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Flexibility on North Korea
10/17/2018, 8:57:39 AMundefined ✔ By Na Jeong-ju Politics editor Washington is seemingly unhappy with Seoul's unilateral move to revive the long-stalled economic projects with Pyongyang ✔ But as we all know, denuclearization is a long process of tough negotiations ✔ It is rather an expression of a common will to end mutual hostility and coexist peacefully
Ukraine war threatens deep divisions in Orthodox Church
10/17/2018, 10:30:35 AMA schism has erupted within the eastern Orthodox church, threatening bitter divisions for its roughly 300 million followers. ✔ Political and religious circles in Moscow condemned the move ✔ In the long run, these kinds of divisions have occurred throughout 2000 years of Christian history ✔ CNN's Begoña Blanco Munoz in Hong Kong, Denis Lapin in Kiev and Nathan Hodge and Darya Tarasova in Moscow contributed to this report
Most dangerous countries in the world MAPPED - would you visit any of them?
10/17/2018, 10:43:52 AMTHE MOST dangerous countries in the world for travellers have been revealed in new research which ranked countries from least to most risky - have you been brave enough to visit any of them? ✔ The second most dangerous country was identified as Yemen followed by Afghanistan in third place ✔ If World War Three were to occur - which may not be as far away as Britons may think, with constant threats looming - the UK’s secret bunkers have been revealed
Crimea college hit by deadly bomb blast
10/17/2018, 11:09:20 AMMany reported killed and injured after ‘unidentified explosive device’ in city of Kerch ✔ The bomb blast took place in the city of Kerch, which is the entry point for a new 19km bridge linking Crimea to mainland Russia ✔ Reports from witnesses quoted by local media suggested there may have been shooting and an attempt to take hostages prior to the explosion ✔ Crimea was annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, and providing security to the peninsula has been a priority for Moscow
Congo accuses Angola of violent expulsions, Luanda denies
10/17/2018, 11:57:07 AMCongo's government accused Angolan authorities of violently expelling thous... ✔ But Angola has recently become frustrated by Kabila junior’s handling of several crises, including instability caused by his failure to step aside when his mandate ended in late 2016, and a conflict in Congo’s Kasai province that sent thousands of refugees over the border
South Korea Denies Refugee Status to Yemenis Fleeing War
10/17/2018, 11:58:19 AMSouth Korea denied refugee status to nearly 400 asylum seekers from Yemen months after their arrival on the resort island of Jeju sparked an anti-immigrant uproar. ✔ Yemen has been embroiled in war since 2015, with Gulf allies including Saudi Arabia battling Iran-aligned fighters in the country ✔ South Korea’s culture values ethnic homogeneity, and people often guard fiercely against outsiders ✔ Related Coverage In a Saudi War Room, Generals Grapple With Ways to Protect Civilians in Yemen
Bomb rocks high school in Crimea, killing 10
10/17/2018, 11:45:01 AMThe Kremlin says it is considering terrorism as one of the causes of the blast. ✔ By Amie Ferris-Rotman Amie Ferris-Rotman Moscow reporter for the Washington Post ✔ Russia’s National Guard said an explosive device was involved and described the cause as terrorism, Tass news agency reported ✔ Eyewitnesses at the school, attended by children between the ages of 14 and 18, said gunmen fired into the air before the explosion, the local Kerch FM radio station reported
‘US & UK throw money at Yemen’s humanitarian disaster while profiting from war’
10/17/2018, 9:03:54 AMYemen’s humanitarian disaster is worsening, with 12 to 13 million people at risk of dying from starvation. Yet major Western countries are continuing to make a profit from arms sales to the Saudis, an aid worker told RT. ✔ Just last Saturday the coalition reportedly killed at least 17 people and injured 20 others when an airstrike hit a bus full of civilians in the Hodeida, a Houthi rebel-held city ✔ Van Meegen stressed that the humanitarian crisis is entirely man-made and could be avoided if the allies of the Saudis chose to take serious action
