Moon optimistic about end to Korean War
10/12/2018, 6:38:59 AMBut South Korea's president tells the BBC there will be "bumps and bruises" on the path to peace. ✔ I believe this demonstrates the changes that are happening in North Korea right now ✔ While there's still a long way to go and much work to do, we can now see a path where we will achieve [our] ultimate goal, which is the full and final verified denuclearisation of North Korea, he said on Tuesday at the White House ✔ He has praised Mr Kim on several occasions and again asserted that they had a very good relationship
Israeli Paper: Russia's Latest Moves in Syria Reveal It as an Enemy of the Jewish State
10/12/2018, 5:56:59 AMOn Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu again addressed the changing strategic situation in Syria after Russia delivered its advanced S-300 missile shield to the army of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. At the start of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said he had conducted a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that the two leaders “agreed to meet soon in order to continue the important inter-military security coordination.” ✔ Both moves must be regarded as an attempt to neutralize the threat posed by the new S-300 anti-aircraft batteries to both the IAF and the US Air Force, which is supporting American Special Forces stationed in eastern Syria and northern Iraq ✔ Russia’s latest actions in Syria show once again that Putin is trying to establish himself as the main regional power at the expense of Israel and the United States, even if this means harming Israel’s vital security interests
Opinion | Is the Saudi Crown Prince Too Disruptive Even for Trump?
10/12/2018, 6:21:53 AMAmerica used to count on Saudi Arabia to maintain some stability in the Middle East. What now? ✔ The continued chaos offers Iran a low-cost opportunity to drain Saudi resources, and it opens up new possibilities for Al Qaeda and the Islamic State to take root in Yemen ✔ Kirkpatrick for The New York Times Paul Krugman Goodbye, Political Spin, Hello Blatant Lies Erin Schaff for The New York Times David Brooks Two Cheers for Feminism! Trending Trapped by the ‘Walmart of Heroin’ This is 18 Around the World Through Girls’ Eyes Opinion: Goodbye, Political Spin, Hello Blatant Lies Kanye West’s White House Rant Steals the Spotlight From Trump Trump Attacks the Fed as Stocks Fall and the Midterms Loom Hurricane Michael’s Deadly Strike Leaves Florida Panhandle Reeling Matthew Shepard Will Be Interred at the Washington National Cathedral, 20 Years After His Death ‘Last Night Was Just Hell’: Father Describes Death of Girl, 11, During Hurricane Michael The Prince and the President: Khashoggi Case Raises Saudi-Turkey Tensions Hurricane Michael: The Damage in Pictures
The two sides to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
10/12/2018, 6:47:20 AMBehind the carefully calibrated public-relations campaign pushing images of the smiling Prince Mohammed bin Salman meeting with the world’s top leaders lurks a darker side. ✔ He's also hinted Saudi Arabia would be willing to fight Iran in other ways, leading Tehran to link the kingdom to an attack on a military parade in Ahvaz last month that killed at least 24 people killed and wounded more than 60 ✔ Once asked if anything could stop him, the prince gave a two-word reply: 'Only death.'
Biya congratulates Kabila for Mukwege's Nobel Peace prize
10/12/2018, 4:09:05 AMThe October 9, 2018 telegram saluted Mukwege for his competence and service to humanity. It said the award was an honour for the continent at large. ✔ He becomes the eleventh African overall to win the prestigious award ✔ This year’s Peace Laureate Denis Mukwege has repeatedly condemned impunity for mass rape and criticised the Congolese government and other countries for not doing enough to stop the use of sexual violence against women as a strategy and weapon of war
The peace deal with Ethiopia has not changed Afwerki's Eritrea
10/12/2018, 7:38:01 AMIf anything, it has actually strengthened his regime. ✔ Moreover, unlike other neighbouring countries where Eritreans were able to request passport by signing the apology form after fleeing their country, they are not able to do so in Ethiopia ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Abraham T Zere Abraham T Zere is the executive director of PEN Eritrea in exile
Turkey says it has audio and video proof that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed by Saudi Arabia
10/12/2018, 7:59:35 AMSources say US officials have been informed about existence of recordings showing Mr Khashoggi being detained ✔ The second-round-run-off will be between Bolsoanro and the leftist Workers' party Fernando Haddad AP 6/50 6 October 2018 Demonstrators hold a banner that reads freedom of the press, not allowed to be trampled and shame on the governments vindictive move past a symbolic 'political red line' during a protest after Hong Kong immigration authorities declined a visa renewal for senior Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet, outside the immigration department building in Hong Kong
Khashoggi affair highlights what happens when US abdicates role as free press defender
10/12/2018, 6:26:21 AMundefined ✔ Gone is the time when the United States stood in defense of press freedoms ✔ Trump's relentless attack on U.S. news outlets that critique him, as fake news or enemies of the people, has had a negative impact worldwide ✔ Her commentary was distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC
