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Trump at UN: 2nd summit with North Korea likely 'quite soon'

9/24/2018, 3:41:11 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Confronting the dangers of North Korea's nuclear threat, President Donald Trump arrived at the United Nations on Monday striking a far less ominous tone than ✔ In his four-day visit to New York, Trump will deliver major speeches and meet with representatives of a world order that he has so often upended in the past year ✔ 24) At UN high level meeting on counter narcotics Trump calls on world leaders to 'dismantle' illegal drug prodcution and 'defeat' drug addiction



Russia to Supply Syria With Air-Defense System Raising Tensions With Israel

9/24/2018, 12:35:11 PM
The Russian government announced plans to send a powerful air-defense system to Syria, escalating tensions with Israel following the downing of a Russian war plane last week that the Kremlin has blamed on Israeli forces. ✔ The delivery of the S-300, which Mr. Shoigu said can intercept multiple targets in a range of 250 kilometers, would raise the risks of escalation in an already complex ground-and-air conflict involving multiple countries, where Israel is striving to prevent Iran from establishing itself in Syria



In blow to Israel, Russia says it will send Syria powerful antiaircraft missiles

9/24/2018, 3:21:01 PM
The S-300 systems could make it harder for Israel to strike Iranian targets in Syria. ✔ By Anton Troianovski , Anton Troianovski Moscow bureau chief covering Russia Email Bio Follow Loveday Morris and Loveday Morris Jerusalem bureau chief covering the Middle East Email Bio Follow Liz Sly Liz Sly Beirut bureau chief, covering Lebanon, Syria and the wider region Email Bio Follow September 24 at 11:03 AM MOSCOW Russia said Monday that it would equip Syria with sophisticated air defense systems, a move that could worsen a rift with Israel by limiting its ability to bomb across its northern border ✔ Everything had worked right up until the tragedy that occurred recently



Blaming Israel for downed jet, Russia to sell Syria advanced missiles

9/24/2018, 12:36:20 PM
Moscow says long-frozen sale of modern missile defense system to Assad regime will go ahead as regional tension mounts ✔ We are convinced that these measures will calm down some hotheads and keep them from careless actions which pose a threat to our troops, Shoigu said ✔ The Kremlin confirmed the call, saying Assad and Putin discussed working toward achieving a lasting normalization in Syria and restoration of its sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity



Russia vows to provide Syria with S-300 missile defence system

9/24/2018, 12:22:49 PM
Moscow will bolster Syria’s air defence with a S-300 system and jam radars of military planes striking from off the coast of the Mediterranean following the downing of a Russian plane, its military chief said. ✔ In regions near Syria over the Mediterranean Sea, there will be radio-electronic suppression of satellite navigation, on-board radar systems and communication systems of military aviation attacking objects on Syrian territory ✔ We are certain that the realisation of these measures will cool the ‘hot heads’ and will keep them from poorly thought-out actions which threaten our servicemen, Shoigu said



Russia’s S-300 delivery shows Israel who’s in charge, but not aimed at hurting relations – analysts

9/24/2018, 3:05:20 PM
Russia’s decision to boost Syrian air defenses in response to the downing of an Il-20 plane amid an Israeli raid is meant to sting, but not pose a serious threat to Israel’s national security, experts told RT. ✔ Last week, a Russian Il-20 electronic warfare plane with 15 crew on board was shot down off the Syrian coast by an anti-air missile fired in response to an Israeli air raid ✔ At least that’s what they told me when we discussed a possible delivery of the S-300 a few years ago… Of course this would be more difficult, more costly and more risky



Putin gives Assad S-300 missile system after downing of Russian plane

9/24/2018, 2:22:53 PM
Under orders from Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Syrian army will receive a new S-300 surface-to-air missile system as well as new radar jamming technology. ✔ Israel regularly carries out strikes in Syria against Assad's government, its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and Iranian targets ✔ He said the warning time before the strike was 'much longer than one minute' ✔ A spokesperson for the Israeli army on Monday declined to comment on Moscow's S-300 delivery



Turner Prize 2018 — piously worthy or breaking new ground?

