Missing in Syria: Austin Tice's parents lonely struggle to find their son
10/18/2018, 10:25:49 AMSince their freelance journalist son vanished in Syria six years ago Marc and Debra Tice’s world has been turned upside down but have not wavered in their fight to bring him home ✔ It showed a young man standing on the crest of a mountain, smiling and unshaven, with a pair of sporty sunglasses crowning his messy brown hair ✔ One month after his arrival in Syria, for the Washington Post, he asked a rebel named Shahm about bruises on the face of a suspected government spy ✔ I told her I was once the name on one of those pins
When Americans took on Europeans in a geography test...
10/18/2018, 10:40:36 AMIn the test, 1,000 people from America and Europe were asked to locate 16 countries on a blank interactive world map by clicking on its location. The Europeans won. Hands down. ✔ More than 76 per cent of Europeans identified the Sunshine State correctly, and nearly 80 per cent were able to spot California ✔ They noted: 'Because this was a survey, we understand not everyone may have taken it completely seriously, so while we show every mouse click, our density maps only show countries with at least five clicks each.'
Ease or Squeeze? U.S., Seoul Wrangle Over North Korea Policy
10/18/2018, 9:39:19 AMFriction is growing between South Korea and the U.S. over how best to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear program, with Washington maintaining pressure and Seoul seeking to ease sanctions and reduce the North’s isolation. ✔ Trump and Kim in the next few months, said people familiar with the matter ✔ Chun Yung-woo, a former South Korean national security adviser and his country’s one-time lead negotiator during the six-party talks, warned that loosening sanctions too quickly would remove a major incentive for Pyongyang to relinquish its nuclear arms ✔ Giving up on sanctions is giving up on denuclearization, said Mr. Chun, now chairman of the nongovernmental Korean Peninsula Future Forum in Seoul
Crimea students step over bodies as gunshots and screams ring out
10/18/2018, 8:27:42 AMHORRIFYING footage lays bare the utter terror unfolding inside a school in Crimea where a deranged 18-year-old went slaughtered 20 people. Video shot on a fleeing students’ mobile phones eeri… ✔ There was a child who was being helped to walk because he could not move on his own ✔ Then everyone started to climb over the fence, and we could still hear explosions ✔ They blew up everything in the hall, glass was flying ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368
Bracing for the midterms, Facebook builds a 'war room'
10/18/2018, 11:23:51 AMFacebook has set up a "war room" at its California headquarters as part of its plans to avoid a repeat of the 2016 election, when misinformation was rampant on the platform. ✔ MUST WATCH New York (CNN Business)Facebook has set up a war room at its California headquarters as part of its plans to avoid a repeat of the 2016 election, when misinformation was rampant on the platform ✔ We know that the bad actors out there who are looking to interfere in elections, they are definitely well funded, he said
School massacre victims ran for their lives as they were gunned down
10/18/2018, 9:30:40 AMPhotos of Vladislav Roslyakov's victims have emerged after he killed 21 in a bomb and gun attack at a college in Kerch ✔ Experts are studying this student’s mobile phone and social networks now ✔ Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online Saudi journalist 'chopped up alive' Brits 'face four-month polar vortex' At least 18 dead in college massacre £1billion to be paid out over DWP error
Critics slam Seoul for denying refugee status to Yemenis
10/18/2018, 9:29:38 AMSEOUL--South Korean progressives on Thursday accused the government of caving into xenophobic sentim ✔ Other demonstrators held signs that read Don't Be Like Europe and This Isn't Hate--We Want Safety ✔ Officials also fear a coalition-led assault on the Houthi-held port of Hodeida could shut it down ✔ Nearly 80 percent of Yemen's imports come through the Red Sea city, including much of its humanitarian aid
Saudi Arabia's sloppy Khashoggi response may force Trump's hand towards punishment
10/18/2018, 11:57:45 AMDonald Trump and Mike Pompeo will weigh mounting global pressure to punish Saudi Arabia against the longstanding alliance that has survived 9/11, a tragic war in Yemen, and decades of some of the worst domestic human rights practises instituted and enforced by the House of Saud. ✔ American intelligence officials are increasingly convinced that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia is culpable in the killing of the dissident Khashoggi, The New York Times reported on Wednesday ✔ At 10 a.m. on Thursday, Trump is set to sit down with Pompeo and formulate the US response to Khashoggi's disappearance which will undoubtedly weigh the mounting global pressure to punish Saudi against the longstanding alliance that has survived 9/11, a tragic war in Yemen, and decades of some of the world's worst domestic human rights practices instituted and enforced by the all-powerful House of Saud
