Sexual violence, a savage feature of conflict over centuries
10/5/2018, 2:39:13 PMJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Through the ages, sexual violence has been a savage feature of armed conflict, often systematically inflicted by combatants on girls and women in what the worl ✔ JOHANNESBURG (AP) Through the ages, sexual violence has been a savage feature of armed conflict, often systematically inflicted by combatants on girls and women in what the world today defines as a war crime ✔ Even the United Nations has struggled with allegations of sexual violence and exploitation against the peacekeepers sent to calm conflicts around the globe
The Nobel Peace Prize For 2018 Has Been Awarded To Denis Mukwege And Nadia Murad
10/5/2018, 12:40:37 PMThe pair were awarded the prize for “their efforts to end the use of sexual violence in war and armed conflict.” ✔ She was held captive for around one month, during which time she said she was used as a sex slave ✔ Past winners have included Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Barack Obama ✔ CORRECTION Oct. 05, 2018, at 12:13 PM The city where Panzi Hospital is located, Bukavu, was misspelled in an earlier version of this post
Nobel Peace laureates demand end to sexual violence in war
10/5/2018, 2:54:36 PMOSLO, Norway (AP) — An Iraqi woman who became a global advocate for victims after being raped and tortured by Islamic State militants and a Congolese surgeon who has treated count ✔ OSLO, Norway (AP) An Iraqi woman who became a global advocate for victims after being raped and tortured by Islamic State militants and a Congolese surgeon who has treated countless rape victims in his war-torn nation won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war ✔ Congo's government congratulated Mukwege while acknowledging that their relations with him have been strained
ISIS leader 'survived Iranian attack on war council as he was late'
10/5/2018, 12:34:51 PMIranian paramilitary forces allegedly attacked a 'pocket of ISIS' in Syria where a meeting was being held, but the terror group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi survived as he was a few minutes late. ✔ Close call - again: Al-Baghdadi, pictured in 2014, has been declared dead several times, but resurfaced in an audio recording as recently as August He also urged them to continue waging lone-wolf attacks in the West ✔ Experts estimate that around 2,000 ISIS fighters remain active in in Iraq and around 3,000 in eastern Syria, a large proportion of them foreigners
Denis Mukwege, the Congolese doctor who 'heals' raped women
10/5/2018, 1:57:23 PMREPORTERS : In the Democratic Republic of Congo, rape has become a weapon of war. For over a dozen years, gynaecologist Denis Mukwege has operated on... ✔ In the Democratic Republic of Congo, rape has become a weapon of war ✔ I asked him if he would be willing to grant me an interview during a visit to Paris, one of a number of Western capitals he was touring during his forced exile to alert world leaders about the tragic fate of the raped and tortured women of the Congo
Ian Hannam’s mining group garners approval for Afghanistan projects
10/5/2018, 2:03:59 PMundefined ✔ As well as deposits of gold and copper, Afghanistan is reckoned to hold significant amounts of iron ore, uranium, zinc, coal and natural gas ✔ Mr Hannan was previously chairman of Global Capital Markets at JPMorgan and responsible for bringing a string of big natural resources companies to the UK, including Kazakhmys and Bumi
Reactions to Nobel Peace Prize award for combating sexual violence
10/5/2018, 12:23:19 PMFollowing are reactions to Friday's award of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize to ... ✔ IDA SAWYER, DEPUTY AFRICA DIRECTOR AT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Dr. Denis Mukwege is a renowned gynecologist, a courageous and outspoken human rights and democracy activist, and a hero to so many across the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Russia deployment of S-300 in Syria risks military escalation: France
10/5/2018, 2:00:19 PMRussia's deployment of the S-300 anti-aircraft defense system in Syria risk... ✔ FILE PHOTO: People watch S-300 air defense missile systems launching missiles during the Keys to the Sky competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan, Russia, August 5, 2017 ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Mukwege was operating when Nobel Prize news reached him
10/5/2018, 2:27:27 PMThe award committee highlighted Denis Mukwege as one who "dedicated his life to defending victims of sexual violence in times of war," particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ✔ 15:52 Dagestan- the mecca of wrestling [The Morning Call]
The Latest: EU salutes fellow Nobel Peace Prize winners
10/5/2018, 1:45:47 PMOSLO, Norway (AP) — The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prizes (all times local): 3:20 p.m. The European Union says this year's Nobel Peace Prize " ✔ OSLO, Norway (AP) The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prizes (all times local): 3:20 p.m. The European Union says this year's Nobel Peace Prize celebrates the strength, the courage and the vision of co-winners Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, who were recognized for their work in combating the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war ✔ Denis Mukwege and Murad have been named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, it was announced on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018
The Latest: Nobel laureate dedicates award to world's women
10/5/2018, 3:33:53 PMOSLO, Norway (AP) — The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prizes (all times local): 5:20 p.m. The Congolese surgeon who shares this year's Nobel Peac ✔ OSLO, Norway (AP) The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prizes (all times local): 5:20 p.m. The Congolese surgeon who shares this year's Nobel Peace Prize says he is dedicating the award to the women of all the countries of the world wounded by conflict and confronted by violence every day ✔ (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file) The chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, and the committee secretary Olav Njølstad, announce the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize in the Nobel Institute in Oslo Friday, oct. 5, 2018
The Latest: UN chief: Peace winners defend human dignity
10/5/2018, 3:12:36 PMOSLO, Norway (AP) — The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prizes (all times local): 4:50 p.m. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is hailing Nobe ✔ OSLO, Norway (AP) The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prizes (all times local): 4:50 p.m. U.N ✔ Armed men tried to kill him in 2012, forcing him to temporarily leave the country ✔ The importance of Dr. Mukwege's enduring, dedicated and selfless efforts in this field cannot be overstated
The Latest: Congolese surgeon 'touched' at Nobel Peace award
10/5/2018, 1:00:14 PMOSLO, Norway (AP) — The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prizes (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Congolese surgeon Denis Mukwege says the news that he w ✔ (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File) FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 file photo, actor and Eastern Congo Initiative Founder Ben Affleck, right, applauds Dr. Denis Mukwege, founder of Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republican of the Congo, on Capitol Hill in Washington
Analysis | Does the Russia-Turkey deal on Idlib signal a new era of relations in the Middle East?
