In western Afghanistan, villagers are fleeing not just war but drought
9/25/2018, 10:43:02 AMCompounding the woes of fighting, crop failures after years with little rain are affecting more than half the country’s provinces. ✔ Makeshift tents cover a barren hillside outside Qala-e Nau, Afghanistan, erected by farming families fleeing drought and conflict in western Badghis province ✔ But across drought-stricken, war-torn Badghis province in far western Afghanistan, the wait will not end soon ✔ Tents made of torn blankets and canvas were tied to poles and weighted down with rocks
It's time the US did something about the horrors in Yemen
9/25/2018, 10:17:40 AMYemen's conflict is a fragmented and in some places confused morass of feuding parties. But all over, it is a country where the needs of the people are coming second. ✔ It is not just that UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths has said that an assault on Hodeidah would cut off the political process at the knees ✔ Now is the time for some clarity from the countries that signed the UN Charter, and turn up every year in New York to pray in aid of its noblest ambitions
Watchdog accuses Yemen rebels of taking hostages, torture
9/25/2018, 10:59:50 AMCAIRO (AP) — An international watchdog on Tuesday accused Yemen's Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, of committing abuses including hostage taking, torture and enforced disappearanc ✔ HRW said Houthi authorities did not respond to a request for comment ✔ They also pointed to possible war crimes by the Houthis ✔ The war, which has left at least 10,000 people dead, has devastated impoverished Yemen, turning the Arab nation into the world's worst humanitarian crisis
Syria minister vows Idlib will be recovered: newspaper
9/25/2018, 10:21:18 AMThe Syrian state will recover Idlib through war or peaceful means, a minister wa... ✔ Heavy weapons are to be removed from the demilitarized zone by Oct. 10 ✔ The Idlib region and an adjoining area north of Aleppo represent the last major opposition stronghold in Syria, following the defeat of anti-Assad insurgents across most of the country in military campaigns backed by Russia and Iran ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
World War 3 fears as Russia BREAKS promise with Israel by sending missiles to Syria
9/25/2018, 10:52:31 AMRUSSIA has broken its promise to keep out of the Middle East crisis by arming war-torn Syria with advanced surface-to-air missiles. ✔ It was ready to be shipped and Syrian servicemen received relevant training ✔ But defence analysts have highlighted the risk of clashes between foreign armed forces in Syria’s seven-year war, given the complex web of alliances and competing military aims of the nations involved ✔ A senior diplomat said: There is no change to the deconfliction mechanism, and the standard operating procedures remain in force as they were before
UN to caution against populism in high-level week
9/25/2018, 10:22:08 AMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to paint a grim picture of the state of the world when leaders open their annual meeting on Tuesday, spotlight ✔ UNITED NATIONS (AP) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to paint a grim picture of the state of the world when leaders open their annual meeting on Tuesday, spotlighting the breakdown of trust around the globe and the need to counter unilateralism and reinvigorate international cooperation which is the foundation of the United Nations ✔ in international affairs, and provide more predictability and stability in this turbulent world
69 confirmed dead in Congo as Ebola outbreak spreads closer to Uganda
9/25/2018, 8:25:42 AMEbola virus disease has sickened a total of 150 people and caused the death of at least 69 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A case in a region that borders Uganda, "raises concern about further spread." ✔ In a second tweet, Salama communicated that the Ebola response teams in the city of Beni were on lockdown beginning Sunday ✔ A violent clash in Beni on Sunday led to the death of 18 people, General Bernard Commins, deputy commander of the UN peacekeeping forces, told Radio Okapi, a United Nations newscast ✔ CNN's Jacqueline Howard contributed to this report
Cenotaph invite for Germany to mark 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1
9/25/2018, 9:30:15 AMPLANS are being drawn up to invite Germany’s president to the Cenotaph for the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One, it has been revealed. ✔ The plan was revealed after an aide was photographed entering Downing Street (Image: GETTY) Tory MP Bob Stewart, who is a retired colonel and was British commander of the United Nations forces in Bosnia between 1992 and 1993, welcomed the move ✔ Announcements about attendance will be made in due course
The Idlib Ceasefire Deal Proves How Far Putin Has Come Out on Top
9/25/2018, 10:16:14 AMA ceasefire seldom gets a good press. If it succeeds in ending violence or defusing a crisis, the media swiftly becomes bored and loses interest. But if the fighting goes on, then those who have called the ceasefire are condemned as heartless hypocrites who either never intended to bring the killing to an end or are culpably failing to do so. ✔ If it succeeds in ending violence or defusing a crisis, the media swiftly becomes bored and loses interest ✔ Russia was in reality always stronger than it looked because it remained a nuclear superpower capable of destroying the world after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 just as it was before
Trump takes stage at U.N. against backdrop of praise for Kim and Putin, criticism of allies
9/25/2018, 9:09:48 AMPresident Trump's address comes as he praises Kim Jong Un and questions allies ✔ Palestinians give Trump the cold shoulder ahead of peace plan rollout There remain some things that have changed little since last year's address ✔ The administration is frustrated with the Palestinians for not engaging in negotiations ✔ Reporting contributed by CBS News' Kylie Atwood
'Perfect storm' for Ebola: WHO warns the outbreak is set to spread
9/25/2018, 11:35:45 AMArmed opposition attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo have risen in recent weeks. The World Health Organization has even been forced to evacuate the town of Beni due to a deadly raid. ✔ Pictured: Health workers carry the body of a suspected victim on August 22, in Mangina, a town near Beni The virus has since spread to Oicha, an area almost entirely surrounded by militants, which stoked the fears of Dr Tedros Adhanom, chief of the WHO
Trump speech: What time is Donald Trump speaking to the United Nations today?
