Terrorists no longer leaving Russia to fight in Syrian conflict, claims main anti-terrorism body
9/25/2018, 2:55:26 PMInternational extremist groups are no longer calling on operatives to join the war in Syria, and are instead asking them to remain in sleeper cells in Russia, a senior member of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee has said. ✔ Speaking of more recent achievements in the fight against terrorism, the official said that special services and law enforcement agencies had uncovered and liquidated over 50 terrorist sleeper cells across Russia in recent months ✔ Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you
Commentary: An imperfect UN is still the world’s best hope
9/25/2018, 3:12:10 PMFour years after World War Two, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ... ✔ REUTERS/Ali Hashisho Without the U.N., the world would likely not have had the Sustainable Development Goals that have, at the very least, helped shape thinking on global poverty reduction ✔ But for now, the U.N.’s most important role remains forcing the world’s most powerful nations into constant dialogue on matters of global importance
Syria: Everyone else's battleground, in both war and peace
9/25/2018, 1:48:06 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — As world leaders talk peace at the U.N. this week, the people of Idlib cling to fragile hope that diplomacy will avert a blowout battle over Syria's last rebel stronghold. Yet diplomacy hasn't served Syria well so far. Those same world powers trying to negotiate a peaceful outcome in Idlib have been using Syria as a proxy battleground for years. Here's a look at the conflicting objectives of countries near and far with a stake in Syria's future, as Idlib holds its breath and the seven-year civil war approaches a likely end. WHAT RUSSIA WANTS
Donald Trump to address UN general assembly – live updates
9/25/2018, 1:05:04 PMUS president speaks at gathering in New York, a year after he threatened to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea ✔ 9.01am EDT09:01 Yesterday, the French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, warned that Syria faces perpetual war unless Russia agrees to turn the one-month ceasefire in Idlib into a wider UN-endorsed political agreement ✔ As we wait for Guterres to take the stage, you can read Julian’s preview of the summit
Saudi-UAE alliance to open humanitarian corridors in Yemen
9/25/2018, 12:34:34 PMAlliance says corridors will help delivery of life-saving aid to starving Yemenis in Hodeidah and the capital Sanaa. ✔ The UN has spent the past few weeks scrambling to mediate between the warring sides, with Martin Griffiths, the UN special envoy for Yemen, holding separate, face-to-face talks with the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels ✔ The death toll, however, has not been updated in years and is likely to be much higher
Trump warns Iran MUST be ISOLATED and condemns Merkel in furious UN speech
9/25/2018, 3:20:05 PMDONALD Trump has warned Iran must be isolated “as long as its aggression continues” in a furious speech to the United Nations as he lashed out at Germany and Venezuela - reserving his praise for North Korea. ✔ He used his address in New York to accuse Iran of sowing chaos, death and destruction ✔ Mr Trump told the UN General Assembly his administration has launched a campaign of economic pressure to deny Iran funds for stoking conflict in the Middle East ✔ And he warned he would impose more sanctions after the latest round of penalties on the country’s oil exports kick in on November 5
Violence in Congo imperils efforts to combat Ebola outbreak
9/25/2018, 3:57:15 PMThe government and aid agencies have had to suspend operations because of an attack. ✔ By Max Bearak Max Bearak Africa bureau chief based in Nairobi Email Bio Follow September 25 at 11:44 AM NAIROBI An Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has moved into its most worrying stage yet, with the World Health Organization’s head of emergency response warning of a perfect storm of factors preventing its containment ✔ That town has served as the disembarking point for tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the conflict, who pack onto boats that take them to Uganda, on the other side
Trump to boast in UN speech about success on North Korea
9/25/2018, 3:30:00 PMTrump is addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York for the second time and will claim credit for moving towards a deal with North Korea, as well as higher U.S. defense spending. ✔ Donald Trump's opening remarks at the United Nations today drew laughter from world leaders bracing for a braggadocios address ✔ And under President Trump, we are certainly leading from the front.' Trump in a morning tweet said his speech would highlight the security results he's achieved for Americans and the respect he says it's getting abroad under his leadership
U.S. sanctions Venezuela first lady, key Maduro allies
9/25/2018, 3:59:21 PMes imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's wife and ... ✔ A broader set of financial sanctions created last year bar American investors from acquiring newly issued debt, effectively locking the country out of credit markets and further fueling the country’s cash-flow problems ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Netanyahu says Israel will continue operations in Syria against Iran
9/25/2018, 12:48:35 PMPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israel would continue its mili... ✔ Netanyahu spoke by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ✔ In his remarks on Tuesday, Netanyahu said he had agreed with Putin that the working teams from the IDF and the Russian army will meet soon ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Polio guard shot dead in Pakistan on first day of new vaccination drive
9/25/2018, 3:36:11 PMGunmen shot dead a policeman guarding health workers as Pakistan began another nationwide vaccination drive. ✔ Only four cases have been found in Pakistan this year, leaving officials to hope they are on the brink of eradicating the disease ✔ Newsletter promotion - global health security - end of article Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security
At United Nations, Trump rejects constraints imposed by other nations, says U.S. will act to counter ‘global control’
9/25/2018, 3:56:54 PMPresident Trump declared he had made more progress than ‘almost any other administration in the history of our country’ — prompting audible laughs in the cavernouse U.N. chambers. A startled-looking Trump appeared thrown off-balance for a moment. ✔ After a historic summit with Kim in Singapore in June, however, Trump publicly thanked Kim for his courage and the steps he has taken ✔ He added that the only long-term solution to the migration crisis is to help people build brighter futures in their own countries make their countries great again
Fifty thousand Syrians returned to Syria from Lebanon this year:...
