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Leader of Russia-backed Crimea to visit Syria

10/15/2018, 6:40:49 AM
The leader of Crimea, annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, is to visit Syria ... ✔ Russia is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s seven-year long conflict ✔ The leaders of two other Russia-backed breakaway regions, Georgia’s South Ossetia and Abkhazia, also visited Damascus this year ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Moon seeks Europe's backing for easing sanctions on North Korea

10/15/2018, 5:30:15 AM
South Korean leader to deliver pope an invitation from Kim Jong Un to visit Pyongyang ✔ Moon originally laid out his North Korea strategy in the heart of Europe ✔ He used a speech in Berlin in July last year -- a time of increasing missile and nuclear provocations on the peninsula -- to say it was time for Pyongyang to decide whether to enter dialogue or not ✔ They discussed the statement signed in Singapore, and refined options for the location and date of the next summit


North Korea Must Be Rewarded For Move To Abandon Nuclear Weapons: Moon

10/15/2018, 4:24:50 AM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is sincere and really means to abandon nuclear weapons, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told a French newspaper, adding that the international community needed to reward him for that. ✔ But Moon said Kim was sincere, calm and polite and felt frustrated by the international community's continuing mistrust ✔ (Reporting by Ingrid Melander; editing by David Stamp) -Reuters South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk during a luncheon, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency, Sept


Moon asks Trump to declare end of war

10/15/2018, 7:47:06 AM
undefined ✔ At the summit with Macron, Moon asked for France to take on the role of responsible helper to modify sanctions on the North from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in light of its denuclearization compliance ✔ Building a permanent peace on the peninsula is the process to heal such wounds and to help us open the door towards a new prosperity, Moon concluded


Jordan and Syria reopen Nassib border crossing

10/15/2018, 7:41:52 AM
The border crossing between Jordan and Syria officially opened to civilians and ... ✔ The closure of the Nassib crossing in 2015 cut a crucial transit route for hundreds of trucks a day transporting goods between Turkey and the Gulf, and Lebanon and the Gulf, in multi-billion dollar annual trade ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Ukraine’s church independence increases Russia’s isolation

10/15/2018, 4:30:35 AM
undefined ✔ If Bartholomew grants autocephaly to the Kiev church in November as expected, Ukrainian independence will receive a powerful boost ✔ What makes the moment particularly perilous is that it coincides with a steep fall in the Russian president’s approval rating after unpopular pensions reforms that raised the retirement age ✔ Kurt Volker, the US special representative for Ukraine, warned last week that any such violence would be tragic


The deadliest place to be a journalist

10/15/2018, 4:03:19 AM
The race to be first to the scene must be balanced with care and protection, writes the BBC's Najiba Feroz. ✔ Costly competition But I've spoken to a number of reporters and cameramen working with different media platforms in Afghanistan, and not every media outlet has safety training for their journalists or takes protective measures sufficiently seriously


NK, US to speed up talks for summit

10/15/2018, 7:47:03 AM
undefined ✔ In recent months, Washington and Pyongyang have faced a deadlock in their talks, failing to fine-tune their differences on the method and timetable for the denuclearization of the North ✔ Hotel business topped the list, with the North unveiling a plan to renovate three hotels and construct four new ones


Trump says he ‘trusts’ Kim Jong Un and has ‘good chemistry’ with him

10/15/2018, 6:42:48 AM
During an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes which aired Sunday night, interviewer Lesley Stahl pressed Trump over his relationship with Kim in the months since their June summit. ✔ When asked about reports that Kim appeared to be continuing to build up his weapons arsenal despite pledges to denuclearize and ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Trump came to the young leader's defense ✔ Still, the US has said it is waiting for concrete action, including the permanent and irreversible dismantling of North Korea's nuclear facilities, before the US would concede


North, South Korea agree to reconnect roads, rail amid U.S. concern...

10/15/2018, 7:57:16 AM
North and South Korea agreed on Monday to begin reconnecting rail and road links... ✔ Kim held an unprecedented summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in June in Singapore and the two sides are arranging a second meeting, which Trump said would likely happen after U.S. congressional elections on Nov. 6 ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


UK faces ‘UNPARALLELED’ risk from nuclear and chemical weapons, says MoD report

10/15/2018, 4:27:14 AM
THE UK is facing an “unparalleled” threat due to more and more countries developing nuclear weapons as well as the ignoring on chemical weapons bans, according to a new report. ✔ The reports came from a MoD think tank called the Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre ✔ In 2017, North Korea test-launched a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range missile in the capital Pyongyang ✔ However, they said that this new report was developed in just two years


Impending calamity: How harsh sanctions will undermine the Kim regime

10/15/2018, 6:44:02 AM
undefined ✔ Retailers will react by pulling inventory off shelves in order to sell for higher prices in won at a later date ✔ Dr. Chan Young Bang is the president of KIMEP University and principal investigator at the DPRK Strategic Research Center in Almaty, Kazakhstan ✔ The views expressed in the above article are the author's own and do not reflect the editorial direction of The Korea Times


Japan raises concerns over Pacific Island debt to China

10/15/2018, 7:01:19 AM
WELLINGTON--Japan's foreign minister raised concerns Monday about the high levels of debt accrued by ✔ WELLINGTON--Japan's foreign minister raised concerns Monday about the high levels of debt accrued by some Pacific Island nations and said his country wants to help resolve the problem ✔ Kono's visit to New Zealand was the first by a Japanese foreign minister in five years


Saudi crisis could prompt Congress to rein in Trump

10/15/2018, 5:31:08 AM
Political outrage sparked by the disappearance of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is not just damaging the reputation of a key US ally -- it's now threatening the authority of President Donald Trump himself. ✔ The White House has not specified the nature of the steps Saudi Arabia could face ✔ Whether President Trump does this himself, or whether it is forced upon him by majorities in both houses, I believe this is the end of the full embrace by the United States of Saudi Arabia


OPEC Thinks The Oil Market Is Worried About The Wrong Thing

10/15/2018, 4:52:55 AM
OPEC has resisted calls from President Donald Trump and the head of the International Energy Agency to increase its supplies to keep a lid on prices as it sees a much different oil market up ahead. ✔ Furthermore, the organization's internal projections for 2019 clearly show a possible rebuild of stocks [oil storage level] ✔ That's why OPEC doesn't see the need to boost its output right now ✔ The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned


Kushner could pay for Trump's big bet on Saudi Crown prince

10/15/2018, 5:06:41 AM
The US-Saudi alliance - and the relationship between Jared Kushner and Mohammed bin Salman - is endangered by the alleged gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi. ✔ They said they heard an echo of Mohammed in Kushner ✔ Washington Post Politics Saudi Arabia Turkey USA Donald Trump Jared Kushner Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation


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