No signs of a resolution for one of Europe's longest-running wars
9/7/2018, 5:38:39 PMAfter four years, and 10,000 deaths, the conflict with Russia in Ukraine has slipped off the west's political agenda, The Financial Times reports. ✔ Russia rushed to blame Ukraine for orchestrating the terrorist act, while officials in the capital Kiev denied involvement, insisting turf wars and infighting within what they describe as the Russian-occupied region was to blame ✔ More from the Financial Times: Paul Manafort associate charged with foreign lobbying violation Central Europe: running out of steam Manafort trial shines harsh light on president's men
Court Ruling Opens Bumpy Road for Myanmar Prosecutions
9/7/2018, 5:01:26 PMA landmark decision by the International Criminal Court begins an obstacle course for prosecutors seeking to put Myanmar’s generals on trial for the purge of ethnic Rohingya, while opening the door to other potential cases involving mass exodus, such as Syria. ✔ Rohingya refugees arriving by boat on the Bangladesh side of the Naf River after fleeing violence in Myanmar one year ago ✔ investigators, advocacy groups and journalists have documented village burnings, rape and killings by Myanmar soldiers and militia allies against the Rohingya since Aug. 25 last year, following attacks on security forces by Rohingya militants
Turkey’s call for Syria ceasefire rebuffed by Putin
9/7/2018, 5:45:20 PMundefined ✔ Syrian rebel fighters in Idlib province prepare for the expected offensive by government forces and their Russian and Iranian allies © AFP Capturing Idlib would be likely to hasten Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s victory in a brutal civil war that has killed an estimated 400,000 people since 2011 and displaced 13m more
Myanmar rejects ICC ruling to probe Rohingya deportations
9/7/2018, 6:23:17 PMA day after ICC's unprecedented ruling, Myanmar says it has no obligation to respect it. ✔ The Court has jurisdiction over the crime against humanity of deportation allegedly committed against members of the Rohingya people, a three-judge panel said in a written summary of their decision on Thursday ✔ Inside Story Is Myanmar 'whitewashing' the Rohingya crisis
Tire maker Pirelli abandons Venezuela, adding to business exodus
9/7/2018, 7:44:57 PMManufacturer Pirelli said on Friday it had ceased operations in Venezuela, selling its car tire factory for an unspecified amount and adding to the flood of foreign businesses abandoning the crisis-wracked country. ✔ Pirelli’s plant in the city of Valencia has been closed since early last week, when about 100 of its 700 employees protested outside after finding the gates locked ✔ Multinational companies including cleaning products firm Clorox Co (CLX.N) and cereal maker Kellogg Co (K.N) have been steadily leaving the country amid shrinking demand caused by a fifth year of recession and hyperinflation ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
US TRADE WAR: Iran condemns Trump’s ‘little games’ - ‘He destroys US credibility'
9/7/2018, 5:31:30 PMPRESIDENT Donald Trump has “destroyed” US credibility through ruthless unilateral sanctions while Iran is working towards a political solution in Syria, Tehran’s foreign minister has claimed. ✔ Agreed to work to end terrorism & avoid human suffering in Idlib ✔ The US has re-imposed sanctions on Iran, causing the country’s rial currency to crash, losing about two-thirds of its value ✔ Oil company Brent Crude were trading at around $77 (£59) with West Texas Intermediate were just shy of the $70 (£54) mark
Venezuela merchants face arrest for defying Maduro's reforms
9/7/2018, 7:14:15 PMSANTA TERESA DEL TUY, Venezuela (AP) — Franklin David was arrested last week in this impoverished town outside Caracas for doing what his family says he has done almost every day ✔ Like many small business owners in Venezuela, the David family had become adroit at averting disaster ✔ In a surprise raid, about two dozen armed police officers flanked by the mayor and journalists showed up at their four-story warehouse and hauled away Franklin David, a 49-year-old father of three, for allegedly raising prices by too much in a country ravaged by hyperinflation
‘They want to keep voters ignorant’: Roger Waters slams mainstream coverage of Syria & BDS
9/7/2018, 4:58:06 PMPink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has taken aim at decades of neoliberalism in the West. Speaking to RT’s SophieCo, he said government propaganda in the media has left viewers “asleep” and uncomfortable “to see anything real.” ✔ Speaking to Sophie Shevardnadze, Pink Floyd’s former frontman said that those who say he should stick to music were sleepwalking when it came to conflicts like the Syrian civil war and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel ✔ They want to keep the electorate ignorant, and mindless, and unthinking, and malleable, and pliable, and very open to the use of consumerism and propaganda to keep them under control, to maintain the Orwellian notion of the sheep and whatever
Trump getting letter from Kim Jong-un, expects ‘positive’ news on denuclearization
9/7/2018, 5:57:30 PMPresident Trump said Friday a letter is on the way from North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and expects it will be a “positive letter.” ✔ It’s an elegant way, the way it used to be many years ago before we had all the of new contraptions that we all use ✔ Progress toward denucleariation of the Korean peninsula appeared to stall in recent weeks following high expectations from Mr. Trump’s June summit with Mr. Kim in Singapore ✔ I say it a hundred times, no missiles, no rockets, no nuclear testing
