SPD leader rejects any German role in war in Syria
9/10/2018, 9:33:01 AMThe leader of Germany's Social Democrats said on Monday her party would not approve any participation of Germany in the war in Syria, opening a potential new line of conflict in Chancellor Angela Merkel's loveless coalition government. ✔ SENSITIVE ISSUE German participation in any military action remains a sensitive and deeply unpopular topic given the country’s Nazi past ✔ Participation in any military strikes in Syria would also put Germany on a direct collision course with Assad’s main backer, Russia, for the first time ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Chinese soldiers join Russia’s largest military exercise since cold war
9/10/2018, 9:59:46 AMundefined ✔ Involving 300,000 troops and close to 40,000 vehicles, the seven-day ‘Vostok’ war games will coincide with talks between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Vladivostok on Tuesday, amid a concerted effort by Russia to pivot east and embrace its powerful neighbour ✔ We are used to allegations that Russia is preparing for some big conflict ✔ But the overarching strategic view regarding China has shifted
Migration: how many people are on the move around the world?
9/10/2018, 8:12:04 AMThe mass movement of people is arguably the biggest story of our time. How do we define the different types of migrant, how many are there and is it really is an unprecedented problem? ✔ By contrast, some of the world’s poorer and often less stable countries – such as Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan and Uganda – are now the long-term hosts to the world’s largest populations of refugees ✔ Further reading World migration report UN migration trends Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (fiction) Amnesty Internationa l
Germany says in talks about possible military role in Syria
9/10/2018, 11:58:45 AMThe German government said on Monday it was in talks with its allies about a possible military deployment in Syria, prompting a sharp rebuke from the Social Democrats (SPD) and setting up a fresh conflict in Chancellor Angela Merkel's loveless coalition. ✔ SPD OPPOSITION Andrea Nahles, leader of the SPD - junior partner in Merkel’s coalition - ruled out backing any German involvement ✔ The SPD will not agree - either in parliament or in the government - to the participation of Germany in the war in Syria, Nahles said in a statement, adding the party backed diplomatic efforts to avert a humanitarian crisis ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Taliban captures 8 police security posts in northern Afghanistan amid insurgents' offensive – report
9/10/2018, 8:43:15 AMTaliban militants have captured eight police security posts in northern Afghanistan amid an insurgents’ offensive that continues in the conflict-ridden country, local media report. ✔ The fighting in Zawzjan province resulted in eight police officers being killed, provincial Police Chief Gen ✔ At this point, the Taliban are on the offensive and the Americans and their allies in Afghanistan seem to be completely at a loss as to what to do, he told RT earlier in August
Seventeen years after Sept. 11, Al Qaeda may be stronger than ever
9/10/2018, 10:09:48 AMIn the almost 17 years since the twin towers crumbled, and despite hundreds of thousands killed and billions of dollars spent, Al Qaeda remains a threat. ✔ The group rebranded itself as Ansar al Sharia (the supporters of Sharia), and slowly introduced Al Qaeda’s harsh form of Islamic law and governance ✔ More followed, including another in June, in what is thought to be an expanded counter-terrorism campaign in the country
North Korea vows to KEEP nuclear weapons in huge blow to Trump as WW3 tensions soar
9/10/2018, 11:56:49 AMNORTH Korea has no plans to scrap its nuclear arsenal in a huge blow to Donald Trump as tensions soar on the Korean peninsular. ✔ Kim and Moon will meet in Pyongyang on September 18-20 for the third time this year and discuss practical measures towards denuclearisation, officials in Seoul have said ✔ Abe wants to add a reference to the Self-Defense Forces, as Japan's military is known, to clarify their status
North Korea IN PICTURES: Kim Jong-un in huge show of force as Putin invites him to Russia
9/10/2018, 11:22:09 AMNORTH Korea put on a huge display of military might to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the nation as Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Kim Jong-un to Russia. ✔ Images from the parade show a mass rally in the square as armed soldiers paraded ✔ He added no detailed plans of a meeting between the two leaders are being discussed at the moment ✔ The theme for the celebrations this year was economic development and unifying the Korean peninsula, divided since World War Two
In Congo, a new and less isolating Ebola treatment center
9/10/2018, 9:08:25 AMBENI, Congo (AP) — Two times a day, Kasereka Mulanda comes to a new kind of Ebola treatment center to visit his wife, easing the isolation of a highly contagious disease. ✔ The cubicles, which have been used in outbreaks of Lassa fever in Nigeria and Marburg in Uganda, allow the treatment of Ebola to be more social for worried families, said Dr. Oummani Rouafi, ALIMA's medical coordinator ✔ We've been married for six years and it's difficult to be alone and do the chores alone, he said
Display of flower power from Kim
9/10/2018, 9:19:33 AMNORTH Korea held a major military parade to celebrate the country’s 70th anniversary – but without any intercontinental ballistic missiles. The festivities featured singing, dancing and even flower-waving in Pyongyang. ✔ He has even boasted that they could deliver nuclear warheads to US home soil ✔ Kim instead oversaw the parade from a balcony on Kim Il Sung Square ✔ Yong Nam set out the country’s economic goals for the year, claiming that as well as being ready to fight a war, North Koreans should be also battle for economic development
US threatens 'punishment' for help with Afghan war crimes probes
9/10/2018, 8:19:15 AMThe new broadside against the ICC follows steps by the Trump administration challenging international cooperation in other areas such as the World Trade Organisation. ✔ It is sponsored by the Federalist Society, a conservative and libertarian policy group ✔ US officials have said Trump will focus on US claims about the threat posed by Iran, and reiterate his opposition to the international nuclear deal with Iran ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
Analysis | Kosovo and Serbia might redraw their border. Could this keep them from going to war?
