US mercenaries were hired to assassinate targets in the Middle East
10/16/2018, 6:08:37 PMSpear Operations Group, a private US company, was hired by the United Arab Emirates to carry out an assassination in war-torn Yemen on December 29, 2015. ✔ Mercenaries can be seen pulling up and planting a bomb outside a building in Aden, Yemen while shooting at people down the street Dramatic drone footage shows the bomb exploding outside the building, sending a plume of black smoke into the air That deal was finalized in the weeks after a lunch between Isaac Gilmore, a former Navy SEAL, and Mohammed Dahlan, the former security chief for the Palestinian Authority who is reportedly a close advisor to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at an Italian restaurant at a UAE military base in Abu Dhabi
Exclusive: American Mercenaries Went To Yemen To Carry Out Targeted Killings
10/16/2018, 5:22:17 PM“There was a targeted assassination program in Yemen. I was running it. We did it.” ✔ During a live-fire training mission he led, back in his Navy days, he says he accidentally shot another SEAL ✔ Gilmore said that’s what prompted him to leave the Navy, in 2011 ✔ On December 15, they boarded a chartered Gulfstream G550 ✔ ● Jules Darmanin in Paris contributed reporting to this story
Yemenis flee across Red Sea to escape war
10/16/2018, 5:46:17 PMThousands of families have made the dangerous trip to Djibouti from Yemen, where the government there allows the refugees to live either in a camp or in the capital city. ✔ Desperate to escape the war in Yemen, thousands of families have made the dangerous trip across the Red Sea to Djibouti ✔ That can mean more than 10 hours on a gruelling boat ride and overwhelmed aid agencies are not able to offer much support to those who arrive
Congo condemns Angola for violent crackdown on migrants
10/16/2018, 7:49:41 PMCongo's government condemned what it called the violent expulsion by Angola... ✔ The comments from Kinshasa will further increase tensions between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila and its erstwhile close ally ✔ But Angola has become frustrated by Kabila’s handling of several crises, including instability caused by his failure to step aside when his mandate ended in 2016, and a conflict in Kasai province that sent thousands of DRC refugees over the border ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Kim Jong Un pressed Pompeo to ease sanctions
10/16/2018, 7:24:27 PMNorth Korea drums up international support for an end to the penalties ✔ Pompeo spoke with Kim for about five and a half hours during his trip, including at a joint luncheon ✔ The North has only ramped up its rhetoric in anticipation ✔ The U.S. intent to maintain sanctions means that it will not stop its hostile policy toward the North, and will undermine the thaw in bilateral ties, the piece said ✔ sanctions and further support the denuclearization process
Ukrainian Su-27 crashes during war games with US, American serviceman killed
10/16/2018, 4:42:13 PMAn American serviceman has been killed in a Su-27 fighter jet crash in Ukraine, Kiev’s military prosecutor has confirmed. The jet was taking part in a military exercise with NATO. ✔ The Su-27 crashed during a simulated combat flight ✔ Other participants include the US, Belgium, the UK, Denmark, Poland, Estonia, the Netherlands, Poland and Romania ✔ When advertising the drills on his Facebook page, he said NATO soldiers have a lot to learn from Ukrainians, and warned that, if Russia launched airstrikes against Ukraine, the cost would be very high
Saudi Arabia under spotlight over Khashoggi, but drastic Yemen famine ignored
10/16/2018, 5:08:22 PMYemen is on the verge of a devastating famine as it continues to endure Saudi coalition airstrikes. Despite this, most of the criticism levied at the Kingdom is about missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. ✔ Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) October 15, 2018 Sanders, along with progressives like Tulsi Gabbard and Ro Khanna and libertarian Ron Paul are some of the only politicians to have called out Saudi atrocities before the Khashoggi affair ✔ Trends: Jamal Khashoggi newsSaudi Arabia news
The Fight Corner: This weekend could set up Gennady Golovkin's next title fight - Los Angeles Times
10/16/2018, 6:59:37 PMGennady Golovkin, who this weekend will watch his cherished third and final middleweight belt officially move to another fighter’s waist, at least can gain immediate comfort by the potential opportunity to regain some hardware. ✔ Hi, my name is Lance Pugmire , and welcome to our weekly boxing/MMA newsletter ✔ There’s some great options for Gennady, and a third fight against Canelo next year is still the richest one possible for both men, Loeffler said ✔ Arum’s busy season In addition to Murata-Brant, Top Rank veteran promoter Bob Arum has a Nov. 3 super-featherweight title fight in Texas between Miguel Berchelt and Micky Roman and a Nov. 16 junior-welterweight title show in Oklahoma City between 140-pound champion Maurice Hooker and Alex Saucedo
US Navy SEAL Jailed In Serbia
