The Latest: Iran's Rouhani says Syria fight should continue
9/7/2018, 11:55:28 AMTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on Syria talks in Iran (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the fight in Syria should cont ✔ That also includes an estimated 10,000 hard-core fighters, including al-Qaida-linked militants ✔ The three leaders whose nations are all under U.S. sanctions have an interest in working together, but Idlib is complicated and they have little common ground
Mattis, in Afghanistan, tries fostering reconciliation as security...
9/7/2018, 10:27:12 AMU.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during an unannounced visit to Kabul on Friday to discuss ✔ The most important work that has to be done is beginning the political process and reconciliation, Dunford told reporters traveling with him ✔ What we are trying to do in the military dimension is convince the Taliban that they cannot win on the battlefield and that they must engage in a peace process ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
James Mattis, defense secretary, makes surprise visit to war-weary Kabul
9/7/2018, 9:37:58 AMU.S. Defense Secretary James N. Mattis arrived on a surprise visit to Afghanistan’s war-shattered capital on Friday, the U.S. command in Afghanistan said, just days after a suicide bomber killed 21 people in the city and wounded 90 others. ✔ Joseph Dunford, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff ✔ The second explosion was a vehicle filled with explosives, according to the statement, which could not be independently verified ✔ Associated Press writer Munir Ahmed in Islamabad and Maamoun Youssef in Cairo contributed
Leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran meet for high-stakes Syria talks
9/7/2018, 10:47:41 AMThe summit between Putin, Erdogan and Rouhani comes as Syria is preparing an assault on the final rebel stronghold. ✔ By Erin Cunningham September 7 at 6:38 AM The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran are in Tehran Friday for a high-stakes summit that could shape one of the final battles of Syria’s civil war ✔ And Turkey has sought to separate some of Idlib’s more moderate fighters from the hardcore Islamist militants affiliated with al-Qaeda
Kurds renew their claim for Idlib as final battle draws near
9/7/2018, 11:12:25 AMIn the third part of our series looking at the conclusion of the 21st century’s most devastating conflict, Kurds speak of the loss of homeland that has pushed them into a stronger alliance with Syrian regime forces ✔ Throughout seven years of war, the Kurds of Syria’s north have been a wildcard ✔ Afrin was attacked by Turkey and its proxies after the US said it would help raise a permanent border force in the north-east, which Turkey feared would strengthen Kurdish ambitions towards eventual sovereignty
Russian president arrives in Tehran for Syria summit: ISNA
9/7/2018, 9:39:38 AMRussian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran on Friday for a meeting with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts to discuss Syria, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported. ✔ Russia and Iran have given military aid to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s seven-year-old conflict while Turkey has backed rebel forces ✔ The leaders are scheduled to discuss the looming military assault on Idlib in northwestern Syria, the last major stronghold of active opposition to Assad’s rule ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
U.N. special envoy awaits Houthis at Yemen peace talks in Geneva
9/7/2018, 9:30:38 AMThe United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths has discussed issues including prisoners, humanitarian access and the reopening of Sanaa airport with Yemen's Foreign Minister Khaled al-Yamani, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday. ✔ A Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen’s war against the Iranian-allied Houthis in 2015 to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s internationally recognized government ✔ Since then the humanitarian situation has worsened sharply, putting 8.4 million people on the brink of starvation and ruining the weak economy ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Japan ministries seek record budget for defense, disaster relief
9/7/2018, 9:26:01 AMAbe seeks to prepare nation for higher welfare costs and North Korea threat ✔ The Abe government continues to prioritize economic growth over fiscal consolidation despite the nation's towering debt -- Japan depends on borrowing for about a third of its spending, piling on to arrears that are more than twice the size of the nation's economy
Air strikes hit Idlib on day of Syria summit in Tehran - monitor
9/7/2018, 10:27:11 AMAir strikes hit parts of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on Friday, a war monitor said, the same day as the presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey will meet in Tehran to discuss what to do about the enclave. ✔ Ahrar al-Sham is part of the Turkey-backed National Liberation Front alliance which formed earlier this year ✔ Russian officials have stated clearly they want militants to be pushed out of Idlib ✔ The United Nations has warned that a military offensive in Idlib could cause a humanitarian catastrophe ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Syrian trade fair shows road to recovery still strewn with debris...