9/10/2018, 9:14:39 AMNew research shows why some partitions work better than others. ✔ A woman sits by a grave in the village cemetery in Meja, Kosovo, on April 27 ✔ Case study research I conducted on the micro-mechanisms of post-partition violence in Georgia and Moldova suggests that the causes are driven less by ethnic hatred and more by poor state capacity, which is widespread in countries after civil wars
Afghan media under pressure after journalist deaths
9/10/2018, 9:14:25 AMAfghan media are facing growing pressure to cut back coverage of militant attacks following the death of two television reporters who were among 20 killed in an attack on a sports club in Kabul last week. ✔ Afghanistan’s vibrant media sector has been one of the comparatively few undisputed success stories in the years following the overthrow of the Taliban, with the appearance of stations like Tolo as well as an array of competitors including 1TV, Ariana News, Shamshad TV and Khurshid TV
U.N. rights chief Bachelet takes on China, other powers in first...
9/10/2018, 11:48:58 AMU.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on China on Monday to allow in monitors after "deeply disturbing" allegations of large re-education camps in which Uighurs are detained in Xinjiang province. ✔ REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Her appeal for access came as Human Rights Watch reported that the Turkic, mostly Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang face arbitrary detentions, daily restrictions on religious practice and forced political indoctrination in a mass security crackdown ✔ Countries are due to respond to her speech on Tuesday ✔ I have been a political detainee and the daughter of political detainees ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
John Bolton to castigate ICC in Washington speech
9/10/2018, 9:04:40 AMTrump’s national security adviser threatens sanctions against judges at international criminal court ✔ It says the Trump administration will fight back if the international criminal court, which is based in The Hague in the Netherlands, formally proceeds with opening an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by US service members and intelligence professionals during the war in Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal: Assad Has Already Approved a Chemical Gas Attack in Idlib
9/10/2018, 10:08:36 AMAt this point there's not even so much as feigning surprise or suspense in the now sadly all-too-familiar Syria script out of Washington. ✔ At this point there's not even so much as feigning surprise or suspense in the now sadly all-too-familiar Syria script out of Washington ✔ And further: The Pentagon is crafting military options, but Mr. Trump hasn’t decided what exactly would trigger a military response or whether the U.S. would target Russian or Iranian military forces aiding Mr. Assad in Syria , U.S. officials said
Australian filmmaker's new source of inspiration: North Korean propaganda
9/10/2018, 9:26:32 AMundefined ✔ Here was a dictator whose job was overthrowing capitalism ✔ When she told the Australian cast and crew that they would make North Korean style film, they said it was not going to work ✔ If I've helped change the perception on that small level, I think I've done the part that I've tried to do
In 1st key speech, new UN human rights chief airs concerns
9/10/2018, 9:49:46 AMGENEVA (AP) — The new U.N. human rights chief warned Monday about abuses worldwide, citing among others the Trump administration's "unconscionable" separations of migrant families ✔ human rights chief warned Monday about abuses worldwide, citing among others the Trump administration's unconscionable separations of migrant families and urging the European Union to create a dedicated search and rescue operation for migrants in the Mediterranean sea ✔ She urged the council to pass a resolution referring the issue to the U.N
New US representative for NK visits Seoul
9/10/2018, 11:48:02 AMundefined ✔ Biegun will meet with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and hold another meeting with Lee Tuesday, before leaving for China and Japan ✔ Biegun, a former Ford executive, was appointed to his post Aug, 23 ✔ He filled a vacancy of over six months, since his predecessor Joseph Yun retired ✔ China is a relevant party as it is one of the signatories of the armistice
German far-right rally hears calls for violence against foreigners
9/10/2018, 11:19:53 AMAround 2,500 people gathered in the eastern German city of Koethen Sunday for a right-wing demonstration after two Afghan men were arrested for assaulting a 22-year-old man who later died, according to police. ✔ Hundreds listened to Koeckert's speech at the event, many clapping and cheering as he described immigration to Germany as an invasion and warned of the slaughter of the German people ✔ The protests reignited a debate in Germany that had been simmering since 2015, regarding the integration of hundreds of thousands of refugees, the reliability of the government body tasked with assessing asylum requests and the possibility of deporting asylum seekers with a history of criminality
Black Earth Rising start date: When does it air? How many episodes?