Afghan Leader Blindsided by U.S. Meeting With Taliban, Officials Say
10/18/2018, 10:30:31 AMAn American envoy who met the Taliban reportedly tried to evade the topic during a meeting with an already concerned Afghan president, several officials say. ✔ His rivals in the political opposition often describe him as an American yes-man, and he is said to be distrusted in neighboring countries like Iran and Russia because of his closeness to the United States ✔ To Avoid Conflicts, Rick Scott Created a Trust Blind in Name Only
Man killed when car towing caravan down wrong side of M40 hit him is named
10/18/2018, 11:32:08 AMStuart Richards, 32, enjoyed a glittering career with the British Army and had served his country in Iraq and Afghanistan ✔ They are yet to be formally identified at this time ✔ Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online Saudi journalist 'chopped up alive' Brits 'face four-month polar vortex' At least 18 dead in college massacre £1billion to be paid out over DWP error
Halloween release date: When does the new Halloween come out in cinemas in UK and USA?
10/18/2018, 9:51:12 AMHALLOWEEN is back and just in time for the eponymous holiday. When does the new Halloween movie come out in the UK and USA? ✔ From Hereditary to The Nun, there has been a wealth of new horror content to see ✔ These countries include Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Cambodia, Lebanon, Romania, and Sweden ✔ Unfortunately, for those in France, they have to wait till October 24 to see the spooky sequel ✔ Lastly is the Netherlands, with a November 1 release date
Their relatives were killed. Now they're running for parliament
10/18/2018, 9:19:10 AMAn Afghan Sikh, Kabul woman, and 54-year-old Nangarhar resident have experienced violence and now campaign for security. ✔ I am not willing to vote because due to security and corruption, the election, just like before, won't be transparent ✔ With reporting by Emran Feroz in Kabul, Afghanistan ABOUT THE AUTHORS Shereena Qazi @ shereenaqazi Sayed Jalal Shajjan
Moon asks Pope to visit Pyongyang
10/18/2018, 8:06:02 AMundefined ✔ We will achieve peace and overcome separation (division) without fail, Moon told Parolin during the banquet, Yoon said ✔ Pope Francis has long taken a less-absolutist approach in the Holy See's diplomacy as seen by a recent deal over bishop nominations signed with China ✔ The North is estimated to have around 2,500 Catholics, compared to more than 5.5 million in South Korea
Mother Puts 5-Month-Old Baby Headfirst In Water, Disturbing Video Prompts Arrest
10/18/2018, 8:10:42 AMPolice in Griffin, Georgia, arrested and charged Laquanda Lenea Mosley after a video of the incident circulated on social media. ✔ The reason behind the mother's actions also remain unknown ✔ After the clip was posted, police investigated and arrived at the woman's home, where they found her with three children ✔ Pictured, the feet of a baby are seen at a port after crossing from Myanmar, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, Oct. 25, 2017
Lessons from South Korean development: an Afghan's view
10/18/2018, 9:11:37 AMundefined ✔ The program included lectures, visits and meetings ✔ Cities are considered to be drivers of economic growth ✔ We were amazed by how Korea has addressed its housing needs ✔ He writes regularly in the Gulf News, the Arab News, the Diplomat, the Foreign Policy, the Asia Times and other media outlets
Russian-Turkish Agreement Deadline Comes and Goes, Idlib Offensive No Closer Than Before
10/18/2018, 10:12:02 AMThe October 15 deadline agreed to by Turkey, Russia and Iran for Turkey to evacuate all heavy weapons and jihadist groups along a 15-20 km demilitarised demarcation line around Idlib and its rural area, including rural Latakia, has come and gone. ✔ Soon the borders between Syria and Iraq will re-open now that there is a new prime minister in Iraq ✔ In al-Hasaka Kurdish militants will come to understand that the US forces can’t stay for long ✔ It is time for the Kurds to understand that they can only survive by coming to terms with Damascus
North and South Korean border may soon open to tourists
10/18/2018, 10:40:51 AMTourists may soon get the chance to take the perfect selfie in the highly fortified border zone between North and South Korea, where the countries two leaders had a first historic handshake in April. ✔ The demilitarised zone in the border village of PanmunjomCredit:Lee Jin-man/AP As early as this year, the JSA will be transformed into a place North and South Korean civilians and tourists can freely enter and leave and contact each other, a government official told the Chosun Ilbo