10/16/2018, 7:26:16 PMThe reservist was a member of the famed SEAL Team 6 and had recently worked as a soldier for hire in Yemen. ✔ Daniel Corbett, second from right, with Abraham Golan, second from left, and Isaac Gilmore, far right ✔ The Russians, she said, might be pushing the Serbs to hold Corbett ✔ In early February, Serbian authorities announced Corbett’s arrest ✔ Bojana Jovanović in Belgrade contributed reporting to this story
Saudi Journalist’s Disappearance Darkens Outlook for Arab Dissidents
10/16/2018, 4:00:51 PMWhen journalist Jamal Khashoggi vanished after stepping into Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, it signaled a new low point for opponents of authoritarian regimes in the Arab world. ✔ They have also embraced the military-backed government in Egypt led by President Abdel Fattah Al Sisithe former military chief who led the 2013 takeover ✔ We’ve reached the point where they’ve been completely destroying the viability of even mild forms of opposition ✔ The rules of the game are not understood by anyone anymore
Crimea has a solution for its poor economy: Tourism by Syrians
10/16/2018, 5:17:45 PMA Crimean delegation visited Damascus for two days, bearing gifts for Bashar al-Assad. ✔ Despite having a sleek new international airport, Crimea has not had international flights since its annexation ✔ View this post on Instagram Встреча с Президентом Сирийской Арабской Республики Башаром Асадом ✔ Подарки сирийского парламента крымской делегации pic.twitter.com/r5Xauk5fOW Мировые РИА Новости (@RIA_Worldnews) October 16, 2018
Morning Update: To Reiterate, None Of This Is Normal
10/16/2018, 5:50:18 PMUS mercenaries kill politicians in Yemen, Elizabeth Warren's genetic test, a new migrant caravan is coming. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, October 16. ✔ Hillary Clinton said that Bill’s affair with an intern in her twenties wasn’t an abuse of power ✔ The group turned heads at the convention and won the competition but their cosplay skills would take them even further: They got viral love for their mad skills and for nailing their costumes
Khashoggi's fate isn't a surprise: Trump has emboldened Saudi Arabia | Mohamad Bazzi
10/16/2018, 5:16:44 PMTrump had aligned US foreign policy with Saudi Arabia’s vision of the Middle East. This has unleashed a dangerous recklessness from the gulf state ✔ The streets of Riyadh were lined with billboards of the US president and Saudi king; Trump and his entourage were feted at multiple banquets with ostentatious displays of wealth and Salman presented Trump with the kingdom’s highest civilian honor, a large gold medallion
Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy on the red carpet in Paris
10/16/2018, 4:07:39 PMENCORE! : Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy and Oscar-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle of "La La Land" and "Whiplash" fame speak to France 24 about the Nei... ✔ Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy and Oscar-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle of La La Land and Whiplash fame speak to France 24 about the Neil Armstrong film, First Man ✔ Also on the show, we visit a Paris exhibition bringing ancient cities destroyed by war back to life and an art show in Yemen aimed at highlighting the human suffering of war
Don't believe Donald Trump; we'll be just fine without Saudi Arabia: Today's talker
10/16/2018, 5:36:57 PMPresident Donald Trump seems to be giving leeway to Saudi Arabia on the death of Jamal Khashoggi, in hopes to salvage an arms deal. ✔ Dissidents have been kidnapped abroad and returned to Riyadh ✔ He promises 'severe punishment' if Riyadh is guilty but is quickly taking potential leverage off the table, including the sale of U.S. arms and munitions the kingdom desperately relies upon to continue its bloody war of attrition in Yemen that's killing thousands of civilians
The State Department’s Top Europe Expert Is At The Center Of A Debate On How Best To Counter Russia
10/16/2018, 4:06:14 PMFrom meetings with Hungarians to considering a Balkan border change, Wess Mitchell is credited with shifting policy to counter Moscow. Is it working? ✔ So Mitchell arranged the meetings between Szijjarto and Pompeo and Bolton ✔ But here, too, that the US is entertaining a strong man’s wishes hasn’t worked to pry him from Moscow: earlier this month, Vucic expressed his deep gratitude to Putin for his support of Serbia
'The greatest embarrassment': Inside the kingdom, Saudis rattled by handling of Jamal Khashoggi case
10/16/2018, 7:21:59 PMExclusive: Jamal Khashoggi was caught up in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s attempts to consolidate his power, eliminate rival royals, and seize the assets of his country’s billionaires ✔ headquarters AP 21/50 26 September 2018 Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) search for victims after a building collapsed in New Delhi killing five people, the latest incident highlighting India's poor urban planning and construction AFP/Getty 22/50 25 September 2018 US golfer Tiger Woods tees off during a practice session ahead of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National Course at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, south-west of Paris AFP/Getty 23/50 24 September 2018 President Donald Trump and US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, talk with UN secretary general Antonio Guterres during the General Assembly at UN Headquarters AP 24/50 23 September 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has claimed that his country is ready to confront America, following an attack on a military parade in Ahvaz in which 25 people were killed
