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Some see signs of hope on North Korea as Trump heads to UN

9/22/2018, 2:00:10 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea's Kim Jong Un is "little rocket man" no more. President Donald Trump isn't a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard." In the year since Trump's ✔ WASHINGTON (AP) North Korea's Kim Jong Un is little rocket man no more ✔ His blunt talk triggered an extraordinary, almost surreal, exchange of insults ✔ The leaders announced a wide range of agreements which they said were a major step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula


Russia turned tide of war when ISIS was about to ‘roll over Damascus’ – top Israeli commander

9/22/2018, 2:21:04 PM
Russia’s military presence in Syria has effectively turned the tide of war back in 2015, the year Islamic State was about to “roll over Damascus,” the head of Israeli Air Force intelligence said in an interview. ✔ The Aerial campaign Russia started against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in 2015 had categorically decided the fate of war in President Bashar Assad’s favor, Brig ✔ Nevertheless, he stated that does not mean the IAF only flies in Israeli skies ✔ Damascus has repeatedly branded such sorties a violation of its sovereignty


Ten Days Before the Wedding: The rebirth of Yemeni cinema

9/22/2018, 12:47:17 PM
Ten Days Before the Wedding, Yemen's first locally produced film in years, is drawing audiences in war-torn country. ✔ With a 9.8 rating on IMDB, the film follows the romantic relationship between Rasha and Mamoun and how their wedding was put on hold when Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates entered Yemen's war in March 2015 after Houthi rebels, traditionally based in the northwest of the country, overran much of the country ✔ When you compare Yemen to the rest of the Arab world, we're maybe more than 100 years behind on producing movies, said Najib Siddiq, a cinemagoer ✔ The film garnered international recognition for Salami, herself a former child bride


Cue fireworks as ‘lord of misrule’ Donald Trump chairs UN security council

9/22/2018, 1:21:28 PM
The US president will lead a crucial assembly in New York, raising fears of global backlash over Iran ✔ In medieval English folklore, the lord of misrule was an anarchic, half-crazed clown who presided over an annual Feast of Fools ✔ Far from supporting his claim to global leadership, the ensuing row could starkly dramatise American isolation ✔ That is unlikely, but Rouhani is not one to duck a fight


Separatists Launch Deadly Attack on Iranian Military Parade

9/22/2018, 2:03:26 PM
Gunmen ambushed an Iranian military parade killing 25 people in a brazen attack claimed by separatists, whom authorities in Tehran said were backed by Saudi Arabia. ✔ Local media played video footage of the chaotic scene when gunfire erupted during the pageant, sending civilians ducking and fleeing ✔ Footage from the scene showed ambulances arriving at the scene and soldiers in bloodied uniforms ✔ --Isabel Coles in Erbil, Iraq contributed to this article


Gunmen kill 25, including 12 Revolutionary Guards, in attack on...

9/22/2018, 1:15:25 PM
en fired on a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday, killing 25 peopl... ✔ Islamic State militants also claimed responsibility ✔ The bloodshed struck a blow to security in OPEC oil producer Iran, which has been relatively stable compared with neighboring Arab countries that have grappled with upheaval since the 2011 uprisings across the Middle East ✔ These terrorists...were trained and organized by two.. ✔ Gulf countries, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi told IRNA ✔ Slideshow (3 Images) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


ISIS claims responsibility for Iran military massacre which killed 24

9/22/2018, 1:45:33 PM
The terror group said it was behind the attack, but opposition movement the Ahvaz National Resistance also said it carried it out ✔ One soldier picked up a gun and got to his feet as women and children fled for their lives ✔ Iran has suggested in recent weeks that it could take military action in the Gulf to block other countries' oil exports in retaliation for U.S. sanctions intended to halt its sales of crude


Diplomats gather for UN summit – with Trump and his whims to take centre stage

9/22/2018, 1:48:26 PM
World leaders have spent a year trying to manage their relations the US president – but that doesn’t mean they can predict what he’ll say ✔ The official theme of this year’s UN general assembly is making the United Nations relevant to all people but everyone attending next week’s sprawling summit in New York knows that one person is more relevant than others ✔ Trump, however, has welcomed the developments as tremendous and exciting


Boat carrying Syrian refugees sinks off Lebanon, boy dies

9/22/2018, 2:10:15 PM
A boat with 39 Syrian refugees aboard sank off the coast of Lebanon as it sailed... ✔ Cyprus is around 180 km (110 miles) from the coast of northern Lebanon ✔ Three more of the people on the boat were in a serious condition in hospital, the sources said ✔ The Lebanese government puts the number at 1.5 million ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


At Least 25 Dead After Gunmen Disguised As Soldiers Attack Iran Military Parade

9/22/2018, 3:25:53 PM
It's the bloodiest assault to strike the country in recent years. ✔ Iran has been deeply involved in the fight against IS in Iraq and has aided embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad in his country’s long war ✔ But in the hours following the attack, state media and government officials seemed to come to the consensus that Arab separatists in the region were responsible ✔ Associated Press writers Maamoun Youssef in Cairo and Sarah El Deeb in Beirut contributed to this report


Gunmen attack Iran military parade, killing at least 25

9/22/2018, 1:45:40 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Gunmen disguised as soldiers attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 25 people and wounding 5 ✔ TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Gunmen disguised as soldiers attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 25 people and wounding 53 in the bloodiest assault to strike the country in recent years ✔ At least 18 people were killed and more than 50 wounded


After Florence, what to know about your insurance coverage

9/22/2018, 1:00:15 PM
In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, thousands of people in the Carolinas are still waiting to return to their homes. Those who have are assessing the damage. Catastrop ✔ In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, thousands of people in the Carolinas are still waiting to return to their homes ✔ A few suggestions from the Department of Insurance include: Be wary of sales representatives or contractors going door-to-door soliciting business


How Oliver! creator blew his millions

9/22/2018, 12:27:35 PM
SINGING orphans. Dancing pickpockets. Musical slumdwellers. Victorian squalor never looked so good. Charles Dickens may have been spinning in his grave but the movie musical Oliver! was a smash hit when it received its Royal premiere in London 50 years ago next week. ✔ Lionel Bart’s musical Oliver! was a worldwide hit that spawned a film version in 1968 (Image: PA) Already a West End stage success and Broadway sensation, the hit film immortalised classic songs such as Consider Yourself, Food Glorious Food, and You've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two ✔ Oliver was turned into a movie in 1968 (Image: alamy ) He once recalled waking up at 3am to find The Who drummer Keith Moon and actor Oliver Reed (who played Bill Sykes in the film adaptation of Oliver!) unconscious on the bed beside him


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