Idlib residents declare hatred for all sides in Syria's civil war
10/12/2018, 2:21:43 AMIn the battle between Syria's government and opposition groups civilians say they would be 'happy with any solution that stops them again becoming the victims of displacement, destruction and war' ✔ People in Idlib hate all those with power over them, says Ahmad Abu Omar, 33, a history teacher living the province, the last opposition enclave in the west of Syria ✔ The far-right congressman, who waxes nostalgically about the dictatorship, won the vote but not an outright victory
S. Korean bishop: Pope visit to N. Korea feasible if well prepared
10/12/2018, 3:13:13 AMVATICAN CITY--A trip by Pope Francis to North Korea is ✔ If the pope goes there, it will be a gigantic step, a qualitative step for the Korean Peninsula, for its pacification, said You, who was in Rome for a meeting of bishops from around the world known as a synod ✔ When the groundwork is done, the pope can go, he said ✔ I think that North Korea is ready to open up, renounce nuclear weapons and build a new country, he said
10 facts about DR Congo's rape surgeon, 2018 Nobel Peace laureate
10/12/2018, 3:34:50 AMMukwege became only the eleventh African to be named. We share 10 top facts about the man who is no stranger to awards in the course of his work but also one who dedicated his award to women back home ✔ A week ago, October 5, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 ✔ The two had been awarded for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict, the organizers said ✔ He has previously been named one of the 100 most influential people by the TIME magazine
Only US state with a working gallows bans the death penalty
10/12/2018, 2:21:29 AMNorthwestern state has had moratorium since 2014 ✔ Russia's transportation minister says a supervisor at the airport died during the emergency response after a landing airliner careered off the end of the runway, into a riverbed and caught fire ✔ Washington state was the last to offer hanging as a means of capital punishment if an inmate chose that method instead of lethal injection
Maduro says Trump administration wants to have him killed
10/12/2018, 3:12:25 AMSocialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the Trump administration o... ✔ Almost 2 million Venezuelans have fled the ailing oil-rich nation since 2015, driven out by brutal food and medicine shortages, hyperinflation, and violent crime ✔ Maduro, a former bus driver and union leader, said in a televised broadcast on Thursday night the United States had asked the government in neighboring Colombia to kill him ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Quirky (if utterly useless) facts in the new QI book
10/12/2018, 12:47:31 AMThese are just some of the weird and wonderful facts in a new book compiled by John Lloyd, James Harkin and Anne Miller — the team behind the QI TV series. Here is a selection of the best . . . ✔ The Sun is closer to the Earth during the UK’s winter, not the summer ✔ The U.S. uses more electricity for air-conditioning than the whole of Africa uses for everything ✔ © QI Ltd 2018 To order a copy for £7.99 (offer valid to October 18), visit www.mailshop.co.uk/books or call 0844 571 0640
Trump defends Saudi arms sales amid fury over missing writer
10/12/2018, 1:00:25 AM'They are spending 110 billion on military equipment,' Trump said as he rejected calls for sanctions over the suspected brutal murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. ✔ 'There's a sense of entitlement, I hate to use the word, arrogance, that comes with dealing with them,' said Sen ✔ Those associations could become a political liability if Prince Mohammed is implicated in Khashoggi's disappearance ✔ She added that the U.S. had not requested the ambassador, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, to leave
Opinion | The World Needs Answers on Jamal Khashoggi
10/12/2018, 12:21:29 AMAnd President Trump should lead the way in demanding them. ✔ Related More commentary on Jamal Khashoggi Opinion | The Editorial Board: Saudi Arabia Must Answer for Jamal Khashoggi Oct. 8, 2018 Opinion | The Editorial Board: Find Jamal Khashoggi Oct. 5, 2018 Opinion | Thomas L ✔ Complaints of Voter Suppression Loom Over Georgia Governor’s Race
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: So why is there always cash for jihadi nutjobs?