When Saudi Arabia’s credibility is damaged, so is America’s
10/16/2018, 5:44:07 PMAnalysis: The essential political underpinnings of sanctions are being eroded, Patrick Cockburn writes ✔ The Khashoggi affair has weakened President Trump’s campaign to impose stringent economic sanctions on Iran aimed at reducing its influence or forcing regime change ✔ A Category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, was the most powerful storm ever to hit the Florida Panhandle Getty 8/50 9 October 2018 The Darul Muttaqien Mosque was the heart of the community for many in Palu
The Guardian view on Saudi Arabia: in need of new leadership | Editorial
10/16/2018, 7:57:51 PMEditorial: If the disappearance in Istanbul of journalist Jamal Khashoggi can be traced directly to the Saudi crown prince, it is time for a royal reshuffle ✔ Mr Khashoggi’s body, say the Turks, was carved up with a bone saw and smuggled out in a black Mercedes van ✔ In response the Saudis have threatened to weaponise their vast oil reserves and buy arms from Moscow ✔ If he had any hand in the events of the past fortnight, it must be time for the House of Saud to find a fourth
How Saudi Arabia became the U.S.’s BFF, and why the Khashoggi disappearance won’t change it
10/16/2018, 4:26:09 PMSaudi Arabia is simply too crucial to U.S. interests to allow the death of one man to affect the relationship. ✔ on the billions the kingdom spends on military hardware ✔ Intelligence cooperation is crucial to ferreting out jihadists and thwarting their plots ✔ This article was published with permission of We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment
Jeff Bezos wants 1 trillion humans in the solar system - and he thinks he knows how to get them there
10/16/2018, 4:19:15 PM'I won't be alive to see the fulfilment of that long-term mission' ✔ 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 ✔ Mr Bezos’s Blue Origin received $500m, arms and aerospace giant Northrop Grumman will get $792m, and United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defence, Space & Security and which already provides launch services to the US government, is due to receive $967m
Fifth of Y Combinator female founders sexually harassed by investors, research finds
10/16/2018, 7:22:02 PMNineteen say they experienced inappropriate 'incidents' from angel investors or venture capitalists ✔ AFP/Getty 49/50 29 August 2018 People are evacuated after flooding in Swar township, Myanmar Reuters 50/50 28 August 2018 President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the Iranian Parliament in the capital Tehran ✔ The figure was cited by claimants suing Microsoft for systematically denying pay raises or promotions to women at the world’s largest software company
Teenager 'wanted to be a suicide bomber to impress girls'
10/16/2018, 5:26:53 PMHaider Ahmed, 19, from Redhill, Surrey boasted on social media that he had wanted to be a suicide bomber since he was eight and would launch an attack the next day if he had the right 'equipment'. ✔ Ahmed repeated his desire to be a martyr to another female user called Naya on September 1, explaining: 'When I was 8 or 9 the news used to come on TV about Iraq war and Muslims fighting America, so I wanted to give bayah [swear allegiance] and do istishadi [martyrdom operation]
DealBook Briefing: C.E.O.s Are America’s New Diplomats
10/16/2018, 7:02:44 PMUnder a businessman president, America’s moral compass may increasingly be steered by the C-suite, rather than the Oval Office. ✔ In a statement, Mr. Gates said that he was heartbroken by the passing of one of my oldest and dearest friends, adding that personal computing would not have existed without him ✔ Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65 Khashoggi Disappearance May Disrupt Trump Administration’s Plans to Squeeze Iran Among the Ruins of Mexico Beach Stands One House, Built ‘for the Big One’ 24 Hours in America ‘You Are Still Black’: Charlottesville’s Racial Divide Hinders Students Opinion: The Japanese Man Who Saved 6,000 Jews With His Handwriting
US imposes sanctions on Iranian network supporting child soldiers
10/16/2018, 6:43:18 PMThe U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Tuesday on a multibillion-dollar financial network that supports an Iranian paramilitary force that it said recruits and trains child soldiers for the country's elite Revolutionary Guards. ✔ Atta Kenare | AFP | Getty Images Soldiers of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards march during an annual military parade to mark Iran's eight-year war with Iraq in the capital Tehran, 22 September 2007 ✔ The Basij is involved in violent crackdowns and serious human rights abuses within Iran, the statement said