9/25/2018, 12:48:11 PMifty thousand Syrians have returned home from Lebanon so far in 2018 and the num... ✔ Anyone wanted by the Syrian authorities is told so they can decide whether to stay or go home to settle their affairs ✔ The Syrian conflict that erupted in 2011 has generated 5.6 million refugees in the Middle East ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Korea war games suspension caused slight dip in readiness: U.S....
9/25/2018, 3:27:04 PMThe Pentagon's nominee to be the next commander of U.S. forces in South Kor... ✔ Trump repeatedly touted the cost savings that would come with his decision to stop the war games ✔ One of the major exercises suspended by Trump was Freedom Guardian, which according to the U.S. military would have cost around $14 million ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
U.N. concerned over spike in civilian casualties in Afghan air strikes
9/25/2018, 12:01:27 PMThe United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Tuesday said it was concerned by th... ✔ The UNAMA mission said it had received multiple, credible allegations that a strike hit the house of a teacher in Kapisa on Saturday, killing nine members of the same family, including three women and four children ✔ We have no indication of non-combatant casualties, it said ✔ The reports underlined one of the problems facing Gen ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Russia Will Establish an Unofficial No-Fly Zone Over Syria
9/25/2018, 1:55:19 PMToday Defense Minster Shoigu announced measures which went far beyond what I had hoped for. Specifically, Shoigu has announced that Russia will ✔ The Israeli strikes (over 200, of which they bothered to notify Russia in only about 10% of the cases) did not yield any tangible benefit for Israel, but has now fundamentally undermined Israel’s relationship with Russia ✔ This, by itself, is a very good and reassuring development
Trump calls on world to isolate Iran, attacks ‘globalism’ in U.N. speech
9/25/2018, 3:42:08 PMPresident Trump called on world leaders Tuesday to isolate and sanction Iran until the Islamic Republic stops spreading terrorism and working to build a nuclear arsenal. ✔ Referring to his tariff war with China, Mr. Trump said the U.S. has lost 3 million manufacturing jobs since China joined the WTO ✔ We are not going to put up with it, these horrible prices, much longer ✔ Then he paused as murmurs of apparent disapproval were heard in the massive hall
Surge of Afghan civilian casualties from airstrikes alarms United Nations
9/25/2018, 1:54:18 PMThe U.N. Mission in Afghanistan said 353 civilians have been killed or injured by airstrikes in the first half of the year, more than half of them women and children. ✔ It was not immediately clear whether the strike was carried out by international military forces or by the Afghan air force, it added ✔ It also urged all parties to ensure independent, impartial, transparent and effective investigations into incidents resulting in civilian casualties
Leaders pledged to greatly reduce poverty by 2030. In some places, deprivation may only get worse.
9/25/2018, 12:39:53 PMA new report found some countries were even backsliding in their progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. ✔ The White House recently announced that it is reducing its maximum refugee allotment significantly ✔ A year after the assault on the Rohingya, Myanmar’s generals are woefully unapologetic U.S. ends aid to United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees
World order is in chaos, warns UN chief
9/25/2018, 2:55:16 PMAddressing the opening session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Antonio Guterres said trust in the rules-based global order and among states was 'at a breaking point'. ✔ The human rights agenda is losing ground and 'authoritarianism is on the rise,' he said Guterres urged world leaders to renew their commitment to a rules-based order, with the United Nations at its center to confront 'massive, existential threats to people and planet.' 'There is no way forward but collective, common-sense action for the common good,' he said
Analysis | The Finance 202: Auto tariffs would vastly expand Trump's trade war. A decision could come at any time.
