The US Military Is Now Recruiting Soldiers To Fight In A War That Started Before They Were Born
10/10/2018, 5:21:20 AM“Most Americans are only vaguely aware that we’re still fighting overseas, and the reason for that is that they don’t have any skin in the game.” ✔ More than 70% of young Americans between 17 and 24 the Army’s prime recruiting demographic are ineligible to serve due to not meeting fitness standards; having medical, mental health, or substance abuse issues, substance abuse, or a criminal history
South Korea considers lifting some sanctions on North Korea
10/10/2018, 7:27:40 AMSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul is considering lifting some of its unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang to create more momentum for diplomacy aimed at improving relations and de ✔ SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Seoul is considering lifting some of its unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang to create more momentum for diplomacy aimed at improving relations and defusing the nuclear crisis, South Korea's foreign minister said Wednesday ✔ He said the resumption of water supply does not violate sanctions
Kim Jong-un's invitation for Pope Francis to visit North Korea condemned as propaganda stunt
10/10/2018, 6:12:13 AMA human rights activist has criticised North Korea’s invitation for the Pope to visit Pyongyang as an “impure manoeuvre” designed to fool the world into believing that the regime is becoming more open to religious freedoms. ✔ At a glance | North Korea’s human rights record Two churches were constructed in Pyongyang in the 1980s, along with a Russian Orthodox church that was completed in 2006, but Mr Song said they are merely for show and that the church is just a puppet to the Kim family
N. Korea, U.S. refuse to budge over accord to end Korean War
10/10/2018, 6:27:02 AMSEOUL--Washington and Pyongyang are still far apart regarding a declaration ending the Korean War bu ✔ SEOUL--Washington and Pyongyang are still far apart regarding a declaration ending the Korean War but continue to push plans for a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ✔ In moving toward a second U.S.-North Korea summit, Stephen Biegun, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean matters, is scheduled to meet in Vienna with Choe Son Hui, a North Korean vice foreign minister, as early as Oct. 15
Assad's exhausted army in need of reinforcements as Idlib battle looms
10/10/2018, 4:32:43 AMRegime is so desperate for new recruits that it quietly changed exam rules and has offered amnesty for draft dodgers ✔ After seven long years, Bashar al-Assad has almost clinched victory in Syria ✔ Some were drafted when the war began in 2011 and have been fighting non-stop ever since ✔ The decision is designed to entice families with the money to pay fines to return home, even if conscription remains a possibility ✔ As the war nears its end, many homesick Syrians may be willing to take that chance
Haley became a popular UN diplomat despite Trump policies
10/10/2018, 4:17:04 AMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nikki Haley came to her job as the top U.S. diplomat at the United Nations with no foreign policy experience, but in less than two years she made many friend ✔ headquarters like a lightning bolt, with many expressing shock, and some sadness and dismay ✔ Nikki Haley is one of the most talented, most authentic U.S. government officials that I have ever met, he said ✔ A Washington based analyst says Haley was a moderate voice at the UN who had a real appreciation for multilateralism
US Special Forces Want America to Reverse Engineer Russian Machineguns
10/10/2018, 7:30:49 AMWhy would U.S. special forces want to manufacture Russian machine guns? Just watch any video of a conflict such as Iraq and Syria, and the answer becomes clear. Many of the combatants are using Russian or Soviet weapons, or local copies thereof, from rifles to rocket launchers to heavy machine guns mounted on pickups. Which means that when U.S. special forces provide some of these groups with weapons, they have to scrounge through the global arms market to buy Russian hardware as well as spare parts. ✔ Applicants for the research project must produce five fully functional prototypes, to include firing of live ammunition, of a foreign-like weapon that resembles the form, fit, and function of a Russian-designed NSV 12.7×108mm heavy machine gun ✔ Developing a domestic production capability for foreign-like weapons addresses these issues while being cost effective as well as strengthens the nation’s military-industrial complex, ensures a reliable and secure supply chain, and reduces acquisition lead times
US seeks answers about missing writer from Saudi ally
