Syria faces perpetual war unless Russia extends ceasefire, France warns
9/24/2018, 7:06:10 PMJean-Yves Le Drian issued warning at start of general assembly week as John Bolton vowed not to pull US troops before Iranians ✔ Le Drian said the deal, agreed by Putin and Erdogan in the Black Sea resort of Sochi last week had many flaws including the absence of an explicit Syrian government endorsement ✔ Lowcock told the Guardian: A massive military onslaught on Idlib would create the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century
US to stay in Syria so long as ‘Iranians’ are there – Bolton
9/24/2018, 7:37:39 PMUS forces will remain in Syria so long as any Iranian-related forces operate there, the Trump administration has declared. Syria invited Iran to help fight jihadist rebels and ISIS, while denouncing the US presence as illegal. ✔ Along with a Russian expeditionary force and Iranian advisers, Hezbollah has been an important ally of Damascus in the conflict against both Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants and various jihadist rebels such as the Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, also known as the Al-Nusra Front
Journalists who dropped the ball on Iraq war still working, now targeting Syria & Iran
9/24/2018, 4:50:51 PMHawkish journalists who loudly backed the invasion of Iraq continue to dominate US mainstream media and are calling for war again. One is even a regarded as a credible chemical weapons expert for Fox News. ✔ Still heading the paper, he’s continued to back regime change across the Arab world from Libya to Syria on MSM channels like Fox and NBC ✔ Dissenting voices, meanwhile, have been suppressed by the networks ✔ Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you
Abe, Trump hold 'constructive' talks on trade and North Korea during one-on-one dinner
9/24/2018, 4:07:40 PMShinzo Abe kicks off a busy five-day trip to the United States. ✔ Washington seeks a bilateral deal to correct what Trump sees as a trade imbalance between the two nations ✔ His week will be chock full with high-level meetings aimed at addressing international issues ranging from the Syrian civil war and the Rohingya refugee crisis to U.N
Netanyahu tells Putin delivery of S-300 to Syria will increase...
9/24/2018, 5:05:07 PMIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin ... ✔ The Israeli leader also agreed with Putin on continued coordination between the two countries’ armed forces ✔ Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow had in the past obliged Israel by refraining from supplying Syria with the system ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Russia to provide Syria with new S-300 air defense missiles
9/24/2018, 4:40:10 PMMOSCOW (AP) — Russia announced Monday it will supply Syria's government with sophisticated S-300 air defense systems after last week's downing of a Russian plane by Syria forces r ✔ Moscow has tried to maintain good relations with Iran, which is also allied with the Syrian government, and Israel, which is wary of Iran's growing influence in Syria ✔ Assad's office said the Syrian leader received a call from Putin Monday and that the two discussed the latest developments, including the downing of the plane and the S-300 delivery ✔ 24, 2018.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Foreign Isis fighters must face trial on home soil, Kurds say
9/24/2018, 5:23:34 PMOfficials call for international partners in fight against Islamic State ✔ Only the US, Russia, Sudan and Indonesia are publicly known to have taken back citizens with Isis connections, but only 60 people have been repatriated in total ✔ At least four British men are known to be held in Kurdish and US-run facilities in Syria at present ✔ They need to be prosecuted properly and detained securely
Corbyn adviser brands War on Terror backers 'greatest criminals of this century'
9/24/2018, 7:21:24 PMAndrew Murray made the comments at a Labour conference rally as he declared Jeremy Corbyn is "on the threshold" of installing an anti-war government in Downing Street ✔ And those of us who opposed it have been unfortunately, tragically proved right in every single warning we issued ✔ It has contributed to the environment in which these sort of atrocities continue to take place ✔ He wrote in the New Statesman recently that there was possibly someone being paid by the taxpayer to prevent Labour coming to power
Syria to get Russia’s S-300: Here’s what you need to know about the missile system
9/24/2018, 5:03:59 PMOn the heels of an Israeli air raid on Syria, which saw the downing of a Russian plane, Moscow will now deliver S-300 anti-aircraft systems to Damascus. Here’s a quick guide to the sophisticated weapon and its capabilities. ✔ It also can easily and rapidly change firing positions to avoid being targeted in an enemy retaliatory strike ✔ Export variants of the S-300 have compatibility with the original Russian systems curbed, but the Russian Defense Ministry said it was planning to integrate Syrian air defenses with Russian assets in Syria ✔ Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you
Pompeo to meet Russia's Lavrov amid U.S. concern on missile sale to...
