests in visible distress and villages scattered with dead bodies with large amounts of blood … visible between their legs ✔ It will have an opportunity to respond to the full report in the UNHRC on Tuesday
Tuesday Morning Briefing
9/18/2018, 12:52:00 PMKavanaugh claims give vulnerable Democrats in the Senate cover to oppose him, Ch... ✔ Kim thanked South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in for bringing about the Singapore meeting in June as the two leaders began their third round of talks in Pyongyang ✔ SpaceX reveals its first moon flight passenger Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Terrorism will never be stopped until its origins and sponsorship are understood
9/18/2018, 3:50:06 PMThe global scourge of terrorism will never be stopped until we investigate what causes it, and uncover who funds it. ✔ All around the world, we are still at risk of a terrorist attack by Islamic fundamentalists ✔ Just a few weeks before, I had been warned by the head of MI5 that we were vulnerable and at risk ✔ Throughout the 19th century, Wahhabism had been overwhelmingly rejected by the vast majority of Muslims and its only real influence was in Arabia
Israel rejects responsibility in downing of Russian aircraft
9/18/2018, 2:32:29 PMIsrael disputes role in deadly shoot down of Russian military plane, blames 'extensive and inaccurate' Syrian fire. ✔ But it insisted the Russian plane had been felled by extensive and inaccurate Syrian anti-aircraft fire, adding anti-air batteries did not bother to ensure that no Russian planes were in the air ✔ Israel has carried out about 200 such attacks in the last two years, according to Israeli officials
The Latest: Putin blames plane crash on tragic circumstances
9/18/2018, 1:30:43 PMMOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the disappearance of a Russian military aircraft over the Mediterranean and other issues related to Syria (all times local): 4:20 p.m. ✔ The missiles were reportedly targeting Israeli jets nearby ✔ Putin on Tuesday that the Kremlin will look into circumstances surrounding the crash ✔ Map locates Lattakia, Syria, where Russian military says one of its jets disappeared; 1c x 2 1/2 inches; 46.5 mm x 63 mm;
Turkey: Civilians to stay in Idlib, 'terrorists' to be removed
9/18/2018, 12:37:48 PMTurkish foreign minister says borders of Syrian rebel-held province will be protected under deal signed with Russia. ✔ 'Withdrawal in October' Announcing the deal alongside Erdogan on Monday, Putin said the 15-20km-wide zone would be established by October 15 ✔ Putin said that heavy weapons would be withdrawn from all opposition forces by October 10 - a move supported by the Syrian government ✔ Inside Story Who is shaping Syria's future
Leaders take big gambles in visiting 'enemy' territory
9/18/2018, 2:59:22 PMIt's a rare and highly symbolic occurrence that history marks with reverence: A leader of a nation, once at hot or cold war with the other, ventures into enemy territory. ✔ It's a rare and highly symbolic occurrence that history marks with reverence: A leader of a nation, once at hot or cold war with the other, ventures into enemy territory ✔ There, they agreed to pursue a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War, but most of the accords and projects were shelved
Syria's Idlib spared attack, Turkey to send in more troops
9/18/2018, 12:41:02 PMTurkey will send more troops into Syria's Idlib province after striking a d... ✔ It also said the deal had a specific timeframe which it did not detail ✔ I see it as a test of the extent of Turkey’s ability to implement this decision, Ali Abdul Karim, Syria’s ambassador to Lebanon, said in an interview with Lebanon’s al-Jadeed TV ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Niger says Italian priest kidnapped near Burkina Faso border
9/18/2018, 2:15:36 PMNIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An Italian priest has been kidnapped in a part of Niger where a number of extremist groups are active, the West African nation said Tuesday. Gov ✔ Niger for years has fought extremist groups linked to both al-Qaida and the Islamic State organization ✔ Our two heads of state have the same vision and we will continue to pool our resources in order to fight the resilience of Boko Haram, Ali said after the meeting
Grand Theater: Has N. Korea's Kim won a propaganda coup?