9/25/2018, 12:29:56 PMThe move would double the value of goods subjected to tariffs in the U.S. ✔ Beijing is open to negotiations but whether they proceed is up to Washington, said a deputy commerce minister, Wang Shouwen.. ✔ #TNYcartoons A post shared by The New Yorker Cartoons (@newyorkercartoons) on Sep 24, 2018 at 8:22am PDT BULL SESSION I've never sexually assaulted anyone: Key takeaways from Kavanaugh's Fox News interview Haspel makes first public remarks as CIA director: Rare two-headed copperhead snake discovered in Va.:
Iran threatens 'heavy punishment' on Saudi Arabia and the UAE
9/25/2018, 2:19:14 PMAn Iranian media outlet close to the country's hard-line Revolutionary Guard has threatened the capitals of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with ballistic missile attacks. ✔ Caskets of those who died in a terror attack on a military parade in Iran are displayed in Ahvaz, in Iran's oil-rich southwest Iran on Monday held a mass funeral for those killed in the attack in Ahvaz, which has seen a spate of economic protests in recent months over the nationwide drought Saturday's attack targeted one of many parades in Iran marking the start of the country's long war with Iraq, part of a commemoration known as 'Sacred Defense Week.' Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire as rows of troops marched past officials in Ahvaz
Russia upgrades Syria's defense system in blow to Israel
9/25/2018, 12:03:45 PMRussia will modernize Syria's air defense system after Israel downed a Russian aircraft last week. ✔ Making Israeli airstrikes more difficult Russia has argued that its deployment of the S-300 system would boost the security of its contingent in Syria ✔ Last Tuesday, Putin called the incident part of a chain of tragic accidental circumstances, because Israel didn't shoot our plane down
Trump praises North Korea's Kim but says sanctions must stay for now
9/25/2018, 3:59:24 PMnt Donald Trump praised North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday for his... ✔ Trump has nevertheless heaped personal praise on Kim and expressed enthusiasm for a second summit ✔ On Monday, he said he expected this to be announced pretty soon but that the location had yet to be determined ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
The Afghan government is failing to deliver on its promises
9/25/2018, 12:07:41 PMThe NUG is struggling with containing the Taliban and addressing internal divisions. ✔ Although Ghani was hailed as a political leader who could use his standing among the Pashtuns to jumpstart the peace process, he seems to have failed to use his tribal clout ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Eisa Khan Ayoob Ayoobi Eisa Khan Ayoob Ayoobi is a PhD scholar and former Advisor to the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
What will Turkey do next in Idlib?
9/25/2018, 12:07:42 PMHay'et Tahrir al-Sham continues to pose a challenge to Turkey, which has to either disband or attack it. ✔ Turkish officials then offered to establish a demilitarised zone and eliminate HTS from the province - an offer Moscow accepted, making it official at the September 17 summit between the two countries in the Russian resort city of Sochi ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mariya Petkova Mariya Petkova is a Bulgarian journalist covering the Middle East, the Balkans and Eastern Europe
Serial Tallies Nearly 3 Million Downloads in Record-Breaking Debut
9/25/2018, 2:18:50 PMFans have been waiting years for the show to come back. ✔ Popular true crime podcast Serial has set a new record ✔ Serial is one of the most popular podcasts in recent memory ✔ It quickly went viral and ultimately acted as the basis for Syed to seek another trial to overturn his conviction ✔ Both seasons proved extremely popular and were released a bit more than a year apart between 2014 and 2015
Analysis | The Daily 202: Kavanaugh’s memory of himself in high school is very different than his portrayal in the yearbook
9/25/2018, 1:54:10 PMSupreme Court nominee’s defiant interview risks contributing to a credibility gap. ✔ Countering Iranian forces hasn’t been part of the U.S. military mission to date ✔ Daytime rain totals could reach a quarter inch but will be locally heavier around scattered afternoon thunderstorm activity ✔ Larry Hogan (R) and Democratic candidate Ben Jealous faced off in the sole debate for this year’s gubernatorial race ✔ Galaxy game by belting out the national anthem:
Term Sheet -- Tuesday, September 25
9/25/2018, 1:46:39 PMOn deals and dealmakers. ✔ By Polina Marinova 9:34 AM EDT THE KING OF PRODUCTIVITY Good morning, Term Sheet readers ✔ Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but we do know this is Slack’s largest acquisition to date ✔ Investors include WAVE Equity Partners, Helios Capital Ventures and NXT Ventures ✔ Morgan Stanley and BofA Merrill Lynch are underwriters
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