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US runs into opposition from Russia, China on North Korea

9/27/2018, 11:30:15 PM
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's effort to marshal unified international pressure on North Korea, already under strain, showed cracks Thursday as Russia and China registered their opposition to further punishing Pyongyang. ✔ Korea summit will happen soon 01:10 New York (CNN)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's effort to marshal unified international pressure on North Korea, already under strain, showed cracks Thursday as Russia and China registered their opposition to further punishing Pyongyang ✔ it seems inappropriate and untimely when our Western partners have imposed a course of tightening sanctions against Pyongyang


US, 6 nations urge UN to begin Syria constitution process

9/27/2018, 9:45:22 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States and six other nations called Thursday for the United Nations to convene a committee to begin drafting a new constitution for Syria. ✔ The U.N.-led effort to bring Syria's warring factions together to draft a new constitution under which elections would be held has been stalled for years ✔ The seven countries said in a statement they want the U.N ✔ envoy to report back on progress by the end of next month ✔ There is an urgent need for concerted diplomacy and international political will to end the conflict, it said


Those responsible for Myanmar crimes could face genocide charges: U.S.

9/27/2018, 10:10:35 PM
into Myanmar's campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority was not aimed ... ✔ Survivors described in harrowing detail what they had witnessed, including soldiers killing infants and small children, the shooting of unarmed men, and victims buried alive or thrown into pits of mass graves ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Opinion | Millions are still at risk in Syria, even after Russia and Turkey’s demilitarized zone

9/27/2018, 9:40:27 PM
The international community should step up pressure on Russia, Syria, Iran and Turkey to ensure civilians are protected. ✔ A Russian soldier stands guard as Syrians cross from rebel-held areas to regime-held areas in the eastern edge of Idlib province in Syria on Tuesday ✔ Large numbers of these displaced civilians are living in overcrowded camps in Idlib set up near the border with Turkey, with no proper infrastructure or access to clean water and electricity


Salisbury Novichok 'hitmen' may have assassinated other targets across globe

9/27/2018, 9:41:28 PM
It's being examined whether the duo - including highly decorated Russian GRU spy Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga - have carried out hits in Ukraine, Georgia and Chechnya ✔ The Russians are believed to have travelled to the UK on a mission to assassinate Sergei Skripal (Image: PA) Read More Russian company plans to trademark Novichok suspects' names 'so they can sell perfumes and chemicals' The Mirror revealed last week the men likely served in a Spetsnaz special unit trained to wipe out opponents ahead of regular forces


Spanish PM Sanchez says he could compromise on budget, sees no snap...

9/27/2018, 8:49:23 PM
ter Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday he could relinquish his plans for more ambiti... ✔ If you prioritize conflict instead of cooperation .. ✔ But if you say let’s put first cooperation in order to solve social policies or others I think that we can last until the year 2020 ✔ REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Bolstered by ‘unwavering’ US support, Netanyahu thunders from UNGA dais

9/27/2018, 11:29:17 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered another fiery speech at the UN General Assembly, accusing Iran of nuclear ambitions and regional aggression and branding criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic. ✔ Here’s a picture that’s worth a 1,000 missiles, he said, holding up a satellite photo, and warning Hezbollah that Israel will not let you get away with it ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: Benjamin Netanyahu newsIran news Israel newsIsrael vs Iran newsUN news


Perspective | Colombia’s president on a wobbly peace with the FARC

9/27/2018, 8:07:32 PM
After his New York meeting with Trump, Iván Duque discussed the rebels, the economy and the surge of Venezuelan refugees. ✔ By Lally Weymouth Lally Weymouth is a senior associate editor for The Washington Post ✔ They have been sponsoring and helping and providing safe haven to Colombian terrorists in their territory ✔ Q:  You’re speaking of both the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the FARC ✔ Read more from Outlook: Follow our updates on Facebook and Twitter


Tusk claims Iran nuclear deal is ‘good for EU’ in MAJOR swipe at Trump

9/27/2018, 8:14:59 PM
DONALD Tusk defended the Iran nuclear deal saying it’s “good for Europe” during his speech at the UN General Assembly, in a major swipe at US President Donald Trump who branded the agreement “decaying and rotten”. ✔ Among them, he believes there are climate change, the migrant crisis and the non proliferation of nuclear weapon ✔ Mr Trump pulled out of the agreement on May, branding the deal signed by his predecessor Barack Obama as horrible and one-sided ✔ And Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani said the US withdrawal from the deal was unilateral and illegal


Trump's election meddling charge against China marks U.S. pressure...

