U.S., Afghan forces troops battle Taliban, ISIS ahead of elections
10/16/2018, 10:46:20 PMSoldiers who were fifth graders when this war began in 2001 now direct Afghan forces in an operation to clear ISIS-held villages ✔ We saw as they prepared to head outside the wire, a military convoy being the only way U.S. forces can get around ✔ I want to use the word 'impact.' I think that's the biggest word, best word for what we're doing ✔ But Afghan military losses continue to be so high, the government no longer gives those figures out
U.S. serviceman is killed in Ukraine during NATO drills that included California National Guard unit - Los Angeles Times
10/16/2018, 11:33:25 PMTwo pilots were killed in Ukraine when a fighter jet conducting NATO training exercises crashed. The Ukrainian military confirmed that one of the pilots was American. ✔ It is currently under investigation and we will continue to provide more information as it becomes available ✔ The military exercises have infuriated the Kremlin, which sees them as Western powers fermenting the war between Russian-backed rebel fighters and Ukrainian national troops
Factbox: U.S., Saudi Arabia have leverage on each other; using it...
10/16/2018, 8:42:17 PMThe United States and Saudi Arabia have had a mutually dependent relationship fo... ✔ I’m going to sanction the hell out of Saudi Arabia, Sen ✔ Lindsey Graham told Fox News, adding in a separate interview with Fox News Radio, I would suspend arms sales as long as he (Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman) is in charge ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Women candidates face 'small-scale war' in Afghan election
10/16/2018, 11:16:06 PMMore female candidates than ever are set to contest Afghanistan's upcoming ... ✔ Echoing other women candidates who spoke to Reuters, Bashir says she is standing for election after growing dismayed with the direction of the country, starting with the failure of the government to improve security or safeguard women’s rights ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
China exporters worried about trade war, rising costs at home:...
10/16/2018, 10:19:19 PMChinese exporters are mostly confident they can weather a trade war with the Uni... ✔ One massive advantage China has is our ability to work hard and endure hardship, we thrive under competition, said Michael Zhuo of Yuyao Ghost Audio, adding around two thirds of his customers are in the United States ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Opinion | Russian Pensions and the Risk of War
10/16/2018, 11:32:13 PMPutin raises the retirement age, inflaming the street. Will he find an external enemy to shore up support? ✔ They aren’t the usual malcontentsthe middle class, intelligentsia or studentsbut rabotyagi , blue-collar working stiffs ✔ In 18 years in power, Mr. Putin had never made a plea for support for a specific policy like this ✔ The speech was heartfelt, animated, cajolingand not nearly enough ✔ Appeared in the October 17, 2018, print edition
US sanctions Iran businesses over ties to paramilitary group
10/16/2018, 11:56:46 PMundefined ✔ The Trump administration has sanctioned a network of Iranian businesses accused of supporting a paramilitary group that allegedly recruits and deploys child soldiers in conflicts across the Middle East ✔ It once monitored people in the streets but has since distanced itself from that role
Army hands out prizes in annual photography competition
10/16/2018, 11:25:43 PMCorporal Tom Evans, 33, won the professional portfolio and best overall image. All winners across 16 categories will be celebrated at a ceremony at the Imperial War Museum on Wednesday/ ✔ A military photographer has won the top prize in this year's Army Photographic Competition with a poignant portfolio of images capturing soldiers at work over a 12-month period ✔ 'Jumping for Joy' by Corporal Becky Brown RLC, which has won the Professional Story category
Can the U.S.-Saudi relationship survive journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s presumed killing?
10/16/2018, 10:24:20 PMSaudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is presumed dead. The case has renewed scrutiny of U.S.-Saudi relations involving oil, arms sales and terrorism. ✔ BIG BUSINESS FOR BIG WEAPONRY The U.S. is the world’s largest exporter of weapons, accounting for more than a third of all global sales, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide
Second summit, second chance
10/16/2018, 10:05:31 PMAt next meeting with Kim, Trump must ensure nuclear deal is secured prior to any peace accord ✔ The North does not have the right to develop nuclear weapons, and the United States should not negotiate a peace agreement without serious progress on that file ✔ Bruce Jones is vice president and director of the Brookings Institution's foreign policy program
The new Great Schism? What's next for the world of Orthodox Christianity
10/16/2018, 8:50:12 PMThe Russian Orthodox Church has broken all ties with the See of Constantinople, seen as the center of Orthodox faith, though whether it will continue to be seen as such a center is up for debate. ✔ Some sort of external or internal forces have influenced Patriarch Bartholomew to take a decision that goes against the very basic principles of the Orthodox faith, and he knows it very well – he knows all the canons and all the rules better than we do, says archpriest Aleksandr Ilyashenko, director of the Orthodox Christianity and the World (http://www.pravmir.com/) web portal
Is Central Asia becoming a model for religious tolerance?