Blast kills leading parliamentary candidate, wounds 8 in Afghanistan - World
10/17/2018, 9:13:29 AMundefined ✔ However, spokesman for Helmand provincial government Omar Zawak said that Qahraman succumbed to his wounds after receiving critical injuries ✔ He also noted that three suspects had been arrested and an investigation was underway ✔ More than 2,500 candidates are contesting for the 249-seat Wolesi Jirga or the lower house of Afghan parliament slated for Oct 20 amid tight security
Terror attack at Crimea college kills 10 after 'home-made bomb' is detonated
10/17/2018, 11:43:17 AMAn explosive device killed 10 people and injured at least 50 others at a vocational college in Crimea Wednesday in what Russian officials called a terrorist attack. ✔ The National Anti-Terrorism Committee's spokesman Andrei Przhezdomsky said the building is currently being combed for other explosive devices ✔ The head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, and Russia's Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova haded to the area to coordinate assistance to those injured ✔ Russia has annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, a move that triggered Western sanctions
A confrontation in Idlib remains inevitable
10/17/2018, 11:07:17 AMWithout a long-term political solution to the Syrian conflict, the fate of Idlib will likely be determined militarily. ✔ HTS reluctantly issued a statement on October 14 endorsing the Sochi agreement ✔ Subsequently, four hardline groups defected from HTS and formed a separate war room to coordinate the battle against the Syrian regime ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joe Macaron Joe Macaron is a fellow at the Arab Center Washington DC
How Russia moved into Central Africa
10/17/2018, 8:20:20 AMWhen Central African Republic (CAR) pleaded for help last year to fight maraudin... ✔ Its trade with the continent has halved in the past decade, though much of that is due to U.S. shale replacing oil imports from Africa ✔ Touadera’s spokesman declined to provide details, nor say what activities the Russians were engaged in ✔ They have denied any role in the journalists’ deaths ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Crimea explosion: 10 dead and dozens injured after blast at college
10/17/2018, 11:25:32 AMAT LEAST 10 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a bomb explosion at a college in Crimea. ✔ Witnesses suggested there may have been gunfire and attempts to take hostages prior to the explosion which ripped through the polytechnic’s cafeteria ✔ The suspected terror attack will attract intense scrutiny from Russian authorities ✔ Crimea was annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014 and providing security to the peninsula has been a priority for Moscow
Syria Jihadists Set Themselves Up to Be Annihilated After the Midterms
10/17/2018, 8:31:47 AMundefined ✔ The radical group added that it appreciates the efforts of everyone who worked to protect its areas in a clear hint to Turkey ✔ As I have said before I think there is a modicum of understanding between Trump personally and the Russian government ✔ The jihadi persistence in shelling the western parts of Aleppo City is another matter
South Korea denies refugee status to Yemeni asylum seekers
10/17/2018, 9:04:42 AMSouth Korea has denied refugee status but granted temporary stay permits to hund... ✔ Most of the Yemenis flew into the resort island of Jeju, where they have largely been blocked from leaving for mainland South Korea ✔ Yemen has been locked in civil war for the past three years, with aid agencies warning that the country is in danger of tipping into famine if fighting continues to disrupt imports of food aid ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Hackers accused of ties to Russia hit three East European...
