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These young people are fighting for the Democratic Republic of Congo to live up to its name - Los Angeles Times

10/4/2018, 10:15:10 AM
Despite considerable risks, networks of young activists across the Democratic Republic of Congo are leading a peaceful movement for democracy that’s galvanizing citizens to press for change. ✔ When Alain Mulumba Kabeya was considering joining the pro-democracy movement three years ago, a friend who recruited him had one question: Are you ready to die for others ✔ She joined Lutte Pour le Changement, or Struggle for Change, the group known as LUCHA



A holiday in Iraq or the Congo? Introducing the travel hot spots of the future

10/4/2018, 9:30:03 AM
undefined ✔ Mtskheta, one of Georgia's oldest citiesCredit:istock Sat at the crossroads between Asia and Europe, Georgia packs a lot in: from snowy mountains to sandy shores, with rolling vineyards, ancient cities and Unesco-listed monasteries in between ✔ Note there is no British Embassy in the Republic of Congo



China spreads its global wings via armed drone sales to Middle East

10/4/2018, 8:53:36 AM
High above Yemen's rebel-held city of Hodeida, a drone controlled by Emirati forces hovered as a four-wheel-drive carrying a top Shiite Houthi rebel official stopped below. ✔ Photo: AP And while price is an advantage, so too is a more relaxed attitude toward how drones are used, said Ulrike Franke, an expert on drones and policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes



World War 3: Iran will SLAP Trump and US over sanctions, warns Supreme Leader

10/4/2018, 8:22:05 AM
IRAN will "slap" Donald Trump and the "arrogant" US by defeating its biting sanctions, its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned. ✔ Meanwhile, the World Court ordered the US to ensure its Iranian sanctions do not affect humanitarian aid or civil aviation safety ✔ The United States must comply with its international commitments and lift obstacles to Iranian trade ✔ The measure are aimed at curtailing Iran’s vital oil exports, which are the lifeblood of its economy



Trump's Crazy-Stupid Ambassador to NATO Must Resign NOW!

10/4/2018, 11:30:36 AM
How crazy-stupid do you have to be to get up there on the podium and openly threaten Russia with a “preemptive” first strike? You don’t have to be Kay Bailey Hutchison, but it helps. ✔ It’s Trump who wants détente – it’s the War Party (and that includes a faction of his own administration) that’s seeking conflict ✔ Having reached the end of its financial tether, and poisoned itself with the conceits of Empire, the country is done with internationalism ✔ The only question now is what form the new American nationalism will take



Russian GRU spooks ‘targeted MH17 investigation to hide Russian involvement'

10/4/2018, 11:29:57 AM
RUSSIAN GRU spies targeted the MH17 investigation to hide Russian involvement in the downing of passenger plane in Ukraine, officials have confirmed. The Dutch defence minister Ank Bijleveld reveal… ✔ A string of cyber operations by GRU operatives targeting groups investigating the Novichok attacks were busted in the days and weeks after Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned, they announced ✔ Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun



Denuclearization roadmap in the works

10/4/2018, 8:33:14 AM
undefined ✔ This will set when the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump will take place, Koh said ✔ If it does, tremendous progress will be seen, Shin said ✔ He is set to meet with President Moon and hold a separate meeting with Minister Kang



Pompeo's mission

10/4/2018, 8:13:30 AM
undefined ✔ In August, his planned visit to Pyongyang, which would have been his fourth, was canceled by U.S. President Donald Trump amid a deadlock in denuclearization talks ✔ Pompeo should tell Kim the U.S. is ready to move toward declaration if Pyongyang delivers on more specific measures for denuclearization



Palmyra priest statue among haul of recovered Syrian relics

10/4/2018, 10:36:13 AM
A stone image of an ancient priest is one of hundreds of stolen antiquities reco... ✔ As with other parts of Syria and Iraq which it turned into a short-lived caliphate, it made a public show of destroying many artefacts and ancient buildings as idolatrous, while secretly benefiting from the illicit trade in historical goods ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Saudis say journalist Jamal Khashoggi left Turkey consulate before disappearance