Football, funfairs and fortunes: In Afghan election, money talks
10/18/2018, 10:29:40 AMJavid Jaihoon, who started life selling water on the streets of Kabul, is one of... ✔ Critics say that for those with money and connections, a seat in parliament offers excellent opportunities to win lucrative government contracts together with protection against prosecution ✔ There is a great incentive to buy votes either directly or through promises and favors and campaign spending limits appear to be openly flouted ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Beyond Brexit: EU fetes Asian leaders in message to Trump
10/18/2018, 10:14:20 AMThe European Union will seek Asian support for free trade, the Iran nuclear deal... ✔ On Tuesday, EU trade chief Cecilia Malmstrom held talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Brussels on improving trade ties, although Washington accused the bloc of moving too slowly in negotiations ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Children praise jihad standing next to MISSILES on Irani kids TV show
10/18/2018, 10:32:19 AMTen children of various ages dressed in conservative Muslim clothing and military uniforms are seen singing about their fathers' wishes of sacrificing himself, in a clip from Iranian TV. ✔ 'It means that if the airplanes of the enemy are flying in the sky, the anti-aircraft will not let them enter or infiltrate our beloved Iran.' The clip is followed by the children singing; the girls are seen wearing chadors - a full-length cloak with a headscarf underneath - and appear to be wearing images of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, pinned to their chests
Afghan Taliban issue fresh call to boycott 'foreign plot' of elections
10/18/2018, 10:56:11 AMThe Taliban issued a fresh call for Afghans to boycott this week's parliame... ✔ Although the Taliban say they will not deliberately target civilians, security officials say attacks are likely on Saturday morning to deter voters from going to polling stations ✔ The Taliban’s strong opposition to the vote comes against a backdrop of contacts with U.S. officials over possible talks to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan, with both sides attempting to secure the upper hand before any formal negotiations begin ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
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Khashoggi: worse than crime
10/18/2018, 8:32:22 AMundefined ✔ The rest of Europe had decided in 1801 that it would have to live with the French Revolution and made peace with Napoleon ✔ He even boasted that Saudi Arabia would not last two weeks without American military support ✔ He is the author of Growing Pains: The Future of Democracy (and Work)
Regime change in Iran is Trump’s real motive for siding with the Saudis | Simon Tisdall
10/18/2018, 11:34:55 AMThe US president needs support to take down Tehran, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall ✔ But this is the same Trump who recently condemned independent journalists as enemies of the people – a statement Dean Baquet, editor of the New York Times, warned in August had sent a message to despots abroad that you can disrespect the press ✔ Iran is why Trump will not apply his punitive tool of choice – penalties on named individuals in foreign governments – in the Khashoggi case ✔ But for a watching world, Iran is not the obvious problem
MH370 Fuselage With Airline Lettering Spotted On Google Maps In Cambodia: Report
10/18/2018, 10:48:14 AMThe latest theory supported Ian Wilson's assertion that flight MH370, which went missing March 8, 2014, crashed in the Cambodian jungle. ✔ The fuselage was allegedly near the same area where video producer Ian Wilson claimed to have spotted the Boeing 777-200 ✔ The plane was traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it went off radar with 239 people on board ✔ A family member reads an MH370 briefing report before a closed-door meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, July 30, 2018
Special Report: Why Poland fell out of step with Europe
10/18/2018, 11:23:11 AMBy Lidia Kelly, Justyna Pawlak and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk ✔ Its bedrock of support is rural communities, especially in the country’s east ✔ After Poland joined, labor markets opened up abroad ✔ Included in it is a statement that promiscuity changes a woman’s psyche, because a woman’s nature is to devote herself entirely to a beloved man ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
In training with Poland's volunteer militia