10/17/2018, 11:11:03 AMHackers have infected three energy and transport companies in Ukraine and Poland... ✔ This shows that this very dangerous and persistent ‘threat actor’ is still active ✔ It is my understanding that this was the reconnaissance and espionage phase, potentially leading up to cyber sabotage, he said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
America Must Realize It Has No Say in Syria's Future
10/17/2018, 10:26:31 AMDamascus is large and busy, as befits Syria’s capital. The city hosts the nation’s elite and is filled with government buildings and security forces. President Bashar al-Assad’s image adorns virtually every street. There is no doubt who is in charge. But drive just a few minutes, and you enter a neighborhood only recently recovered after bitter fighting. Wrecked buildings stand as silent sentinels amid a sea of rubble. The carnage of seven years of horrid civil war reached even Damascus. ✔ Damascus is large and busy, as befits Syria’s capital ✔ President Bashar al-Assad’s image adorns virtually every street ✔ But drive just a few minutes, and you enter a neighborhood only recently recovered after bitter fighting ✔ However, in a multisided conflict, American backing for the FSA ultimately empowered the radicals
Jordan says nearly 300 Syrian 'White Helmets' leave for West
10/17/2018, 11:25:08 AMAround 300 Syrian "White Helmet" rescue workers who fled Syria for Jor... ✔ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the time he had helped the evacuation at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders and that there had been fears that the rescue workers’ lives were at risk ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Crimea attack on college in Kerch a possible terrorist attack, Russia says
10/17/2018, 11:59:55 AMHead of college in Crimea says gunmen fired on students, detonated explosives in what Moscow is calling a possible terrorist attack ✔ She said someone blew themselves up inside the building ✔ The head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, and Russia's Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova haded to the area to coordinate assistance to those injured ✔ Russia unilaterally annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, a move that triggered Western sanctions
Thirteen people killed in armed attack on Crimean college
10/17/2018, 11:57:05 AMThirteen people were killed when gunmen burst into a college in the Black Sea re... ✔ It said in a statement that 13 people had been killed and around 50 wounded, many of whom were teenage children ✔ Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine four years ago, prompting international condemnation and Western sanctions ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Trump Will Use Journalist Murder to Force Saudis to Drop Their S-400 Purchase, Load Up on US Weapons
10/17/2018, 9:32:02 AMThe disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Postcolumnist Jamal Khashoggi continues to strain relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia. On Saturday, President Donald Trump warned the Saudis of “severe punishment” if the Saudi government was found to have been responsible for the journalist’s alleged murder. ✔ And you know there are other ways of punishing, to use a word that’s a pretty harsh word, but it’s true ✔ Top Photo | A security personnel looks out from the entrance of the Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Oct. 14, 2018 ✔ Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi critic, vanished after he walked into the consulate on Oct. 2
Top Iran expert says Tehran may seek to wait out Trump administration
10/17/2018, 10:08:53 AMKarim Sadjadpour talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters" this week about the realm of possible outcomes from the U.S.-Iran standoff ✔ I think President Rouhani would like to see a different relationship between America and Iran, Sadjadpour told Morell, but as long as Khamenei is supreme leader, that acrimony is going to remain ✔ For much more from Michael Morell's conversation with Karim Sadjadpour, you can listen to the new episode and subscribe to Intelligence Matters here
West WON'T break ties with Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi, expert says
10/17/2018, 8:51:22 AMThere are clear reasons why we should expect there to be no punitive actions of any real significance against the Saudis over Jamal Khashoggi, writes Dr Steven Hurst. ✔ Since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the ultra-conservative kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on October 2 and never reemerged, there has been a wave of condemnation from Western leaders ✔ Weapons sales are a more significant factor, as President Trump has already acknowledged with his statement that he does not want to put them in jeopardy
Cheech and Chong star tries to travel to Canada for cannabis legalisation day 'but can't find passport'
10/17/2018, 9:36:29 AMPot-loving Tommy Chong is due to return to his homeland to usher in the new era ✔ A Somali police officer says a number of people were wounded after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint outside the headquarters after being stopped by security forces AP 46/50 1 September 2018 A Utair-operated Boeing 737-800 which skidded off the runway and caught fire during landing, at Sochi international airport, in the Russian Black Sea resort
Italy’s populist Salvini buddies up to Putin demanding EU ENDS sanctions against Russia
10/17/2018, 10:43:50 AMITALY has launched another stinging attack against the European Union over its sanctions against Russia as controversial deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini arrives in Moscow for trade talks. ✔ He has pledged to work to ensure the sanctions are lifted through good manners, numbers and the art of democracy, but added that unlike his predecessors, his government is not scared of using vetoes to do so ✔ Relations between Russia and the EU remain strained over the Crimea situation and the ongoing conflict with Ukraine and were further soured over the Salisbury nerve agent attack and growing evidence of Kremlin-backed cyber attacks on western interests
