UN rights body votes to renews Yemen's war crimes probe
9/28/2018, 1:05:27 PMNations vote 21 to eight in favour of extending probe despite opposition from Saudi Arabia and Yemen itself. ✔ WATCH: ’I could count the ribs on her chest’ - Yemeni refugees starving (2:42) The government refuses to extend the mission's mandate because its findings, outlined in the report, did not meet the standards of professionalism and impartiality or the basic principles of the United Nations, said a statement carried by the state-run Saba news agency
UN envoy announces plan to restart Yemen peace talks
9/28/2018, 2:41:06 PMMartin Griffiths says there is huge appetite for a solution, as experts’ mandate extended ✔ In a letter to the UN security council on 15 September, it said: The Houthis would not have engaged with the special envoy unless there was a fear of losing access to the Red Sea along with the supply of weapons and funds that sustain them ✔ He said Saudi Arabia had lost the communications battle at the beginning of the war and that is why our reputation has taken a big hit
Model Tara Fares shot dead aged 22 in 'treacherous and cowardly' execution
9/28/2018, 3:11:29 PMFormer beauty queen Tara Fares, 22, was killed when gunmen opened fire on her in Baghdad, Afghanistan ✔ A black and white image of the model was uploadd with the caption: We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return.. ✔ Beauticians Rafeef al-Yaseri and Rasha al-Hassan both died in their homes last week in separate incidents, their cause of deaths unknown
Bangladesh: Ex-chief justice alleges he was 'forced' to resign'
9/28/2018, 12:12:05 PMIn his memoir Surendra Kumar Sinha, who now lives in Canada, details the circumstances that led to his resignation. ✔ Vociferous criticism The written copy of the judgment published one month later at the beginning of August 2017 triggered vociferous criticism from the government and its supporters ✔ The BNP was so happy that they distributed sweets among themselves ✔ UpFront Is Bangladesh moving towards a one-party state
UN Human Rights council renews probe into Yemen despite Saudi objections
9/28/2018, 3:24:10 PMThe UN inquiry into the human rights situation in Yemen has been extended for a year despite the Yemen’s government refusal to cooperate further and Riyadh’s allegations that the probe is biased against the Kingdom. ✔ The coalition embarked on a wide-scale bombing campaign and imposed strict naval blockade to curb alleged weapons smuggling ✔ It also blamed the majority of civilian casualties in Ta'izz, a city torn between several warring parties, on the Houthis, adding, however, that further investigation was needed
Iran and Syria Celebrate as Israeli Arrogance Forces Putin's Hand
9/28/2018, 2:24:14 PMRussia has decided to send to Syria its S-300 VM system and has started delivering the Krasukha 4 radar systems jammer and other related military equipment. These installations indicate the low level of relations between Moscow and Tel Aviv. Israel’s capacity to destroy the new Russian system in Syria is not at issue. Israel may find a way to do so. Nevertheless, any such move will be a direct challenge to Russia’s superpower status. ✔ But the Israeli F-16 jets arrived from the west and not the east, leading to the downing of the IL-20 and the death of the 15 Russian servicemen ✔ All weapons are being used in the Syrian-Lebanese-Iranian theatre with the exception of outright nuclear bombs
How Skripal hitmen’s elite unit ‘forces troops to fight rabid dogs’
9/28/2018, 1:21:18 PMRECRUITS to the special forces units that reportedly produced one if not both of the Novichok spies face gruelling training and potentially deadly initiations to qualify. Whether it’s being forced … ✔ RECRUITS to the special forces units that reportedly produced one if not both of the Novichok spies face gruelling training and potentially deadly initiations to qualify ✔ Former Soviet officer Victor Suvorov said on the first night all young recruits would be beaten ✔ They would be driven out into the mud barefoot, and made to sleep in the lavatories ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368
Saudi Arabia, UAE fail to halt U.N. Yemen human rights inquiry
9/28/2018, 3:41:21 PMThe U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Friday to prolong an inquiry into human r... ✔ If the draft resolution… is adopted as it is, it will do more harm than good for Yemen, al-Zaabi said, adding that it would deepen divisions in Yemen and regional instability ✔ The coalition, which includes other Sunni Muslim states, has conducted thousands of air strikes targeting Houthi fighters and has often hit civilian areas, although it denies ever doing so intentionally ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Facebook Just Met With Reps From Myanmar, The Philippines, And Sri Lanka To Discuss Its Global Misinformation Problem
9/28/2018, 3:19:40 PMThe embattled social network discussed enforcing individualized, region-specific policies after learning about cultural differences that make certain countries particularly vulnerable. ✔ And in the Philippines, advocates for President Rodrigo Duterte stoked anger and fear on Facebook to provide cover for a state-sanctioned war on drugs ✔ Facebook has known about [these issues] for years, said Siva Vaidhyanathan, a professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, who was not present at the roundtable ✔ Facebook knows it’s been part of the problem, Vaidhyanathan continued