10/18/2018, 11:43:10 AMAs Poland prepares to mark the centenary of its independence this November, thou... ✔ Poles are not the only people in the region who are anxious about Moscow ✔ They are among the few NATO allies that meet, or are close to meeting, the alliance’s target of spending 2 percent of economic output on the military ✔ Any holiday trips need to be cleared with a local unit commander ✔ For the photo essay, see reut.rs/2EvF7KJ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Testing presidential waters? Haley spoke to secretive conservative group before resigning UN
10/18/2018, 10:23:23 AMA week before leaving the Trump administration, Nikki Haley spoke to the neocon group - Council for National Policy - lending weight to the prospect of a 2020 candidacy while touting her record as a warmonger’s warmonger. ✔ Haley spoke to secretive conservative group before resigning UN Published time: 18 Oct, 2018 10:09 Get short URL © Reuters / Brendan McDermid A week before leaving the Trump administration, Nikki Haley spoke to the neocon group - Council for National Policy - lending weight to the prospect of a 2020 candidacy while touting her record as a warmonger’s warmonger ✔ He’s kind of unpredictable, and I don’t know what he’ll do, she warned
Jamal Khashoggi, China, Boston Red Sox: Your Thursday Briefing
10/18/2018, 9:47:52 AMHere’s what you need to know to start your day. ✔ Here’s what you need to know: U.S. agencies grow convinced of prince’s role American intelligence officials say they have increasing circumstantial evidence that Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia was behind the killing of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi ✔ • Why white supremacists are chugging milk A genetic trait known to be more common in white people than others the ability to digest lactose as adults is part of the research that has been appropriated by those with extremist views on race
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A new kind of dark money on Facebook is influencing elections
10/18/2018, 10:03:32 AMHow unknown parties are exploiting loopholes in Facebook’s ad archive ✔ Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Interface is a daily column about the intersection of social media and democracy ✔ (I realize the headline makes it sound like the women are running from Bangladesh; in fact, the scam was run from there.) The pages were not run by the Russian trolls who meddled in the US’ 2016 election, and have continued doing so since
Saudi Arabia doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt, least of all from the president - Los Angeles Times
10/18/2018, 11:26:39 AMThe president needs to demand a full investigation of Khashoggi's disappearance ✔ Surely even President Trump, though he’s known for his transactional approach to relationships, can’t allow this to pass ✔ Consider the brutal war he is waging in Yemen, his senseless crackdown on women’s rights activists, the bizarre detention of dozens of senior Saudi princes and business leaders in the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh, his brief kidnapping of the Lebanese prime minister
‘Davos in the Desert’: Once a sign of Saudi Arabia’s clout, the spectacle now highlights its isolation
10/18/2018, 9:20:09 AMThe gleaming investment conference makes plain the public influence that Saudi Arabia is able to exert using private business relationships. ✔ He joins an exodus that includes international leaders such as the International Monetary Fund’s Christine Lagarde; prominent corporate executives, such as Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase and Bill Ford of the Dearborn-based car company; entrepreneurs such as Steve Case, who founded AOL, and Arianna Huffington, who last year recorded a video for the conference in which she tied personal well-being to the bottom line; and media partners, including CNN, the Financial Times and the New York Times
Donald McGahn, Soldier for Trump and Witness Against Him, Leaves White House
10/18/2018, 11:09:22 AMAs White House counsel, Mr. McGahn spearheaded President Trump’s most significant political accomplishments but also became a witness against him in the special counsel inquiry. ✔ Mr. Trump also considered giving the job of White House counsel to Emmet T ✔ Lexey Swall for The New York Times Trump’s Focus on a Washington Building Project Draws Scrutiny Wong Maye-E/Associated Press U.S. Bars American Aid Groups From Traveling to North Korea Image by Leah Millis/Agence France-Presse Getty Images U.S. Spy Agencies Are Increasingly Convinced of Saudi Prince’s Ties to Journalist’s Disappearance More in Politics Who’s Winning the Social Media Midterms ✔ Opinion: A President Kowtowing to a Mad Prince
Turkey searches Saudi consulate again, as French, Dutch ministers...
