For new U.S. envoy to Afghanistan, ‘deja vu all over again’
9/26/2018, 7:45:14 PMZalmay Khalilzad, a veteran diplomat, was sworn in last week as an envoy entrusted with advancing peace talks with the Taliban. ✔ After attending the American University of Beirut and the University of Chicago, he served as a foreign policy adviser to Ronald Reagan and George H.W ✔ But there is a need, as a result of this process, for a common vision, and that will be a challenge for Afghan leaders
Canada defends international court after Trump assails it
9/26/2018, 5:03:59 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday defended the International Criminal Court after it came under attack by President Donald Trump in a sting ✔ He also made waves by accusing China with meddling in November elections in the United States ✔ (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N
Trashed by Trump, UN court is asked to investigate Venezuela
9/26/2018, 7:10:31 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. president may deride it, but other countries are pinning hopes on the International Criminal Court to tackle one of today's deepest crises: Six nati ✔ At a news conference, Trudeau steered clear of direct criticism of Trump and said Canada and the U.S. share concern about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela ✔ (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N
'Our bad': BBC accused of fake news after it misheard Donald Trump declare war
9/26/2018, 5:43:47 PMThe BBC has been accused of “fake news” after it tweeted an account of President Trump threatening war in Iran because a reporter misheard the word “more”. ✔ The BBC has been accused of fake news after it tweeted an account of President Trump threatening war in Iran because a reporter misheard the word more ✔ It eventually told followers: Yesterday, we inadvertently misreported a small section of the speech by @realDonaldTrump to the UN General Assembly
Russia puts deep roots in Syria, warns West against meddling
9/26/2018, 4:56:44 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The same day that Russian diplomats struck a deal with Turkey over a demilitarized zone in Syria's last rebel-run region, dozens of Russian businessmen were ✔ It was at least the fourth event in the past year aimed at reviving Russian trade with Syria and Russian companies are heading back to Syria in early October for a conference on rebuilding the country ✔ (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia, center, listen as American President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept
Lawmakers urge U.S. to call Myanmar's Rohingya campaign genocide
9/26/2018, 4:51:36 PMaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee called on t... ✔ Defining these atrocities for what they are is critical to building international public awareness – and support – to stop them ✔ The ICC said earlier this month it had begun an examination of whether the alleged forced deportations of Rohingya could constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
US top diplomat to visit N.Korea next month to set up summit
9/26/2018, 6:39:04 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to North Korea next month to prepare for a second summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trum ✔ Moon met last week with Kim in Pyongyang and has been the leading force behind the summitry, He and others hope another Trump-Kim summit will ease widespread skepticism that Kim will actually relinquish an arsenal that many believe is the only major guarantee of the North's continued authoritarian rule
The Latest: Afghan leader sees progress toward peace
9/26/2018, 7:49:34 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the United Nations General Assembly (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Afghanistan's chief executive is telling world lea ✔ (Miraflores Press Office via AP) President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations Security Council during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N ✔ Governments from around the world will gather Wednesday to discuss the persistent scourge of tuberculosis, which last year claimed more lives than any other communicable disease
What to expect from Erdogan's Germany visit?
