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One big reason North Korea is not too keen to denuclearise

10/13/2018, 7:45:16 AM
Past experience. ✔ A complete normalisation of relations was promised on the condition of complete denuclearisation, and rewards were given after the completion of each step in the schedule ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Alexander Gillespie Alexander Gillespie is a professor of international law at the University of Waikato, New Zealand


‘Evidence’ Saudi-led coalition aims to destroy food production in Houthi-controlled Yemen – report

10/13/2018, 7:56:30 AM
As the war in Yemen rages on, a new report says there is “strong evidence” that the Saudi-led coalition has aimed to destroy food production and distribution in areas of the country controlled by Houthi rebels. ✔ Yemen has seen major civilian loss and suffering since the country’s civil war broke out in 2015, with many on the brink of starvation ✔ The country has also endured a major cholera outbreak and a severe lack of medical supplies which has led to many cancer patients having to forego treatment ✔ Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you


US: Israel, Syria agree to reopen Golan crossing

10/13/2018, 6:09:51 AM
UN ambassador Nikki Haley says reopening of Quneitra crossing will allow better peacekeeping ✔ The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has been monitoring operations in a demilitarised zone established in 1974 between the Israeli-occupied Golan and the Syrian sector, but the peacekeeping mission was disrupted by Syria’s civil war ✔ Israel captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Middle East war and fought Syria again on the strategic plateau in a 1973 conflict ✔ Druze farmers also exported apples to Syria through Quneitra


Seoul's placatory tactic lays ground for a nuclearized Pyongyang

10/13/2018, 5:47:28 AM
Priority is on statement declaring end to war, not on dismantling weapons ✔ When the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, met U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late last week, he agreed to soon begin working-level talks on denuclearization ✔ The agreement also includes major restrictions on U.S.-South Korean military drills ✔ And North Korea will refrain from listing its nuclear assets


Khashoggi case causes media exodus from major Saudi investment conference as CNN, CNBC, FT quit

10/13/2018, 6:59:46 AM
A number of media outlets, including CNN, CNBC and the Financial Times, have announced they will not be participating in a high-profile investment conference in Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. ✔ Khashoggi, a critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Saudi royal family, was last seen on October 2 when he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul ✔ And Trump keeps calling the Press the enemy of the state ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: Saudi Arabia news Turkey news US news


Donald Trump Jr. Peddles Tweet Linking Jamal Khashoggi To ‘Jihadists’

10/13/2018, 5:28:07 AM
The president's eldest son tweeted an exchange between conservative journalists who were apparently trying to smear Khashoggi. ✔ He’s just a democrat reformer journalist holding a RPG with jihadists ✔ This took place in Turkey and to the best of our knowledge, Khashoggi is not a United States citizen, Trump told Fox & Friends on Thursday ✔ U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Saudi leaders to be supportive and transparent about an investigation into Khashoggi’s disappearance


Intimidation, detention, even murder: World is full of many potential Jamal Khashoggis

10/13/2018, 7:25:10 AM
Revelations that Saudi Arabia may have orchestrated a plot to abduct and kill Jamal Khashoggi highlight anew threats faced by reporters and activists. ✔ Friends and associates of Jamal Khashoggi held a news conference at the offices of the Washington Post Wednesday to seek answers to the disappearance of the journalist who vanished a week ago.(Oct ✔ This year alone, 27 journalists have been murdered in Brazil, the Central African Republic, India, Mexico, and even the European Union and the United States, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists


Saudi Arabia rejects claims it murdered missing journalist

10/13/2018, 7:20:10 AM
Saudi Arabia dismissed on Saturday accusations that Jamal Khashoggi was ordered murdered by a hit squad inside its Istanbul consulate as “lies and baseless allegations”, as Riyadh and Ankara spar over the missing journalist’s fate. ✔ Saudi Arabia dismissed on Saturday accusations that Jamal Khashoggi was ordered murdered by a hit squad inside its Istanbul consulate as lies and baseless allegations, as Riyadh and Ankara spar over the missing journalist’s fate ✔ Khashoggi, a Saudi national living in the US since September 2017 fearing arrest, criticised some policies of Mohammed bin Salman and Riyadh’s intervention in the war in Yemen


Saudi Arabia calls allegations of orders to kill Jamal Khashoggi 'baseless lies'

10/13/2018, 7:29:28 AM
Saudi Arabia dismissed on Saturday accusations that Jamal Khashoggi was ordered murdered by a hit squad inside its Istanbul consulate as "lies and baseless allegations", as Riyadh and Ankara spa over the missing journalist's fate. ✔ Demonstration for missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in WashingtonCredit:Getty The Turkish leadership has so far stopped short of accusing Saudi Arabia, although pro-government media have published sensational claims, including that an assassination team was sent to Istanbul to kill Khashoggi


24 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week

10/13/2018, 4:32:03 AM
From the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Michael to the swearing-in of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, these are the most powerful photos of the week. ✔ The Atlas Common Challenge 2.0 is the largest exercise of its kind in Europe, with a total of 2,800 members of special anti-terrorist units performing operations in buildings, buses, boats, and aircraft and dealing with chemical, biological, and radio-nuclear threats


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