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North Korea leader sincere, must be rewarded for move to abandon nuclear weapons - S.Korean president

10/14/2018, 11:29:54 PM
PARIS-- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is sincere and really means to abandon nuclear weapons, Sout ✔ But Moon said Kim was sincere, calm and polite and felt frustrated by the international community's continuing mistrust ✔ Declaring an end to the Korea war would be a start to establishing a regime of peace, he said, also calling for the United States to take reliable corresponding measures to guarantee the security of the regime ✔ We could also in the future discuss the easing of sanctions, in accordance with progress on denuclearisation, he added



On brink of 'worst famine in 100 years'

10/14/2018, 11:36:47 PM
The United Nations is warning up to 13 million people in Yemen are facing starvation. ✔ Yemen's civil war began three years ago, when Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, seized much of the country, including the capital Sanaa ✔ At least 10,000 people have been killed in the conflict and millions are displaced ✔ Our international correspondent Orla Guerin, producer Nicola Careem and cameraman Lee Durant sent this report from Sanaa



Ex-soldier completes marathon through hills of Afghanistan

10/14/2018, 10:57:31 PM
Jordan Wylie (pictured), a former British Army officer, completed a treble of marathons through the world's most troubled spots including a successful run through hostile Afghanistan. ✔ 'The 11,000 feet of altitude, nose bleeds, wind and sun burn and the never-ending and unforgiving Afghan mountains must make this one of the toughest off-road trail marathons in the world ✔ The marathon of Afghanistan marks the end of the Running Dangerously project and sponsors and supporters of this challenge will gather at the Victory Services Club in London to celebrate with a black tie fundraiser on 2nd November 2018



Remains of British Korean War dead may never be found

10/14/2018, 11:13:32 PM
The bodies of dozens of British soldiers killed during the Korean war will never be recovered, the Government has admitted. ✔ He said: The Korean War has sometimes been called a forgotten war - one in which up to 3 million people lost their lives ✔ Although the process of tracing families, DNA testing and identification will probably take many years, we are hoping that as many families as possible will come forward after seeing our press appeals so that we are prepared



Don't despair: the climate fight is only over if you think it is | Rebecca Solnit

10/14/2018, 9:53:29 PM
After the panicky IPCC report on climate change, it’s easy for pessimism to set in – but that would be conceding defeat ✔ I think this week I feel even worse than Nov 2016 and I’m really trying to find some hope here ✔ What we’re deciding now is what life will be like for the kids born this year who will be 82 in 2100 ✔ And by the way, the comedian I mentioned: she’s already organizing fundraisers for climate groups



‘Death to Muscovites!’ Nazi-collaborating WW2 militia commemorated with a march in Kiev (VIDEO)

10/14/2018, 10:11:50 PM
Police said that 15,000 took part in a sanctioned nationalist march through the Ukrainian capital, to mark the anniversary of the Nazi collaborator guerilla group that fought against the Red Army during World War II. ✔ The heavily-policed procession comprised different strands of nationalists all marching under their own banners, from parties represented in parliament, to paramilitary and far-right groups, many of whose members hid their faces ✔ Many shouted Death to Muscovites! and demanded to Return Ukraine to Ukrainians! – a reference to Crimea joining Russia in 2014, and the ongoing stand-off in the east of the country



Opinion | Why Kill Jamal Khashoggi?

10/14/2018, 9:38:57 PM
The most charitable interpretation is that this was an abduction that went horribly wrong. ✔ Mr. Khashoggi wasn’t leading a civil rebellion against the regime ✔ The more lasting effect likely will be a diminution of trust, leaving the U.S.-Saudi relationship resembling a loveless marriage in which neither side can afford to file for divorce ✔ Ms. House, a former publisher of The Wall Street Journal, is author of On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Linesand Future (Knopf, 2012)



Jamal Khashoggi mystery risks U.S.-Saudi relations

10/14/2018, 11:25:26 PM
Congressional pressure is mounting for a full rethink of U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia as evidence grows that the kingdom, a longtime American ally, was responsible for the disappearance of, and increasingly likely the death of, a Washington Post journalist. ✔ Congressional pressure is mounting for a full rethink of U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia as evidence grows that the kingdom, a longtime American ally, was responsible for the disappearance of, and increasingly likely the death of, a Washington Post journalist ✔ Mnuchin should cancel an upcoming trip to a finance conference in Saudi Arabia



How chemical weapons have helped Assad

10/14/2018, 11:17:33 PM
A joint investigation by BBC Panorama and BBC Arabic has found that at least 106 chemical attacks have taken place since mid-2014. ✔ However, the Syrian government and Russia have accused opposition fighters of using chemical weapons on a number of occasions and have reported them to the OPCW, who have investigated the allegations ✔ Online production David Gritten, Lucy Rodgers, Gerry Fletcher, Daniel Dunford and Nassos Stylianou



Opinion | Trump’s Middle East ambitions have been exposed as misguided fantasies

10/14/2018, 11:57:34 PM
The disappearance and alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi has exposed the real return on Trump’s gambits. ✔ By Jackson Diehl Jackson Diehl Deputy editorial page editor and columnist focusing on international affairs Email Bio Follow Deputy Editorial Page Editor October 14 at 7:38 PM When Donald Trump was unexpectedly elected president, two nations in the Middle East that had been particularly aggrieved by the policies of the Obama administration rushed to take advantage ✔ Last week it was detaining a visa-holding American student because she belonged to a pro-Palestinian campus group



