Pope will consider invitation to go to North Korea
10/18/2018, 2:54:09 PMVatican received message via South Korea's Moon ✔ There is little information on how many of its citizens are Catholic, or how they practice their faith ✔ Reconciliation The pope is expected to be in Asia during a trip to Japan next year ✔ Religious agencies have estimated the number remaining from the few hundreds to about 4,000
Putin says Syria goals ‘by and large delivered’
10/18/2018, 12:56:38 PMundefined ✔ But Moscow is concerned about the risk of becoming stuck in a drawn-out campaign, and is sensitive about the level of casualties suffered in the fighting ✔ Prior to [our intervention], the countries who had undertaken to fight terrorism there achieved nothing
Taliban says deadly attack targeted top US commander in Afghanistan
10/18/2018, 3:57:07 PMAfghan police chief Abdul Raziq was among at least three people killed in a Taliban-credited attack that targeted top US commander General Scott Miller (above) at a security meeting on Thursday. ✔ The shooter, who was of the provincial governor's elite guards, was killed ✔ The election is seen as a rehearsal for the presidential vote scheduled for April and an important milestone ahead of a UN meeting in Geneva in November where Afghanistan is under pressure to show progress on 'democratic processes'
Threat of nuclear war between US and China ‘much greater than people realise’
10/18/2018, 1:17:57 PMAS TENSIONS rise between China and the United States, the threat of a confrontation “going nuclear” are greater than people think, a security expert has cautioned. The warning comes days after Dona… ✔ Instances that could prompt this include conflict breaking out over territorial rights in the South China Sea ✔ America said it would increasingly restrict exports of civilian nuclear technology to China, as intelligence experts are seriously concerned the valuable information will be diverted to power new generations of Chinese submarines and warships
Assad's strategic use of ISIL made his victory in Syria possible
10/18/2018, 1:34:01 PMThe Syrian regime used groups like ISIL and al-Qaeda to undermine the opposition and seize territory. ✔ Perhaps the most controversial of all was an Iran-blessed deal between Hezbollah and ISIL in August 2017 which saw hundreds of ISIL fighters and their families leaving, under Syrian military escort, an enclave on the border with Lebanon for the eastern province of Deir az Zor
Afghanistan’s Elections Shrink in Face of Violence
10/18/2018, 12:09:15 PMFor the first time since a U.S.-led invasion forced the Taliban from power, elections won’t be held across Afghanistan. ✔ Afghan police stand guard at a checkpoint before parliamentary elections scheduled on Saturday ✔ Another important factor is the accumulated, often disillusioning, experience of five Afghan elections and the preparations for a sixth ✔ You need stability to have the strength to negotiate with the Taliban and ultimately, to allow [U.S.] troops to come home, he said
How One Journalist’s Death Provoked a Backlash That Thousands Dead in Yemen Did Not
10/18/2018, 3:12:24 PMThe sudden turn against Saudi Arabia reveals uncomfortable realities of alliance politics, group psychology and the perception of morality. ✔ And Crown Prince Mohammed himself may have made the story even more resonant ✔ Syria Envoy, Staffan de Mistura, Announces Resignation 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 Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Istanbul Vending Machines Offer Subway Credit for Recycled Bottles and Cans Image by Leah Millis/Agence France-Presse Getty Images Mike Pompeo Meets Turkish President to Discuss Saudi Journalist’s Fate Tzachi Ostrovsky for The New York Times Looking Beyond Tel Aviv for Israel’s New Restaurant Scene Trending Audio Offers Gruesome Details of Jamal Khashoggi Killing, Turkish Official Says Why White Supremacists Are Chugging Milk (and Why Geneticists Are Alarmed) Opinion: I Didn’t Hate the English Until Now Opinion: Hillary Clinton’s Master Class in Distraction Opinion: The Horseface Chronicles 3 Top Afghan Leaders Killed in Attack That Misses U.S. Commander U.S. Spy Agencies Are Increasingly Convinced of Saudi Prince’s Ties to Journalist’s Disappearance Trump’s Focus on a Washington Building Project Draws Scrutiny Banksy Says His Shredding Prank Misfired: ‘In Rehearsals It Worked Every Time’ Opinion: Khashoggi’s Killing Isn’t a Blunder
Air Force identifies Fresno-based pilot killed in flight training accident in Ukraine - Los Angeles Times
