Taliban and US envoy met, spokesman for insurgent group says
10/13/2018, 9:56:15 PMUS envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met with Taliban leaders Friday to discuss the conflict in Afghanistan, a statement from the insurgent group said. ✔ All citizens of Afghanistan must be a part of this reconciliation process, Khalilzad said, according to the embassy statement ✔ The 67-year-old Khalilzad, who is Afghan-born, served as a foreign policy adviser to multiple administrations and held several diplomatic posts under President George W
Afghan Taliban officials: 'US agrees to discuss troops pullout'
10/13/2018, 9:26:03 PMUS agrees to discuss pullout of troops from Afghanistan as part of talks to end 17-year war, Taliban officials say. ✔ {articleGUID} As per my information, the US has reached an agreement with the Taliban to withdraw troops from Afghanistan but the US officials have not yet agreed on a date, he said ✔ Trust building measurements should been soon taken in order to build the trust of civilians for them to support the peace process
'Regime change without a war': we need to get smarter about fake news
10/13/2018, 11:10:54 PMSocial media makes all of us both consumers and producers of information that can be dangerous. ✔ A USAReally's advertisement for English-speaking journalists tells the story: Due to the intensifying political censorship by the United States, there is less and less information left in the world of sources that are not controlled by the US authorities
French, US media among winners of Bayeux award for war correspondents
10/13/2018, 9:34:45 PMThe winners of France’s prestigious Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for War Correspondents were honoured at a ceremony on Saturday for their outstanding work in the fields of photo, print, radio and television journalism. ✔ The image was taken in an area that was very dangerous and difficult to access, noted Thomas Coex, AFP’s chief photographer for Israel and the Palestinian Territories ✔ Rosen of The Atavist Magazine for his report The Devil’s Henchmen on the fate of Islamic State group fighters killed in Iraq
US pastor freed from Turkey prays with Trump at White House
10/13/2018, 11:45:25 PMAndrew Brunson thanks president and staff for securing deal that brought him home after years in prison ✔ Andrew Brunson, the American pastor freed from prison in Turkey this week, prayed over Donald Trump at the White House on Saturday ✔ NBC reported on Thursday that the Trump administration had reached a deal for Brunson’s release and said the US was expected to ease economic pressure on Turkey
Is Trump on a Collision Course With Impeachment?
10/13/2018, 11:18:11 PMDemocrats are largely ducking the topic on the campaign trail, but few people in Washington doubt that it will be on the table if they win the House. ✔ The threat of impeachment has hung over many presidents, but it has never been taken to its full conclusion ✔ A White Woman, Teresa Klein, Called the Police on a Black Child She Falsely Said Groped Her Opinion: Democrats Are Blowing It, Again Death at the Crossroads: A Ragged Limo, an Anxious Driver and 17 Friends Opinion: My Fiancé Jamal Khashoggi Was a Lonely Patriot Opinion: It’s Getting Harder to Talk About God How Jared Kushner Avoided Paying Taxes
Freed Venezuelan activist Lorent Saleh arrives in Spain
10/13/2018, 10:13:04 PMFormer student leader Lorent Saleh put on flight to Madrid days after anti-government politician died in state custody. ✔ Several foreign governments and the United Nations have called for an independent investigation to determine whether foul play was involved ✔ The statement said Spain considered Saleh's release the correct decision by the Venezuelan government to move in the correct direction of helping generate a climate of trust
Somalian whose deportation was stopped by Heathrow passengers is rapist
10/13/2018, 11:05:31 PMA SOMALIAN man whose deportation from the UK was stopped by outraged Heathrow passengers is reported to be a gang-rapist who attacked a teenage girl. Footage of Yaqub Ahmed on the flight to Turkey … ✔ Met Police 2 Ondogo Ahmed travelled to Syria to fight for Islamic State where he is thought to have been killed The paper reports Ahmed and three others attacked the girl after a night out in London’s Leicester Square ✔ Those who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes in the UK should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them and we have removed more than 43,000 foreign offenders since 2010
Shock figures reveal one in ten British troops are clinically obese
10/13/2018, 9:30:17 PMAlmost one in ten British troops are clinically obese, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Shocking figures expose the Ministry of Defence’s failure to tackle an obesity crisis which could cost lives in combat. ✔ A score of 30 or more signifies obesity which can lead to life-threatening illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and bowel cancer ✔ An MoD spokesman said yesterday: ‘Our personnel are required to pass our challenging fitness tests, and those who do not pass are provided with diet and fitness support, in order to reach and maintain a healthy weight.’
Kanye's bizarre Washington visit split the White House, worried aides
10/13/2018, 8:31:50 PMThe first family had seemingly very different reactions written all over their faces, as rapper Kanye West spoke during a televised meeting in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump on Friday. ✔ The first family had seemingly very different reactions written all over their faces, as rapper, producer and entrepreneur Kanye West spoke during a televised meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday ✔ And exactly: We didn't have no one that taught us, right
The dashing prince with a ‘dark’ and bullying side
10/13/2018, 9:41:04 PMThe disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi has thrown a spotlight on the authoritarian rule of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. ✔ There were also differences over aid to rebel forces in Syria and Obama’s efforts, despite Saudi objections, to forge a nuclear deal with Iran ✔ While Mohammed’s possible involvement flies in the face of all the effort that he’s put into improving relations with the West, he’s also very inexperienced
Couple open up about the 'tough but fulfilling job' of fostering asylum seeker
10/13/2018, 11:09:44 PM“OPENING the front door with shaking hands, I locked eyes with the teenage refugee standing on my doorstep. “Fifteen-year-old Mo had only been in the UK for four weeks after fleeing fro… ✔ OPENING the front door with shaking hands, I locked eyes with the teenage refugee standing on my doorstep ✔ As the weeks passed, Mo’s English improved dramatically ✔ I taught him with flash cards and he started school a month after joining us, which helped a lot ✔ For more information on fostering, visit Thefca.co.uk
Opinion | If a Prince Murders a Journalist, That’s Not a Hiccup
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The truth behind First Man’s most talked about scene
10/13/2018, 10:08:19 PMThe story behind one of the film's most emotional moments ✔ BBC Films 14/16 Black Panther Black Panther is not only one of the most entertaining recent superhero films but has an intelligence and a political dimension that such inchoate offerings as Suicide Squad and Justice League completely lacked ✔ Support free-thinking journalism and subscribe to Independent Minds First Man is in cinemas now
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