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Geopolitical pendulum shifts from Pyongyang to Tehran

9/27/2018, 8:40:14 AM
undefined ✔ By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS ― Presidents, prime ministers, kings and potentates have converged in New York for the 73rd U.N ✔ Equally the U.S. prevailed upon China, North Korea's longtime comrade and benefactor, to coerce its minions in Pyongyang to talk rather than shoot missiles


Israel prepared to reopen Golan crossing with Syria: defense chief

9/27/2018, 11:11:12 AM
Israel is ready to reopen a crossing point into the Syrian-controlled Golan Heig... ✔ REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo Lieberman was referring to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, whose monitoring operations in a demilitarized zone established in 1974 between the Israeli-occupied Golan and the Syrian sector were disrupted by Syria’s civil war


Thanks to Brexit, the British voice counts for less at the UN

9/27/2018, 8:29:30 AM
PM’s foreign policies have been submerged by Brexit, giving the impression the UK has checked out of world debates ✔ The language between the US and the EU over sanctions is also becoming fruity ✔ Listen / Walking the Brexit tightrope at Labour conference – Politics Weekly Sorry your browser does not support audio - but you can download hereand listen https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2018/09/26-51111-gdn.pol.180926.podcast.mp3 00:00 / 31:39 Sorry your browser does not support audio - but you can download hereand listen https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2018/09/26-51111-gdn.pol.180926.podcast.mp3


Iran says Israel will 'regret' further attacks on Syria

9/27/2018, 10:38:21 AM
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said Israel will b... ✔ And if it continues, it will face reactions that will cause regret ✔ Shamkhani made the comments during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Nikolai Patrushev, in Tehran ✔ Russia said on Monday it would supply Syria with an S-300 surface-to-air missile system despite strong Israeli objections, a week after Moscow accused Israel of indirectly causing the downing of a Russian military jet by Syria air defenses ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Does he know the Cold War is over? RT unpacks Trump’s UN sermon against socialism (VIDEO)

9/27/2018, 9:13:48 AM
Trump sermonized to the UN General Assembly about the evils of socialism – but his lecturing was met with crickets. RT’s Caleb Maupin dives into the US leader’s Cold War-era rant, and why it received a chilly reception. ✔ But his audience – made up of dozens of socialist governments, including affluent European allies – did not appear particularly impressed with Trump’s Cold-War era preaching ✔ Some, like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have even unseated longtime establishment lawmakers in upset primary victories


Analysis | Ebola is back. Is Africa ready?

9/27/2018, 11:30:02 AM
Local stakeholders have a big role to play in health crises. ✔ And WAHO provided essential supplies: 14 ambulances, 2,000 infrared thermometers, 200 disinfecting products and 1,000 safety boxes for the transport of vitamins and supplements in areas with infected people ✔ Twitter: @EA_Balogun Amy S. Patterson is professor of politics at University of the South, and author of Africa in Global Health Governance: Domestic Politics and International Structure s (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018)


The world is thankful to Trump for forcing Kim to abandon nuclear saber rattling

9/27/2018, 9:11:10 AM
undefined ✔ This was followed by two Kim-Moon summits in quick succession ✔ By toning down his rhetoric, Trump also helped Kim continue his march for reconciliation and peace ✔ By agreeing to meet Kim at Singapore, Trump gave him an opportunity to shine as a statesman on the global stage ✔ Mahmood Elahi (omega51@sympatico.ca) is a freelance writer in Ottawa


In Little Saigon, strong support for Trump's war on illegal immigration collides with other realities - Los Angeles Times

9/27/2018, 11:12:42 AM
Little Saigon has formed a bedrock of support for Trump's incendiary, high-profile attacks against illegal immigration, marking first-generation Vietnamese Americans as a hidden base for the president's top political issue. ✔ I’m sure they go to meet-and-greets with many people who are Latinos and they are uncomfortable with offending them ✔ She said she was told the process stretched so long due to an overwhelming number of applications ✔ I don’t support them coming without papers, but I can see why they take risks to have a stable life


The battle to protect Africa's secret wildlife paradise from poachers

9/27/2018, 11:12:00 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The carcasses of were uncovered during a raid on a poacher camp in Chinko, a vast wildlife reserve located in the war-torn Central African Republic (CAR). ✔ These bristly and intelligent creatures are a new addition here ✔ Keeping Chinko's huge workforce fed and watered in this remote corner of a conflict zone is no mean feat ✔ He is one of the only government officials in the region ✔ Without this nerve center - and two small bush-planes conducting aerial patrols - the park's law-enforcement team would be blind


Erdogan comes back begging: Turkey leader meets Merkel for tense talks amid lira crisis

9/27/2018, 8:40:03 AM
TURKEY’S President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel today as he attempts to smooth over relations after feeling the wrath of Donald Trump. ✔ Tensions between Turkey and Germany have become hostile following Turkey’s involvement in the Syria conflict and the imprisonment of scores of German Turks in the aftermath of the 2016 failed coup ✔ Other topics expected in the talks include Turkey's stalled EU membership bid and its role in the conflict in Syria