10/4/2018, 9:21:19 AM
Statement from Saudi Consulate in Istanbul contradicts Turks' claim that Jamal Khashoggi disappeared inside the building ✔ ISTANBUL -- Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul insisted Thursday that a missing Saudi contributor to The Washington Post left its building before disappearing, directly contradicting Turkish officials who say they believe the writer is still inside ✔ U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke by telephone Wednesday with Prince Mohammed, but it was unclear if the writer's case came up in their conversation



Bolton 2.0: Trump's tough guy on Iran picks his battles

10/4/2018, 10:14:17 AM
Hanging on a wall in John Bolton's West Wing office is a memento of his pro... ✔ Right next to it hangs a cartoon mocking the agreement ✔ If it were up to him, he would take a much harder position on sanctions and election meddling ✔ That’s your bailiwick.’ I replied, ‘Oh, you just start them,’ … ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Netherlands disrupts major Russian cyber attack

10/4/2018, 10:41:31 AM
undefined ✔ Laptops belonging to the men showed they had also been in Bern, Switzerland, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Brazil ✔ The potential attack on the OPCW in The Hague came when the authority was carrying out investigations on the Skirpal poisoning case in the UK and the use of chemical weapons in Syria



Germany's Merkel visits Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem

10/4/2018, 8:13:46 AM
Head bowed, German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid homage in Jerusalem on Thursday... ✔ Merkel arrived in Israel on Wednesday for a 24-hour visit as part of annual government-to-government talks between German and Israeli ministers ✔ Slideshow (3 Images) The chancellor’s conservative party is under pressure from a surge in nationalism and far right violence in Germany which has been fueled by anger at her decision to welcome more than a million mostly Muslim asylum seekers in 2015 ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



'Ever onward!'

10/4/2018, 8:13:32 AM
undefined ✔ Reading and facing the signs of the times, not only nations but also the whole Church keep going on a journey to create a better world, living with an integral conscience ✔ In the Bible, God always invites his beloved people to arise and go forward ✔ Learn more about the congregation at fsp.pauline.or.kr



Aid groups now using the same data technology as bitcoin

10/4/2018, 9:24:20 AM
LONDON (AP) — In the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan, Amar Al-Eid heads toward the checkout of the food distribution store carrying supplies for his two children. The shopkeeper r ✔ LONDON (AP) In the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan, Amar Al-Eid heads toward the checkout of the food distribution store carrying supplies for his two children ✔ The transaction goes through and a day's rations are secured ✔ It's like comparing pickpocketing to entering a bank's vault



America's Iran Policy Is Helping China Advance a Multipolar World

10/4/2018, 9:23:25 AM
he U.S. ✔ Put another way: Beijing wants to facilitate the emergence of a multipolar world, and in the long term, reducing the ability of the United States to act multilaterally with allies would help achieve that goal ✔ Per SWIFT , as of December 2017, the dollar was used in around 41 percent of international payments, the Euro in 39.45 percent and the RMB in merely 1 percent of transactions



Exclusive: Saudis seek wide-ranging deals with South African arms...

10/4/2018, 10:58:20 AM
Saudi Arabia is in talks with South Africa's major arms manufacturers and i... ✔ But the company has been grappling with a liquidity crunch after becoming embroiled in corruption scandals during the presidency of Jacob Zuma ✔ They have to commit to transfer their technology to Saudi Arabia and to build up together with us local capabilities, not only manufacturing but also engineering, Schwer said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



There’s a crack at the heart of Facebook’s advertising business

10/4/2018, 10:06:49 AM
What two new stories about its ad business tell us about its future ✔ Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Interface is a daily column about the intersection of social media and democracy ✔ The fake profiles were created in June and July and appear to have been dedicated solely to pushing positive messages about Ayyadurai, attacking his opponents, or engaging in flame wars with people on Facebook who don’t support him



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