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Migrants forge new path to EU: Police step up patrols as £225 route emerges

9/1/2018, 6:45:18 PM
MIGRANTS from Syria, Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan are carving out a new route to EU territory costing just £225. ✔ About 11,000 people from Asia and North Africa have been registered as arriving so far this year ✔ A police source who asked not to be named said: Migrants are crossing the River Drina (the border between Serbia and Bosnia) ✔ They pay between €250 to €300 (£225) to smugglers to take them over the Drina ✔ But as borders have closed elsewhere, Bosnia has become a new transit route


Ukraine jails man for plotting to kill Russian reporter Arkady Babchenko

9/1/2018, 6:02:56 PM
Man pleaded guilty to planning attempt on the life of the journalist who earlier this year faked his own murder ✔ Kiev came under heavy criticism for staging the killing, but insisted that it was the only way to prevent a real assassination ✔ Moscow has angrily denied any accusation of involvement in an assassination plot and said the staging of Babchenko’s murder was a provocation to discredit Russia


Saudi-led coalition regrets errors in attack on bus in Yemen

9/1/2018, 7:20:56 PM
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels expressed on Saturday its regret and pledged to hold to account those responsible for "mistakes" in a dead ✔ Last week, Human Rights Watch released a report criticizing JIAT's investigations into the coalition's alleged violations saying they had fallen short of international standards regarding transparency, impartiality, and independence and failed to identify a clear way to provide reparations to civilian victims of the airstrikes


In rare admission, Saudi-led coalition says airstrike killed Yemeni children last month

9/1/2018, 7:18:35 PM
The acceptance of responsibility follows mounting international pressure and outrage at the deaths of at least 40 Yemeni children in an Aug. 9 airstrike in northern Yemen ✔ The coalition had initially claimed that the Aug. 9 airstrike in Saada Province was a legitimate military action against Houthi rebels who fired a ballistic missile into a border city in southwestern Saudi Arabia a day earlier ✔ Kareem Fahim in Istanbul contributed to this report


Saudi-led Coalition Admits Errors in Strike Killing Yemeni Children

9/1/2018, 5:34:36 PM
A Saudi-led military coalition said it made mistakes in an airstrike last month that killed dozens of Yemeni schoolchildren, a rare admission of guilt for the U.S.-backed alliance. ✔ The coalition, which is fighting a war against Yemen’s Iran-supported Houthi rebels, apologized for the strike and promised to hold accountable those responsible, pending the official findings from a Saudi-based investigatory body, according to a statement ✔ Several congressional efforts to stop or reduce that support have sprung up in the past year ✔ Defense Secretary James Mattis said last week that the U.S. hadn’t seen Saudi Arabia showing callous disregard for Yemeni civilians


US tourists targeted in Amsterdam terror attack - Afghan with German residence held

9/1/2018, 7:43:39 PM
A TEENAGER shot by police at Amsterdam’s Centraal Station yesterday for stabbing two American tourists had a “terrorist” motive, officials confirmed. ✔ Mr Wilders cancelled the contest on Thursday citing security risks, as thousands of people in Pakistan marched in protest of his plan, while the Taliban in Afghanistan called for attacks on Dutch troops serving in the country ✔ He was stabbed to death by Muslim Mohammed Bouyeri as he travelled to work by bicycle


Russia softens up west for bloodbath it is planning in Syria’s Idlib province

9/1/2018, 4:11:44 PM
Disinformation is rife about US plots and rebels’ supposed use of chemical weapons as Putin prepares for final victory ✔ António Guterres, the UN secretary-general, expressed concern last week that a humanitarian catastrophe was looming, possibly even larger in scale than those elsewhere ✔ His pre-emptive message to the western democracies, with axe poised to fall, is keep out and don’t interfere – whatever the cost in human life and suffering


Exclusive: Pentagon cancels aid to Pakistan over record on militants

9/1/2018, 7:40:06 PM
The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over Islamabad's perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties. ✔ It also underscored that Islamabad has yet to deliver the kind of change sought by Washington ✔ It is a calibrated, incremental ratcheting up of pressure on Pakistan, said Sameer Lalwani, co-director of the South Asia program at the Stimson Center think tank in Washington ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Jack Ryan filming location: Where is Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan filmed? Where is it set?

