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Controversial actor Gerard Depardieu spotted in North Korea

9/9/2018, 10:31:07 PM
The French actor was spotted among the thousands of spectators enjoying the festivities in Kim Il Sung square ✔ And there were no nuclear tests to mark the holiday, as has happened in each of the last two years, following North Korea's commitment to denuclearisation ✔ Kim Jong-un and his South Korean counterpart Moon will meet in Pyongyang on September 18 for the third time this year and discuss practical measures towards denuclearisation, officials in Seoul have said


Rising Violence in Basra Highlights U.S.-Iran Fight for Influence in Iraq

9/9/2018, 8:37:01 PM
The firing of rockets toward American diplomatic missions in Iraq after protesters torched the Iranian consulate in Basra raised tensions as the U.S. and Iran vie to shape the country’s next government. ✔ Workers clean the Basra governorate building on Sept ✔ In 2014, they became de factoif awkwardallies in the war against Islamic State ✔ Moqtada al-Sadr, whose electoral list won the most seats and initially formed an alliance with Mr. Abadi, on Saturday called for his resignation along with several other factions


North Korea leaves missiles out of military parade, hinting at denuclearization

9/9/2018, 9:12:23 PM
North Korea honored its anniversary with a military parade on Sunday, without the missiles and nuclear tests that have accompanied the holiday in past years. ✔ Floats on unification also passed by a throng of North Koreans waving unified Korea flags ✔ All Koreans should join forces to accomplish unification in our generation ✔ Careful planning for Trump-Kim summit could have reduced 'misunderstandings': Former US ambassador    3:36 AM ET Thu, 30 Aug 2018 | 02:49


U.S. Says Syria Plans Gas Attack in Rebel Stronghold

9/9/2018, 11:45:34 PM
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has approved the use of chlorine gas in an offensive against the country’s last major rebel stronghold, U.S. officials said, raising the prospects for another retaliatory U.S. military strike as thousands try to escape what could be a decisive battle in the seven-year-old war. ✔ Syrians fleeing attacks approach a camp in Kafr Lusin near the Turkish border in the northern part of rebel-held Idlib province on Sept ✔ National security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked their Russian counterparts to ensure that no chemical weapons were used in Idlib, U.S. officials said


Russia says U.S. dropped phosphorus bombs over Syria, which...

9/9/2018, 9:18:57 PM
Russia's military said on Sunday that two U.S. F-15 fighter jets dropped phosphorus bombs over Syria's Deir al-Zor province on Saturday, the TASS and RIA news agencies reported, an allegation the United States denied. ✔ The bombs can create thick white smoke screens and are used as incendiary devices ✔ Russian and Syrian jets resumed strikes in Idlib and Hama on Sunday as Damascus stepped up its assault after a Russian-Iranian-Turkish summit failed to agree on a ceasefire ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Syria: Rebel-held areas bombed as Turkey reinforces outposts

9/9/2018, 8:14:49 PM
Air attacks, shelling and barrel bombs target rebel-held Idlib and Hama provinces in second day of escalation. ✔ These outposts, which are located in rebel-held areas in western Aleppo, northern Hama and Idlib provinces, were established under the de-escalation agreements reached by Turkey, Iran and Russia ✔ [These reinforcements are] a sign that Turkey treats the issue of Idlib very seriously and it is not going to easily turn a blind eye on any Russian, regime or Iranian military design for it, said Galip Dalay, director of research at the Istanbul-based Sharq Forum ✔ Inside Story Who is shaping Syria's future


Far-right protesters hold vigil as two Afghans held over death of German man

9/9/2018, 10:49:55 PM
FAR-right protesters have held a vigil for a German who died following an alleged fight with two Afghan men just days after neo-Nazi violence rocked a nearby city. The 22-year-old died overnight in… ✔ At dusk in Koethen, both far-right and left-wing protesters began assembling to demonstrate ✔ Germany is deeply divided over Chancellor Angela Merkel's 2015 decision to allow in over a million migrants, many of them refugees from wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan ✔ Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU), on Wednesday said: Migration is the mother of all problems


