Myanmar Rohingya crisis: ICC begins investigation into atrocities
9/19/2018, 5:19:47 AMChief prosecutor announces inquiry into causes behind forced deportations of Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh ✔ The ICC is a court of last resort, which steps in only when national authorities are unable or unwilling to prosecute alleged crimes ✔ Last week, hawkish US National Security Adviser John Bolton denounced the Hague-based court as a threat to American sovereignty and US national security interests
Saudi coalition probes Yemen strike following CNN report
9/19/2018, 7:41:46 AMThe Saudi-led coalition fighting a war against Houthi rebels in Yemen said it will investigate an airstrike that killed two children last week after CNN provided evidence of the incident. ✔ The footage captures the sound of the plane, the smoke rising from the strike, and the sight of the family's neighbors digging the bodies of the two children out from under the rubble ✔ Salma Abdelaziz and Sarah El Sirgany in Abu Dhabi contributed to this report
The Latest: Koreas agree on joint searches for war remains
9/19/2018, 4:36:47 AMPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The Latest on the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (all times local): 1:10 p.m. ✔ The statement was issued following the Pyongyang summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in ✔ (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Members of media and volunteers watch a huge screen showing South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, shake hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after a joint press conference in Pyongyang, North Korea, at a press center for the inter-Korean summit in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept
North Korea says will dismantle nuclear test sites, allow inspectors
9/19/2018, 4:11:35 AMNorth Korea has agreed to "permanently" abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, and is willing to close its main nuclear complex if the US takes reciprocal action, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday. ✔ North Korea has agreed to permanently abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, and is willing to close its main nuclear complex if the US takes reciprocal action, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday ✔ Security Council last year as part of global efforts to rein in Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes by drying up its revenue sources
North Korea pledges to scrap missile site and allow inspections
9/19/2018, 6:24:45 AMundefined ✔ North Korea has pledged to permanently shutter its long-range missile testing site and allow external inspectors to verify the process as it seeks to convince the international community of its commitment to denuclearisation ✔ Analysts cautioned that the pledges underscored North Korea’s savvy diplomacy and its ability to extract concessions while appearing to make compromises of its own
N. Korea to invite foreign experts to permanently scrap missile sites
9/19/2018, 4:43:42 AMSEOUL--North Korea has agreed to ✔ SEOUL--North Korea has agreed to permanently abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, and is willing to close its main nuclear complex if the United States takes reciprocal action, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday ✔ Security Council last year as part of global efforts to rein in Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs by drying up its revenue sources
North Korea's Kim to allow international inspections in bid to...
9/19/2018, 7:21:08 AMNorth Korea said it would permanently abolish its key missile facilities in the ... ✔ North Korea has consistently refused to give up its nuclear arsenal unilaterally, and stressed that a formal declaration to end the 1950-53 Korean War should come first ✔ I don’t think President Moon got everything he was seeking, but Kim gave Moon some tangible things for which he can take credit and some forward progress in terms of beginning a more substantive discussion and increased activity focused on denuclearization, said Michael Madden, an analyst at the Stimson Centre’s 38 North in Washington ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
How Asian companies are navigating the trade war
9/19/2018, 6:37:43 AMMore production shifts out of China as tariffs mount ✔ Moving production lines is difficult, but the trade war threat has been good for businesses that help companies set up their supply chains ✔ Kerry Logistics Network, a Hong Kong company with an Asia-wide network, is benefiting from the shift in production away from China ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th
Save the Children warns 5 million children at risk of famine in Yemen
9/19/2018, 6:26:53 AMBritish charity Save the Children has warned that five million children are at risk of famine in Yemen as the Saudi-led coalition carries out a major offensive on a strategic port in the country. ✔ The military offensive in the province started in June but fighting stalled, especially in Hodeidah, as the UN tried to bring warring parties to the negotiating table ✔ The latest attempt was in Geneva earlier this month but the Houthis didn't travel as all sides blamed each other for obstructing the peace talks
The Hague court opens preliminary probe into Rohingya crisis
9/19/2018, 4:25:51 AMThe court's chief prosecutor said she would look at reports of "coercive acts having resulted in the forced displacement of the Rohingya people". ✔ Photo: AP The 432-page report, the members of a fact-finding mission on Myanmar fleshed out preliminary findings and recommendations released in a shorter version three weeks ago ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
Analysis | The war on global poverty ‘hangs in the balance’
9/19/2018, 5:22:13 AMA new report from the Gates Foundation stresses the need to invest in Africa's young population. ✔ For example, though its gross domestic product is a sliver of that of many Western nations, Vietnam’s significant funding of education has enabled its high school students to outperform U.S. and European counterparts in international science and math tests
The Latest: Koreas agree on buffer zones to avoid clashes
9/19/2018, 4:09:54 AMPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The Latest on the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (all times local): 12:50 p.m. ✔ (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju wait for the arrival of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook at Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Sept
Great-grandmother kills 12-foot gator with one shot; she thinks it ate her miniature horse
9/19/2018, 5:39:22 AMJudy Cochran, great-grandmother and also the mayor of Livingston, Texas, says she shot and killed a 12-foot, 580-pound alligator. ✔ In May, she became the mayor of Livingston, Texas, and earlier in September she became a great-grandmother ✔ Homes on the Wood family's property are seen severely flooded Tuesday, Sept ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide
Kim Jong-un agrees to allow in international inspectors as two Koreas meet in Pyongyang
9/19/2018, 6:33:55 AMNorth Korea has agreed to permanently dismantle and shut-down its missile launch pads in Dongchang-ri in the presence of international inspectors and to move towards the decommissioning of its Yongbyon nuclear enrichment site. ✔ After two days of talks in Pyongyang over denuclearisation and peace on the Korean Peninsula, Moon Jae-in, the South Korean president, and Kim Jong-un have pledged to hold more summits, with Kim promising to visit Seoul in the near future ✔ However, in a joint press conference following the talks, Mr Moon indicated that this willingness would be conditional on certain unspecified steps by the US
Kim agrees to dismantle main nuke site if US takes steps too
9/19/2018, 7:00:31 AMSouth Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday that the North would agree to dismantle missile sites if the United States takes reciprocal measures. ✔ The two leaders are seen during a parade in Pyongyang after Moon's arrival in the North Korean capital After the pair hugged at the airport they travelled by an open-top car through crowds of cheering North Koreans waving 'reunification' banners and bouquets of flowers WELCOME: Women wearing traditional dress line the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea to welcome Moon and Kim Washington wants North Korea to outline the entirety of its nuclear program, and its response to Wednesday's joint statement from the Koreas remains to be seen
Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in WILL denuke as they announce joint 2032 Olympics
9/19/2018, 6:05:07 AMKIM Jong-un and Moon Jae-in have taken a step closer towards peace as they vowed to denuclearise at a historic summit in Pyongyang today. The two sides signed a wide-ranging agreement, including pl… ✔ Also, North and South Korea will file a joint bid to host the 2032 Olympics ✔ Moon responded by expressing his own thanks to Kim for making a bold decision in a New Year's speech to open a new era of detente and send a delegation to the South Korean Winter Olympics in February
Kim Jong-un affirms efforts for denuclearization
9/19/2018, 7:58:14 AMundefined ✔ The Koreas will also seek to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics ✔ Based on reports from the White House, Trump and Kim may hold another summit within the year to seek further progress on denuclearization ✔ The North Korean leader is expected to visit Seoul before the end of the year
North and South Korea agree to turn Korean peninsula into "land of peace"
9/19/2018, 4:20:14 AMSouth Korea's President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a wide-ranging agreement on Wednesday that hailed a new era ✔ They also said they will seek to host the 2032 Olympics ✔ The latest summit will be a litmus test for stalled negotiations on the North's nuclear programme between Pyongyang and Washington, and for another meeting Kim recently proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump following their historic encounter in June in Singapore ✔ Kim pledged to work toward the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula during his first encounter with Moon, and at his summit with Trump in June
North Korea's Kim Jong Un makes new promises on nukes
9/19/2018, 5:21:33 AMNorth Korean leader says he'll dismantle main nuke complex, but there are conditions and the U.S. was hoping for more from summit ✔ In the meantime, however, Moon and Kim made concrete moves of their own to reduce tensions on their border ✔ Moon responded by expressing his own thanks to Kim for making a bold decision in a New Year's speech to open a new era of detente and send a delegation to the South Korean Winter Olympics in February
Wednesday briefing: Korean leaders get peace talks back on rails
9/19/2018, 6:04:33 AMKim Jong-un offers further dismantling of weapons sites … Denis Norden, ITV star, dies aged 96 … and Labour wrestles with its divided Brexit conscience ✔ The leaders also agreed to connect two rail lines, on the east and west side of the peninsula, across one of the most militarised borders in the world ✔ It is unclear how the authorities in Uganda will react as they probably did not expect him to return when they let him fly to the US ✔ If you are not already receiving it by email, make sure to subscribe
Analysis: Summit could be domestic win for S. Korean leader
9/19/2018, 7:37:28 AMSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Korean leaders' surprisingly substantive summit announcement is a huge step toward a durable peace on the Korean Peninsula — and a Nobel Peace ✔ While there are fears of nuclear war among some in the South, a much more common worry is that some sort of clash along the border, where millions of troops and pieces of artillery face each other, could spiral out of control and restart the Korean War, which still officially continues because it was ended in 1953 by a cease-fire, not a peace treaty
Kim Jong Un Will Visit Seoul In 'Near Future,' Vows To Dismantle Missile Site
9/19/2018, 5:28:27 AMExperts remain skeptical of the North Korean leader's pledges to denuclearize, however. ✔ The pair met to discuss ongoing efforts to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons, improve diplomatic relations and formally end the Korean War ✔ https://t.co/ij0T3yXQsT Vipin Narang (@NarangVipin) September 19, 2018 북측은 미국이 6·12 북미공동성명의 정신에 따라 상응조치를 취하면 영변 핵시설의 영구적 폐기와 같은 추가적인 조치를 계속 취해나갈 용의가 있음을 표명하였다 ✔ https://t.co/87HOXTHnjI Melissa Hanham (@mhanham) September 19, 2018 Download
'Trumpwashing': the danger of turning the Republican resistance into liberal heroes
9/19/2018, 6:04:32 AMAs figures once reviled by the left are hailed for their opposition to Trump, critics warn against forgetting the past ✔ Photograph: David Hume Kennerly/AFP/Getty Images The FBI, also under constant attack from the president over the Mueller investigation, is now often portrayed as a last line of defence for the republic, with former director J Edgar Hoover’s dark excesses long forgotten
Trump's most trusted national security adviser? Himself.
9/19/2018, 6:20:31 AMEarlier this summer, National Security Council experts were working to implement harsh penalties against Chinese technology behemoth ZTE when President Donald Trump caught them off-guard with a tweet about making deals with the foreign company. ✔ MUST WATCH Mudd: System of checks and balances at risk 01:17 Washington (CNN)Earlier this summer, National Security Council experts were working to implement harsh penalties against Chinese technology behemoth ZTE when President Donald Trump caught them off-guard with a tweet about making deals with the foreign company ✔ After the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, when some felt poor interagency coordination prevented Washington from consolidating gains after military victories, the NSC expanded to better coordinate US responses to complex global problems
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