9/7/2018, 9:30:32 AMSyria's government is showcasing its ambitions for economic recovery and engagement with foreign business at a trade fair, but glimpses of devastated districts nearby show how far off full-scale reconstruction remains. ✔ People gather during the opening ceremony of the 60th edition of the annual Damascus International Fair, Syria September 6, 2018 ✔ REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki Still, in a sign of the fraught international realities surrounding the war, the countries with most companies present are Russia and Iran – Assad’s closest military allies, themselves also subject to Western sanctions ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Iran summit holds key to looming battle in Syria's Idlib
9/7/2018, 11:48:07 AMTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey began a meeting Friday in Tehran to discuss the war in Syria, with all eyes on a possible military offensive to retak ✔ A government assault creates a nightmare scenario of potentially hundreds of thousands of people, including militants, fleeing toward its border and destabilizing towns and cities in northern Syria under its control ✔ The three leaders whose nations are all under U.S. sanctions have an interest in working together, but Idlib is complicated and they have little common ground
U.S. warns against "reckless" Syria assault in Idlib as Russia hammers rebels
9/7/2018, 11:24:44 AMNew U.S. envoy claims "lots of evidence that chemical weapons are being prepared" for regime attack on rebel holdouts in Idlib ✔ The Trump administration's new envoy to Syria, Jim Jeffrey, told the Reuters news agency this week that he was very sure that we have very, very good grounds to be making these warnings about an upcoming assault on Idlib, and that while any offensive is to us objectionable as a reckless escalation
Iran Defies U.S. Bid to Curb Its Middle East Influence
9/7/2018, 11:08:09 AMIran is signaling that it will buck U.S. efforts to roll back its military presence in the Middle East, moving to cement foreign alliances and continuing to project power abroad despite sanctions that have helped put intense pressure on its economy. ✔ Making estimates is also complicated because the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which oversees Iran’s military operations abroad, plays an extensive role in the black-market economy ✔ Yet such moves are an example of Iranian strategic patience, not a withdrawal, said Mr. Vaez
SKorea's Moon wants 'irrevocable progress' in nuke diplomacy
9/7/2018, 9:02:16 AMSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday that he is pushing for "irrevocable progress" in efforts to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons by the ✔ What matters is implementing with sincerity the agreements among the leaders, and our objective is producing irrevocable progress by the end of this year, Moon said, referring to denuclearization and a permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula ✔ 7, that he's pushing for irrevocable progress on efforts to rid North Korea of its nukes by the end of this year as he prepares for his third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Iran, Russia, Turkey to decide fate of Syria's Idlib, air strikes...
9/7/2018, 10:40:46 AMThe presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey - the main outside players in Syria's long war - were meeting in Tehran on Friday to discuss the fate of the rebel-held province of Idlib as rival factions there prepared for what could be the conflict's last great battle. ✔ Tehran is trying to communicate the message to Washington that it is indispensable when it comes to wider security issues in the Middle East region, said Ali Alfoneh of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Key players meet to discuss Syria's Idlib
9/7/2018, 10:52:30 AMA humanitarian disaster and use of chemical weapons are feared if an offensive on rebels begins. ✔ He did not give details of the evidence he was referring to ✔ The UN says the region is home to some 2.9 million people, including a million children ✔ UN officials say as many as 800,000 people could be displaced and that the already high number of people in need of aid could increase dramatically
'Lots of evidence' Syria is preparing to use chemical weapons in Idlib, says US envoy ahead of Tehran meeting
9/7/2018, 10:06:04 AMThere is "lots of evidence" that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in Idlib in northwest Syria, the new US adviser for Syria said on Thursday, as he warned of the risks of an offensive on the country's last big rebel enclave. ✔ We will find out to some degree tomorrow if the Russians are willing to come to a compromise with the Turks, Jeffrey said ✔ There was periodic cooperation between the United States and Russia against the same jihadist groups operating in Idlib until mid-2017