9/24/2018, 2:59:45 PM
undefined ✔ Turner Prize curator Linsey Young asked when the 2018 jury announced its shortlist of four little-known documentary filmmakers each, says Tate Britain director Alex Farquharson, chosen for tackling the most pressing political and humanitarian issues of today ✔ The settings are gorgeous buildings become palimpsests, witnesses of rewritten histories, erasures and renewals, amid collapsing secularism and superpower betrayal



As U.S. sanctions near, Europe fails to protect Iran deal

9/24/2018, 3:22:37 PM
At a meeting in Washington after Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear dea... ✔ COLD WAR REDUX The European Commission’s boldest idea is for European central banks to pay Iran directly for oil in euros and bypass the U.S. financial system ✔ But it has so far proved too politically sensitive at both the European Central Bank and Germany’s Bundesbank, two diplomats said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Pompeo, Bolton and Nikki Haley hold press conference on sidelines of UNGA -- live stream

9/24/2018, 3:02:00 PM
The senior administration officials brief reporters in advance of the president's speech to the General Assembly ✔ North Korea has indicated via the South it is willing to make additional concessions beyond closing some launching and testing facilities only if the U.S. will declare an official end to the Korean War by the end of the year ✔ CBS News' Errol Barnett contributed to this report



Donald Trump to get special message from Kim Jong-un at United Nations

9/24/2018, 1:31:46 PM
President Trump is slated to hold a high-stakes meeting here Monday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who will deliver a private message from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that officials hope may boost the recently stalled denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang. ✔ The South Korean president has noted that many fear a formal end to the 1950-53 war may weaken the reason for the U.S. to continue maintaining the troops presence ✔ The two leaders met, and Chairman Kim promised President Trump that he would do it, and my task and the task of others is to ensure that we implement the agreement from Singapore



Saudi human rights activists awarded 'alternative Nobel prize'

9/24/2018, 12:15:42 PM
Jailed rights defenders awarded for their 'courageous efforts' to reform 'totalitarian system in Saudi Arabia.' ✔ Their visionary and inclusive approach to shaping a positive future for their home country has been, and continues to be, a great source of inspiration for many people in Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf region ✔ The other two winners were Yacouba Sawadogo, a farmer from Burkina Faso who transformed an almost 40-hectare piece of inhospitable land into forest, and Australian Tony Rinaudo, an agronomist who has taken on the role of combating the Sahel region's extreme deforestation



Silicon Valley to Trump: Thanks for the tax cuts, now go away

9/24/2018, 1:51:15 PM
The tech CEOs have already gotten what they wanted from the president—giant tax cuts, which have bolstered already fat bottom lines by billions ✔ This shows that the president doesn’t know how tariffs work ✔ Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Asia Daily newsletter ✔ Paul Brandus Paul Brandus is the White House bureau chief for West Wing Reports ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment



10 obscure cities you can fly to direct from Heathrow

9/24/2018, 2:37:55 PM
undefined ✔ Colombo, Sri Lanka National carrier Sri Lankan Airlines flies direct to the country's unsung capital once a day - a journey that takes nearly 11 hours ✔ Wuhan is rich in history and therefore not only appeals to those with wanderlust but also serves as a strong commercial centre for business travellers



Deal news lifts Sky, Randgold, but trade worries weigh on Europe’s stock index

9/24/2018, 12:16:39 PM
European stocks struggle on Monday, weighed by renewed jitters, but there were some bright spots as mergers and acquisitions news buoyed shares of Sky and Randgold Resources. ✔ Comcast beat back a combined Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox bid ✔ Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Need to Know newsletter ✔ Barbara Kollmeyer Barbara Kollmeyer is an editor for MarketWatch in Madrid ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment



Trump's United Nations' agenda likely obscured by Kavanaugh

9/24/2018, 12:50:16 PM
President Donald Trump embarks upon another "America First" crusade at the world's foremost diplomatic institution this week. For some Republicans, his absence from Washington comes at an opportune moment. ✔ Even though North Korea continues to advance its nuclear program, Trump has cited an absence of missile tests and the return of American solders' remains as signs of progress ✔ He'll confer on Monday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who recently returned from Pyongyang and hopes to further the rapprochement, including potentially brokering a formal end to the Korean War ✔ CNN's Kaitlan Collins contributed to this report



VR's missing link? A killer app that convinces us to buy in

9/24/2018, 12:17:24 PM
Facebook, Sony, Microsoft and many others have bought in on virtual reality. You likely haven’t, and it’s starting to show. ✔ Chika Umeadi could be the poster child for what's wrong with virtual reality today ✔ The killer app for Moore was a feature called remote chat, where an expert can connect with employees anywhere in the world over video ✔ While talking, the expert can draw circles, arrows and diagrams around a pipe, engine or whatever else the employee is looking at



Delmon Young in Exile in Mexico

9/24/2018, 2:57:03 PM
He was the No. 1 pick overall. People said he would be the LeBron James of baseball. Instead, Young became known for his violent temper and for being the anti-role model. How did a top prospect with such promise fall so far, so hard? And can he come back? ✔ The field here in Puebla, Mexico, is standard size for a professional ballpark325 feet down the lines, 387 in the gaps, 408 in centerbut when this man hits, it looks smaller than that ✔ His broken heart seemed to begin taking its toll on his body ✔ His writing has previously appeared in Outside , ESPN The Magazine and more, and has received mention in The Best American Sports Writing



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