10/18/2018, 3:53:45 PMA 20-year Air Force veteran of Fresno's 144th Fighter Wing group was killed during a military training exercise in Ukraine. ✔ The crash also killed a Ukrainian pilot, identified as Col ✔ The U.S. and some of its European allies have been conducting military training exercises in Ukraine since 2015 in support of the country’s ongoing war with Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country ✔ This was the first combat air training invovling U.S. and Ukrainian forces since those exercises began, officials said, and both governments are investigating the cause of the crash
Bodies of dead blocked terrified students fleeing gunman roaming corridors
10/18/2018, 3:33:57 PM20 people were killed and 68 were injured after a student detonated a bomb at a school on the annexed Black Sea peninsula ✔ Children’s ombudsman for the Russian authorities now in control of Crimea, Irina Klyueva, said that investigators would carefully study what might provoke Roslyakov ✔ 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
Afghan Police Chief Killed in Taliban Attack
10/18/2018, 3:14:57 PMA powerful anti-Taliban police chief in Afghanistan was killed and the top U.S. commander in the country escaped unharmed when bodyguards for the governor of southern Kandahar province opened fire following a meeting to discuss security preparations for this weekend’s parliamentary elections. ✔ 2, telling an audience of Afghan officials, foreign dignitaries and military officers from the 41-nation coalition that the world recognizes that Afghanistan can’t be a haven for terrorists ✔ His most recent position was head of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command ✔ More Afghan Vote Shrinks in Face of Violence
Manhunt in Crimea for possible accomplice in school attack - Los Angeles Times
10/18/2018, 2:13:07 PMAuthorities on the Crimean peninsula were searching for a possible accomplice of the student who carried out a shooting and bomb attack on a vocational school, killing 20 people and wounding more than 50 others, an official said Thursday. ✔ Residents of the Black Sea city of Kerch brought flowers and toys to a makeshift memorial outside the school Thursday morning ✔ The death toll from the shooting climbed by one to 20 on Thursday after one of the wounded died in a hospital, and the first victim will be buried later in the day
Crimea mourns after fatal college attack
10/18/2018, 1:37:53 PMGrieving residents laid flowers and lit candles in the Crimean port city of Kerc... ✔ Why was it children who were shot dead at point blank ✔ The death toll, including suspect 18-year-old Vladislav Roslyakov, rose to 21 on Thursday, Russian agencies cited the Russian Healthy Ministry as saying ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
U.S. commander escapes attack, but top Afghan ally reportedly killed
10/18/2018, 1:27:29 PMPentagon says 2 Americans injured in Taliban-claimed shooting at Kandahar governor's palace, with regional police chief reportedly killed ✔ The attack in Kandahar came a day after a Taliban suicide bomber slammed into a NATO convoy near the capital city, Kabul, killing two civilians and injuring five Czech troops, Afghan officials and the Czech military said Thursday ✔ Afghan military losses continue to be so high, that the government no longer releases the figures
Omar Quadrat’s presence on the midterm ballot represents an existential threat to Democrats
10/18/2018, 2:09:11 PMThroughout election season, Democrats have touted “diversity” as they pointed to African-American, Latino, female and Muslim candidates as the party’s future. Republicans tend to reject this kind of box-checking appeal to voters in favor of policy messaging and their candidates’ individual merits. ✔ ANALYSIS/OPINION: Throughout election season, Democrats have touted diversity as they pointed to African-American, Latino, female and Muslim candidates as the party’s future ✔ We’ve got to destroy it including where and when it presents itself at home if we are to have any sense of security, he says
From Anguished Appeal to Presidential Tweet: How a Doctor Changed U.S. Policy
10/18/2018, 12:07:59 PMPresident Trump often uses Twitter as a bully pulpit, but one tweet of his on Sept. 4 may have helped avert a massacre in Syria, says Rim Albezem, a New Jersey cardiologist who was the missive’s unlikely catalyst. ✔ But she saw a new opportunity to shape U.S. policy after Mr. Trump won ✔ Those moves coincided with international pressure, helping to avert, at least for now, an assault on Idlib ✔ We had the right moment and the right advice and a combination of the right elements, which is a success for the whole Syrian-American community, Ms. Bouzo said
US troops injured and police chief killed after Afghan guards open fire during security meeting