9/26/2018, 4:20:49 PMTurkish president will meet Chancellor Merkel to discuss bilateral ties, Turkish currency crisis and situation in Syria. ✔ Plunging lira The currency crisis Turkey is going through is also high on the agenda of Erdogan's visit ✔ Follow Umut Uras on Twitter: @Um_Uras ABOUT THE AUTHOR Umut Uras Umut Uras is an online producer with experience covering the Cyprus dispute, Turkish politics and EU affairs
Revealed: The battle-hardened Spetsnaz Brigade special forces unit that trained Skripal 'hitman'
9/26/2018, 4:10:05 PMThe special forces brigade in which Anatoliy Chepiga served carried out secret missions in Ukraine for which it is believed he was awarded Russia’s highest honour. ✔ Colonel Chepiga - the Salisbury nerve agent assassin travelling under the false identity Ruslan Boshirov - had graduated in 2001 from his military academy in far eastern Russia on the Chinese border, 5,000 miles and a five-day train journey from Moscow ✔ From there, Col Chepiga served three tours in Chechnya in the brutal second Chechen war
Iran's Revolutionary Guards may turn parade attack into political win
9/26/2018, 4:21:46 PMade in Iran is a blow to the image of its Revolutionary Guards, but the elite fo... ✔ Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the five gunmen were paid by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and that Iran would severely punish those behind the violence ✔ After the cruel suppression of the civil movements, if our nation decides to resort to guns, it can deliver blows much bigger than this ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
UN says 21 Afghan civilians killed in separate air strikes
9/26/2018, 7:44:34 PMUN said the toll includes 14 children as concern over air raids killing more civilians grows in the country. ✔ A villager named Abdullah said two of his sisters died in the attack ✔ That is more than double the 350 munitions used in July 2017, a month before US President Donald Trump announced his new strategy for Afghanistan, which gave American forces greater leeway to go after armed groups ✔ Afghanistan's fledgling air force has also accelerated bombardment as the US beefs up the country's aerial capability with more aircraft and better weapons
Salisbury poisoning suspect is Russian colonel – reports
9/26/2018, 5:33:27 PMWebsite says Ruslan Boshirov is in fact Anatolly Chepiga, a highly decorated GRU officer ✔ Chepiga was a veteran of the war in Chechnya and was given the honour in December 2014, when Russian officers were active in the Ukraine conflict ✔ In a description of its investigation, Bellingcat said that it found Chepiga by identifying military academies where the two men had likely studied in Russia’s far east and then matched a picture of the suspect to a man in camouflage
Trump accuses China of 2018 election meddling, but presents no evidence at UN
9/26/2018, 7:43:17 PMU.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of seeking to meddle in the Nov. 6 U.S. congressional elections, saying Beijing did not want his Republican Party to do well because of his pugnacious stance on trade. ✔ Don Emmert | AFP | Getty Images US President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations Security Council briefing on counterproliferation on the second day of the UN General Assembly, September 26, 2018 at the United Nations in New York ✔ Trump's focus on China and his allegation of election meddling came as a surprise during a formal meeting around the Security Council's horseshoe table that was expected to concentrate on the spread of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons
Opinion | As China-U.S. feud enters uncharted territory, Beijing can only blame itself
9/26/2018, 5:20:23 PMAs relations with the U.S. deteriorate, it’s important to understand that for the most part China’s ruling Communist Party has brought this on itself. ✔ Chinese officials argued that if China cut off oil and energy supplies to North Korea, the regime might collapse, resulting in the unification of the Korean peninsula under a pro-Western government in Seoul ✔ Perhaps Trump is right, and it’s time to try something new
Analysis | Bolivia’s president read Trump a history of U.S. foreign policy failures. ‘Thank you, Mr. President,’ Trump responded.
9/26/2018, 5:20:30 PM“In no way is the United States interested in upholding democracy,” Evo Morales said. “If that were the case, it would not have financed coups d’etat and supported dictators.” ✔ The Bolivian leader also said that the United States was responsible for the most egregious acts of aggression committed during the 21st century, including the military invasion of Iraq, the military intervention in Libya and the civil war in Syria ✔ More on WorldViews: From ‘Rocket Man’ to a man of ‘courage’
DRC resumes battle against Ebola after militia attack
9/26/2018, 5:30:14 PMVaccinations in North Kivu and Ituri set to continue as fears grow over impact of armed groups on disease spread ✔ All stakeholders including civil society leaders have agreed to resume the work on Wednesday because suspending it can be [very] dangerous to those infected .. ✔ The militia’s long-term aim appeared to be to establish a base close to Beni ✔ It has twice reached Kinshasa but, on both occasions, was contained