Mike Pompeo floats prospect of officially ending Korean War ahead of Trump-Kim summit
9/28/2018, 3:51:49 PMMike Pompeo will go into his next meetings with Kim regime armed with a significant bargaining chip, the prospect of an end to the 68-year Korean War ✔ We are falling into the trap that we have the last three decades, that is we have to give up something and North Korea does nothing ✔ It is also unclear what actions, inactions or demands from Pyongyang might prompt the Trump administration to walk away from the diplomatic process ✔ He then softened his pronouncement with an element of doubt; Will we make a deal
Germany and Turkey aim for four-way talks on Syria
9/28/2018, 2:41:07 PMAt a joint press conference, Erdogan and Merkel both stress the need for stronger ties but admit 'deep differences'. ✔ Berlin and Ankara, at odds over a variety of issues for years, recently toned down their rhetoric, signalling a new phase in diplomatic ties ✔ The detention of what Germany says are 35 of their citizens for what it considers political reasons has been one of the deepest irritants to relations between the two countries ✔ Inside Story Is US undermining its alliance with Turkey
Russian trips to Syria hit peak after Putin ordered partial pull-out
9/28/2018, 2:49:18 PMThe number of Russian civilians traveling to Syria, where Moscow is running a mi... ✔ The number of Russian tourists going to Syria has hardly changed in the last five years, numbering just dozens per year ✔ The Kremlin, the Defence Ministry and the Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Stray Dog from Afghanistan Moves to the United States — and Feels Grass for the First Time
9/28/2018, 3:15:52 PMArty was able to move to the U.S. thanks to a successful GoFundMe campaign ✔ Arty was once among the numerous stray dogs left to waste away on the streets of Afghanistan ✔ Unfortunately, making these furry dreams come true is time-consuming, expensive and dangerous ✔ Arty is eagerly awaiting his reunion with the person who made this new life possible
Film reviews: The Wife, Black '47, Anchor and Hope and more...
9/28/2018, 3:29:16 PMGlenn close holds the unenviable record of being the living actor to receive the most Academy Award nominations without ever winning. And there is an awards ceremony at the heart of The Wife, the film that should earn her a seventh shot at an Oscar. ✔ The potatoes have failed, the people are starving and the uncaring British are shipping all the grain back to their homeland ✔ Some of the gory comedy succeeds but too often the action scenes get lost in a fog of flashbacks and slow-motion spatters ✔ It seems director Chee Keong Cheung tried to rectify some poor decisions on set with even worse ones in the edit room
War hero with sinus infection discovers he's 'months away from dropping dead'
9/28/2018, 2:37:49 PMEXCLUSIVE: Afghan war vet Steven Blake was diagnosed with the "pressure cooker" tumour while his girlfriend Becky was on a hen do abroad ✔ Steve Blake didn't have any reason to doubt doctors when they told him his sudden blurred vision and headaches were due to a sinus infection ✔ It is estimated that more than 5,000 people lose their lives to a brain tumour die each year ✔ For both Steve and has mother to be diagnosed with this tumour type is very unusual
GCC nations hold first meeting since Gulf rift erupted
9/28/2018, 3:42:19 PMSpearheaded by the US, 'productive' talks held between blockading nations and Qatar for the first time since June 2017. ✔ Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said at UNGA earlier this week the blockading nations could wait decades for Doha to meet their controversial list of demands ✔ Diplomacy means communication and engagement, and this is Qatar ✔ Special series Qatar: Beyond the Blockade
View From Russia: US Hits China to Frighten Russia
9/28/2018, 12:26:39 PMThe Americans introduced a new package of anti-Chinese sanctions. It is interesting that this time the actions of Washington aren’t connected to the economy in any way, but bear an exclusively military-political charge… ✔ Meanwhile, in the 90’s and in the beginning of the 2000’s the US ensured their military-political domination in the world precisely thanks to the ability to quickly create in any region of the planet a grouping capable, by means of conventional arms, of suppressing any opponent in the zone of responsibility
Iran Struggles With Unrest in Pivotal Oil Hub
9/28/2018, 12:07:19 PMMilitant attacks on security forces and unrest in Iran’s main oil hub threaten the country’s economic engine as the regime struggles to cope with tighter U.S. sanctions, a falling currency and growing regional tensions. ✔ On Thursday, a lawmaker from Ahvaz, the provincial capital, told local media that authorities had found an Islamic State flag in the house of one of the perpetrators behind Saturday’s attack ✔ Some contractors involved in Khuzestan’s oil infrastructure are controlled by the Revolutionary Guard, which also runs Iran’s military operations abroad
Megaphone diplomacy: US envoy Nikki Haley calls for ouster of Venezuela’s Maduro in street protest
9/28/2018, 2:23:21 PMUS ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley joined Venezuelan protesters outside UN headquarters in New York. Addressing the crowd with a megaphone, she called for regime change in the floundering socialist country. ✔ We need your voices to be loud, and I will tell you, the U.S. voice is going to be loud, Haley told the dissident Venezuelans ✔ Not long ago, Venezuela was one of the richest countries on Earth ✔ A Chinese navy hospital ship docked also near Caracas last Saturday on a similar mission ✔ Trends: Nikki Haley news US newsVenezuela news