9/25/2018, 8:40:19 AMDONALD Trump will deliver his second talk at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly today, one year after his “Rocket Man” speech. What time will the US President be speaking? ✔ But while Mr Trump may drop his war of words with North Korea he may use his speech to have a go at Iran ✔ They will be as polite as possible and avoid trying to agitate him (…) but they will say they disagree ✔ You can watch Mr Trump’s speech online on C-SPAN, the UN’s live feed and the White House’s live feed
Therapist buries patients alive in coffins in shallow forest graves
9/25/2018, 9:03:24 AMAndrey Zhelvetro's unusual psychological treatment sees him place his patients in coffins before burying them ✔ His unusual methods became known after a villager found 12 empty coffins abandoned in the forest near the capital city of Kiev in northern Ukraine ✔ A young man dressed in a white shirt is then seen lying down in the coffin before being buried ✔ Netizen 'Gena Koktel' said: When I want to feel alive, I jump with a parachute
Will Turkey finally get to host a major sporting event? Germany hopes not.
9/25/2018, 10:25:01 AMAs Turkey tries mend its frayed relations with Germany, the two countries are battling to host one of world soccer's most important events. ✔ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets people during the UEFA Champions League match between Besiktas and Porto at Vodafone Park in Istanbul in 2017 ✔ The country previously made three failed bids for the European Championships, along with an unsuccessful attempt to host the 2020 Summer Olympics in Istanbul
Latin American countries call for ICC to probe Nicolas Maduro
9/25/2018, 10:08:18 AMundefined ✔ Canada is understood to have considered joining too ✔ An alleged attempt to assassinate Mr Maduro using two drones packed with explosives failed last month during a military parade in Caracas ✔ For all intents and purposes, the ICC is already dead to us, Mr Bolton said
Global Stocks Tick Higher as Trade Focus Shifts to South Korea
9/25/2018, 8:06:13 AMGlobal stocks edged up Tuesday as investors parsed the most recent wave of tariffs between Washington and Beijing and after the U.S. signed a revised free-trade deal with South Korea. ✔ The damage from the U.S.’s continuing trade dispute with China hasn’t come from economic losses tied to tariffs, but rather from the broader impact on confidence in global value chains and whether people will invest in them in the future, said Christian Keller, head of economics research at Barclays Investment Bank
Trump and Macron's bromance OFF: Pictures show what a difference year makes
9/25/2018, 8:27:05 AMDONALD Trump and Emmanuel Macron’s presidential pairing was quickly dubbed a bromance after the two appeared to bond during lavish visits to each other’s homelands – but pictures one year on shows a cooling down in relations. ✔ Terrorism is a big subject that we are always talking about ✔ Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to closely coordinate to address global challenges ✔ The pair also discussed Mr Trump's plan to visit Paris on November 11 and attend the Armistice Day centenary commemoration
Meet the Woman Running Walmart's Biggest Deal Ever
9/25/2018, 10:39:41 AMBefore Judith McKenna took over, the mega-retailer’s international business was routinely ignored. Then came the company’s $16 billion stake in India’s Flipkart. Does she have your attention now? ✔ MCKENNA IS IN the unique position of knowing what it’s like to be on both sides of a Walmart acquisition ✔ A version of this article appears in the Oct. 1, 2018 issue of Fortune as part of the Most Powerful Women package with the headline The World According To Walmart
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