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UK troops sent to Africa’s jihadist belt to fight extremism and migration in British ‘pivot to Sahel'

10/6/2018, 5:23:36 PM
The French military vehicle broke down in the unforgiving desert of northern Mali, 80 miles from the nearest base. ✔ This time, however, following a commitment made by Prime Minister Theresa May to President Emmanuel Macron in January, an RAF Chinook airlifted the dust-whipped vehicle and its personnel to safety ✔ UK military deployed to Gao, Mali The presence of foreign forces makes things worse, Maiga added pointedly ✔ Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security


Congo's conflict makes fighting Ebola, sexual violence risky

10/6/2018, 4:37:21 PM
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Congolese surgeon brings rare global attention to a region surging for decades with rebel conflict that now threaten ✔ peacekeepers, a rocket explosion and an attack on the town at the center of Ebola efforts that killed at least 18 people and shut down health work for days ✔ Some combatants are fighting for control of the country’s mineral wealth, intensifying the cycle of violence


Pompeo seeks allied unity in dealing with North Korea

10/6/2018, 4:37:26 PM
TOKYO (AP) — America's top diplomat said Saturday the U.S. will coordinate with allies Japan and South Korea on efforts to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons. ✔ Kono also said he and Pompeo didn't go into details of a possible war-end declaration because it's premature while there is virtually no progress in denuclearization ✔ (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool) U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018


U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan identified

10/6/2018, 4:40:38 PM
23-year-old Spc. James A. Slape was killed on Thursday after suffering wounds from an improvised explosive device ✔ Officials said Slape was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel and promoted to a sergeant posthumously ✔ Slape joined the North Carolina National Guard in 2013 and graduated from the Explosive Ordnance School in 2015 ✔ In September, a U.S. service member was killed in an apparent insider attack


EBOLA CRISIS: DR Congo confirm MORE outbreak cases - WHO warns ‘we are VERY concerned’

10/6/2018, 7:29:41 PM
THE EBOLA outbreak has claimed more victims with the Congolese health ministry today reported a further five confirmed cases, blaming the higher-than-normal daily increase on community resistance to disease response efforts. ✔ Last month the WHO warned ongoing violent disputed between armed groups, community resistance to the advice of public health officials, and the geographic spread of the disease were making a bad situation worse ✔ If they don't have the right type of information they tend to be very reactive


World's deadliest women exposed as Killing Eve's Villanelle sets pulses racing

10/6/2018, 7:47:36 PM
We've had Killing Eve's Villanelle - but the real world is far more dangerous ✔ She’s a cold-hearted assassin with looks that kill and style to die for ✔ Siti Aisyah (Image: Getty) Vietnamese model and singer Doan Thi Huong, 30, and Indonesian wannabe model Siti Aisyah, 26, were arrested ✔ Darlene Gentry Darlene and Keith Gentry Blonde, blue-eyed former prom queen Darlene Gentry had Barbie doll looks and, it seemed, a perfect marriage


From Pyongyang with love: defectors find a perfect match with South Korean men

10/6/2018, 7:47:48 PM
Female refugees from the north are being paired with husbands in the south. But some fear that the patriarchy is the real winner… ✔ There are concerns that these women may be excessively commercialised, said Kim Soo-kyung, a research fellow at the government-funded Korea Institute for National Unification in Seoul ✔ North Korean refugees prefer handling things face-to-face, she said, adding that most were deeply sceptical of technology, and concerned about revealing even mundane personal details online


Suspected British Isis fighter could face repatriation to Canada

10/6/2018, 7:47:51 PM
Exclusive: Dual national Jack Letts, 23 – dubbed Jihadi Jack – is thought to have been included in a recent agreement ✔ Working with Syria’s Kurds is tricky because although the Qamishli-based administration is a major Western ally in the fight against Isis and controls around one quarter of the country, it is not a state actor ✔ There’s still very little momentum to take responsibility


Saudi Arabia opens up consulate after journalist vanishes

10/6/2018, 7:28:35 PM
Saudi Arabia's consul in Istanbul opened up his mission on Saturday in an e... ✔ REUTERS/Osman Orsal NO CAMERA FOOTAGE Opening cupboards, filing cabinets and wooden panels covering air conditioning units, Otaibi walked through the six floors of the building including a basement prayer room, offices, visa counters, kitchens and toilets as well as storage and security rooms


Opinion | Russian hackers were caught in the act — and the results are devastating

10/6/2018, 6:57:30 PM
The Dutch have decided to blow the spies’ operation wide open. ✔ They wanted embarrassing stories, catty emails or anything at all that would discredit organizations that seek to establish the truth about Russian crimes: OPCW, WADA, the MH17 investigation, the Swiss chemical lab ✔ Derek Hawkins: The Cybersecurity 202: Keep calm and trust the feds on Election Day, national security officials tell states David Ignatius: The GOP’s spin on the Russia probe doesn’t add up


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