10/18/2018, 2:38:39 PMundefined ✔ The fire was extinguished within eight minutes AP 48/50 31 August 2018 Mourners attend Aretha Franklin's funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit AFP/Getty 49/50 30 August 2018 Firefighters watch on as flames leap from a giant factory fire in the inner Melbourne suburb of West Footscray - More than 120 firefighters are fighting the fire, with 30 trucks and cherry picker aerial appliances on the scene which is sending large plumes of smoke across the city
Taliban claims deadly Kandahar shooting ahead of parliamentary elections
10/18/2018, 3:03:04 PMAn Afghan security chief and a journalist were killed and three Americans wounded Thursday when a gunman opened fire on a high-level security meeting attended by top US commander General Scott Miller, officials said. ✔ Initial reports indicate this was an Afghan-on-Afghan incident, Peters said ✔ The election is seen as a rehearsal for the presidential vote scheduled for April and an important milestone ahead of a UN meeting in Geneva in November where Afghanistan is under pressure to show progress on democratic processes
What Time Is it in Europe? Soon, the Answer Might Be Really Confusing
10/18/2018, 2:39:39 PMThe European Union’s 28 countries are discussing whether to cede control of clocks to each nation; it’s “impossible for old people to change the clock on the microwave two times a year.” ✔ The art installation 'Zeitfeld,' translated as time field, by German artist Klaus Rinkes, on display last month in Duesseldorf, Germany ✔ China and India solved the issue by each adopting one nationwide time zone ✔ People just prefer summertime as a word, Finnish Transport Minister Anne Berner said
EU cultivates Asian leaders on trade, climate in message to Trump
10/18/2018, 12:55:51 PMThe European Union will seek Asian support for free trade, the Iran nuclear deal... ✔ However, the EU is trying not to side with China against the United States ✔ On Tuesday, EU trade chief Cecilia Malmstrom held talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Brussels on improving trade relations, though Washington accused the bloc of moving too slowly in negotiations ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Imam discovers everyone in mosque has been praying in wrong direction for 37 years
10/18/2018, 2:50:53 PMKey part of building is misaligned ✔ The fire was extinguished within eight minutes AP 48/50 31 August 2018 Mourners attend Aretha Franklin's funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit AFP/Getty 49/50 30 August 2018 Firefighters watch on as flames leap from a giant factory fire in the inner Melbourne suburb of West Footscray - More than 120 firefighters are fighting the fire, with 30 trucks and cherry picker aerial appliances on the scene which is sending large plumes of smoke across the city
‘Crimea’s Columbine’: Massacre Draws Comparisons to U.S. Shootings
10/18/2018, 3:28:55 PMThe death toll in a shooting-and-bombing rampage at a Crimea college campus rose to 20 as grisly details emerged about an attack that drew comparisons to school shootings in the U.S. ✔ Punishment for illegal possession of a firearm ranges from a fine to four years in prison ✔ Young people with an unstable psyche create some false heroes for themselves ✔ Several of the injured lost feet and legs, and suffered ruptured organs and heavy lacerations to soft tissue areas
As Trump cozies up to Saudi Arabia, the rule of law collapses further | Richard Wolffe
10/18/2018, 12:41:52 PMThe president is right where he wants to be as he defends fellow corrupt rulers in Jamal Khashoggi’s death ✔ Oh yes, and there’s this other thing we need to remember, Pompeo explained: money ✔ The other is hotheaded enough to blow up historic alliances and international trade ✔ At this point, a good lawyer might rest her case because this sucker just can’t stop talking
Thousands evacuate in California after fire threatens gas pipeline
10/18/2018, 2:50:50 PMundefined ✔ The fire was extinguished within eight minutes AP 48/50 31 August 2018 Mourners attend Aretha Franklin's funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit AFP/Getty 49/50 30 August 2018 Firefighters watch on as flames leap from a giant factory fire in the inner Melbourne suburb of West Footscray - More than 120 firefighters are fighting the fire, with 30 trucks and cherry picker aerial appliances on the scene which is sending large plumes of smoke across the city
Ominous warning Jamal Khashoggi wrote in final column before his disappearance
10/18/2018, 2:38:45 PM‘Arab governments have been given free rein to continue silencing the media at an increasing rate’ ✔ 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 47/50 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
Thousands of holiday plans wrecked and passengers stranded after Cobalt Air collapses