Anger and mourning in Iran after military parade attack

9/27/2018, 9:53:47 AM
MIDDLE EAST MATTERS : In Iran, at least 25 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after militants disguised as soldiers opened fire on a military para... ✔ In Iran, at least 25 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after militants disguised as soldiers opened fire on a military parade on Saturday ✔ Also, according to Save the Children International, over five million children are at risk of starving to death in Yemen


10 Things to Know for Today

9/27/2018, 10:51:19 AM
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HIGH DRAMA ON CAPITOL HILL Senators will hear from ✔ Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1 ✔ CORPORATE GIANTS WARN TARIFFS WILL MEAN PRICE HIKES From Ford to Walmart to Procter & Gamble, a growing number of iconic U.S. companies are warning that Trump's tariffs on U.S. imports are raising their costs and prices


Salisbury poisoning: Russia calls story identifying suspect a fabrication

9/27/2018, 9:17:25 AM
Pushback begins after Skripal poisoning suspect identified as decorated Russian military intelligence officer ✔ Citing an unnamed source in the Russian ministry of defence, the newspaper wrote that elements of the officer’s timeline appeared odd, including the amount of time he spent at military academy and the address he listed at the time ✔ On Thursday, Simonyan posted a meme floating around the internet


North Korean envoy in high demand at UN

9/27/2018, 8:36:08 AM
undefined ✔ Pompeo said on Twitter that the talks had been very positive and there was discussion on the next steps in North Korea's denuclearization, as well as repatriation of the remains of U.S. soldiers from the Korean War ✔ Wang again emphasized China's support for the third inter-Korean summit and the Pyongyang Joint Declaration of September 2018


Far from home, a Syrian rebel group starts over

9/27/2018, 11:30:00 AM
euters) - Syrian rebels forced from their towns when government forces retook ea... ✔ WE WILL GO BACK Jaish al-Islam headed to the area north of Aleppo rather than Idlib province because of long-standing hostility toward the jihadist Nusra Front, also known as Tahrir al-Sham, which has a strong presence in Idlib ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Kremlin scoffs after Skripal hitman is unmasked as GRU colonel

9/27/2018, 9:02:45 AM
The Kremlin said top secret documents and photographs proving Ruslan Boshirov is in fact Anatoliy Chepiga are just 'fibs' and 'pure nonsense'. ✔ Moscow today smeared compelling evidence that one of the Salisbury assassins is a colonel in Putin's feared special forces army as it was revealed the President personally made him a 'Hero of Russia' ✔ Chepiga and Petrov are also accused of murdering Dawn Sturgess, who was inadvertently poisoned when she discovered a perfume bottle filled with the deadly novichok nerve agent used on the Skripals


Inside Marks and Spencer's Christmas advert as countdown officially begins

9/27/2018, 10:50:17 AM
Crews took over a small town near the Scottish border to film this year's advert for the department store ✔ Every year, supermarkets and department stores go head-to-head in a bid to create the best festive TV ads ✔ A giant 'M&S' is propped up against the caravan decorated with fairy lights, an awning and a starry background ✔ And no doubt they'll excitedly exclaim I was there every time it comes on the telly


Russia STILL insists Skripal hitmen are innocent

9/27/2018, 9:15:51 AM
RUSSIA has again insisted the Salisbury assassins are INNOCENT despite one of them being unmasked as high-ranking spy decorated by Putin himself. Yesterday, British online sleuths identified Ruslan… ✔ RUSSIA has again insisted the Salisbury assassins are INNOCENT despite one of them being unmasked as high-ranking spy decorated by Putin himself ✔ They believe he is a captain in military intelligence ✔ Bellingcat said Chepiga, 39, joined a marine commando and special forces military school at 18 ✔ But Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in July after handling  the Novichok


‘Hello, this is Mr. Kurd,’: Reporter wears Trump’s moniker proudly

9/27/2018, 11:33:06 AM
"Hello, this is Mr. Kurd,” Rahim Rashidi said as he answered the phone. ✔ https://t.co/vubjQmPNq5 Yerevan Saeed (@YerevanSaeed) September 27, 2018 On Wednesday night, other Kurds also expressed appreciation for Trump’s acknowledgment of their identity, including another Kurdish journalist in the room ✔ Asked whether he believed Trump’s moniker would stick, Rashidi said it’s already caught on


Jo Cox square unveiled in Brussels in memory of murdered MP - Politics live

9/27/2018, 11:44:27 AM
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen ✔ She lived her life to make lives beter for everybody else ✔ This would give us a chance to negotiate a deal on new terms ✔ And here is the PoliticsHome list of today’s top 10 must-reads ✔ If you want to attract my attention quickly, it is probably better to use Twitter


My career as an international blood smuggler

9/27/2018, 9:16:49 AM
For years, Kathleen McLaughlin smuggled American plasma every time she entered China, home to the world’s largest and deadliest blood debacle. She had no other choice ✔ The bottles held the components of a syrupy mix, a powerful medicine made from the immune system particles collected from thousands of people ✔ At the same time, Gao Yaojie discovered Aids in a patient a few hundred miles away ✔ She’s seen this incessant rush to blood money before


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