10/12/2018, 12:28:29 AMRICHARD LITTLEJOHN: A woman, whose husband is described as a former Islamic State commander, is suing Brent Council for breaching her 'yuman rites.' You couldn't make it up, says Littlejohn. ✔ Another 27 per cent have been waiting up to five years for a suitable home to become available ✔ There’s never any shortage of money when it comes to defending the rights of terrorists and other criminals who wish us harm ✔ In another lifetime, a bottle of whisky and a loaded service revolver would have been a more honourable way out
Here’s The Full Transcript And Video Of Trump And Kanye’s Wild Meeting
10/12/2018, 1:15:30 AM“You are tasting a fine wine,” Kanye West said of himself. “It has multiple notes to it.” ✔ View this video on YouTube Rapper Kanye West was invited to the White House for an Oval Office meeting Thursday with President Donald Trump and it was as wild as you could imagine ✔ THE PRESIDENT: I’ll tell you what -- that was pretty impressive, folks
Nikki Haley’s distinguished turn as U.N. ambassador
10/12/2018, 1:43:55 AMU.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who announced this week she will be leaving her post at the end of the year, will be remembered most for being the Trump administration’s toughest critic of Kremlin President Vladimir Putin. ✔ Ambassador Nikki Haley, who announced this week she will be leaving her post at the end of the year, will be remembered most for being the Trump administration’s toughest critic of Kremlin President Vladimir Putin ✔ The White House then scrambled to explain the conflicting messages, pinning the blame on Haley, Mr. Restuccia and Ms. Johnson reported
Celebrities react in fury to Kanye's meeting with the president
10/12/2018, 1:56:11 AMKanye West sparked criticism from a collection of left-wing celebrities who also expressed concern for the rapper's mental state following his meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday. ✔ Kanye West sparked criticism from a collection of left-wing celebrities who also expressed concern for the rapper's mental state following his meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday ✔ But there's times where, you know, it's something about, you know – I love Hillary
Ivanka Trump heads out to work in a $2,000 all-white ensemble
10/12/2018, 1:56:14 AMThe first daughter, 36, was among the crowd who watched as her father President Donald Trump, 72, welcomed the rapper, 41, to the White House. ✔ Ivanka Trump gave Kanye West a tight hug on Thursday in the Oval Office, where the rapper launched into an explosive rant in front of television cameras ✔ You know, so the four gentlemen that wrote the 13th Amendment didn't look like the people they were amending
Jamie Dimon, Steve Mnuchin And Big Bank CEOs Set To Attend Saudi Conference Despite Journalist’s Disappearance
10/12/2018, 1:36:57 AMThe alleged killing of Jamal Khashoggi can't keep business elites away from "Davos in the Desert." ✔ The Saudi government has reportedly been unhappy with Khashoggi’s columns, which were critical of the country’s recent policies ✔ The White House has so far given a muted response, with President Donald Trump saying he has discussed the case with Saudi leadership but little else ✔ Alexander Kaufman contributed reporting to this article
'This is the real reason the German far right could triumph at this weekend's elections'
10/12/2018, 2:21:24 AMThe growing success of Alternative for Germany is not only a result of Angela Merkel’s compassionate response to the migrant crisis, but old east-west wounds that are yet to heal ✔ Despite the influx, however, and partly because of it, Germany’s export-oriented economy continues to motor along, with high growth, low unemployment and a whopping budget surplus ✔ Richard Ogier is an Australian journalist and consultant based in Munich The Independent has launched its #FinalSay campaign to demand that voters are given a voice on the final Brexit deal
Mike Pompeo blasts Democrats over ‘delay and obstruction’ of key State Department nominees
10/12/2018, 12:13:16 AMSenate Democrats have for months blamed President Trump for a slew of vacancies on key foreign policy posts, but the administration is now going on the offensive, claiming it is now Democrats on Capitol Hill who are blocking confirmation votes for dozens of qualified diplomats whom the White House has nominated in recent months. ✔ Under Senate rules, the minority party can hold up votes on each nominee simply by having a single senator raise objection to any motion for a confirmation vote ✔ They are not sitting on the Senate floor because of objections with respect to their quality, their professionalism, or their excellence and their ability to deliver American foreign policy
NYT publisher stresses media’s vital role in the age of Trump
10/12/2018, 2:14:55 AMU.S. President Donald Trump’s frequent attacks on the media are often targeted at The New York Times ✔ Sulzberger, the sixth member of his family to head the venerable organization ✔ Q: Do you think The New York Times is a newspaper that has a digital website or a digital organization that has a print paper ✔ I was surprised by how meaningful the signal was to our staff that it was a part of their lives that they should live
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