9/10/2018, 11:22:07 AMBLACK EARTH RISING is a new BBC legal thriller that will be starting this evening. Here’s everything you need to know about the forthcoming series including cast, plot and episode count. ✔ How many episodes are in Black Earth Rising ✔ There are a total of eight episodes in the BBC drama which will be broadcast on a weekly basis ✔ As a child, Kate Ashby (played by Michaela Coel) was rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide ✔ Other cast members include Tamara Tunie as Eunice Clayton, Abena Ayivor as Bibi Mundanzi, Lucian Msamati as David Runihura, Hugo Blick as Blake Gaines, Danny Sapani as Simon Nyamoya, Tyrone Huggins as Patrice Ganimana, Emmanuel Imani as Florence Karamera, and Timothy Walker) as Richard Ratzenburger
Flight MH370 theories - has theaFlight MH370 theories - has the mystery about the Malaysia Airlines plane been solved and what's the latest news from the search? mystery about the Malaysia Airlines plane been solved and what's the latest?
9/10/2018, 11:16:15 AMDOZENS of conspiracy theories have surfaced in the wake of MH370’s disappearance in 2014. The latest theory involves a British national, the Cambodian jungle and Google Maps. Let’s take… ✔ DOZENS of conspiracy theories have surfaced in the wake of MH370's disappearance in 2014 ✔ Cracks in the plane Malaysia Airlines found a 15-inch crack in the fuselage of one of its planes, days before MH370 disappeared ✔ But Ian is convinced of his findings and says he intends to visit the sight to solve one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history
Trump administration to close PLO office in Washington DC
9/10/2018, 8:59:48 AMMission is being shut over the Palestinian Authority's refusal to enter into US-led peace negotiations, PLO says. ✔ The Palestinian leadership, which sees East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, suspended contacts with the US, after Washington recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel late last year ✔ The decision to cut funding comes amid a severe humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, where more than 160 Palestinians protesting for their right to return to the areas from which they were forcibly expelled from in 1948 have been killed by Israeli gunfire since March 30 during weeks-long demonstrations near the fence with Israel
Black Earth Rising: Is the BBC series based on a true story?
9/10/2018, 10:08:51 AMBLACK EARTH RISING is the new drama on BBC Two but is the series based on a true story? Here’s everything you need to know. ✔ If you miss tonight's episode, you can catch up via the site after the episode has finished airing on TV ✔ Black earth is a co-production between BBC Two and Netflix ✔ (Image: BBC) The Rwandan Genocide is also known as the genocide against the Tutsi ✔ Black Earth Rising starts tonight on BBC Two at 9pm
Farmer transforms Falklands helicopter into £35-a-night Airbnb
9/10/2018, 9:35:14 AMFarmer William Roughton, 40, of Lincolnshire, bought the aircraft after spotting it on Google and spent five months renovating it into a unique holiday home for aviation enthusiasts. ✔ A farmer has splashed out a head-spinning £23,000 to transform a former Falklands military helicopter into a luxury holiday let ✔ A Lynx was also brought down in County Armagh in Northern Ireland in 1994 while attempting to land at a base, in what was described as the IRA's most successful attack on a helicopter, even though the pilot survived
Oil up as U.S. drilling stalls, Iranian sanctions bite
9/10/2018, 8:47:34 AMOil prices rose on Monday as U.S. drilling stalled and as investors anticipated lower supply once new U.S. sanctions against Iran's crude exports kick in from November. ✔ REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File Photo Benchmark Brent crude oil was up 90 cents a barrel, or almost 1.2 percent, at $77.73 by 0820 GMT ✔ Governments can talk tough, said Energy consultancy FGE ✔ Russia, U.S. & Saudi crude output: tmsnrt.rs/2NqbrBZ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
England on the road: Memorable home games away from Wembley
9/10/2018, 11:42:26 AMEngland play a rare home match away from Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night when they host Switzerland at Leicester's King Power Stadium. ✔ England 2-2 Greece, October 2001, Old Trafford David Beckham's finest moment in an England shirt came at his beloved Old Trafford when he capped an all-action captain's display with a last-gasp free-kick stunner to send England to the 2002 World Cup finals
Lucy’s only way is to back lover Ryan
9/10/2018, 8:45:20 AMLUCY MECKLENBURGH insists that she’s never been prouder of boyfriend Ryan Thomas following his traumatic time on Celebrity Big Brother. Discussing the fall-out from Ryan’s unfortunate encounter with housemate Roxanne Pallett, the 27-year-old tells OK! Magazine: “There’s no one in the world who could have handled it as well as he did. ✔ (Image: GETTY) Seeing the way he handled it in the house actually made me fall in love all over again ✔ Jeremy love life under the new regime With his self-titled Channel Five chat show now up and running Jeremy Vine has taken a swipe at those doubting his decision to replace journalist Matthew Wright
Commentary: How America can get another four years of Trump
9/10/2018, 10:04:04 AMWhat Trump voters heard in Barack Obama's speech last week brought back some bad memories ✔ They know the many times the Obama White House tried to get Fox News marginalized as a media source ✔ Eight years of sanctimony and elitism, along with hostility toward the basic cultural values of a significant part of the country -- and the promise that Hillary Clinton would bring even more of that
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