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War Countries - SERIES 294 {12 articles}

'Pope's North Korea visit will help speed up denuclearization'

10/19/2018, 1:32:21 AM
undefined ✔ We need a flexible approach to elicit (Pyongyang's) denuclearization ✔ Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae expects that a papal visit could help expedite the process to bring peace to the divided peninsula, the world's last remaining vestige of the Cold War


Re-examining U.S.-Saudi ties was overdue before Jamal Khashoggi went missing

10/19/2018, 1:16:44 AM
“When I speak of the fear, intimidation, arrests,and public shaming of intellectuals and religious leaders who dare to speak their minds, and then I tell you that I’m from Saudi Arabia, are you surprised?” journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an American resident, asked in a 2017 column for The Washington Post. ✔ Those who escape the bombs face currency collapse, a raging cholera epidemic, and a steady drumbeat of death by starvation and preventable disease ✔ The strategic disadvantage of Washington’s role in Yemen is glaring, too ✔ Bonnie Kristian is a fellow at Defense Priorities and weekend editor at The Week


Progressives say Seoul caved in denying asylum to Yemenis

10/19/2018, 1:59:20 AM
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean progressives accused the government of caving to xenophobic sentiment by rejecting a plea for refugee status by hundreds of asylum seekers from war-ravaged Yemen whose arrival on a resort island earlier this year triggered outrage. Justice Party spokesman Choi Seok said South Korea was neglecting its responsibility as a member of the United Nations and letting public sentiment influence critical decisions on human rights.


NATO commander escapes Taliban attack that killed Afghan police chief

10/19/2018, 3:56:17 AM
The assassination, just two days before national elections already undermined by violence, took place inside the provincial governor's compound in Kandahar. ✔ Eyewitnesses said the shooting took place as Raziq was walking the US delegation to its helicopters ✔ Security forces investigate an explosion that killed Abdul Jabar Qahraman, a candidate in parliamentary elections, at his home, in Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province, Afghanistan.Credit:AP New York Times War Afghanistan USA Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation


Profile: Who is Afghanistan's General Abdul Raziq?

10/19/2018, 3:45:55 AM
Kandahar police chief known for being a powerful commander and feared enemy of the Taliban was killed on Thursday. ✔ Afghanistan's Shia lose hope the election will bring change Because of his strong commitment in fighting the Taliban, Raziq, a favourite of the US-led coalition, received significant aid for training and weapons from the United States over the past few years as he was viewed as one of the country's most effective leaders, crediting him with keeping the Taliban in check in Kandahar


Key forum urges building shared future for mankind

10/19/2018, 1:05:16 AM
Speakers highlight exhibitions from ancient civilizations in Palace Museum ✔ We have to respect each other to better display our own glamour ✔ A famous artist in his own right, Wu has produced full-body sculptures of both Leonardo Da Vinci and Chinese painter Qi Baishi ✔ It is up to us whether the future will be harmonious or full of conflict


Conservatives mount a whisper campaign smearing Khashoggi in defense of Trump

10/19/2018, 1:19:20 AM
A cadre of conservative House lawmakers are fueling false reports depicting the missing Saudi journalist as allied with Middle Eastern terrorists. ✔ It may not be surprising that some Saudi-inspired trolls are now trying to distract us from the crime by smearing Jamal ✔ It may not even be surprising to see a few Americans joining in ✔ It’ll be a lot of jobs, a lot of money come to our coffers ✔ Liz Sly, Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey contributed to this report


Could Trump be impeached after the midterms - and how would that happen?

10/19/2018, 1:17:35 AM
Democrats need to net 24 seats to take over the House, and then it would be up to them ✔ Next month’s midterm elections could pose a lot of problems for President Donald Trump if Democrats manage to take back the House of Representatives ✔ A Category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, was the most powerful storm ever to hit the Florida Panhandle Getty 10/50 9 October 2018 The Darul Muttaqien Mosque was the heart of the community for many in Palu


Beto O'Rourke says he would vote to impeach Donald Trump

10/19/2018, 1:17:34 AM
Democrat candidate faces Republican Senate incumbent Ted Cruz on 6 November ✔ Russia's transportation minister says a supervisor at the airport died during the emergency response after a landing airliner careered off the end of the runway, into a riverbed and caught fire ✔ The fervour appears to be pushing back against a possible blue wave threatening the reliably red US senate seat: whereas Mr O’Rourke and Mr Cruz were in a statistical tie earlier this summer, Mr Cruz is up by seven points in the latest polls


#MeToo founder strongly disagrees with Hillary Clinton and her husband's 'abuse of power'

10/19/2018, 1:55:35 AM
'It’s unfortunate that it wasn’t used as a moment to be accountable,' says #MeToo founder of Monica Lewinsky affair ✔ 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 ✔ Support free-thinking journalism and subscribe to Independent Minds But let me ask you this, Ms Clinton continued, Where's the investigation of the current incumbent, against whom numerous allegations have been made, and which he dismisses, denies, and ridicules ✔ Mr Trump has repeatedly denied all allegations against him


Opinion | There’s no perfect answer on Khashoggi. So don’t expect Trump to have one.

10/19/2018, 12:23:43 AM
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman must come clean about Jamal Khashoggi. ✔ Thiessen Columnist focusing on foreign and domestic policy Bio Follow Columnist October 18 at 5:26 PM If, as appears increasingly likely, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, then he has joined Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un among the ranks of rogue leaders who assassinate their critics on foreign soil ✔ The result is going to be unpleasant and unsatisfying


Opinion | Mr. Trump, Don’t Back Down Now

10/19/2018, 12:32:48 AM
Jamal Khashoggi deserves justice if Saudi Arabia is responsible for his death. ✔ Opinion President Trump finally acknowledged on Thursday what had been evident for some time: that Jamal Khashoggi had been killed, that senior Saudi officials had played a central role in his death and that the White House faced one of its most serious foreign policy crises yet ✔ Mr. Khashoggi was a gadfly, a nuisance, but hardly a threat to the House of Saud


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