The US Is a Mental Patient in a Russian Straitjacket
9/7/2018, 11:34:10 AMBefore I proceed in addressing some issues that Paul Craig Roberts raised in his article, partially addressed to me and The Saker, I want to express my profound admiration for Dr. Roberts and his courageous civic position and his real, not for show, American patriotism. ✔ It is a world in transition to not just genuine multipolarity, we are already living in multi-polar reality, but to a world where the United States is effectively checked in its attempts to project power into Eurasia ✔ In this case hurling insults and even launching another useless volley of TLAMs in Syria, or training its Ukrainian stooges for military provocations is the limit for the United States and there is nothing honorable in that
Mattis Makes Surprise Stop in Kabul for Talks With New U.S. Commander, Afghan Officials
9/7/2018, 10:37:16 AMDefense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital in an unannounced visit, amid upheaval in the senior ranks of American and Afghan officials waging the 17-year war against the Taliban and other Islamist militants. ✔ U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, second from left, arrives at NATO's Resolute Support mission in Kabul on Friday ✔ Mr. Ghani then appeared to fire his ministers of defense and interior, as well as the head of the country’s intelligence service, only to reverse the dismissals the following day
NK leader rules out US troop pullout
9/7/2018, 8:01:39 AMundefined ✔ Chung's briefing challenged suspicions that North Korea will not give up nuclear weapons even after the war is declared over, and will continue to pose a threat to regional security ✔ He added Moon will send NSO chief Chung to China, Saturday, and National Intelligence Service Director Suh Hoon to Japan, Monday, to brief their respective leaders on the Pyongyang visit ✔ Suh jointly led the South Korean delegation to North Korea this week
Putin arrives in Tehran for trilateral talks on Syria’s fate (VIDEO)
9/7/2018, 10:30:57 AMRussian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Tehran, where he is to meet Iranian and Turkish leaders. The trio is to discuss possible ways to end violence in Syria, which is gearing up to squeeze terrorists from its territory. ✔ The three leaders, all engaged in Astana process, last met for similar talks in Ankara in April, and before that, in November last year, in the Russian resort of Sochi ✔ Apart from the joint talks, Putin is scheduled to have separate bilateral meetings with Rouhani and Erdogan
Analysis | Mali’s elections saw some jihadist violence. Here’s what these patterns suggest.
9/7/2018, 11:07:41 AMThere was less violence than expected in the north. ✔ The worst-hit administrative districts in the Mopti region amid the broader crisis were also the districts with the highest number of polling closures on July 29 and Aug. 12 ✔ Alexander Thurston is a visiting assistant professor of political science and comparative religion at Miami University in Ohio
Book on Trump raises worries in South Korea about alliance
9/7/2018, 10:13:07 AMSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Donald Trump had to be tricked out of killing a U.S.-South Korean trade deal? He threatened to move a U.S. missile defense system from South Korea to Ore ✔ The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy couldn't immediately comment on the trade deal allegations ✔ The newly appointed U.S. special envoy for North Korea will make his first diplomatic trip abroad next week in the Trump administration’s latest effort to press for progress in uncertain denuclearization talks
Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: Trump's praise for Kim Jong Un on same day as Sony hacking charges undercuts deterrence strategy
9/7/2018, 11:55:07 AMIt's a clash of messages. ✔ THE KEY The Justice Department headquarters in Washington on Feb. 2 ✔ Its other top recommendation would require nationwide use of a specific form of routine postelection audit to ensure votes have been accurately counted ✔ Joanna Slater ZERO DAYBOOK Coming Soon Senate Banking Committee hearing on countering Russia on Sept
Duke and Duchess of Sussex support military mental health at gala marking 100 days to the end of WW1
9/7/2018, 8:23:07 AMThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent Thursday at a London gala raising money for mental health awareness. ✔ The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent Thursday at a London gala raising money for mental health awareness ✔ Prince Harry of Wales and Meghan Markle attended a musical performance at Central Hall in Westminster titled 100 Days to Peace, marking the end of World War I
Review | Bob Woodward’s meticulous, frightening look inside the Trump White House