The Latest: US ambassador to UN warns against Idlib assault
9/7/2018, 4:39:21 PMTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on Syria talks in Iran (all times local): 8:50 p.m. The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. is warning Syria and its allies Russ ✔ FILE- In this April 4, 2018, file photo, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lock hands during a group photo in Ankara, Turkey ✔ 7, all eyes will be on their diplomacy averting a bloodbath in Idlib, Syria's crowded northwestern province and last opposition stronghold
High-stakes diplomacy as battle for Syria's Idlib looms
9/7/2018, 5:36:05 PMTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran and Russia on Friday backed a military campaign to retake the last rebel-held stronghold in Syria as Turkey pleaded for a cease-fire, narrowing the chance ✔ TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran and Russia on Friday backed a military campaign to retake the last rebel-held stronghold in Syria as Turkey pleaded for a cease-fire, narrowing the chances of a diplomatic solution to avoid what many say would be a bloody humanitarian disaster ✔ The regime might conduct a face-saving attack on areas away from Turkey's zones of operation, a low-hanging fruit, he said
SKorea seeks 'irrevocable progress' on nukes by year's end
9/7/2018, 6:00:54 PMSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday he is pushing for "irrevocable progress" in efforts to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons by the end o ✔ During his meeting with the South Korean envoys, Kim said an end-of-war declaration wouldn't weaken the U.S.-South Korean alliance or lead to the withdrawal of the 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea to prevent an North Korean attack, according to Chung
Turkey Urges Russia, Iran to Help Call Off Syrian Regime Attack on Militants
9/7/2018, 4:31:02 PMTurkey’s president pressed the countries’ leaders to prevent what could be one of the Syrian war’s bloodiest battles, as they met at a summit to discuss the fate of thousands of civilians and militants in Idlib province. ✔ In this April photo, Russian soldiers and Syrian government forces oversee the evacuation of rebel fighters from a northeast of Damascus ✔ Turkey straddles a difficult geopolitical divide between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, of which it is a member, and powers often working against Western interests ✔ He added that, the illegal presence and interference of the U.S. should come to an end immediately
'America is a DANGER for humanity' Iran and Russia in chilling warning to Donald Trump
9/7/2018, 7:03:51 PMIRAN and Russia have vowed to work together and "restrain" the United States after branding Washington a "danger for humanity". ✔ Their discussions in Tehran mark a crucial point in a seven-year-old war which has killed more than half a million people and forced 11 million to flee their homes ✔ Efforts must be made to protect and to create conditions for the safe return of refugees, it added
Yemen's Houthis want U.N. guarantees for delegation as peace talks...
9/7/2018, 7:25:14 PMYemen's Houthi group said on Friday it was still waiting for the United Nations to guarantee that the flight carrying its delegation to peace talks in Geneva would not be inspected by Saudi coalition forces and could evacuate some of its wounded. ✔ His discussions with Yemeni Foreign Minister Khaled al-Yamani included humanitarian access, the reopening of Sanaa airport and the issue of prisoners, a U.N ✔ Griffiths was working hard to get the Houthi delegation to Geneva, but the main stumbling blocks were its itinerary to the Swiss city and demands for evacuating war-wounded from Sanaa, diplomats and U.N ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Voices From Assam: India's Four Million Unwanted
9/7/2018, 5:45:08 PMAl Jazeera travels to Assam to speak to those facing an uncertain future and challenge the NRC on its citizenship list. ✔ More than a third of Assam's population is Muslim and many feel the list is targeting them ✔ Can you allow foreign nationals to influence the polity of a state ✔ Al Jazeera travels to Assam to meet the people now facing an uncertain future and to challenge those behind the exercise on why it is so necessary
Attacks on Jeremy Corbyn make us weaker against the far-right
9/7/2018, 5:45:06 PMAttempts to brand Corbyn's Labour 'antisemitic' hinder the real struggle against rising racism, including antisemitism. ✔ Amidst the mounting wave of accusations about anti-Semitism being rife in the party, I was puzzled and alarmed and made serious efforts to find members who honestly felt unwelcome simply because they were Jewish, without any reference to arguments about the Israeli treatment of Palestinians
Trump Today: President threatens China with more tariffs, calls on Sessions to probe op-ed author
9/7/2018, 5:42:16 PMPresident Donald Trump threatened China with more tariffs on Friday, as he urged his attorney general to uncover the identity of the official who wrote the anonymous New York Times op-ed and said he’d talk to the special counsel if it’s “fair.” ✔ Like the stock market, the deadline for Trump Today action is 4 p.m. Eastern time, even as we acknowledge that substantive news can and does occur after hours ✔ Suppose I have a high-level meeting on China, Russia or North Korea, Trump told reporters ✔ Also read: Elizabeth Warren suggests invoking 25th Amendment in wake of anonymous anti-Trump op-ed ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment
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