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Australia must demand Myanmar war crimes tribunal, says investigator

9/30/2018, 2:06:54 PM
Australian investigator who has uncovered evidence of gang rape, mass murder and other war crimes in Myanmar says treatment of Rohingyas is genocide - and believes Australia must act. ✔ Report findings The State Department's summary factual report describes a well-planned and coordinated military operation to terrorise the Rohingya ✔ I want them to understand what the nature of these horrific crimes are and what’s out there and how lucky they are to be in Australia where they don’t have to contend with horrific events like that



North Korea committed to luring foreign capital

9/30/2018, 3:12:51 PM
undefined ✔ Based on the summary of talks with people accompanied with President Moon for his third summit in Pyongyang, it's evident Kim is grinding out top-down economic reforms because the North is fully ready to focus on the other policy goal of the regime, which I believe is economic development, said Lee Jong-seok, a former unification minister



Kim's REAL power revealed: How China will NOT let North Korea collapse claims expert

9/30/2018, 12:05:45 PM
NORTH Korea's regime is showing no signs of collapsing — and the reason is China, a top professor has claimed. ✔ Professor Mitter also explained China's ongoing strategy to defeat the US in the ongoing trade war between Donald Trump and President Xi ✔ While Daily Star Online recently reported how China has been developing hypersonic aircraft capable of firing nuclear missiles



North Korea says 'Peace possible, but only if US ends hostility' [PHOTOS]

9/30/2018, 3:15:27 PM
undefined ✔ This was decidedly so during an exchange of threats between Washington and Pyongyang that accompanied a run of increasingly powerful weapons tests last year that put the North on the brink of its claim to be a full-fledged nuclear power, and had some fearing war



Bangladesh to consider amending law seen curbing free speech

9/30/2018, 3:09:43 PM
Bangladesh will consider making changes to a proposed law that journalists and c... ✔ For now, we are not going to hold any protest or movement as the minister has promised to do something positive ✔ U.S. CONCERN The proposed law stipulates a maximum jail sentence of 14 years for espionage if an individual is found secretly recording information with electronic instruments inside a government building or for spreading propaganda against Bangladesh’s 1971 war for independence from Pakistan ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



This Woman Fled Venezuela To Have Her Baby. She’s One Of Thousands.

9/30/2018, 2:33:17 PM
More than two million people have fled Venezuela since 2014. In one hospital in Colombia, that's led to more Venezuelans giving birth than Colombians, reflecting a region struggling to cope. ✔ Resigned to the pain and the uncertainty of the coming hours, she breathed deeply, the Mickey Mouse stitched on her dress rising and falling ✔ He noted that in the previous month, 256 Venezuelans had been captured, up from 120 in August 2017 a 228% increase ✔ Andrea Hernández contributed reporting from Cúcuta



He Risked His Life For Americans In Afghanistan. Trump Won't Let Him See His Family In Jersey.

9/30/2018, 12:47:57 PM
The agonizing limbo of a refugee father waiting to rejoin his sick stepson. ✔ We need to be together, says Zarmina Noori, whose husband is on the other side of the world ✔ She places it next to the twin-sized bed where 14-year-old Ahmad sleeps hooked to the machine that helps him breathe ✔ The couple didn’t talk much about what came before and tried to focus on what was to come



N Korea defector numbers 'drop' under Kim

9/30/2018, 3:16:25 PM
Tighter border controls and higher rates by smugglers are key factors, a South Korean MP says. ✔ China regards the defectors as illegal migrants rather than refugees and often forcibly repatriates them ✔ Without any trust in the US, there will be no confidence in our national security and under such circumstances, there is no way we will unilaterally disarm ourselves first, Mr Ri said in a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York



Naked Emperors, and Empires With Outdated Militaries Don't Get Much Respect

9/30/2018, 12:26:23 PM
What happens when most of your military infrastructure is suddenly obsolete? ✔ It doesn’t matter if the US outpost is in Germany, Texas, or floating in the middle of the Pacific, they’re all vulnerable ✔ The empire is fraying at the edges and it won’t be long before fraying becomes unraveling ✔ Nobody respects a naked emperor, certainly not one who doesn’t even realize he’s naked



'Something miraculous' taking place on Korean Peninsula - Moon

9/30/2018, 3:17:32 PM
undefined ✔ Now it is the international community's turn to respond positively to North Korea's new choices and efforts ✔ Trump has nevertheless heaped personal praise on Kim and expressed enthusiasm for a second summit ✔ On Monday, he said he expected this to be announced pretty soon but that the location had yet to be determined



Donald Trump speaks of his ‘love’ for Kim Jong Un

9/30/2018, 1:37:51 PM
undefined ✔ Robert Kelly, a North Korea expert at South Korea’s Pusan National University, said Mr Trump’s remarks raised concerns about the state of US diplomacy ahead of a slated second summit between the US president and the North Korean dictator ✔ The regime is also known to want an official peace treaty with Washington, a move that could open the door to US troops departing the Korean peninsula



Koreas discuss commemorative event in Pyongyang next week

9/30/2018, 3:24:43 PM
undefined ✔ It was established according to the Panmunjeom Declaration reached between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in their first summit in April ✔ They also agreed to make efforts to boost inter-Korean economic projects and push for humanitarian projects including reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War



Qatar refutes Saudi, UAE allegations of supporting 'terrorism'

9/30/2018, 1:14:50 PM
Doha denies allegations by Saudi Arabia and UAE and instead accuses blockading countries of destabilising the region. ✔ They plotted and financed an unsuccessful coup attempt in Qatar ✔ A US-backed meeting between foreign ministers of the six member states of the GCC, Egypt and Jordan in New York ended in a stalemate, said Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani



Film Reviews: The Wife, Black '47 and Skate Kitchen

9/30/2018, 2:52:45 PM
IT’S that time of year when critics start making wildly-speculative Oscar predictions. But before I throw my hat into the ring, I think we’ve got time for a quick pub quiz: Which actor has received the most Academy Award nominations without winning? ✔ That year, Close came close with Fatal Attraction but lost out to Moonstruck’s Cher ✔ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skate Kitchen **** Skate Kitchen takes us inside an-all girl skateboard gang from New York ✔ Moselle’s decision to cast real skaters in the lead roles give a familiar plot an edge ✔ The plot feels underpowered but the performances keep you on board



Lebanon bond rout ramps up currency concerns, pressure for fiscal...

9/30/2018, 1:44:10 PM
Lebanon's worst bond market shock in a decade has raised doubts about wheth... ✔ FILE PHOTO: A general view shows a street hosting banks and financial institutions, known as Banks street, in Beirut Central District, Lebanon June 2, 2017 ✔ REUTERS/Jamal Saidi/File Photo Yet this has reduced the amount of additional hard currency banks can plow into sovereign Eurobonds ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



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