10/16/2018, 8:04:03 PMThe tri-annual Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions held this month in Astana, Kazakhstan, is a gathering of the world’s top clerics to try to bring understanding between different religious faiths, and also to unite against religious extremism. ✔ The Council of Religious Leaders could take that document as a basis for drafting relevant world religious and political proposals to prevent the threat of terrorism ✔ Such a lofty goal, but as Steve Jobs famously said, Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do
Fact check: Donald Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ interview included false, misleading claims
10/16/2018, 11:09:14 PMPresident Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims, while putting a new twist on some of them on "60 Minutes." ✔ Stahl : But is it true that they haven’t gotten rid of a single weapon, and they may actually be building more missiles- Trump : They want to– Stahl : With nuclear– Trump : And I will tell you that they’re closing up sites ✔ In 2017, the U.S. trade deficit in goods with China was $376 billion, but that was partially offset by a trade surplus of $40 billion in services, such as software, legal and communications services, for a total trade balance of negative $336 billion
Suspects in Khashoggi Case Had Ties to Saudi Crown Prince
10/16/2018, 11:11:54 PMLinks between Prince Mohammed and at least four suspects in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi may make it harder to advance a “rogue killers” explanation. ✔ Turkish officials have said some of the 15 suspects arrived and left on those jets ✔ More in Middle East Nick Oxford/Reuters Saudis Issued Dire Warnings Against U.S. Sanctions ✔ Opinion: The Rich White Civil War ‘You Are Still Black’: Charlottesville’s Racial Divide Hinders Students
Army veteran completes THIS extreme challenge to raise money for The Royal British Legion
10/16/2018, 9:54:07 PMAN army veteran is kayaking and trekking nearly 1000 miles across Britain to raise £25,000 for The Royal British Legion, in what he has described as “one of the biggest challenges” of his life. ✔ During the 900-mile journey, the Royal British Legion has been at the forefront of my mind ✔ The army veteran has so far raised almost £13,000, over half of his £25,000 goal ✔ Support Mr Smith’s Paddle of Britain at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/paddleofbritain
US sanctions network supporting Iran's Basij Resistance Force
10/16/2018, 8:20:29 PMTreasury says measures target businesses financing Iran's Basij Resistance Force, which allegedly uses child soldiers. ✔ WATCH: US rejects Iran's legal claim to recover $2bn in frozen assets (2:41) The Basij, a paramilitary force formed soon after the 1979 revolution, is one of the Iranian regime's primary enforcers of internal security with branches in every province and city of Iran, according to the Treasury
Miranda edges Brazil past Argentina while Belgium and Holland draw
10/16/2018, 11:13:45 PMMiranda headed the winner in stoppage time as Brazil beat Argentina 1-0 in a friendly in Saudi Arabia, while Holland held Belgium 1-1 ✔ Obviously our team is better than theirs, we have maintained the same squad for years and they are in the process of renewal ✔ Norway beat Bulgaria 1-0, Slovenia and Cyprus drew 1-1 in a game with three red cards, and Ukraine defeated the Czech Republic 1-0
Senators Lash Out At Saudi Crown Prince In Sign They'll Break With Trump Over Khashoggi
10/16/2018, 9:21:16 PMTrump tweeted that Mohammed Bin Salman had assured him he had nothing to do with the likely murder of Khashoggi. But Republican senators showed little interest in granting Mohammed the benefit of the ✔ Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, put Khashoggi’s case in a broader context of Saudi behavior, suggesting that Congress should force Trump to submit for approval the US’s military assistance to the kingdom in its campaign against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen
Trump: Saudi prince denies knowing what happened in consulate
10/16/2018, 10:19:20 PMU.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Saudi Arabia's crown prince den... ✔ U.S. media outlets reported on Monday that Saudi Arabia will acknowledge Khashoggi was killed in a botched interrogation ✔ London Stock Exchange (LSE.L) Chief Executive David Schwimmer joined the list on Tuesday, as did the CEOs of HSBC (HSBA.L), Standard Chartered (STAN.L), Credit Suisse (CSGN.S), and BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA), and David Bonderman, the billionaire chairman and founding partner of private equity firm TPG ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
From selling a Saudi billionaire his 282-foot yacht to sword-dancing on his first international trip as president, Trump's ties with Saudi Arabia run deep
10/16/2018, 8:12:48 PMThose ties are now being called into question over his lack of a tough response to Riyadh since journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi disappeared and was possibly killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, allegedly on the orders of the crown prince. ✔ Gabriella Demczuk/Getty Between October 2016 and March 2017, MSL Group Americas, a lobbying group working for the Saudi government, spent $270,000 at Trump International Hotel in DC for lodging, catering and parking ✔ Any suggestion that I have is just more FAKE NEWS (of which there is plenty)! Previous 1/ Next
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