9/1/2018, 5:42:19 PM
JACK RYAN kicked off its first season this week on Amazon Prime Video. The geo-political thriller stars John Krasinski as the classic Tom Clancy hero. But where the series filmed and set? ✔ The highly anticipated new version of Jack Ryan made its debut on Amazon Prime Video this week (August 13) ✔ Star of The Office Krasinski gets his teeth into his first major action role, playing a character that has been played by the likes of Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford before him ✔ The series was filmed over the course of seven months in Washington D.C., Canada, France, and Morocco


Spurs fans rejoice as star forward Son WINS Asia Games gold and doges military service

9/1/2018, 4:31:45 PM
TOTTENHAM fans are celebrating after their star forward Son Heung-min secured an exemption from military service by winning gold at the Asian games. ✔ Sonny is free!!!!! He's finally free!!! I am so happy for him and Tottenham! replied one more ✔ However exemptions are made to athletes who win gold at the Asian Games or any medal at the Olympics ✔ Son committed his future to Spurs before the this summer's World Cup in Russia by signing a five-year deal to remain at the north London club


Far-right protesters march in Germany after man killed 'by migrants'

9/1/2018, 5:36:35 PM
More than 1,200 police officers kept watch over the rival rallies in the eastern city of Chemnitz, where deep divisions have flared up since the killing of 35-year-old Daniel Hillig six days ago. ✔ Tensions over Merkel's 2015 decision to open Germany's doors to a million asylum seekers have flared up this week since 35-year-old Daniel Hillig was killed last Sunday ✔ Their leftist opponents accuse them of using the murder to stoke racial hatred against migrants and refugees ✔ One of the anti-AfD marchers said: 'Who was the stabbing victim ✔ 'I don't think things will calm down anytime soon.'


Iran plans to boost missile capacity in spite of sanctions

9/1/2018, 6:28:21 PM
Announced intention to strengthen Iran's defence capabilities also includes acquiring fighter jets and submarines. ✔ had not stopped [the] Islamic State [of Iraq and the Levant], today the map of the region would be different and the world would face a terrible challenge ✔ The exercises come ahead of massive annual rallies planned for later this month to mark the start of the Iran-Iraq war, which raged from 1980 to 1988


Turkey demands Greece extradites ‘criminals’ as Athens walks diplomatic tightrope for EU

9/1/2018, 4:14:01 PM
TURKEY and Greece are locked in a bitter showdown over eight commandos who escaped following a failed coup attempt in July 2016. ✔ The Middle East refugee crisis, fuelled by the war in Syria, stoked EU tensions further, with 3.5 million migrants fleeing to Turkey before making bids for EU soil ✔ Under a March 2016 EU deal Turkey must take all migrants who cross to Greece illegally by sea ✔ Peace talks aimed at reunifying the island collapsed in 2017


Tottenham's Son avoids military duty with Asian Games gold

9/1/2018, 6:24:03 PM
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tottenham forward Son Heung-min will get to skip military service. Son avoided the service obligation when South Korea defeated Japan 2-1 i ✔ JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Tottenham forward Son Heung-min will get to skip military service ✔ Japan came up short as South Korea won gold in baseball with a 3-0 victory ✔ Fan Zhendong defeated Lin Gaoyuan in the men's final, and for the women Chen Meng beat Wang Manyu


September is always a tough month for stocks but this year there are even more hazards

9/1/2018, 6:34:01 PM
Stocks enter the typically rocky month of September at historic highs, and this year the odds are even greater than normal that something big could jolt markets. ✔ If I'm going to rank the risks this fall, trade wars are one ✔ WATCH: What to expect from market leading up to Fed rate hike Here's what to expect from the market in the period leading up to a Fed rate hike    1:22 PM ET Wed, 22 Aug 2018 | 00:49


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