What we know about Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance

10/14/2018, 11:17:10 PM
The kingdom says the allegations it ordered the killing are "baseless" but has offered no evidence Khashoggi ever left the consulate. ✔ A Turkish newspaper also claimed that Khashoggi's Apple Watch recorded audio of his slaying and transmitted it to his iPhone outside the consulate and to his iCloud account ✔ AP Democracy Crime USA Turkey Saudi Arabia Explainer Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation



Opinion | This is why so many journalists are at risk today

10/14/2018, 11:57:32 PM
Information has become global. So, too, has corruption. ✔ By Anne Applebaum Anne Applebaum Columnist focusing on national politics and foreign policy Email Bio Follow Columnist October 14 at 7:37 PM Twelve years ago this month, Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist whose reporting came too close to the truth about Russia’s war in Chechnya, was gunned down in the elevator of her Moscow apartment block ✔ In China, Russia and now Saudi Arabia, authoritarian regimes stay in power by staging fake campaigns against corruption, even as their members continue to hide huge caches of money and to spend it abroad



Democrat accuses Republican opponent of creating 'miasma of fear' to stop people voting for her

10/14/2018, 9:15:16 PM
Stacey Abrams is batting to become first African American woman governor ✔ There were no deaths reported among the 164 passengers and six crew members aboard the Utair Boeing 737, but the Russian health ministry said 18 people were injured ✔ Pushed by both the impending demographic collapse of the Republican Party, whose overwhelmingly white constituency is common an ever smaller share of the electorate, and the GOP’s extremist inability to craft policies that speak to an increasingly diverse nation, the Republicans decided to disenfranchise rather than reform



Saudi Arabia vows retaliation against sanctions over Khashoggi

10/14/2018, 11:11:18 PM
Saudi Arabia on Sunday warned against threats to punish it over last week's disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as European and U.S. allies piled on pressure. ✔ Turkey believes he was murdered and his body removed ✔ By close, it had recovered some losses, ending down 3.5 percent and losing $16.5 billion of market value ✔ There is no alternative to carrying out this inspection ✔ Time is important in terms of evidence, the official said



Liverpool 'hot favourites to land Italian wonderkid for £44m'

10/14/2018, 10:15:42 PM
Barella has caught the attention of some top teams but Liverpool are reportedly leading the pack for his signature ✔ The youngster also recently represented Italy in their 1-1 draw with Ukraine on Wednesday ✔ AC Milan threaten to cancel loan because of 'defects in his game' Spain ask English FA for advice after dismal World Cup - and seeing Three Lions reach semi-finals Jose Mourinho's 4-player wishlist: Meet the stars on Manchester United manager's radar ahead of January Eden Hazard gives Real Madrid transfer update after admitting it's his dream move Leon Bailey performs U-turn on Jamaica call-up ahead of international debut - for a bizarre reason poll loading Is Jurgen Klopp the best manager in the world



Breakingviews - Cox: Global finance has a Saudi Arabia problem

10/14/2018, 8:47:11 PM
(Reuters Breakingviews) - Is global finance complicit with Saudi Arabian tyranny... ✔ Last year’s death of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in a hospital under heavy guard didn’t stop executives from Standard Chartered, Société Générale, Blackstone or Mizuho from attending the China Development Forum in March ✔ The heads of the relevant groups should be organizing some conference calls - and fast



Newspaper says Turkey has audio of Saudi writer's slaying

10/14/2018, 9:54:25 PM
Turkish officials have an audio recording of the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Apple Watch he wore when he walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over a week ago, a pro-government Turkish newspaper reported Saturday. The new claim published by the Sabah newspaper, through which Turkish… ✔ What has been circulating in terms of supposed orders to kill Jamal (Khashoggi) are outright lies and baseless allegations against the Kingdom's government, which is committed to its principles, rules and traditions and is in compliance with international laws and conventions, Prince Abdulaziz said



Two princes: Kushner now faces a reckoning for Trump’s bet on the Saudi heir

10/14/2018, 10:05:49 PM
The unexplained disappearance and alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi imperils the close relationship the presidential son-in-law cultivated with the brash crown prince. ✔ By Philip Rucker , Philip Rucker White House Bureau Chief Email Bio Follow Carol D ✔ They said they heard an echo of Mohammed in Kushner ✔ Here, too, was a young, power-hungry prince with no track-record in government ✔ Josh Dawsey and Shane Harris contributed to this report



In Trump’s Saudi Bargain, the Bottom Line Proudly Wins Out

10/14/2018, 10:27:29 PM
President Trump has resisted pressure to postpone or cancel arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite reports that a Saudi journalist was killed and dismembered. ✔ Mr. Trump’s package essentially consisted of letters of intent or interest, not actual contracts, and the possible deals began in the Obama administration, when the Saudis bought $112 billion in aircraft, missiles and other military equipment over eight years



Can a computer headset cure your fear of heights?

10/14/2018, 9:50:15 PM
Christa D’Souza gave her verdict on VR-assisted therapy following her experience at Stanford University’s VHIL. She claims a 30ft high simulation gave her a sense of achievement. ✔ Therapists want to help you intervene and change that [negative] cycle as effectively as possible ✔ The kids are too old for Alton Towers now, but how piquant it would be to send them a picture of me aboard the Nemesis rollercoaster having the time of my life



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