9/27/2018, 10:19:10 PM
p’s accusation of Chinese meddling in upcoming U.S. elections marks a new phase ... ✔ China has strongly denied any effort to interfere in the U.S. elections, calling such accusations slander ✔ Iowa, which voted for Trump in 2016, is a state whose farmers face damage from any protracted trade war, which has already featured billions of dollars in tit-for-tax tariffs ✔ But some analysts questioned the wisdom of going too far ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Putin's famed special forces unit who schooled Skripals' assassin

9/27/2018, 9:24:24 PM
The rabid dog is just one of several brutal tests the salagi or ‘small fry’ are said to undergo, as they are ‘blooded’ in the realities of irregular warfare, Spetsnaz-style. ✔ Nevertheless, the Spetsnaz units get the pick of the military draft and all recruits have to pass gruelling tests in endurance the ability to evade a numerically superior enemy on foot is a key to their role aggression and intelligence in order to be accepted


Colombia may purchase new anti-aircraft missiles: sources

9/27/2018, 9:21:48 PM
Colombia is looking into possibly buying a new system of anti-aircraft missiles ... ✔ Despite a 2016 peace agreement with the longtime FARC rebels, Colombia’s military remains at war with the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, drug-trafficking crime gangs and dissident FARC who refused to demobilize under the peace deal ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Money or not, world can't drop Palestinian refugees, says UN

9/27/2018, 11:28:40 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Facing a financial crisis after the United States cut funding, the head of the U.N. agency that helps 5.3 million Palestinian refugees says the problem of th ✔ UNITED NATIONS (AP) Facing a financial crisis after the United States cut funding, the head of the U.N ✔ Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, got some good news Wednesday with new pledges of $118 million, it remains $68 million in the hole this year ✔ Israel, which praised the end of U.S. funding, accuses UNRWA of perpetuating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict


What’s a day in the life of a girl look like in 10 countries? Sign up for The Lily’s ‘Girlhood Around the World’ for a look. - The Lily

9/27/2018, 9:40:50 PM
Meet Jennifer in Nigeria, Sophie in the United States, Anjali in India and seven other girls over the next 10 weeks in this special series ✔ We wanted to hear girls’ stories from around the world in their own voices ✔ In this limited 10-week edition of Lily Lines called Girlhood Around the World, we’ll send you a newsletter about girlhood in a different country each Sunday at 10 a.m. Most of the girls you will meet are in school; some help their parents with their jobs ✔ Previously, she worked at CNN and The Washington Post


US must 'learn to live' with China, Mahathir says

9/27/2018, 11:15:25 PM
In first return to UN in 15 years, prime minister seeks to reshape Malaysia's image ✔ Whether one likes it or not, China is there, and China is going to play a bigger role in world affairs, Mahathir told an audience at the Council on Foreign Relations here on Wednesday ✔ He suggested that the use of economic pressure against weaker countries is a kind of colonialism ✔ Mahathir painted an optimistic picture of his country under his not-quite-new leadership ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th


U.N. Palestinian refugee agency narrows shortfall after U.S. cuts

9/27/2018, 8:13:13 PM
- A United Nations agency that supports Palestinian refugees received contributi... ✔ The United States last month announced a halt in its aid to UNRWA, calling it an irredeemably flawed operation, a decision that further heightened tensions between the Palestinian leadership and the Trump administration ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


This Is What A Latinx-American Family Looks Like

9/27/2018, 11:49:01 PM
Get your tissues out 'cause you might just shed a tear as you go through this giant photo album of some of our amazing AF families. ✔ The women in my family I’m all the way at the left, mom is right next me ✔ First, second, and third generation Mexican-Americans right here! Christmas Eve 2015, St ✔ The reviews for this post have been edited for length and clarity ✔ Check out even more awesome Hispanic Heritage Month content!


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