10/5/2018, 12:02:23 PMGreat-power management may be the new normal in the region. ✔ Such states maintain order by managing their relations with each other and providing a degree of central direction to the affairs of international society as a whole ✔ Peter S. Henne is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Vermont
Now this is transparency! NATO to deploy 45,000 troops near Russian border, calls it 'defensive'
10/5/2018, 3:06:02 PMAmid ceaseless accusations of Russian aggression, NATO will deploy 45,000 troops to Northern Europe in what will be the alliance's largest "defensive" exercise since the end of the Cold War. ✔ HomeWorld News Now this is transparency! NATO to deploy 45,000 troops near Russian border, calls it 'defensive' Published time: 5 Oct, 2018 14:57 Edited time: 5 Oct, 2018 15:05 Get short URL Portuguese troops during an exercise as part of the NATO's Trident Juncture 2015 ✔ The Trident Juncture 2015 exercises, for example, involved 36,000 international troops accompanied by 60 warships and about 200 aircraft
Analysis | The Daily 202: Kavanaugh fight foreshadows a wild lame-duck session and crazy 2019 in Congress
10/5/2018, 12:15:32 PMFour things that could cause drama after the midterms. ✔ THE BIG IDEA: When the bitter Supreme Court confirmation battle ends, likely with Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation on Saturday, don’t expect the political atmosphere to become less charged ✔ City officials said interest and penalties of up to 25 percent could be added to any unpaid taxes
My friend Denis Mukwege is a beacon for all men to follow | Eve Ensler
10/5/2018, 3:54:25 PMWith violence against women resurgent and the US president fuelling misogyny, this man is an inspiration. He deserves his Nobel prize, says playwright and activist Eve Ensler ✔ For years, he was shouting into the void, and it seemed nobody wanted to listen ✔ In 2011, with Christine Schuler Deschryver, Muwkege and I set up a sanctuary for healing and a revolutionary centre for leadership called the City of Joy in Bukavu, DRC ✔ This Nobel peace prize should be held up as a beacon – in the darkness of swelling sexism and male supremacy – for all men to follow
Congolese doctor dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to victims of sexual...
10/5/2018, 3:27:08 PMCongolese Nobel Peace Prize-winner Denis Mukwege on Friday dedicated his award t... ✔ Dear survivors all over the world, I would like to tell you that through this prize, the world is listening to you and rejects indifference, the world refuses to stand idly by in the face of your suffering ✔ It also provides HIV/AIDS treatment as well as free maternal care
Morning Update: What Happens Next With Brett Kavanaugh
10/5/2018, 12:40:40 PMThe FBI submits its investigation, Nobel peace prize winners announced, your weekend longreads. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, October 5. ✔ And the name change is so on point! It’s unclear why Musk decided to insult the SEC, particularly because the settlement is not yet finalized ✔ Revisit Hanif Abdurraqib’s excellent tribute to Tom Petty’s America, the one that may be theoretical, but it’s the one everyone wants to believe in ✔ And you can make a stranger feel like everyone’s best friend
US military increasingly defenseless against formidable new enemy (no, it's not Russia)
10/5/2018, 2:19:43 PMAmerica is forever researching and developing new weapons for defending itself against enemies, both real and imagined. Yet it seems to have been taken unawares by a deadly new adversary in the form of suicide in the ranks. ✔ Or perhaps it is simply the case that these thousands of military veterans, many of whom have served multiple tours of duty, are simply incapable of living normal, peaceful lives any longer ✔ @Robert_Bridge The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT
Japan to skip naval event after S Korea protests over flag
10/5/2018, 2:16:38 PMJapan has decided not to take part in an international fleet review in South Korea next week after Seoul effectively asked Tokyo not to fly its "Rising Sun" flag on a warship, Japan's defense minister said on Friday, the latest spat between the two sides. Japan's relations with both South… ✔ The Rising Sun ensign, used by the Japanese Imperial Navy in campaigns around Asia and the Pacific before and during World War Two, was adopted by the Maritime Self-Defense Force in 1954 ✔ Announcing Japan's decision not to participate in the fleet review, Iwaya said that defense cooperation between Tokyo and Seoul remains extremely important
What is Russia's GRU military intelligence agency?