10/18/2018, 2:39:11 PMLarnaca-based firm set up after the 2015 closure of Cyprus Airways leaves passengers stranded ✔ Cobalt, the Cypriot airline, has collapsed overnight ✔ The airline told the Cyprus Ministry of Transport at 9pm on Wednesday night that it would shut down shortly after midnight on Thursday ✔ 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
MH370: Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight to be adapted into thriller TV show
10/18/2018, 1:49:53 PMTHE disappearance of MH370 is set to be turned into a thriller mini-series based on the perspective of a French victim. ✔ Since March 2014, the world has questioned how MH370 vanished without a trace en route from Beijing to Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board ✔ That came on the heels of a report by Malaysia which concluded: We don’t know what happened ✔ That discovery triggered an even bigger twist last week when another truth-seeker claimed to have found pictures of the wreckage in the Cambodian jungle – just 10 miles from the original sighting
The Morning Download: Making the ‘C’ in CIO Stand for Culture
10/18/2018, 1:08:02 PMCultivating a culture that enables change is the biggest barrier to digital transformation, according to Gartner Inc. CIOs are best positioned to address the challenge. ✔ ’s IPO, he rented an apartment blocks from the Snapchat parent’s Venice, Calif., office ✔ (WSJ) The former president of USA Gymnastics was arrested on evidence-tampering charges stemming from a Texas investigation into sexual-abuse allegations and other misconduct at the women’s gymnastics team’s training camp
America’s new attitude towards China is changing the countries’ relationship
10/18/2018, 3:50:05 PMIt is getting more antagonistic in many ways ✔ He celebrated and sought to entrench the state’s leading role in the post-crisis economy ✔ In this dangerous moment, blending grievance and cockiness, it seems astonishing to remember that less than a generation ago Chinese leaders assured the world that they sought only a peaceful rise
M40 crash driver who drove WRONG WAY down motorway was in crash FIVE DAYS EARLIER
10/18/2018, 2:43:04 PMTHE car which crashed killing three people after driving on the wrong way of the M40 motorway had been involved in another crash just five days earlier, it has emerged. ✔ The driver and a passenger of the Subaru, both aged in their 80s, died ✔ Mr Richards also had a glittering career as a soldier in the British Army, where he served in war zones in Afghanistan, Iraq and Jordan - and was always well-travelled in his work with spells overseas in Germany, Canada, Norway and across the UK
California Today: What Will the Lakers Look Like With LeBron James?
10/18/2018, 12:55:52 PMThursday: King James cements his personal history with California, Democrats are emboldened in Orange County, and takeaways from the Feinstein-de León debate. ✔ [NPR] • The dispute over a homeless housing complex in Fullerton is just one example of not in my backyard battles playing out across the state ✔ Why Many Native Americans Are Angry With Elizabeth Warren Banksy Says His Shredding Prank Misfired: ‘In Rehearsals It Worked Every Time’
Turkey searches Saudi consulate again, European ministers cancel...
10/18/2018, 2:46:50 PMTurkish investigators searched Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul for a s... ✔ It also wields huge influence as the world’s top oil exporter ✔ U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said his plans to attend would be revisited on Thursday after U.S. officials consult Pompeo ✔ His government would wait for details, he told a forum in the Black Sea resort of Sochi ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Michael Moore: 'We have the power to crush Trump'
10/18/2018, 2:06:14 PMThe director’s latest film, Fahrenheit 11/9, is a broadside against both the president and the Democratic establishment that failed to defeat him. He explains why a leftwing comeback is on the cards ✔ We appreciate that you are willing to let us rebuild the world that you fucked up, one survivor told US host Bill Maher ✔ The reason they’re more active and more aware is because they saw the writing on the wall, probably from middle school, definitely from high school ✔ Fahrenheit 11/9 is released on 19 October in the UK
Analysis | The Daily 202: Response to Khashoggi crisis typifies the Trump foreign policy doctrine
10/18/2018, 12:34:47 PMFinal column by Saudi dissident calls for freedom of expression. ✔ The effort to make it happen, however, speaks to eight elements of the Trump doctrine: 1 ✔ [T]hree years on, the rallies have remained frozen in time ✔ pic.twitter.com/NLzAnNJ1vj SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 18, 2018 The Red Sox went on to beat the Astros 8-6 ✔ They are now one win away from advancing to the World Series
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