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Saudi accused of impeding UN-backed war crimes probe in Yemen

9/21/2018, 6:50:22 PM
The Saudi-led military coalition has been accused of bombing multiple civilian targets, including hospitals. ✔ It said the Houthi rebels were also responsible for the same abuses ✔ The coalition forces have also been criticised for air attacks that have hit schools, hospitals and wedding parties ✔ At least 10,000 have died in fighting in the impoverished country in what the UN has called the world's worst humanitarian crisis ✔ Inside Story Have war crimes been committed in Yemen


Germany to resume arms sales to Saudis despite own Yemen-related ban – reports

9/21/2018, 4:40:47 PM
The German government is to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies despite a domestic agreement not to deliver weapons to countries involved in the bloody Yemen conflict, local media report.    ✔ The Saudi kingdom may soon take delivery of four German-made artillery positioning systems, which help detect and respond to enemy fire ✔ Berlin has tried to justify the move, saying the armaments it wants to sell are part of weapons systems supplied by other countries


Opinion | John Bolton is dead wrong. The U.S. has every reason to cooperate with the International Criminal Court.

9/21/2018, 6:58:10 PM
The U.S. should use the court to strengthen our fight against terrorists as well as our overall national security. ✔ National security adviser John Bolton, left, confers with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Pence before a news conference Tuesday ✔ We have cooperated with it in a number of cases, including Darfur, Libya, the Congo Republic, the Central African Republic and Uganda


Trump: First Korean War remains identified

9/21/2018, 5:23:39 PM
Army Master Sgt Charles H McDaniel and Army Pfc William H Jones were among the repatriated remains. ✔ And we will never relent in our effort to bring our missing fallen home ✔ The president has cited the repatriation as a key success of his summit ✔ According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, more than 7,800 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War ✔ Around 5,300 of those soldiers were lost in North Korea


‘Detachment from real life’: Bono talks populism in Europe with Zakaria

9/21/2018, 7:54:26 PM
In poverty-stricken Kiev, Ukraine, a millionaire TV host and Washington Post writer sat down with a multimillionaire musician to discuss Europe’s rising tide of populism. Unsurprisingly, readers learned little. ✔ Rather than ask a Spaniard watching migrant boats plow ashore on his country’s beaches, or a Dutchman whose picture-postcard village now features a mosque and ten kebab shops, Zakaria sat down with U2 frontman Bono, for an article published in the Washington Post on Thursday ✔ Dressed as a ‘devil clown,’ the singer performed a Nazi salute while shouting Akesson, the surname of Jimmie Akesson, the Sweden Democrats’ leader ✔ pic.twitter.com/XjCJobnGIc Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 21, 2018 Like this story


The North Korean websites YOU can visit from the UK which give a window into the hermit state

9/21/2018, 4:15:02 PM
NORTH Korea is the most secretive country in the world and, as with everything else, its internet is tightly controlled. However, there are still around 30 public North Korean websites which offer … ✔ Here, North Korea - a rogue nuclear state which has repeatedly threatened to obliterate its rivals - is described as the land of morning calm in East ✔ Unsurprisingly, defeats for the proud kingdom don't get a mention anywhere ✔ Just don't expect to get a Facebook friend request from anyone in the Pyongyang are any time soon..


Russia, Turkey agree on borders of demilitarised zone in Idlib

9/21/2018, 7:29:48 PM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said 'concrete frontiers' of the demilitarised zone set to help stop attacks. ✔ 'Potential for fighting persists' Turkey, however, backs opposition fighters seeking to oust the Syrian leader ✔ Syrian activist Alaa el-Ahmed told Al Jazeera there is a feeling among the opposition that they have been abandoned by the world ✔ Inside Story Can Turkey's campaign in Syria's Idlib bring peace


EBOLA OUTBREAK: Disease SPREADS beyond infection zone as outbreak nears Uganda border

9/21/2018, 5:54:18 PM
EBOLA has now spread beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu infection zone, with a new case springing up in Ituri province, just 31 miles from the Ugandan border. ✔ In a statement on Thursday, the WHO said it was assisting Uganda, which has remained clear of Ebola so far this year, to set up the ring vaccination strategy being used in Congo ✔ The disease is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids and can cause fever, vomiting, diarrohoea and death


The disappearing White House press briefings explained

9/21/2018, 6:38:48 PM
The daily briefings are now practically nonexistent, but there are other troubling issues the press corp needs to confront when it comes to White House access. ✔ I would prefer to try to work productively through this he said ✔ With Pentagon briefings notably on the decline, it would make research like Knox's even more challenging ✔ And the wars abroad are an issue he believes needs more spotlight ✔ It's amazing how little scrutiny it's getting, he said


Surprisingly, Congo’s election may take place in December

9/21/2018, 5:54:34 PM
President Kabila’s anointed successor has the advantage that his biggest rivals are out of the race ✔ The vote should have been held before the expiry of Joseph Kabila’s final term as president in December 2016 ✔ He does not have to serve that, as he has already been locked up for longer ✔ But this conviction disqualifies him from running for president ✔ But perhaps that it might happen at all counts as progress


Crisis demands revamped South Africa defense sector: Paramount...

9/21/2018, 6:19:50 PM
ers) - Effective collaboration between companies across South Africa's defe... ✔ REUTERS/Joe Bavier Squeezed global military budgets, domestic economic headwinds and a contracting home market have hit the South African defense industry hard ✔ The fact that South Africa is non-aligned gives us a huge advantage .. ✔ That puts us in a position where a lot of markets are open to us ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Walmart letter warns tariffs will raise prices and tax American businesses

9/21/2018, 6:17:28 PM
Walmart Inc. has sent a letter to U.S. Trade Ambassador Robert Lighthizer warning that proposed tariffs on $200 billion on Chinese goods would hurt consumers and American businesses. ✔ The retailer also says that it serves as an exporter of many goods through channels like Walmart China ✔ We cannot afford further escalation, especially with the holiday shopping season right around the corner ✔ Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Asia Daily newsletter ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment


Photos of the week | Pictures | Reuters

9/21/2018, 5:59:28 PM
Panicked dogs that were left caged by an owner who fled rising flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence are rescued by volunteer rescuer Ryan Nichols of Longview, Texas, in Leland, North Ca ✔ Panicked dogs that were left caged by an owner who fled rising flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence are rescued by volunteer rescuer Ryan Nichols of Longview, Texas, in Leland, North Carolina ✔ REUTERS/Carlos Barria Close 12 / 25 People participate in the Diawa Irish Pairs sea angling event in windy conditions on the Dingle Peninsula of Inch beach in Inch, Ireland


'Snapchat Queen's' shocking picture of boyfriend dying in a pool of blood after she arranged his fatal stabbing

9/21/2018, 5:49:07 PM
THIS is the shocking picture of a Snapchat addict’s boyfriend dying in a pool of blood after she arranged his fatal stabbing. Fatima Khan – dubbed ‘The Snapchat Queen’ by he… ✔ Instead, she returned to the scene after Raza Khan had inflicted the fatal wound and videoed Khalid Safi as he lay dying in a pool of his blood on the pavement, said Ms Bex ✔ A £5,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of Raza Khan is being offered by the independent charity Crimestoppers


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