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Syria, North Korea to have their say at UN gathering

9/29/2018, 8:33:21 AM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Two of the planet's most troubled hot spots are sending envoys to have their say before the world on Saturday. North Korea and Syria, places of ✔ UNITED NATIONS (AP) Two of the planet's most troubled hot spots are sending envoys to have their say before the world on Saturday ✔ General Assembly at a time when both countries could be on the cusp of significant developments ✔ He wants to make a deal and I'd like to make a deal


Syria at UN: 'Our battle against terrorism is almost over'

9/29/2018, 3:35:13 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria's top diplomat told the world Saturday that his country's "battle against terrorism is almost over" after more than seven years of civil war, as an env ✔ Like Syria, North Korea could be on the cusp of significant developments ✔ meetings to talk about ways to end North Korea's pursuit of an arsenal of nuclear-armed long-range missiles ✔ (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Walid Al-Moualem addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly,Saturday, Sept


'Action needed now' to prevent famine in Yemen, UN special envoy says

9/29/2018, 9:47:40 AM
THE INTERVIEW : After more than three years of war between a Saudi-led coalition and Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemen is suffering from what the UN calls... ✔ After more than three years of war between a Saudi-led coalition and Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemen is suffering from what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis ✔ Griffiths also expressed hope that the conflict could soon come to an end despite the failure of UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva earlier this month ✔ >> Save the Children CEO: 'Wars today are targeting children'


Senior French Intel: Head of Donetsk, Zakharchenko, Was Assassinated by Ukraine Intelligence, with Support from US, UK

9/29/2018, 3:10:36 PM
This article also appeared this morning on the excellent UK website Off-Guardian, but was taken down an hour later, presumably under pressure from UK authorities. The link to that posting is here: https://off-guardian.org/2018/09/29/capt-paul-barril-we-know-who-killed-alexander-zakharchenko/ ✔ This article also appeared this morning on the excellent UK website Off-Guardian, but was taken down an hour later, presumably under pressure from UK authorities ✔ Actually, by committing the murder of the Donetsk leader they struck a painful blow to Russia, albeit not directly


4 wounded in blast at Communist meeting in eastern Ukraine

9/29/2018, 3:57:31 PM
MOSCOW (AP) — Four people were wounded Saturday in an explosion at a meeting of the local Communist Party in the largest city in Ukraine's separatist east. The blast ✔ MOSCOW (AP) Four people were wounded Saturday in an explosion at a meeting of the local Communist Party in the largest city in Ukraine's separatist east ✔ Russia's state news agency RIA-Novosti said one of the wounded was local Communist leader Igor Khakimzyanov, who intends to run in November elections to choose a successor to Zakharchenko


Bangladesh's opposition group says 'strongly' wants to contest...

9/29/2018, 3:46:21 PM
Bangladesh's main opposition political group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Pa... ✔ Dozens of other BNP members have also been sent to prison in recent years on what the party alleges were false charges ✔ Alamgir said a decision on who would run for Prime Minister would be taken in consultation with Khaleda and Rahman ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


North Korea says disarmament won't come unless it can trust US, dismisses 'pipe dream' of sanctions

9/29/2018, 3:52:00 PM
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said his nation will never disarm its nuclear weapons first if it can't trust Washington. ✔ Ri was speaking Saturday at the United Nations General Assembly ✔ He called on the United States to follow through on promises made during a summit in Singapore between the rivals' leaders ✔ But there is widespread skepticism that Pyongyang is serious about renouncing an arsenal that the country likely sees as the only way to guarantee its safety


Syria foreign minister tells U.N. country is ready for refugee return

9/29/2018, 3:00:05 PM
Syria's foreign minister, Walid al-Moualem, told the United Nations General... ✔ REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov We welcome any assistance with reconstruction from those countries that were not part of the aggression on Syria, he said ✔ The countries that offer only conditional assistance or continue to support terrorism, they are neither invited nor welcome to help ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


A Good, Comprehensive Discussion of the Hugely Important Church Crisis Occurring in Ukraine

9/29/2018, 12:14:50 PM
This is an English translation of an article from the Ukrainian news website, The Union of Orthodox Journalists.   4600 words. Dubious initiatives by the Phanar (the Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew) in Ukraine are becoming increasingly puzzling; but is he really free in his actions? ✔ This is an English translation of an article from the Ukrainian news website,  The Union of Orthodox Journalists ✔ Since the 1920s, the idea of papism has been gradually developing in the Phanar, being implemented in various initiatives ✔ It is surprising that Patriarch Bartholomew, the same Primate who twenty years ago actively (and successfully) healed a schism, now in the situation of Ukraine, is taking a totally opposite positionnot to heal a schism, but to legalize it[28]


Pakistan Is Russia's New Unlikely Friend

9/29/2018, 10:04:08 AM
If Rudyard Kipling met Vladimir Putin, he’d have a stern word for that unsportsmanlike Russian chap. How dare he put his hands on Pakistan! Doesn’t he know the rules of the “Great Game” of the late nineteenth century, when Britain feared that Russian armies would advance out of Central Asia to overrun British-controlled India (which then included modern-day Pakistan)? But the rules have changed. India, once a Russian ally, is buying weapons from America. And Pakistan, once America’s Cold War ally against the Soviet Union, is becoming cozy with Russia. ✔ The Pakistani army has decided the policy of having a buffer zone with Afghanistan is no longer required as the Russians are no longer a threat to Afghanistan, and by default Pakistan, writes Alam ✔ It will take a long time if at all to replace the UK and U.S. as cultural hegemons in urban elites


Ukraine’s Orthodox church emerges from Russia’s shadow

9/29/2018, 10:13:59 AM
undefined ✔ Bartholomew’s support can be seen as a canny ploy to expand his influence outside Turkey, which is overwhelmingly Muslim, and undermine the Russian church’s authority, said Roman Lunkin, a senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow


If Trump abandons globalism, American interests will suffer 'irreparable harm'

9/29/2018, 11:50:47 AM
Rather than tossing aside globalism in the name of patriotism, President Trump would be better off to declare himself a "patriotic globalist," recognizing the two concepts are mutually dependent, writes Fred Kempe. ✔ The likely positive outcome underscores the alliance's continued attractiveness as stability provider ✔ Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Is the honeymoon already over for Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump ✔ For more insight from CNBC contributors, follow @CNBCopinion on Twitter


China eyes anti-terror force to protect overseas interests

9/29/2018, 12:36:06 PM
Scope of new force stretches 'land to sea, home to abroad,' senior official says ✔ The mission scope of the special forces stretches from land to sea, from home to abroad, Zhang said ✔ We must work hard to build an internationally first-rate counter-terror crack force, Zhang added, without giving details ✔ Get unique insights on Asia, the most dynamic market in the world ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th


Drop the diktats, try diplomacy: Major takeaways from Lavrov’s UN speech

9/29/2018, 10:12:32 AM
At the UN, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lashed out at the West’s “political blackmail and brute force,” saying diplomacy should not give way to diktats and unilateral sanctions. ✔ READ MORE: Russia turned tide of war when ISIS was about to ‘roll over Damascus’ – top Israeli commander Lavrov praised the Astana Peace Process, launched jointly by Russia, Turkey, and Iran, which he said helped prevent Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) and other groups from claiming all of Syria


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