Costly affair: Sanctions on Russia have cost Hungary $8 billion, FM says
9/28/2018, 1:49:12 PMThe Hungarian economy has lost nearly $8 billion due to restrictions on exports to Russia imposed by Brussels as part of the sanctions against Moscow, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto. ✔ Tough restrictive measures were introduced by Brussels four year ago over Russia’s alleged involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine and reunification with Crimea ✔ For more stories on economy & finance visit RT's business section Trends: Anti-Russian sanctionsEU news
China, Russia to speak at UN as they face US allegations
9/28/2018, 2:56:18 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Facing accusations of interfering in U.S. elections, China and Russia have the opportunity to respond in front of the world Friday at the U.N. General Assemb ✔ That was on top of an earlier duty increase by both sides on $50 billion of each other's goods ✔ (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Members of the media gather at the United Nations headquarters during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept
MH370 phone bombshell could blow the 'ringing phone' theory out the water
9/28/2018, 12:53:59 PMPHONE companies use phantom ring tones even when the device is not active, experts have sensationally claimed – potentially sinking one MH370 theory. The Malaysian Airlines jet vanished on Ma… ✔ US Science writer Jeff Wise claimed Putin spoofed the plane's navigation data so it could fly unnoticed into Baikonur Cosmodrome so he could hurt the West ✔ However, the firm claim there was no sign of any plane, least of all the Malaysian Airlines aircraft which has been missing since March 2014
China, at UN, says it won't be 'blackmailed' on trade
9/28/2018, 3:44:58 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Tangled in an escalating trade dispute with the United States, China's top diplomat insisted Friday that his country "will not be blackmailed" or bow to pres ✔ When questioned by reporters, Trump said there was plenty of evidence but didn't immediately provide details ✔ 27, 2018, during the UN General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters ✔ Vassily Nebenzia as he attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council during the 73rd session of the U.N
'I'm not your mate!' Labour's Ian Lavery in furious BBC clash with Rod Liddle
9/28/2018, 12:42:49 PMIan Lavery went toe-to-toe with the Spectator writer after he branded Labour a "raft of hypocrites" in a fiery clash on BBC Question Time ✔ The columnist said Jeremy Corbyn's speech to Labour's conference in Liverpool was charismatic and likeable ✔ And Corbyn and McDonnell who had given support and succour to every possible hostile, violent anti-democratic, terrorist organisation ✔ To which the party chairman exploded: I'm not your mate
In Japan’s Okinawa island, U.S. military bases take center stage in election
9/28/2018, 1:27:01 PMThe leading candidate for governor of Okinawa wants U.S. Marines to finally move on. ✔ David Steele, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, stands on the base ✔ Ethnically different from the people who live on the main islands of Japan, the people of Okinawa have long felt looked down upon ✔ At Okinawa International University, professor Hiromori Maedomari agrees
The nation's huge partisan gulf threatens to swallow the Supreme Court, too - Los Angeles Times
9/28/2018, 3:35:42 PMThree times over the past three decades, a Supreme Court nomination has touched off a battle so brutal as to become a national byword: Bork, Thomas, now Kavanaugh. Each of the past two times, the high court itself has survived as a trusted institution. The current struggle threatens lasting harm. ✔ Republicans already face a severe deficit with suburban women, and Kavanaugh could make it worse, Michael Finnegan wrote, examining the impact in one such district California’s 25th, in northern Los Angeles County ✔ Until next time, keep track of all the developments in national politics and the Trump administration with our Essential Washington blog, at our Decision California page and on Twitter @latimespolitics
Fancy fashion doesn’t make me feel good, just grubby
9/28/2018, 1:38:33 PMWhen I look in to high end shop windows today, I wince at the prices and wonder how anyone can validate a handbag costing the same as a car (well, my car anyway). ✔ We need to get a grip on the real cost of covering our bodies and think about the money we spend doing so ✔ If one good woman can make such an impact with a simple gesture as D’Arne Finnis, imagine what every female can do if they use clothing to help sisters rather than compete with them
In Russia’s Far East, villagers recognize a Skripal poisoning suspect
9/28/2018, 2:41:46 PMTwo villagers told The Post that an alleged undercover assassin was one of their own. ✔ The Kremlin on Friday also dismissed the latest reports ✔ As for the resemblance between Boshirov and Chepiga, Peskov referred to the impersonators of Soviet leaders who pose for pictures with tourists in central Moscow ✔ The Skripals and the officer subsequently recovered ✔ What happened has absolutely nothing to do with that ✔ Natalia Abbakumova in Moscow and William Booth in London contributed to this report
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