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War Countries - SERIES 89 {12 articles}

'Fiercest raids in weeks' in north Syria

9/8/2018, 8:51:10 PM
The government and Russia step up strikes in Idlib, the last major rebel stronghold in the country. ✔ More than half of the civilians have already been displaced ✔ He did not give details of the evidence he was referring to ✔ The US state department warned on Monday that Washington would respond to any new chemical attacks by the Syrian government or its allies


Michael Palin reveals he feared for his safety making North Korea documentary

9/8/2018, 8:30:53 PM
And the Monty Python legend, 75, revealed his wife Helen urged him not to make the film about everyday life in the secretive dictatorship ✔ I thought, ‘If I behave myself well, would that be enough should there be some international incident?’ Palin was able to travel to North Korea in April and spent 13 days there ✔ Michael Palin in North Korea starts on Thursday September 20 at 9pm on Channel 5


Pentagon to present its own plan of ‘effective war on terror’ in Syria – without Russia

9/8/2018, 8:16:29 PM
Washington has its own plan on how to “effectively” combat terrorism in Syria, the Pentagon has said, adding that the US is not planning to cooperate with Moscow on the issue. ✔ All three nations agree that the threat of radical Islamists in Syria must be eliminated, but differed as to how this should be achieved ✔ We were anticipating attacks, which could have happened, Cavusoglu said, adding that the clashes in the province should stop and the whole issue should be resolved in line with the agreement and the spirit of Astana


N Korea to stage parade and mass games

9/8/2018, 10:50:43 PM
Marking 70 years since North Korea was founded, these will be the first such spectacle in five years. ✔ The most important part here is whether we will see any intercontinental missiles (ICBMs) at the parade and if so, how many of them, Fyodor Tertitskiy of NK News told the BBC ✔ The colourful displays are likely to be striking but the UN has in the past said that children are forced to take part, or to help in the build-up


After Tehran talks, Syria and Russia forces step up Idlib attacks

9/8/2018, 8:22:06 PM
Rebel commanders say offensive has not yet started despite escalation that killed at least six civilians. ✔ In a separate development, clashes erupted between Syrian troops and Kurdish security forces known as Asayesh in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northern Hasakah province ✔ Cavusoglu also said that if fighting escalates, some two million people would head to the Turkish border, which would affect both Turkey and Europe


PETER HITCHENS writes a book challenging all we think about WW2

9/8/2018, 10:46:26 PM
PETER HITCHENS reveals eight myths about the second world war which we grew up on. He details in a section of his new book why we didn't win the war. ✔ In a chilly, high-ceilinged room in a Sussex preparatory school in the winter of 1959, I work intently on my model of the destroyer HMS Cossack ✔ Expenditure on the Navy increased from £56,626,000 in 1934-5 to £149,339,000 in 1939-40 ✔ None of the justifications for this policy stands up


Russian marines land on Syrian shores in massive Mediterranean drills (VIDEOS)

9/8/2018, 11:49:11 PM
Russia has staged large-scale military exercises in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria, involving both its Navy and Air Force. The drills were held amid the ongoing escalation around Idlib, and US threats to strike Syria. ✔ Idlib is a hotbed of terrorism and nothing good may come from it, unless action is taken, Dmitry Peskov said in late August ahead of the drills, adding that some additional safety measures are justified ✔ Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you


We examine evidence for who blew up Home Secretary in BBC's Bodyguard

9/8/2018, 9:51:29 PM
More than ten million viewers saw Home Secretary Julia Montague – played by Keeley Hawes – blown up at the climax of last week’s episode of BBC1’s Bodyguard. ✔ It’s the most gripping TV thriller since Broadchurch, with a dramatic cliffhanger that’s left the nation demanding to know ‘whodunnit?’ ✔ Mahmood was handed the case by Macdonald, who told him it contained briefing notes for Julia’s speech ✔ This weak, craven character shows no trace of the steely determination required of a cold-blooded killer


[Macro Today] Time to complete each other's jobs

9/8/2018, 11:49:01 PM
undefined ✔ Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon, right, shakes hands with Jang Ha-sung, presidential chief of staff for policy, ahead of their undisclosed meeting at the Financial Supervisory Service's training center in Seoul, Aug. 29 ✔ When looking beyond the numbers, political colors and social division, both Kim and Jang are right to be stubborn with their own economic ideas and philosophy


Anti-immigration party set for election gains as Sweden swings right

9/8/2018, 10:21:09 PM
Swedes vote on Sunday in a tight election dominated by fears over asylum and welfare, with the populist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats vying to become the biggest party in a country long seen as a bastion of economic stability and liberal values. ✔ New Democracy, founded by an aristocrat and a record producer, won nearly 7 percent of the vote in 1991 promising strict immigration policies, cheaper alcohol and free parking, before crashing out of parliament only three years later ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Russian, Syrian jets pound Idlib province after summit

9/8/2018, 10:19:43 PM
Russian and Syrian warplanes pounded towns in Syria's opposition-held Idlib province on Saturday, a day after a summit of the presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia failed to agree on a ceasefire that would forestall a Russian-backed offensive. Idlib is Syria's last major stronghold of active opposition to the rule… ✔ There is coordination and cooperation with all the fighting factions to defend our people, Emad al Din Mojahed, spokesman for Hayat Tahrir al Sham, told Reuters ✔ Tens of thousands of Syrians living in rebel-held towns in Idlib took to the streets on Friday to protest the impending campaign vowing they would never accept Assad's rule and would resist any offensive to retake opposition areas


Hate speech, collusion, and the constitution

9/8/2018, 8:40:26 PM
Half an hour into their two-hour testimony on Wednesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey were asked about collaboration between social media companies. “Our collaboration has greatly increased,” Sandberg stated before tur… ✔ Social media companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat have grown large internal product policy teams that decide the rules for using their platforms, including on hate speech ✔ If there are any rules, such as any antitrust, FTC, regulations or guidelines that are obstacles to collaboration between you, I hope you’ll submit for the record where those obstacles are so we can look at the appropriate steps we can take as a committee to open those avenues up


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