10/18/2018, 10:14:19 AMTurkey searched the Saudi consulate in Istanbul for a second time overnight as p... ✔ Trump said the United States has asked Turkey for any audio or video evidence ✔ Turkey’s pro-government Yeni Safak newspaper published on Wednesday what it said were details from audio recordings that purported to document Khashoggi’s torture and interrogation ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Opinion | Khashoggi’s Killing Isn’t a Blunder. It’s a Crime.
10/18/2018, 10:09:38 AMA wink and a nod from Washington is the worst possible response to Riyadh’s butchery. ✔ True as well, though the kingdom will still oppose Iran and pump oil regardless of the attitude we take toward Khashoggi’s killing ✔ Al Drago for The New York Times Democrats Are Blowing It, Again Daniel Garzon Herazo/NurPhoto, via Getty Images Of Demagogues and Pedagogues Al Drago for The New York Times For Once, I’m Grateful for Trump More in Opinion Yana Paskova/Getty Images North America Gail Collins The Horseface Chronicles Jack Taylor/Getty Images Megan Nolan I Didn’t Hate the English Until Now Nicolas Ortega Michelle Cottle Hillary Clinton’s Master Class in Distraction Evan Vucci/Associated Press Nicholas Kristof A President Kowtowing to a Mad Prince Cj Gunther/EPA, via Shutterstock Alondra Nelson Elizabeth Warren and the Folly of Genetic Ancestry Tests Andrew Harnik/Associated Press Ross Douthat The Elizabeth Warren Fiasco Trending Audio Offers Gruesome Details of Jamal Khashoggi Killing, Turkish Official Says Opinion: I Didn’t Hate the English Until Now U.S. Spy Agencies Are Increasingly Convinced of Saudi Prince’s Ties to Journalist’s Disappearance Why White Supremacists Are Chugging Milk (and Why Geneticists Are Alarmed) Opinion: The Horseface Chronicles Why Many Native Americans Are Angry With Elizabeth Warren ‘They Aren’t Coming Home’: Mourning 4 Daughters Lost in Limo Crash Opinion: Hillary Clinton’s Master Class in Distraction Opinion: A President Kowtowing to a Mad Prince Red Sox Emerge From a Chaotic Day With Commanding Lead in A.L.C.S
Can Hasan Minhaj Make Topical Comedy Work on Netflix?
10/18/2018, 10:30:30 AMWith “Patriot Act,” the former “Daily Show” correspondent plans to cover news most late-night hosts ignore, and looks to defy Netflix’s spotty talk show track record. ✔ I have no desire to be the 19th hyena jumping on the carcass ✔ More in Television Robert Fuhring Original Big Bird, Caroll Spinney, Leaves ‘Sesame Street’ After Nearly 50 Years Eric McCandless/ABC Review: ‘The Conners’ Is a Bittersweet Pill Eric McCandless/ABC, via Associated Press ‘The Conners’ Killed Roseanne ✔ To Avoid Conflicts, Rick Scott Created a Trust Blind in Name Only
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