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Japan's Abe and Trump to continue close coordination on North Korea

9/24/2018, 7:38:45 AM
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Turkey risks US anger with plans to expand Syria campaign eastwards

9/24/2018, 6:46:40 AM
Expanding Turkey's military campaign into the larger Kurdish-held territory east of the Euphrates would risk confronting troops of NATO ally the United States. ✔ Photo: AP Erdogan's comments come a week after he and Russia's Vladimir Putin announced a deal under which Russian and Turkish troops will enforce a demilitarised zone in north-west Syria's Idlib region ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes


Analysis | Trump renews his battle with U.N.

9/24/2018, 5:06:31 AM
As world leaders gather in New York, Trump is likely to deepen his assault on the international system. ✔ Kim’s regime fired back, dismissing the evil dotard in Washington ✔ Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to urge world leaders to either come to the defense of his people and the two-state solution or take responsibility for its burial


The World Bank’s latest tool for fighting famine: Artificial intelligence

9/24/2018, 5:31:52 AM
Famines are difficult to predict, but a coalition of international organizations is partnering with technology firms to create a tool that will use artificial intelligence to predict and respond more quickly to severe food shortages. ✔ A severely malnourished infant is bathed in a bucket Aug. 25 in Yemen's Hajjah province ✔ Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, said AI could play a significant role in changing that ✔ If we can better predict when and where future famines will occur, we can save lives by responding earlier and more effectively, Smith said


As Venezuelans go hungry, Trump targets food corruption

9/24/2018, 6:57:39 AM
PANAMA CITY (AP) — The June meeting was conducted behind closed doors far from the klieg-light attention normally focused on Venezuela. Around a U-shaped table in a ✔ PANAMA CITY (AP) The June meeting was conducted behind closed doors far from the klieg-light attention normally focused on Venezuela ✔ Saab's Miami-based lawyer, Richard Diaz, rejected allegations of any wrongdoing, saying that Saab has been subjected to undue scrutiny and harsh media coverage because of false testimony leveled against him


Trump, at UN, to again confront North Korea's nuclear threat

9/24/2018, 5:05:27 AM
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — As he begins the sequel to his stormy U.N. debut, President Donald Trump will again confront the dangers posed by North Korea's nuclear threat, though its ✔ While Trump is not seeking a meeting with Rouhani, he is open to talking with the Iranian leader if Rouhani requests one, administration officials said ✔ 27, 2018, on North Korea, an issue the Security Council was united on in imposing increasingly tough sanctions


Britain's Labour keeps second Brexit referendum on table

9/24/2018, 7:36:43 AM
position Labour Party will vote this week to keep a second Brexit referendum on ... ✔ REUTERS/Hannah McKay He said a second referendum would be on the deal itself rather than a repeat of the question posed in 2016, whether to remain in the EU or to leave ✔ ALL OPTIONS OPEN Britain is to exit the EU in March next year after months of talks that have again exposed the deep divides in both the country’s main parties - the Conservatives are all but at war with each other and Labour is also at odds over how to leave ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Iran warns U.S., Israel of revenge after parade attack

9/24/2018, 6:46:43 AM
head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned U.S. and Israeli leaders on Mond... ✔ ISNA/Iranian Students' News Agency/Social Media/via REUTERS Islamic State’s Amaq agency posted a video of three men in a vehicle who it said were on their way to carry out the attack ✔ But it is unlikely the IRGC will strike any of these foes directly ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


In Pennsylvania, 'truth teller' Donald Trump Jr revs up Republicans

9/24/2018, 7:35:16 AM
An effective surrogate, the president’s son is hitting the road for the midterms. Can he override his father’s falling ratings? ✔ He goads liberals constantly and seems to relish a fight on social media: last week a clash with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) saw him branded a callous creep and an entitled ghoul by the group’s president, although Peta started the clash with a Don Jr Halloween costume, which had him being attacked by a leopard


The new scramble for Africa

9/24/2018, 5:04:54 AM
undefined ✔ A Turkish company is generating part of Ghana’s power supply ✔ But, my God, they have created a competitive spur to the rest ✔ Just this June, the United Arab Emirates provided Ethiopia with $3bn in aid and investments, helping to avert a foreign currency crisis


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