Opinion | Trump has it ‘totally and completely backwards’ on Saudi arms sales
10/16/2018, 5:25:53 PMThe president doesn't understand the strategic value of arms sales and is undermining the effort to investigate Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance ✔ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday ✔ What’s worse, Trump is also turning one of America’s best strategic assets into a liability, a massive unforced error that could weaken the United States worldwide ✔ World leaders will now know they can act with impunity so long as they are buying American weapons
Saudi Arabia using the 'oil weapon option' could cause prices to soar to $150 | Markets Insider
10/16/2018, 4:52:21 PMundefined ✔ While analysts doubt Riyadh would go as far as an energy embargo now, the government has used oil resources to exert political pressure before ✔ has already proved its sensitivity to changes in supply this year, rising by nearly 20% since August on fears of a sharp drop in Iran’s production as a result of the re-imposition of US sanctions
Khashoggi Disappearance May Disrupt Trump Administration’s Plans to Squeeze Iran
10/16/2018, 5:45:53 PMThe White House plans new sanctions against Iran in less than three weeks. The problem? Saudi Arabia is key to the pressure campaign. ✔ I think they have a very strong incentive to cook up some story that will get us out of this fix, said Gary Samore, the director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University, and a former top White House aide on nuclear issues for President Barack Obama
Saudi prince agrees to Khashoggi case investigation as Turks search...
10/16/2018, 6:13:14 PMSaudi Arabia's crown prince agreed on Tuesday there must be a thorough inve... ✔ Trump has threatened severe punishment if it turns out Khashoggi was killed in the consulate, but ruled out cancelling arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars ✔ London Stock Exchange chief executive David Schwimmer joined the list on Tuesday, as did the CEOs of HSBC , Standard Chartered, Credit Suisse (CSGN.S), and BNP Paribas, and David Bonderman, the billionaire chairman and founding partner of private equity firm TPG ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
President Trump threatens to end aid to Honduras as 'caravan' of migrants moves into Guatemala
10/16/2018, 4:39:21 PM"If the large Caravan of people heading to the U.S. is not stopped and brought back to Honduras, no more money or aid will be given to Honduras," Trump tweeted. ✔ The migrant group started Friday with about 160 people who banded together in the hopes that their numbers would protect them from robbers and other dangers facing them on their journey, the wire service said ✔ Hondurans first received TPS eligibility in 1999 under then-President Bill Clinton following Hurricane Mitch, a massive storm that destroyed much of the country's economy
Brazil right-winger would follow Trump's lead on foreign policy
10/16/2018, 5:57:22 PMThe far-right front-runner in Brazil's presidential race plans to put forei... ✔ It’s a great idea because it would signal change and say to the world that we cherish democracies that have the rule of law and independent powers with checks and balances, said Congressman-elect Luiz P ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Pompeo, Khashoggi and the problem MBS created
10/16/2018, 6:05:26 PMUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a quest to sell an utterly unbelievable story about Jamal Khashoggi's death. ✔ It will go something like this: rogue elements, 15 of them, within the Saudi security service, acting on their own initiative conducted an unauthorised interview which became a little too aggressive and most unfortunately resulted in the accidental death of Jamal Khashoggi
Trump spins cover-up for Saudi killing, signaling no ‘turning-point’ in US relations
10/16/2018, 4:51:09 PMSenior congressional lawmakers are calling for a radical overhaul in US relations with Saudi Arabia. But Trump’s indulgence to let Saudi rulers off the hook shows the strategic alliance is too important for US’ power interests. ✔ Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman even stated this version in a high-profile interview with Bloomberg on October 5 ✔ Still, it is doubtful this is a turning point in the US-Saudi alliance ✔ The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT
More than 120 kids in 22 states diagnosed or suspected to have AFM
10/16/2018, 7:21:18 PMThe Centers for Disease Control Prevention confirmed on Tuesday that 62 children in 22 states have been diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis and 127 in total are under investigation. ✔ Among them is two-year-old Julia Payne from Chicago ✔ Health experts say this does not simply mean just staying up-to-date with vaccinations but also minimizing exposure to mosquitoes ✔ Additionally, you can use warm water and soap to avoid getting sick and spreading germs ✔ However, if your child develops it, bring them in and this gives them best chance of survival.'
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