9/18/2018, 12:30:48 PMSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — If North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was searching for the perfect propaganda set piece, something designed to show his people that he's a strong leader pu ✔ SEOUL, South Korea (AP) If North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was searching for the perfect propaganda set piece, something designed to show his people that he's a strong leader pushing inexorably for the long-delayed, long-promised prosperity they deserve, then visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in might be providing him with a unique opportunity during their summit this week ✔ Nam also said that the visit will help restore the pride of North Koreans, who have been promised economic prosperity after a devastating famine in the 1990s and a steady focus on building the military
Korean Leaders Meet In Pyongyang For A Potentially Tough Summit
9/18/2018, 12:26:59 PMSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in began his third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. ✔ It’s very important for South and North Korea to meet frequently, and we are turning to a phase where we can meet anytime we want ✔ Military officials have discussed possibly disarming a jointly controlled area at the Koreas’ shared border village, removing front-line guard posts and halting hostile acts along their sea boundary ✔ AP journalists Kim Tong-hyung and Foster Klug contributed from Seoul
Islamic State’s Deadly Return in Libya Imperils Oil Output
9/18/2018, 12:07:42 PMIslamic State is staging a resurgence in chaotic Libya, claiming more than a dozen attacks in the North African country this year and threatening to disrupt the flow of oil from one of the world’s most significant suppliers. ✔ When Libya is divided, that gives room for the Islamic State to grow ✔ More recently the group has drawn funds from a protection racket for human traffickers, said the official, who asked not to be named discussing intelligence matters ✔ The objective is to undermine any kind of stabilization efforts in Libya by attacking high-profile targets in Tripoli with limited means, he said
Drones to hover over crowds at big events under police terror strategy
9/18/2018, 1:31:58 PMDrones would hover over crowds at major events such as concerts and festivals under Victoria Police’s new three-year counter terrorism strategy. ✔ How many others like that are out there that we actually have no information on, that don't have a background coming from the countries we’d normally see the violence in - Lebanon, Syria, Iraq ✔ The new strategy, launched today, puts into practice the government’s recent reforms to counter terrorism laws, which will help keep Victorians safe from the threat of terrorism
Donald Trump's reliance on Chinese restraint is risky
9/18/2018, 12:04:14 PMIt cannot be assumed Xi Jinping will remain content to play role of ‘adult in the room’ in dealings with US president ✔ Although Beijing shares this long-term aim, Xi has the economic leverage and the personal clout – he has met Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s dictator, three times this year – to thwart Trump by complicating or delaying the process, should he decide to do so
Israeli army blames Damascus for Russia’s Il-20 downing, mourns death of crew – statement
9/18/2018, 12:31:28 PMIsrael has blamed the Syrian government for the downing of the Russian Il-20 military plane in Latakia province, according to an IDF statement. ✔ According to the Israeli military, both IDF and Russia have a deconfliction system, which was agreed upon by the leadership of both states, and has proven itself many times over recent years ✔ As a consequence, the Il-20, which has radar cross-section much larger than the F-16, was shot down by an S-200 system missile, the statement said, adding that the crew died as a result
Oil rises 1 percent on signs OPEC not prepared to boost output
9/18/2018, 3:29:01 PMOil futures rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday on signs that OPEC would not be ... ✔ Oil futures also drew support from geopolitical risk on Tuesday ✔ Russia’s Ministry of Defence said that the Syrian military had accidentally shot down a Russian military plane over Syria, but said it blamed the incident on Israel, the RIA news agency reported ✔ The data is due to be released at 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT) while the government’s weekly report is due on Wednesday ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Idlib buffer zone will help Russia & Turkey clear area of radicals – analyst to RT
9/18/2018, 12:22:48 PMThe demilitarized zone in Syria’s embattled Idlib Province will help Russia and Turkey to clear out radical militants, as both sides will be patrolling the area, a professor of international relations told RT. ✔ The Turkish and Russian military will be patrolling together, like the Turkish and American troops do it in Manbij ✔ Speaking to RT, Alghashian said that the deal struck in Sochi is not surprising since Moscow and Ankara have common interests, such as tackling the threat of terrorism
Russian 'fake news' machine going mad, says French envoy to U.S.