10/5/2018, 2:55:53 PMThe West has accused Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU) of running... ✔ - The United States sanctioned GRU officers including its chief, Igor Korobov, for cyber attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election ✔ - Britain said two GRU officers attempted to murder former GRU double agent Sergei Skripal with Novichok ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
US rejects International Court of Justice ruling on Iran, continuing its isolationist charge
10/5/2018, 1:47:10 PMThe move underscores the Trump administration's commitment to sovereignty over multilateralism, deepening worries among Western allies over Trump's disparagement of international institutions. ✔ The past year has seen the president escalate his criticisms of NATO, the United Nations and the International Criminal Court, among others ✔ Instead, it has been drawing on its arsenal of hybrid capabilities, including cyber attacks and its support of proxy groups fostering instability around the region like Lebanon-based Hezbollah and, to a growing degree, Houthi rebels in Yemen
Walgreens Birchbox, Grammys, Uber CEO: Broadsheet October 5
10/5/2018, 12:35:10 PMThe Broadsheet for Oct. 5 ✔ The elder Khosrowshahi talked about saving every penny after immigrating to the United States to support her three children, Dara included ✔ The Guardian Today’s Broadsheet was produced by Emma Hinchliffe ✔ - Sarah Jessica Parker on her eponymous shoe line and growing stiletto empire
At a time of permanent cyberwar, the UK must stand firm against Russia | Tim Stevens
10/5/2018, 1:52:11 PMMost options available to us would risk escalating tension into confrontation. Instead, we stick to the international rulebook, says global security expert Tim Stevens ✔ The task of revealing cyber-attackers’ identities has in the past been delegated to junior ministers ✔ It is less apparent how we deploy cyber-tools against other nations in times of technical peace ✔ The hope will be that, in time, Russia reins in its activities before escalation leads to crisis and a confrontation that nobody wants
Friday Morning Briefing
10/5/2018, 1:29:08 PMRepublicans duck the president in key House races, Trump likely to win whether o... ✔ They deserve better, said Ichsan Hidayat, who told how the bodies of his sister and her 43-day-old daughter were found under a sea of mud and debris, the mother clutching her baby to her chest ✔ Russia missile deal with India vexes U.S. Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
FT Health: Cancer policy struggles to keep up with science
10/5/2018, 12:32:48 PMundefined ✔ (WHO, South China Morning Post) Battling booze Ireland passed a landmark bill to cut back on problem drinking, including minimum pricing rules, segregation of alcohol from other products in stores and advertising and broadcasting restrictions ✔ (CSIS Take as Directed, 28m) Join the conversation FT Health is free to read please forward and encourage others to register here Contact us via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or email health@ft.com Previous edition: Time for action on NCDs Latest news at www.ft.com/health and Twitter @FTHealth Final thought
Ceaseless persecution marks the Yazidis' history
10/5/2018, 3:12:25 PMBEIRUT (AP) — Over the past centuries, the Yazidi community, one of Iraq's oldest religious minorities, has repeatedly been subjected to brutal attacks leaving thousands of its me ✔ Many Muslim sects consider them infidels; many Iraqis falsely see them as worshippers of Satan ✔ The attack was carried by out by the Islamic State in Iraq, IS's predecessor ✔ During the Ottoman empire, Yazidis were subjected to several massacres in the 18th and 19th century
Opinion | To Trump, the media is the ‘enemy of the people.’ He should look in the mirror.
10/5/2018, 2:16:48 PMHe is damaging a fundamental component to our democracy. ✔ By Marvin Kalb October 4 at 5:43 PM Marvin Kalb, senior adviser to the Pulitzer Center, is author of Enemy of the People: Trump’s War on the Press, the new McCarthyism and the Threat to American Democracy ✔ As he told CBS’s Lesley Stahl earlier this year, I do it to discredit you all, and demean you all, so that when you write negative stories about me, no one will believe you
Russian Military Intelligence Services Tried To Hack The UK Foreign Office, Porton Down, And The OPCW
10/5/2018, 3:38:47 PMThe remote attacks were carried out in addition to an attempted cyberattack against the OPCW in the Hague on April 13, which British and Dutch authorities revealed on Thursday. ✔ The operatives intercepted in the Netherlands were named as Aleksei Morenets, Evgenii Serebriakov, Oleg Sotnikov, and Aleksey Minin ✔ Sky News @SkyNews The UK's imagination has no boundaries.Russia rejects cyber attack allegations by UK and Dutch authorities, dismissing them as an infernal perfume mix.Read about how Russian spies targeted Britain's Foreign Office: https://t.co/A36t9vVHi5 https://t.co/4S2RLcxkpe 12:18 PM - 04 Oct 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite This is a developing story
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