All the winners from this year's BET Hip Hop Awards
10/17/2018, 9:36:53 AMJay Z and Beyoncé also won several awards ✔ It was the first time Rouhani had been summoned by parliament in his five years in power, with MPs demanding answers on unemployment, rising prices and the collapsing value of the rial, which has lost more than half its value since April AFP/Getty 1/50 16 October 2018 Ecuador has issued a list of rules to Julian Assange, the famous resident of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London
PR company accused of using 'tobacco lobbyist tactics' to promote weedkiller linked to cancer
10/17/2018, 9:36:43 AMRoundup maker Monsanto reportedly funded campaign to defend chemical ✔ A Somali police officer says a number of people were wounded after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint outside the headquarters after being stopped by security forces AP 46/50 1 September 2018 A Utair-operated Boeing 737-800 which skidded off the runway and caught fire during landing, at Sochi international airport, in the Russian Black Sea resort
Merkel calls for international unity in the face of global health threats
10/17/2018, 11:33:24 AMGerman chancellor tells world health summit that states must cooperate in battle against disease and epidemics ✔ If there is no health security it can trigger political, economic and social upheaval on a global scale ✔ We have to contain resistances against antibiotics because we cannot simply hope researchers will come up with new ideas on antibiotics all the time, said Merkel
West Virginia Republicans look to 'Kavanaugh bump' to fire turnout
10/17/2018, 10:10:14 AMDemocrats scented midterm success by focusing on local issues in a state Trump by 46 points but a supreme court confirmation tossed a new element into the campaign ✔ Laura Finch thought the Democrats had a good shot at taking back control of the West Virginia legislature, and of winning her own contest for a seat in the state senate, if the party could just keep voters talking about their own daily struggles ✔ I’m afraid that he did it based on a poll and we want to do things based on our convictions, she said
Pompeo meets Erdogan after talks with Saudis on missing journalist
10/17/2018, 8:10:39 AMU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Anka... ✔ They indicated they understood that getting that done in a timely, rapid fashion so they could begin to answer important questions ✔ MOUNTING CRITICISM Asked whether they said Khashoggi was alive or dead, Pompeo said: They didn’t talk about any of the facts ✔ Here we go again with, you know, you’re guilty until proven innocent ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Brazil’s Election Could Deal A Crushing Blow To Combating Climate Change
10/17/2018, 10:19:59 AMFar-right presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro -- aka “Brazil’s Trump” -- may be “exactly what the world doesn’t need.” ✔ We saw in the last couple decades, particularly in the 2000s, a substantial decrease in worldwide emissions that is almost all coming from the success of Brazil, Shindell said ✔ Compromising the environment will compromise the country’s future ✔ And, potentially, the rest of the world’s future, too
The Taliban has vowed to disrupt the Afghan elections. Candidates are out in force anyway.
10/17/2018, 10:24:49 AMMany voters see a chance to send younger, modern candidates to parliament. ✔ Some express hopes for youth-driven change, diversity and modernization; others make not-too-subtle appeals for loyalty to an older generation of warlords and ethnic strongmen ✔ One in northern Takhar province narrowly survived a bombing that killed eight people at a campaign rally ✔ Farid took the proffered booklet from Stanikzai, stuck it in his pocket and strode off to class
Meet the scientists immortalizing African heritage in virtual reality
10/17/2018, 9:16:59 AMThe Zamani Project, based in South Africa, aims to digitally map African heritage sites using 3D technology. ✔ We use GPS measurements and try to cover every single aspect of the sites, that is every single corner ✔ We go to areas which are not very attractive -- we cover everything, Ruther explains ✔ This article was originally published in April 2018 and has been updated
Fate of Journalist Heightens Saudi Debt Worries
10/17/2018, 11:22:48 AMInvestors are growing more concerned about Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented binge on debt in recent months, as the kingdom grapples with an international crisis over allegations that it killed a prominent Saudi journalist. ✔ Jamal Khashoggi, shown in a Dec. 15, 2014 photo, is a dissident and former royal insider whom Turkish authorities now allege was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Riyadh’s orders ✔ For now, they say, Saudi Arabia, with its $500 billion of foreign exchange reserves, remains a good debt investment, as its ratio of debt-to-economic output is one of the lowest globally
Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: The FDA is embracing ethical hackers in its push to secure medical devices
10/17/2018, 11:35:01 AMThe spread of connected medical devices has left the health-care sector more exposed to cyberattacks. ✔ THE KEY The Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md ✔ The EU and United States reaffirmed their strong commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms online and condemned undue restrictions on freedom of expression and censorship in violation of international human rights law, the statement said
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