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Iran's Rouhani: Donald Trump will fail just like Saddam Hussein

9/22/2018, 7:02:50 AM
US leader will fail in his confrontation with Tehran, says Iran's president in speech marking the end of Iran-Iraq war. ✔ Rouhani was making a speech marking the end of the 1980-88 war between Iran and Iraq [The Associated Press] Donald Trump will fail in his confrontation with Iran just like Saddam Hussein, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said ✔ During his campaign for the presidency, Trump repeatedly referred to the historic 2015 nuclear agreement as the worst deal ever and vowed to tear it apart



How Prince Charles has NINE medals of combat - despite not fighting in one single war

9/22/2018, 7:17:38 AM
PRINCE Charles is the proud recipient of an eye-watering nine military medals including the illustrious Queen’s Service Order - despite never actually fighting in a single war. ✔ He was since awarded the highest rank in all his three military careers by his mother (Image: GETTY) The Prince of Wales has had a remarkable career serving as a general in the Army, admiral in the Navy and even an air chief marshal in the RAF and as a result has scooped a bountiful breast-full of medals he displays at lavish events ✔ In 1953, the Prince was awarded the Queen’s Coronation medal, which is simply dished out in celebration of her appointment as head of the monarchy



Which nation is 'most generous' to refugees? Certainly not the US | Aryeh Neier

9/22/2018, 10:24:13 AM
Many countries that don’t have the luxury of rigorous admissions processes give refuge to vastly greater numbers of people ✔ The claim that the United States is very generous also seems based on the amount of foreign aid that is distributed ✔ Unfortunately for the United States, the Trump administration does not seem to recognize that the country is better off in the world if its America first policy is balanced by a willingness to accept a reasonable share of responsibility for alleviating the distress of those unfortunates who have had to become refugees



Gunmen kill 24, including 12 Revolutionary Guards, in attack on...

9/22/2018, 11:33:13 AM
en fired on a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday, killing 24 peopl... ✔ A general view of the attack during the military parade in Ahvaz, Iran September 22, 2018 ✔ Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS An Iranian military spokesman said the gunmen were trained by two Gulf Arab states and had ties to the United States and Israel ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Revolutionary guards killed in attack on Iran military parade

9/22/2018, 10:50:48 AM
undefined ✔ Iran and Saudi Arabia have been locked in a power struggle in the region for years ✔ Iran will respond swiftly and decisively in defense of Iranian lives, he posted in a tweet ✔ State television aired footage of paramedics helping people in the aftermath of the attack while sirens wailed



MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Iran promises 'SWIFT' response as military attacked - WW3 warning

9/22/2018, 10:24:03 AM
GUNMEN have opened fired on a military parade in southwestern Iran, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens more. ✔ A victim is carried away after gunmen opened fire on an Iranian military parade (Image: AFP/GETTY) A video on state television's website showed confused soldiers at the scene of the horror ✔ Last year, in the first deadly assault claimed by Islamic State in Tehran, 18 people were killed at the parliament and mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder and first supreme leader of the Islamic Republic



Pictures of WWI are painstakingly coloured to bring horror to life for a new generation

9/22/2018, 4:22:38 AM
THE grim reality of the First World War has been brought back to life in a series of striking colour pictures. Images show British soldiers at a captured trench pointing at a sign saying “Old Hun Line”, plus Indian cavalry soldiers after their charge at the Somme in 1916 and an Irish soldier sticking his hat above a trench in Mesopotamia to attract fire. ✔ The original black and white photographs were painstakingly colourised by electrician Royston Leonard, 56, of Cardiff ✔ Look how young they are and realise we can never let this happen again ✔ We did this twice so I urge you to really look at these images and then the rest is up to you



