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Afghan Taliban to continue talks with US peace envoy

10/14/2018, 12:12:49 AM
Neither side has agreed to accept the other's demands immediately, but they have agreed to meet again and find a solution to the 17-year-old conflict. ✔ Another senior member of the Taliban said Khalilzad had asked the Taliban leadership, based in the Qatari capital Doha, to declare a ceasefire in Afghanistan for six months, starting before the October 20 parliamentary polls ✔ Reuters War Afghanistan USA Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation



New opposition alliance emerges in Bangladesh ahead of polls

10/14/2018, 7:05:49 AM
DHAKA--A small party led by a prominent Bangladeshi lawyer on Saturday forged a new alliance with th ✔ Hossain's coming into Zia's fold could throw a considerable challenge to Hasina ✔ Zia was convicted of embezzling about $250,000 in donations meant for an orphanage trust established when she first became prime minister in 1991 ✔ Bangladeshi politics are deeply divided, with rivals Hasina and Zia, both from political dynasties, alternately ruling the country since 1991, when democracy was restored



Putin's taking over Libya for a weapon, writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH

10/14/2018, 1:39:30 AM
So bloody and extensive is President Putin’s record of aggression, not least in Syria and Ukraine, that an incursion into the empty deserts of North Africa might hardly seem worth noting. ✔ So bloody and extensive is President Putin’s record of aggression, not least in Syria and Ukraine, that an incursion into the empty deserts of North Africa might hardly seem worth noting ✔ Indeed, it was Gaddafi’s sudden removal in 2011 – thanks to America, Britain and France’s vainglorious attempt at regime change – that established Libya as the number one staging post for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa



Saudi-led airstrike kills civilians in Yemeni port city

10/14/2018, 12:51:04 AM
Hodeida, with its key port installations that bring in UN and other humanitarian aid, has become the centre of Yemen's conflict ✔ Credit:AP Tribal leaders said the strike hit traffic, including a bus that was completely destroyed, killing all inside, adding that women and children were among the dead ✔ AP War Yemen Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation



Hannan's stark warning of post-Brexit Labour THREAT - ‘Corbyn will turn UK into VENEZUELA’

10/14/2018, 6:14:55 AM
Mr Hannan, an MEP since 1999 and one of the founders of the successful ‘Vote Leave’ Brexit campaign, also claimed Labour is currently led by “people who regret the outcome of the Cold War”. ✔ Mr Hannan suggested, uniquely in its history, the Labour Party is led by politicians who are sceptical about parliamentary democracy ✔ In particular, he has consistently argued for greater Parliamentary oversight over the UK nuclear programme and the deployment of the British armed forces



Bangladeshi newspaper editors protest digital security law

10/14/2018, 6:46:24 AM
DHAKA--An influential body of newspaper editors in Bangladesh on Saturday criticized the government ✔ Journalists in Nepal are combating a similar law, part of an expansive rewriting of that country's civil and criminal codes meant to define the parameters of Nepal's new constitution ✔ Journalism is surely not for increasing conflict, or for tarnishing the image of the country, she said earlier



Here's Saudi Arabia's Likely Playbook For Getting Trump And Congress To Forget Jamal Khashoggi

10/14/2018, 12:26:43 AM
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, implicated in the journalist's potential murder, could blunt criticism using the most sprawling foreign influence campa... ✔ Kate Gould, an advocate with the Friends Committee on National Legislation, said she heard from multiple congressional offices this week that their teams were directly pressing defense lobbyists on Khashoggi and hearing anxiety from State Department contacts about the Senate likely blocking two deals that are expected to come up for approval soon



Prince Harry ‘follows in Diana’s footsteps’ in important Royal trait claims unusual source

10/14/2018, 5:19:57 AM
PRINCE HARRY is following in the footsteps of Princess Diana in his “dedication” towards “helping others and those who are in need” according to Gary Marwick, one of the UK’s most eminent palm readers. ✔ Throughout Harry’s life he will always be dedicated towards helping others and those who are in need, both individually and in groups ✔ He said: Harry’s hand shows that he has physical courage, and possibly a little aggression at times ✔ As well as his consultancy work he has made numerous media appearances, including on Sky TV and BBC Radio 4



Assessing the Pyongyang summit

10/14/2018, 1:09:14 AM
undefined ✔ I feared that rather than the pure water of Heaven Lake being transported back to Seoul, that the disease of consumption culture and privatization was being introduced into virgin territory ✔ That will be their fourth bilateral summit, and will be the first time a North Korean leader has visited South Korea



Is a crash coming? Ask the clown on a tightrope, writes PETER HITCHENS

10/14/2018, 12:21:58 AM
The British economy today resembles a clown on a unicycle, wobbling across Niagara Falls in a high wind on a tightrope, carrying a tottering burden of dead refrigerators, says Peter Hitchens. ✔ And frankly, I’d be amazed if they do a worse job than the current management ✔ I’ll be more than surprised if we impose any serious sanctions ✔ Our crazy policy in Syria, of supporting jihadis we would lock up if we found them in Birmingham, was adopted to please the Saudis ✔ If you want to comment on Peter Hitchens click here



Two Koreas to hold high-level talks this week to discuss implementation of summit agreement

10/14/2018, 5:32:46 AM
undefined ✔ The two leaders agreed in September to intensify cross-border cooperation and exchanges on various fronts and shared a view to make the Korean Peninsula a land of safety without nuclear weapons ✔ Seoul wants to moreover jointly host the 2032 Olympics with Pyongyang



Russell Canouse’s 86th-minute goal lifts D.C. United to key win over FC Dallas

10/14/2018, 1:11:37 AM
United moves into playoff position with the win entering the final stretch of the MLS season. ✔ Email Bio Follow October 13 at 8:52 PM With heavy hearts and unwavering resolve, D.C ✔ Canouse’s brave header came an instant before Gonzalez smashed into him, leaving a small gash on his nose ✔ players wore armbands in memory of Arriola’s father, Arturo, who died at age 48



The Leaders Who Unleashed China’s Mass Detention of Muslims

10/14/2018, 1:46:12 AM
A trail of online evidence establishes how President Xi Jinping and other senior officials adopted a tough new policy to assimilate ethnic minorities. ✔ But in the 1990s, Chinese academics advising the government began arguing that these policies had contributed to the breakup of the Soviet Union by encouraging ethnic separatism ✔ To avoid similar troubles, they argued, China should adopt measures aimed unapologetically at merging ethnic minorities into a broader national identity ✔ Opinion: It’s Getting Harder to Talk About God



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