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DAVID MILIBAND: UK must not let Yemen ‘become the next Afghanistan’

9/23/2018, 2:12:59 AM
DAVID MILIBAND: My visit to Yemen convinced me the world needs an urgent wake-up call. Yemen matters for reasons beyond the morality tale that people are dying for no good reason. ✔ The little boy, probably 18 months old, screamed as his mother handed him to the nurse to be weighed ✔ The humanitarian consequences of this war are clear ✔ It is a chilling phrase, but it captures the cycle of violence, poverty and crisis that is consuming soldiers and civilians alike ✔ Instead of sponsoring the conflict, outside powers need to get on with stopping it


Unseen part of North Korea [VIDEO]

9/23/2018, 1:11:59 AM
undefined ✔ Among the subjects we study in school, the most important one is ‘The Revolutionary History of the Great Kim Family.' Memorizing things like when and where they were born, what army units they formed during the period of the Japanese Occupation, and so on, is fundamental history we must know


The Afghanistan goldrush

9/23/2018, 12:13:49 AM
BRITISH companies could reap a gold mining bonanza in Afghanistan, the country’s ambassador revealed last night. ✔ £2.5trillion worth of untapped resources minerals such as gold and copper (Image: GETTY) That way, the community will defend it ✔ If the government is spending more in protection than it’s getting in royalties it would make more sense to do the project further down the line, when the situation improves


Charity begs for foreign aid to 3D print new legs for Syrian child

9/23/2018, 2:12:57 AM
Abdel Basit (pictured) was eating lunch when a barrel bomb blew off his legs in Syria and killed his mother and sister instantly. The prosthetic limbs he needs could be made in hours with a 3D printer. ✔ A 3D printer would cut production time for prosthetic limbs at the Reyhanli clinic from five days to just three hours - but the charity Syria Relief cannot afford the £130,000 price tag While many of the children are desperate to return to their homes, Abdel has no desire to go back to his village of al-Hbeit in Idlib because the memories of the attack 18 months ago are too painful


War games: Russian fighter jets scrambled 13 times in one WEEK in MAJOR military surge

9/23/2018, 1:18:28 AM
RUSSIA'S air force has scrambled its military fighter jets 13 times in the past week in a fresh rise in military tensions. ✔ According to the data, all the foreign aircraft were registered as being on reconnaissance flights ✔ This month, Vladimir Putin launched Russia's biggest war drills for 36 years ✔ Just days ago, British defence secretary Gavin Williamson slammed Russia for its act of aggression after RAF jets intercepted Russian bombers flying over the North Sea


British doctor is 'captured fighting for ISIS in Syria' in video

9/23/2018, 2:13:01 AM
Video footage of the man, who speaks with a Birmingham accent, emerged last night on a Twitter account linked to Kurdish militia. It showed him being interrogated on a pick-up truck (pictured). ✔ I am a doctor, I am a qualified pharmacist, I studied medicine and pharmacy.’ He was arrested in the city of Deir ez-Zour one month ago, the Kurdish military Twitter channel International Volunteers Report said ✔ The security services say around 900 Britons have travelled to Syria since 2011, including the executioner Jihadi John killed by an air strike in 2015


World War 3 WARNNG: China cancels Navy Chief visit to US over Trump’s sanctions

9/23/2018, 2:39:07 AM
CHINA has cancelled a planned visit by its Navy commander Vice Admiral Shen Jinlong to the US after Donald Trump imposed stringent sanctions on Beijing following their military arms deal with Russia. ✔ The US State Department imposed sanctions against China’s defence procurement agency (Image: GETTY) According to People’s Daily newspaper, Foreign Ministry officials raised objections to Terry Branstad, the US Ambassador ✔ They have also berated Chinese officials for the repression of ethnic Uighurs in the region of Xinjiang, where up to one million people are being held in re-education camps


Moon to embark on US trip for summit with Trump

9/23/2018, 12:40:23 AM
undefined ✔ Among what we discussed, there are items that we did not include in the joint declaration, Moon told a nationally televised press conference after his return from North Korea on Thursday ✔ Still, it may provide some security assurance to the North, which is exactly what the communist state is seeking in exchange for giving up its nuclear ambition, Moon said


China cancels military talks with US in protest at sanctions over Russia military equipment

9/23/2018, 3:14:41 AM
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The best news photos from the past week

9/23/2018, 1:10:35 AM
A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week. ✔ Matthias Oesterle/ Shutterstock A group dances under a shower of fireworks during the Santa Tecla festival in Sitges, Spain ✔ The museum houses 47 breeds of horses from more than 30 countries and has won the Guinness World Record for the club with the largest collection of horses in the world ✔ All photographs belong to the copyright holders as marked


A Way Out of the Immigration Crisis

9/23/2018, 3:22:39 AM
The only answer to today’s polarized debate is amnesty for those already here, new standards for those seeking entry and a return to the ideal of the melting pot ✔ In past eras, high immigration levels were matched by high native birthrates ✔ More Saturday Essays The Human Promise of the AI Revolution September 14, 2018 The Cost of American Retreat September 7, 2018 The Impeached President August 31, 2018 The Liberty of Nations August 24, 2018 Appeared in the September 22, 2018, print edition as 'A Way Out Of the Immigration Crisis Finding Middle Ground on Immigration.'


Meet the Arab leader in Israel likened to both Martin Luther King Jr. and a 'terrorist'

9/23/2018, 2:07:52 AM
I spent a month in Israel talking to Arab-Israeli leaders during one of the tensest summers in years. They described poverty, increasing tensions, and laws they see as ‘outright racism’ Chief among Arab leaders is Ayman Odeh, who has proved both a uniting and divisive personality for Arabs and Jews. ✔ A newly-built police station in Jisr az-Zarqa.Harrison Jacobs/Business Insider Jisr Az-Zarqa mayor Morad Amash (L), EU Ambassador to Israel Emanuele Giaufret, and Mossawa founder Jafar Farah, among others at a meeting to discuss efforts to improve Jisr az-Zarqa.Harrison Jacobs/Business Insider A view of Jisr Az-Zarqa.Harrison Jacobs/Business Insider The problems that plague Jisr are extensive and interconnected: a weak education system, high crime rates, a lack of public services, insufficient housing, and high rates of unemployment, particularly among men


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