9/7/2018, 11:44:13 AMFrom an impulsive president to scheming aides, the veteran reporter tells a credible tale of chaos in “Fear.” ✔ Some of the more explosive anecdotes, including his current chief of staff calling Trump an idiot and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ignoring an order from the president to assassinate Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, leaked out before the book’s publication
Trumpesque alt-right nationalism must be defeated in Europe
9/7/2018, 10:45:01 AMNext year's European elections could arguably be the most significant in the short history of the European Union. ✔ MUST WATCH Populism: What next after Trump and Brexit ✔ The opinions in this article are those of the author ✔ If the US or Europe does not shape the rules of international trade, China will ✔ Such a program would stand in stark contrast to the dystopian offer of unfreedom promised by the far right
The Morning After: A dating app data breach
9/7/2018, 10:35:06 AMWhoever had yesterday in the "when will Alex Jones get banned from Twitter?" pool can contact us to collect your winnings. ✔ The timing isn't great for Twitter's claims that it acts impartially, but that might be a good thing ✔ Within 24 hours, the company asked for a selfie of me holding an ID card and a piece of paper with the words 'Coffee Meets Bagel' scrawled on it ✔ Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After
Millions of us are trapped in Idlib, facing death. The world must save us | Anonymous
9/7/2018, 8:13:30 AMWhile we bleed, world leaders respond with meek platitudes, says a member of Islamic Relief in Idlib ✔ Civilians like me trapped in Idlib in Syria are terrified, fearing it is only a matter of time before their northern enclave becomes the last and most brutal frontline in the crisis ✔ While we bleed, world leaders respond with meek platitudes and statements of concern
Great body Kate! Brit movie star's rise from cute kid to Queen of the red carpet
9/7/2018, 10:39:29 AMKATE Beckinsale ruled the GQ Awards red carpet this week as she - almost literally - outstripped all the other stars. ✔ The pair had a daughter Lily - now a 19-year-old college student - before splitting in 2003 ✔ GETTY EX-LOVER: Welsh actor Michael Sheen After the break-up, Kate fell in love on-set with the director of Underworld, Len Wiseman ✔ Let's stop allowing our young women to be sexual cannon fodder
Who is Alex Jones from InfoWars, what did he say about Sandy Hook and what conspiracy theories does he believe in?
9/7/2018, 10:23:43 AMRIGHT-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones commands the attention of millions of listeners every week. After he was banned from Twitter, here’s our guide to the notorious InfoWa… ✔ RIGHT-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones commands the attention of millions of listeners every week ✔ Jones has three children with ex-wife Kelly Jones, who he divorced in March 2015 ✔ Jones had said that Gilmore was acting as part of a false flag operation conducted by disgruntled government deep state employees in furtherance of a coup against President Trump
Southern Phantom: Racing's most unique horse?
9/7/2018, 9:38:25 AMHis career as a racehorse has barely begun, yet according to his trainer people are already lining up for a chance to use Southern Phantom as a stud. ✔ The short answer to why is his coat like that, there is likely a mutation in one or more of the genes involved in pigmentation, equine geneticist and associate adjunct professor at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Rebecca Bellone, tells CNN ✔ I've got a line a mile long of people who want him afterward
Brazil far-right presidential candidate survives surgery after knifing
9/7/2018, 8:33:12 AMShocking footage showed the moment far-right election hopeful Jair Bolsonaro was knifed in the stomach in the midst of a crowd in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, south east Brazil. ✔ Brazil's far-right presidential candidate has survived life-saving surgery after being stabbed by a 'socialist' attacker who said he was acting on 'a mission from God' during a rally ✔ (He suffered) three perforations to the small intestine and a severe lesion in the large intestine
World's mega-rich 'are leaving London for Paris' for tax-breaks
9/7/2018, 9:14:41 AMFrance's booming economy is causing the ultra-rich to cross the channel, according to a survey by Wealth-X that looks at where the 256,000 people worth at least £23million live. ✔ The Ukraine-born billionaire, who became a UK citizen in 2010, was once at the top of Britain's rich list but slipped a few places after a £723 million dip ✔ Guy Berryman - £82m (up £12m) 31= Jonny Buckland - £82m (up £12m) 31= Will Champion - £82m (up £12m) 31= Pete Townshend and Rachel Fuller - £82m (up £12m) 35 ✔ Jessie J - £18m Up £1m 11= Winston Marshall - £16m Up £1m 11= Rita Ora - £16m New Entry
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