9/18/2018, 3:39:52 PMFrance's envoy to the United States on Tuesday accused Moscow of spreading ... ✔ Gerard Araud addresses the Security Council during a meeting about the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at United Nations headquarters in New York, July 22, 2014 ✔ French army spokesman Patrik Steiger denied that France had been involved in the incident or fired any missiles but several hours later Russian media continued to ask the question ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Putin says Russian plane downing an ‘accidental tragedy’
9/18/2018, 1:39:09 PMundefined ✔ Russian president Vladimir Putin has described the downing of a Russian military plane in Syria as like a chain of tragic accidental circumstances, in a measured statement that appeared to step back from earlier threats of direct retaliation against Israel made by his defence ministry
Putin on Israel’s role in Il-20 downing: ‘Looks accidental, like chain of tragic circumstances’
9/18/2018, 2:24:18 PMThe downing of the Russian Il-20 plane looks like “a chain of tragic circumstances,” Vladimir Putin said in response to a reporter’s question on whether it could be compared to Turkey’s downing of a Russian military jet in 2015. ✔ The downing jeopardized the reasonably good diplomatic relations enjoyed by Russia and Israel, casting doubt on whether these could be maintained ✔ Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told TASS that the president is likely to hold phone talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later on Tuesday
Israel confirms envoy in Moscow summoned to Russian foreign ministry
9/18/2018, 2:25:33 PMIsrael's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that its deputy ambassador i... ✔ The meeting followed the downing of a Russian military aircraft in Syria ✔ President Vladimir Putin said that the shooting down of the plane near Syria’s coast was the result of a chain of tragic and chance circumstances ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Russia's Putin, Israel's Netanyahu may speak by phone on Tuesday: RIA
9/18/2018, 1:54:37 PMRussian President Vladimir Putin may speak by phone to Israeli Prime Minister Be... ✔ FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia September 12, 2018 ✔ Putin has since said that the military plane’s downing was the result of a chain of tragic and chance circumstances ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Kim Jong Un 'expects progress' as he welcomes Moon in Pyongyang
9/18/2018, 1:03:51 PMSouth Korean leader looks to persuade North to act as Trump grows frustrated ✔ This process has been based on Chairman Kim's decision, Moon responded ✔ Nikkei staff writer Sotaro Suzuki in Seoul contributed to this report ✔ Get unique insights on Asia, the most dynamic market in the world ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th
Donald Trump still has no proper Asia policy
9/18/2018, 1:58:26 PMBut Asia hands in Washington are not working against him ✔ They say the old alliances with Japan and South Korea still stand (despite Trumpian grumbling), and that America still believes in upholding an international order in which Asia has prospered ✔ The hawks believe China is trying to make the world, in their language, a safe space for authoritarians ✔ As they say at these Asian gatherings, showing up is half the battle ✔ Mr Trump’s aides can’t seem to get him to do even that
No, the Financial Crisis Didn’t Spawn Populism
9/18/2018, 12:07:49 PMTwo defining events of the last decade were the financial crisis and the rise of right-wing populists like Donald Trump. But the two aren’t as closely connected as some commentators would have you believe. ✔ As for the U.S., the immediate political consequences of the crisis were to deliver the 2008 election to Barack Obama, then give birth to both the Tea Party movement on the right and Occupy Wall Street on the left ✔ That shouldn’t be allowed to happen with the last decade
German court releases Iraqi suspect in Chemnitz stabbing
9/18/2018, 2:11:11 PMA German court on Tuesday released an Iraqi asylum seeker detained last month ov... ✔ He and the Syrian had been named as the main suspects in the killing, which sparked violent xenophobic protests and led to a scandal centered on Germany’s domestic spy chief, whose fate is being contested in a tug-of-war at the highest levels of government
Iraqi national arrested over fatal stabbing in Chemnitz is released
9/18/2018, 3:31:17 PMYousif Ibrahim A, 22, was charged with murdering Daniel Hillig, a 35-year-old German-Cuban carpenter, in the early hours of 26 August. He was released today due to a lack of evidence. ✔ Far-right protesters in Chemnitz in ex-communist eastern Germany after the alleged fatal stabbing of a German man by two immigrants from Iraq and Syria The murder Daniel Hillig has been seized upon by the far-right in its campaign against migrants Syrian Alaa S (pictured), 23, remains in custody also charged over the murder
Army stepdad who 'trained Prince William' raped me at 12 then went on the run
9/18/2018, 12:27:04 PMA TEENAGER whose sick stepdad boasted of training Prince William while in the Army has told how he raped her several times from the age of 12 – then went on the run when she reported him. Ex … ✔ He told me not to tell anyone and I knew I never could ✔ She showed tremendous courage in talking to us about her experience and I hope this conviction will also encourage other victims to report offences to us ✔ Now I’m moving on with my life – I feel nothing towards Domeney ✔ Meanwhile a daughter was left heartbroken after her mum chose her paedophile second husband over her
As Ashura nears, Shia neighbourhood on alert after ISIL attacks
9/18/2018, 1:55:22 PMResidents call to self-arm after ISIL assault on wrestling gym in Dasht-e Barchi, the latest in a string of attacks. ✔ Residents are on high alert ahead of the upcoming Muslim holy day of Ashura, which has been targeted by ISIL before [Ali Latifi/Al Jazeera] [Al Jazeera] For many people in Barchi, the string of attacks has left them with no choice but to demand that the government hand over security to the area's residents
Analysis | The Daily 202: Polarization poses problems for Kavanaugh as he prepares to testify in his defense
9/18/2018, 2:03:31 PMMany voters won’t give the Supreme Court nominee the benefit of the doubt, partly because they loathe Trump. ✔ NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang reports: Earl Comstock a key Commerce Department official on census-related issues first approached Justice Department officials in May 2017 ✔ #KeepingThemHonest https://t.co/j2HptrYpe0 pic.twitter.com/zwfvIXCsIY Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) September 18, 2018 And an Emmy winner shocked the audience when he proposed to his girlfriend while accepting his award:
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