9/24/2018, 4:39:12 PMU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he expected to meet with his ... ✔ REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch Russia announced on Monday it will supply a S-300 missile system to Syria in two weeks despite strong Israeli objections, a week after Moscow blamed Israel for indirectly causing the downing of a Russian military plane in Syria
"Magnum P.I." star Jay Hernandez on why he won't grow a mustache
9/24/2018, 5:36:37 PMThe new "Magnum P.I." follows Magnum after his return from Afghanistan as he sets up his new life as a private investigator in Hawaii ✔ will boast plenty of exciting elements that will separate it from the '80s hit ✔ follows Magnum after his return from Afghanistan as he sets up his new life as a private investigator in Hawaii ✔ premieres on CBS on Monday at 9 p.m. ET/PT and online on CBS All Access
Europe Hopes Oil Demand From China, India and Turkey Will Keep Iran in Nuclear Deal
9/24/2018, 4:00:25 PMWith European companies abandoning Iran in the face of growing U.S. pressure, European politicians backing Iran are counting on oil demand from China, India and Turkey to keep the 2015 nuclear deal alive. ✔ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a meeting in Vienna in July with European officials, including EU foreign-affairs chief Federica Mogherini ✔ It would escalate tensions with the U.S. and force Europe and others to reimpose their own sanctions
‘Orwellian’ move: Facebook teams up with US government to police ‘fake news’ in foreign elections
9/24/2018, 6:22:55 PMFacebook has teamed up with two US government-funded think tanks as part of a new initiative to bolster the social media giant’s “election integrity efforts” around the globe. ✔ via GIPHY It’s not the first time Facebook has chosen a dubious partner to help it out in its fight against fake news, either ✔ The NED and its affiliates have been criticized as engines of regime change around the world, and one of its founders famously noted in 1991 that a lot of what we do now was done covertly by the CIA 25 years ago
Trump says second summit with Kim Jong-un will happen ‘soon’
9/24/2018, 5:55:10 PMPRESIDENT Donald Trump announced today a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely to take place “quite soon”. Speaking at the United Nations, Trump says the relation… ✔ It’s going actually faster than anybody would understand ✔ Trump says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is working out the details for the second Trump-Kim meeting ✔ Hundreds of people waving unification flags watched on as the two leaders greeted each other as friends at Pyongyang airport
Iran holds mass funerals for victims of military parade attack
9/24/2018, 4:06:48 PMTens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets on Monday for the funerals of those killed in the weekend’s attack on a military parade amid conflicting claims over who was responsible for the shooting. ✔ They appeared to be disguised in Revolutionary Guard uniforms to allow them to infiltrate the parade ground ✔ With Allah's will, there will be merciless killings against the enemies of Allah among the Guards and others, he said ✔ Iran's embassy said it planned to complain to Ofcom, the UK broadcasting regulator, about the channel
Saudi Royals Turn to Flag Waving and Fireworks to Marshal Support
9/24/2018, 6:35:45 PMSaudi Arabia’s ruling monarchy is promoting a robust patriotism to foster support for the social changes and muscular foreign policy championed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. ✔ The group, al Ahvazieh, claimed responsibility for an attack Saturday by four gunmen on an Iranian military parade that left 25 people dead ✔ Authorities have also arrested at least 14 civil-rights activists, many of whom had campaigned for women’s rights, partly as a way to appease conservative anger ✔ But people need to see they are entering a new era of wealth and prosperity, and that hasn’t happened yet
Millionaire playboy Dan Bilzerian parties poolside with Tyga and topless models
9/24/2018, 4:32:35 PMDAN Bilzerian shows how to splash out on pool parties with this daytime bash with Tyga and other celebs in Bel Air, California. The 37-year-old was joined by topless Brazilian model and actress Sue… ✔ A video circulated of Mr Bilzerian running from the chaos after he allegedly witnessed a woman get shot in the head ✔ Always playing ‘operator dress up’ and so so tough when the cameras are on ✔ People are dying, you’re running away not helping them and pretending it’s worthy of a video is disgusting
The Latest: Russians to meet NATO chief at UN amid tensions
9/24/2018, 6:14:06 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the United Nations General Assembly (all times local): 1:55 p.m. The head of NATO will meet in New York this week w ✔ FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2018 file photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani addresses the nation in a televised speech in Tehran, Iran ✔ 24, 2018, opens a peace summit at the General Assembly
South Korean discount store channels Don Quijote's wild side
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Leaders honor Mandela at UN; his widow calls them to act
9/24/2018, 5:25:32 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders looked to Nelson Mandela's legacy of championing peace, human rights and global cooperation but acknowledged the world is far from achieving hi ✔ This year marks the 100th anniversary of Mandela's birth, and the U.N ✔ The world needs a social contract based on shared responsibility, and the only forum that we have to achieve this global compact is the United Nations ✔ 24, 2018, opens a peace summit at the General Assembly
Home-builder stocks are beaten down, but analysts are super-bullish on ‘super-affordable’
9/24/2018, 6:54:52 PMThere are many reasons why home builder stocks have taken a beating, but many analysts believe they still have great business fundamentals. ✔ Notably, investor sentiment towards both sectors remains highly challenged, with concerns regarding interest rates amid a Fed rate hike cycle as well as the broader cycle continuing to impact the builders, while cyclical concerns, input cost inflation and more recently currency have acted as headwinds against the building products companies, wrote J.P.Morgan analysts recently
UK spies go on the offensive with yet another costly intelligence agency
9/24/2018, 4:50:52 PMWith all the already existing British intelligence agencies, it is puzzling why the UK needs yet another costly cyber force to counter Russia and terrorism amid national financial uncertainty. ✔ If the new organization is to go on the cyber offensive what, precisely does that mean – war, unforeseen blow back, or what ✔ So, with all these agencies and all these draconian laws already at their disposal, I am somewhat perplexed about the perceived need for yet another costly intelligence organization to go on the offensive
Iran accuses Saudi Arabia, UAE of financing parade attackers
9/24/2018, 4:02:21 PMIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday accused Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of financing the perpetrators of Saturday's deadly attack on a military parade in Ahvaz. ✔ It is America who supports these little mercenary countries in the region ✔ It is Americans who provide them with their required necessities to perpetrate such crimes, Rouhani said on his official website ✔ Iran's economy has plummeted because the President pulled out of the (nuclear) deal
Admiral tapped for promotions despite dinners with ‘Fat Leonard’
9/24/2018, 8:00:46 PMDefense secretary’s senior aide is cleared after three-year federal investigation. ✔ The evening after Christmas 2004 was a night to remember for more than 50 U.S. Navy officers from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group ✔ Faller also worked for Mattis, a retired Marine general, from 2012 to 2014 when Mattis served as head of U.S. Central Command and Faller was chief operations officer, overseeing wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan
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