Germany to buy six C-130 Hercules transport aircraft: source
9/26/2018, 4:45:37 PMGermany's armed forces will spend almost 970 million euros ($1.14 billion) ... ✔ Germany sharply curtailed military spending after the end of the Cold War, but began boosting spending again after Russia’s annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine in 2014 ✔ A report this year found missing spare parts and quality defects mean less than half of Germany’s submarines, warplanes and some other key weapons are ready for use ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
At U.N., Abe speaks on Japan's pursuit of free trade and his hopes for meeting with North Korea's leader
9/26/2018, 4:57:01 PMStarting this year’s U.N. speech with the topic of trade, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signaled its high priority at a time of rising tensions between the world’s economic powers. ✔ In that three-year time frame, Abe pledged to do everything in his power to clear the postwar structure from Northeast Asia ✔ As it hosts a series of meetings next year, including a Group of 20 summit, Japan plans to lead the debate on global challenges ranging from climate change to health care so the country will be a powerful promoter of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, Abe said
UK investigative group: Spy poisoning suspect is GRU colonel
9/26/2018, 7:10:28 PMMOSCOW (AP) — An investigative group in Britain says it has identified one of the two suspects in the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in the U.K. as a highly-decorated colonel in t ✔ Bellingcat said it perused pictures of graduates of Russian military academies and found a man resembling Boshirov in a group shot ✔ 13, 2018, Ruslan Boshirov, left, and Alexander Petrov attend their first public appearance in an interview with the RT channel in Moscow, Russia ✔ 26 that the suspect whose passport name was Ruslan Boshirov is in fact Col
Swiss lawmakers oppose government push to relax arms exports
9/26/2018, 5:28:11 PMAfter an uproar over Swiss-made hand grenades found with Islamist militants, law... ✔ Swiss newspapers reported earlier this year that grenades made by RUAG, a German acronym for Weapons Enterprise Corporation, were seized from an Islamic State cache in Syria ✔ Nearly 50 percent went to Europe, with exports to the Americas and Asia on the rise ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Cuba's president tells U.N. will continue Castro brothers' project
9/26/2018, 7:55:06 PMCuba's new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, born after its 1959 revolution, sa... ✔ Diaz-Canel, meanwhile joined other world leaders in decrying Trump’s unilateralism ✔ Our two countries stand to gain immeasurably from closer ties, be it in the field of biotech, education, sports, commerce, or the arts ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
TV revival guide: 'Murphy,' 'Magnum' and more
9/26/2018, 7:34:17 PMTV and streaming networks are surfing a wave of nostalgia, rebooting dozens of beloved series. The next to premiere: "Magnum P.I.," which returns to CBS Monday (9 EDT/PDT). It comes 38 years after Tom Selleck originated the role of Thomas Magnum, a Navy SEAL-turned-private detective in Hawaii. ✔ While she abroad, army vet DJ (Michael Fishman), moved into his parents' house, along with their daughter Mary ✔ Eric McCandless/ABC On Oct. 26, Netflix will conjure up The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a darker take on the 1990s comedy Sabrina the Teenage Witch with Mad Men alumna Kiernan Shipka in the title role ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay
No-deal Brexit will force a General Election says Corbyn bombshell warning to May
9/26/2018, 5:31:26 PMJEREMY Corbyn vowed to use parliamentary votes over Brexit to try to topple Theresa May's Government and impose his hard-line socialist plans on Britain. In his keynote party conference speech, the Labour leader pledged to oppose either the Prime Minister's Brexit plan or a "no deal" departure from the EU to try to force a general election. ✔ And he accused the Tories of pandering to prejudice, accusing them of nasty, cynical politics that demeans our country ✔ The remark was being seen at Westminster last night as a desperate attempt by the Labour leader to depict himself as a statesman ready to take charge in Downing Street
Sergei Skripal hitman unmasked as elite soldier given Russia’s highest award by Vladimir Putin himself
9/26/2018, 5:12:11 PMONE of the suspected assassins wanted over the Novichok nerve agent attack is a decorated Russian colonel who was given the country’s highest honour, a sensational report claims. Alleged GRU … ✔ However, Boshirov rejected claims they handled nerve agent Novichok or the perfume bottle it was allegedly carried in ✔ Isn't it silly for decent lads to have women’s perfume ✔ Putin later rubbed salt into the wound, awarding Lugovoi a medal for services to the motherland
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