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Pompeo looks for help to keep pressure on North Korea

9/27/2018, 5:57:16 PM
undefined ✔ US secretary of state Mike Pompeo faced an uphill battle to convince UN Security Council members to maintain global pressure on North Korea, after China and Russia both argued for substantial concessions ✔ The Trump administration had argued that it is imperative to maintain pressure on North Korea in order to reach a lasting deal


US seeks to keep North Korea sanctions; Russia, China object

9/27/2018, 7:54:02 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the world stands at the "dawn of a new day" in relations with North Korea but that international sanctions ✔ The Trump administration has balked at signing such a declaration without significant progress on denuclearization, such as North Korea submitting a complete inventory of its nuclear and ballistic missile facilities that could be used by international inspectors to verify they have been dismantled


Russia and China's calls to lift North Korea sanctions rejected by Mike Pompeo 

9/27/2018, 7:13:08 PM
Progress in talks with North Korea means that the world stands at the “dawn of a new day”, the US has said, as it demanded that sanctions be kept in place and rejected Russian and Chinese calls to show mercy on Pyongyang. ✔ Mike Pompeo, left, and Kim Yong Chol, right, a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, meet at the Park Hwa Guest House in Pyongyang on July 6 But Russia and China told the meeting that they believed North Korea should be rewarded for the progress by a loosening of sanctions – albeit not in a way which would help their nuclear programme


UN human rights body creates team to document Myanmar abuses

9/27/2018, 7:00:35 PM
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights body agreed Thursday to set up a team to collect evidence of alleged crimes committed in Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims and others sinc ✔ Possible venues for any such cases include the International Criminal Court, though some experts view that setting as unlikely because it would require support from the U.N ✔ 27, 2018, to set up a team to collect evidence of alleged crimes committed in Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims and others since 2011, information that one day could be used to prosecute suspected perpetrators


Bangladesh government to discuss tough new media law with journalists

9/27/2018, 4:13:10 PM
nalist groups in Bangladesh have canceled planned protests against a new law the... ✔ 19, three months before an expected national election ✔ It now awaits the signature of President Abdul Hamid to come into force ✔ They are unhappy about a provision that allows police to arrest any individual without a warrant ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


How Moon saved Trump's negotiations with Kim

9/27/2018, 6:22:11 PM
South Korea's president managed to save talks with North Korea and even got Trump talking about a second summit. ✔ Crucially, North Korea agreed to international inspection of its planned dismantling of the missile engine test site and launch platform at Dongchang-ri as well as permanent dismantlement of the Yongbyon nuclear plant ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Richard Javad Heydarian Richard Javad Heydarian is a specialist in Asian geopolitical/economic affairs


Trump can only go that far with his unilateralism

9/27/2018, 7:41:35 PM
Trump's unilateral vision of the world will hurt the US, but it might also undermine his presidency. ✔ Nations around the world increasingly believe they should be less dependent or even less integrated in the American financial system, which ultimately would weaken the US dollar ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joe Macaron Joe Macaron is a fellow at the Arab Center Washington DC


What is Bellingcat, what else have they uncovered and how did they expose suspected Salisbury Novichok assassin Anatoliy Chepiga

9/27/2018, 5:56:20 PM
BELLINGCAT uncovered the real identity of Novichok hitman Anatoliy Chepiga – but who are they? Here we reveal who they are, who runs them, and what else they’ve uncovered. What is Belli… ✔ The team found evidence that the Buk missile was fired by the Russian Army's 53rd anti-Aircraft Rocket brigade ✔ They also discovered that ISIS were using home-made drones to drop grenades on opposition targets ✔ They were filmed moments before the botched hit on March 4 and left the country hours later in a flight out of Heathrow, cops said


The 63 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's New York press conference

9/27/2018, 4:19:51 PM
After three days at the United Nations meetings in New York City, President Donald Trump held a news conference Wednesday night. It was only the fourth solo press conference of his presidency and was, reportedly, his idea. The goal, ostensibly, was to fight back hard against the allegations made by three women against his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. ✔ Ah yes -- the noted fact-checking powers of Sean Hannity ✔ The New York Times wrote about the Lisa Bloom episode on December 31, 2017 ✔ You're saying con job is short for confidence job [nods head knowingly] 51 ✔ There's nothing beyond the Supreme Court, after all


Prince Harry made embarrassing faux pas while meeting Malala Yousafzai

9/27/2018, 6:09:22 PM
The Duke of Sussex met Malala Yousafzai while back stage at the We Day assembly at the Wembley Arena, London, back in 2014. ✔ Craig added: 'Every young woman’s dream, and I don’t think the Prince had ever been told that he can’t put his arm around someone.' During his speech at the event, Prince Harry emphasised the need for young people to get involved with volunteering ✔ The pair later posed for a photo, with the Duke of Sussex firmly ensuring the were not touching


Russia 'influenced UK embassy into giving Skripal assassins visas'

9/27/2018, 4:15:16 PM
Investigators have evidence the Kremlin 'manipulated people' working for the UK's consulate in Moscow to ensure their assassins were handed UK business visas. ✔ The identity of Chepiga was uncovered by investigative organisation Bellingcat, best known for its insight into the fighting in Ukraine ✔ What is clear is that the Kremlin and its henchmen have been revealed for what they are – not just a bunch murderous liars, but terrible at both


Crumbling dominance: US aircraft carriers in worst shape in decades - report

9/27/2018, 6:59:26 PM
The US Navy’s aircraft carriers, a key tool in projection of military power, apparently spend most of their time in the dock for maintenance, not on deployment. They are in their worst shape in decades, a new report has found. ✔ They suffer from ageing infrastructure and gaps in expertise due to layoffs and retirements during the previous years ✔ Diagram by USNI News This leads to cost overruns and delays in maintenance that cost the aircraft carriers 1,300 lost operational days for from 2000 to 2016, according to a 2017 Government Accountability Office report ✔ Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you


AAR (AIR) Q1 2019 Earnings Conference Call Transcript

9/27/2018, 4:55:11 PM
AIR earnings call for the period ending August 31, 2018. ✔ AAR (NYSE: AIR) Q1 2019 Earnings Conference CallSep ✔ In providing forward-looking statements, the company assumes no obligation to provide an update to reflect future circumstances or anticipated or unanticipated events ✔ So we're becoming more competitive in that market, and we feel good about the pipeline


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