Build a wall across the Sahara? That's crazy – but someone still did it

9/22/2018, 7:43:15 AM
Since Morocco invaded Western Sahara in 1975 it has built a 2,700km desert barrier keeping independence-seeking Sahrawis out of the resource-rich west ✔ Photograph: Feargus Cooney/Getty Images/Lonely Planet Image North Africa does not need a wall, it needs the end of the occupation of Western Sahara ✔ Walls aren’t deterrents, said Philippe Frowd, a security, migration and Sahel specialist at the University of Ottawa ✔ The numbers are down, it seems to be working, Frowd said



Still work to do before second Trump-Kim summit - Pompeo

9/22/2018, 4:54:08 AM
WASHINGTON-- The United States is working to set up a second summit between President Donald Trump a ✔ Referring to sanctions, Pompeo said: Those economic sanctions will remain in place until we get to the end, till we get to that final denuclearization, which Chairman Kim promised President Trump he would undertake ✔ Washington has called for concrete action and has demanded full disclosure of North Korea's nuclear and missile facilities before satisfying Pyongyang's key demands



Myleene Klass and Carol Vorderman reunited after nearly TWO DECADES

9/22/2018, 8:23:01 AM
Myleene Klass and Carol Vorderman joined forces nearly two decades after they first met. ✔ This is the first standard since the 617 Squadron reformed in April 'It was incredible': Myleene went on to reveal her day with the RAF had 'blown her mind' and she shared why she had attended the event when she took to her Instagram platform



Gunmen kill at least 24 in attack on annual military parade in Iran

9/22/2018, 11:46:03 AM
The attack saw gunfire spray into a crowd of marching Guardsmen, bystanders and government officials watching from a nearby riser ✔ The state TV reporter said the gunfire came from a park behind a riser ✔ Khomeini led the 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the Western-backed shah to become Iran's first supreme leader until his death in 1989 ✔ The assault shocked Tehran, which largely has avoided militant attacks in the decades after the tumult surrounding the Islamic Revolution



Trump promises to rid Justice Dept. of 'lingering stench'

9/22/2018, 6:40:48 AM
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump has issued an ominous warning about the Justice Department and the FBI, promising further firings to get rid of a "lingering stench" ✔ And the president, drawing energy from a packed, raucous crowd, dished out plenty of red meat, pledging to build his signature border wall, telegraphing that he is willing to escalate trade conflicts with both China and Western allies and suggesting he was willing to wait to make a peace deal with North Korea



Pope begins Baltics pilgrimage with plea for tolerance

9/22/2018, 11:27:02 AM
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday urged Lithuanians to use their experience enduring decades of Soviet and Nazi occupation to be a model of tolerance in an intole ✔ VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) Pope Francis on Saturday urged Lithuanians to use their experience enduring decades of Soviet and Nazi occupation to be a model of tolerance in an intolerant world as he began a three-nation tour of the Baltic region amid renewed alarm over Russia's intentions there ✔ (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis is welcomed by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, center, as he arrives at Vilnius airport, Lithuania, Saturday, Sept



Fruit farmers feel squeeze as Brexit looms

9/22/2018, 11:16:14 AM
Britain relies on seasonal workers from Romania and Bulgaria to pick its fruit -- but they are in increasingly short supply. With Brexit looming, UK farmers are worried the situation may worsen. ✔ The sector requires 60,000 seasonal workers for about 80,000 seasonal roles, she said ✔ She wants a program brought in to recruit non-EU workers that would help Britain compete with other European nations ✔ CNN's Judith Vonberg, Duarte Mendonca and Laura Perez Maestro contributed to this report



China Treats Uighur Kids As ‘Orphans’ After Parents Seized

9/22/2018, 9:40:50 AM
“It’s like my kids are in jail. My four children are separated from me and living like orphans.” ✔ Meripet has at least an inkling of where her children are ✔ Her brother, a 37-year-old doctor named Aziz, has not heard any news of his three youngest children since his wife was taken to a re-education center in June 2017 ✔ Follow Yanan Wang and Dake Kang on Twitter at @yananw and @dakekang



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