Minister vows to finish BoJo's career as 'suicide vest' jab ignites Tory war

9/9/2018, 10:49:54 PM
BORIS Johnson ignited an incredible Tory civil war yesterday after claiming Theresa May had wrapped a “suicide vest” around Brexit Britain. In his biggest attack yet on the PM’s Brexit “humiliation… ✔ A grateful nation awaits his next interjection with a hushed silence ✔ Ross Thomson, one of 12 new Scottish Tory MPs, publicly accused No.10 smearing Mr Johnson because of his opposition to Theresa May’s Chequers plan ✔ RING us on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk


Jim Carrey: ‘We have to say yes to socialism’

9/9/2018, 9:09:05 PM
Comedian Jim Carrey says Democrats need to stop running from Republican attacks and “say yes to socialism” ✔ Republicans pounced after a number of up-and-coming left-wing candidatesled by New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of Americapicked off established Democrats in this year’s primary contests ✔ Why do people who made $20 million a movie talk up socialism


Bodyguard SHOCK death twist rocks BBC One show leaving fans stunned

9/9/2018, 9:49:50 PM
BODYGUARD fans were left reeling last night after Keeley Hawes’ character was killed off after just three episodes. ✔ NC The Bodyguard, Richard Madden Home Secretary Julia Montague did not survive a deadly bomb blast triggered by a mystery murderer ✔ The telly genius has form for killing off major characters ✔ His police series Line Of Duty has seen a slew of big names gruesomely dispatched ✔ I groaned as I picked it up and I swear my biceps grew bigger


U.S. energy chief to meet Russian, Saudi counterparts ahead of Iran...

9/9/2018, 11:22:27 PM
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will meet his counterparts from Saudi Arabia and Russia starting on Monday, sources familiar with the matter said, as the Trump administration encourages oil-producing countries to keep output up two months before it is due to renew sanctions on Iran's crude exports. ✔ REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Perry will meet Khalid al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, and other officials from the kingdom, the world’s largest oil exporter, in Washington on Monday morning, a U.S. government source said ✔ Novak has said in the past that the United States should not be permitted to impose such sanctions without a vote of the U.N ✔ Security Council, of which Russia is a permanent member ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Bodyguard BBC spoilers: David Budd’s shock choice proves he planned attack - here's why

9/9/2018, 9:15:11 PM
BODYGUARD is hurtling towards its shocking conclusion and no one is even close to figuring out exactly who is behind the horrific terror attacks on the BBC drama. But was there a clue in the latest episode? ✔ With this potential thread simmering away in the background, a third twist came when it was revealed one of Julia’s staff-members called Robert McDonald had been involved in handling the briefcase with the bomb inside ✔ For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 116 123 or visit a local Samaritans branch


Boris Johnson compares latest Brexit deal to a 'suicide vest'

9/9/2018, 8:59:36 PM
Ex- UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has compared Prime Minister Theresa May's plan for Brexit to putting the country's constitution in a "suicide vest". ✔ His increasingly vocal attacks on the prime minister suggest that he wants a second shot at the top job ✔ Many expect May to face a leadership challenge soon if faltering Brexit negotiations with the European Union don't improve ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes


How to weather the market storm Gangnam Style

9/9/2018, 10:07:38 PM
South Korea offers lessons to Indonesia and other economies battered by financial turmoil ✔ Putting it together, Korea's strong macro balance sheet and fiscal policy flexibility ✔ Central banks slashed rates to zero and governments cut taxes and ramped up public spending ✔ But steps to increase innovation, competitiveness and productivity were few and far between ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th


Crusade to rescue wildlife from extinction

9/9/2018, 11:04:34 PM
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Michael Gove will next month lead a global crusade against the £17billion illegal trade in wildlife which has put elephants, rhinos and tigers on the fast track to extinction. ✔ A black-browed barbet is just one of the 14 species given a safe home by Chester Zoo (Image: CHESTER ZOO ) Mike Jordan, Collections Director at Chester Zoo, said: Thousands of illegally smuggled birds die in squalid conditions during their traumatic journeys across the globe, fuelling the illegal wildlife trade


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