The Guardian view on Saudi Arabia: will it pay for Jamal Khashoggi’s fate? | Editorial
10/12/2018, 6:36:32 AMEditorial: The suspected murder of the journalist has led to unprecedented pressure on Riyadh. The west should not be tempted to return to business as usual ✔ Even Donald Trump told reporters: We can’t let this happen ✔ As defence minister he spearheaded the charge into the disastrous ongoing war in Yemen, in which tens of thousands have died ✔ But a broader rethinking of the relationship is needed ✔ What happened to Mr Khashoggi looks like one tragic result
Venezuela's Maduro: US planning to assassinate me
10/12/2018, 6:50:20 AMBeleaguered president says Trump administration 'has given the order' that he be killed, but vows plan will not succeed. ✔ Venezuela's opposition says Maduro lobs ludicrous accusations at enemies to deflect from his own incompetence ✔ He denies limiting political freedoms, insisting Washington-supported opposition leaders have plotted assassination attempts and sought to overthrow him through violent street protests ✔ Inside Story How long can Nicolas Maduro cling to power
Here's every word of Kanye West's bizarre meeting with President Trump
10/12/2018, 4:05:41 AMKanye West, who has become one of Donald Trump's highest-profile supporters, visited the White House Thursday and had lunch with the president. ✔ West: Fifty-three thousand – Trump: Wisconsin ✔ Reporter: Mr. President, is it a law enforcement issue ✔ Contributing: Jayme Deerwester, John Fritze and Maeve McDermott Related: Kanye West goes on 10-minute soliloquy, references Superman cape and swears during White House visit
Labour figures unite in support of Italian MEP Cécile Kyenge
10/12/2018, 6:23:30 AMMinister faces trial for calling League party racist after being compared to an orangutan ✔ The letter describes Kyenge’s treatment as symptomatic of a wider problem across Europe, following the rise of populist, far-right parties in government who are pushing their nationalist agenda and spreading fear and hate against minorities ✔ Salvini has summoned me to court because I said the League is racist, she wrote
Kanye West 'refusing to go back on medication' after White House rant
10/12/2018, 6:40:28 AMThose close to the 41-year-old 'are telling him that he needs to get back on his medication, that he’s not doing well, that he’s not making any sense,' a source told the mag. ✔ Kanye West is 'refusing to go back on his meds.' The rapper believes his recent behavior is justified thanlks to validation from the US President, People has reported ✔ And one of the things we've got to set is Ford, to have the highest design ✔ Right now they're not respecting, let's say, your mayor or let's say your leadership in Chicago
China 'won't be found' a currency manipulator, bank lobby group says
10/12/2018, 4:10:29 AMThe sell-off in the yuan is in some ways a reversal of the strength in the Chinese currency since 2016, Tim Adams, president and CEO of The Institute of International Finance, told CNBC. ✔ Experts said that could be an indication that Beijing is getting nervous about a long-drawn trade war with the U.S. The PBOC's decision will result in an injection of 750 billion yuan ($109.2 billion) in cash into the banking system but the central bank maintained that its monetary policy is still prudent and neutral not accommodative
Analysis | Trump chooses Arab authoritarianism over Jamal Khashoggi
10/12/2018, 5:16:44 AMThe president has argued that lucrative arms deals should take priority over human rights. ✔ The following day, Trump waved away the incident as something that took place in Turkey involving a Saudi citizen, and was therefore not any of Washington’s business never mind that Khashoggi was a U.S. resident writing for an American newspaper ✔ The disappearance of Khashoggi only reinforces how much he’s willing to ignore to back his strongman friends especially when it makes him rich
Audio 'proves Saudi Arabia critic WAS killed at consulate in Istanbul'
10/12/2018, 6:47:25 AMJamal Khashoggi, 59, was allegedly beaten and killed October 2 at the Saudi Arabia Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Secret recording reportedly reveals what happened day journalist disappeared. ✔ 13.24: A message is delivered to Khashoggi's WhatsApp – but it is never read ✔ The team is said to include a Saudi special forces officer, members of the royal guard and a senior forensics expert ✔ It says CCTV at the consulate were not working on the day in question
The long goodbye: Who, or what, will replace Angela Merkel?
10/12/2018, 6:04:18 AMGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has seen her grip on power wane following an inconclusive election a year ago. But nobody is sure who could succeed her. ✔ This is leading Germany's political establishment, and the public, to ask who and what will come after Merkel's time in office comes to an end ✔ This despite her explicit support for him and recommendation that he be re-elected ✔ In fact, a bad defeat for Seehofer could strengthen Merkel
Trump's Saudi embrace was always complicated
10/12/2018, 5:22:38 AMPresident Donald Trump and Jared Kushner are learning that hyper-personalized family diplomacy and throwing in their lot with foreign strongmen can come at a damaging political price. ✔ Had US-Saudi policy been handled in a traditional way, with the details left to lower-level diplomats, it would have been easier to flip questions to the State Department and to insulate the White House from political pressure ✔ Will that new bipartisan consensus emerge out of this
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