10/10/2018, 4:39:23 AMWASHINGTON (AP) — Turkish claims that a well-known Saudi writer and government critic was slain inside his country's diplomatic mission in Turkey have put the Trump administration ✔ Saudi Arabia, a Sunni Muslim power, is also annoyed by Ankara's rapprochement with the kingdom's Shiite archrival, Iran ✔ Turkish claims that Khashoggi, who wrote for The Washington Post, was slain inside a Saudi diplomatic mission in Turkey, has put the Trump administration in a delicate spot with one of its closest Mid-east allies
South resumes supplying water in North Korean border town
10/10/2018, 5:09:03 AMSEOUL--South Korea is supplying water in the North Korean border town of Kaesong using a facility in ✔ The Kaesong factory park was a major symbol of cooperation between the Koreas and an important income source for North Korea before the South's previous conservative government shut it down in February 2016 following a North Korean nuclear test and long-range rocket launch
Opinion | Sweden, Land of Migrants
10/10/2018, 5:57:31 AMSwedes must remember our own history and stand up against a party fueling anti-immigrant sentiment. ✔ Their party leader claimed in a televised debate that some immigrants are failing to find jobs because they are not Swedes they don’t fit in ✔ Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040 Opinion: Donald Trump Versus the Jungle Opinion: Nikki Haley Will Be Missed Why Some Amazon Workers Are Fuming About Their Raise
Terror threat WARNING: UK at risk of attacks as radicalisation happens within HOURS
10/10/2018, 7:55:46 AMTERROR plots are “much more difficult” to detect in Britain today than a decade ago, as radicalisation of extremists can happen "between breakfast and lunch”, a former MI5 chief chillingly warned. ✔ The number of terror suspects in the UK is way beyond the ability of security services to monitor them - and the speed at which they can strike has never been seen before ✔ 22 people were killed in Manchester on May 22 2017 (Image: GETTY) Among the measures it proposes, the Bill could see jailed for up to 10 years people entering designated areas abroad
Trump on Nikki Haley's UN replacement: 'How good would Ivanka be?'
10/10/2018, 6:05:40 AMUS President is floating a shortlist of candidates to replace UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, but the first person he appeared to be floating was his daughter. ✔ And I do think it's good to rotate in other people who can put that same energy and power into it ✔ USA Today, AP International affairs USA United Nations Ivanka Trump Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation
Trump says he may pick new UN ambassador this month
10/10/2018, 4:39:24 AMWASHINGTON (AP) — In the latest shake-up for President Donald Trump's turbulent administration, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley abruptly announced she is resigning at the end of the y ✔ WASHINGTON (AP) In the latest shake-up for President Donald Trump's turbulent administration, U.N ✔ Trump later told reporters he was considering five candidates for Haley's job and that a successor would be named in two to three weeks or maybe sooner ✔ A number of officials speculated that the timing was meant to preserve the ambassador's own political future
Weaker Asian currencies fail to lift manufacturers' exports
10/10/2018, 7:08:00 AMSeptember PMI survey shows rising purchase cost remains key threat to the region ✔ The recent resilience in Asian exports is unlikely to last ✔ Taiwan's New Export Orders Index also dropped to 47.3 in September, the first contraction since May 2016 ✔ Japan's manufacturing sector topped the list at 52.5, followed by India's manufacturing sector at 52.2
Donald Trump: Democrats 'Medicare for All' plan will demolish promises to seniors
10/10/2018, 7:35:00 AMThe Democrats want to outlaw private health care plans, taking away freedom to choose plans while letting anyone cross our border. We must win this. ✔ Next, the Democrats would eliminate every American’s private and employer-based health plan ✔ It is right there in their proposed legislation: Democrats outlaw private health plans that offer the same benefits as the government plan ✔ Donald J. Trump is the president of the United States
Opinion | Why Is Israel Scared of This Young American?
10/10/2018, 5:57:34 AMSocieties that bar their critics aren’t protecting themselves. They are advertising their weakness. ✔ Opinion In March, the writer Andrew Sullivan described each of us as a Zionist fanatic of near-unhinged proportions ✔ If liberalism is about anything, it’s about deep tolerance for opinions we find foolish, dangerous and antithetical to our own ✔ The case for such liberalism today is both pragmatic and principled
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