Pope gets invite to North Korea, indicates will consider it
10/19/2018, 6:11:17 AMPope Francis on Thursday received an invitation to visit North Korea and the pontiff indicated he would consider making what would be a landmark trip to a nation known for severe restrictions on religious practice, according to South Korean officials ✔ I will definitely answer if I get the invitation, and I can go, the president's office quoted the pope as saying ✔ Religious agencies have estimated the number remaining from the few hundreds to about 4,000 ✔ Priests from the South occasionally visit, usually accompanying aid deliveries or humanitarian projects
Moon's advisor: 'US approval not necessary to lift sanctions on North Korea'
10/19/2018, 4:40:25 AMundefined ✔ He then speculated that Trump, who often speaks impulsively, may have used the word approval while trying to emphasize the word consultation ✔ One of the ways to enhance mutual trust between North Korea and the U.S. is a declaration to formally end the 1950-53 Korean War, he added
Afghanistan in shock after death of powerful police commander
10/19/2018, 4:57:16 AMThe assassination of a powerful police commander has left Afghanistan reeling ah... ✔ Mattis was cautious about whether the attack could hit turnout but said the U.S. aim of finding a negotiated, Afghan-led political solution to the conflict was unchanged ✔ We remain absolutely committed to an Afghan-led Afghan reconciliation, he said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Putin says Islamic State has seized 700 hostages in Syria
10/19/2018, 5:12:01 AMRussian President Vladimir Putin says Islamic State militants have nearly 700 hostages in a US-controlled part of Syria and are executing them daily. ✔ The TASS news agency reported on Wednesday that Islamic State militants had taken around 700 hostages in Syria's Deir-al Zor province after attacking a refugee camp in an area controlled by US-backed forces on October 13 ✔ AP War Syria Islamic State Russia rugby Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation
Kandahar election may be suspended after police chief's killing
10/19/2018, 7:29:49 AMElection commissioners recommend suspension after Abdul Raziq shot dead ✔ His death risks destabilising southern Afghanistan at a time of huge political uncertainty ✔ An even more radical Islamic State affiliate has launched a wave of bombings targeting the country’s Shia minority, killing hundreds ✔ Both groups have threatened to attack anyone taking part in the vote
Opinion | The Orthodox Schism and the Spiritual Limits of Politics
10/19/2018, 5:56:58 AMA serious rift in the church could have big consequences in Ukraine, Russia and Greece. ✔ But today Ukraine is forging a separate identity after centuries of Russian domination, strengthening ties with the European Union and the United States ✔ Aide to Saudi Crown Prince, Suspect in Khashoggi Case, Is Shown Walking Into Consulate Opinion: The Trump Tax Scam, Phase II A Wave of Child Sexual Abuse Accusations Against a Doctor, and Hospital Says It Knew Raye Montague, the Navy’s ‘Hidden Figure’ Ship Designer, Dies at 83
US must shed its illusions about Saudi crown prince
10/19/2018, 4:26:49 AMundefined ✔ To most objective observers it must surely appear that the Saudi government murdered the journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul ✔ This is in no small part because there is nothing under way that remotely resembles a professional and impartial investigation ✔ Riyadh will appear to many to be at least as much of a problem as Tehran
Fairfax defends Ben Roberts-Smith defamation claim
10/19/2018, 5:11:59 AMIn a written defence filed in the Federal Court, Fairfax Media says it has not defamed the Victoria Cross winner and war hero. ✔ Mr Roberts-Smith said he had not been requested to provide an interview by any investigative authority, either Police or the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force and he welcome[d] the chance to clear my name in due course ✔ The parties return to court for a preliminary hearing on October 25
Is economic war looming between Saudi Arabia and America?
10/19/2018, 5:21:38 AMThe kingdom has made strong threats, but it has little leverage ✔ Venezuela is collapsing, and next month America will reimpose sanctions on Iran’s oil sector ✔ Abandoning that policy requires new supply chains, infrastructure and traininga long and expensive process ✔ Its non-oil economy is sluggish, and the unemployment rate for citizens is still rising ✔ He might be willing to overlook the murder of a journalist
Possible papal visit to N. Korea fuels optimism
10/19/2018, 7:55:00 AMundefined ✔ Of course, the Vatican and Pyongyang will need to coordinate the agenda and other details, and whether human rights issues will be discussed, Yang said ✔ The Kim regime has no Catholic priests, or a Catholic Bishops' Conference, another condition required by the Vatican for a papal visit
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary reveals he welcomed top jihadi recruiter to the UK
10/19/2018, 7:28:36 AMNew footage shows the radical cleric's links to an international network of jihadis for the first time ✔ It would have interested MI5, the Norwegians and Europol ✔ It is quite plausible that intelligence picked up by this contact played a part in that ✔ They were treated really well and everyone was really polite to them ✔ * ‘Recruiting for Jihad’ had its international premiere in Toronto last week
From ganglands to cannibals, the world through the eyes of David Bailey
10/19/2018, 5:30:53 AMCannibals. ✔ But today we’re meeting somewhere closer to home: Bailey’s studio in a cobbled leafy mews near King’s Cross ✔ You’re very posh is his opening gambit before introducing me to the team and discussing a potential return to Afghanistan ✔ At first, I thought ‘Shit, do I want to get shot at or blown up in some f***ing café’
Anjem Choudary's 'perfect Sharia Britain' included no theatres or female nurses
10/19/2018, 7:38:06 AMChoudary promised his followers a perfect Islamic state and published a guide to the aftermath of an Islamist revolution including instructions on biscuit-making and outer space ✔ Hate preacher Anjem Choudary's told followers his vision of a 'perfect' Britain ruled under Sharia featured no theatres, queues or female nurses ✔ Bedfordshire Police launched a joint investigation with the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, into the activities of a proscribed terrorist organisation Al-Muhajiroun (ALM)
EU Sets Up New 'Chemical Weapons' Sanctions Targeting Russia
10/19/2018, 5:18:46 AMA new sanctions policy to punish those who distribute and use chemical weapons was given its final stamp of approval by EU foreign ministers on Oct.15. From now on, these punitive measures will be imposed “on individuals and entities involved in the development and use of chemical weapons, regardless of where it occurs, and their nationality.” The new regime, proposed by France an ✔ The West’s unity is under threat as well, so the EU is following the example set by the United States ✔ The EU would have done better concentrating on ways to tackle the real problems it faces and the real challenges it has to meet, rather than creating policies to fight imaginary threats
Japan, EU vow utmost efforts to put free trade deal into force
10/19/2018, 7:20:35 AMJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday vowed utmost efforts to conclude their domestic procedures by the end of the year to put a bilateral free trade agreement into force at an early date. During their talks in Brussels, Abe expressed concerns about stalled… ✔ The Japan-EU summit meeting took place after EU leaders failed to resolve differences on how to deal with the land border between the British territory of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at their two-day gathering ✔ Security Council resolutions imposed on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs to realize the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, they said
South Korea plans blue-water naval fleet
10/19/2018, 7:53:35 AMundefined ✔ On Friday, the South Korean navy said it would seek to complement the new fleet with the creation of an aviation command that would run maritime patrol aircraft and choppers [to] ensure the completeness of various maritime aviation operations ✔ Earlier this month, South Korea hosted an international fleet review off the southern island of Jeju, where it showcased its advanced warships, including a 7,600-ton Aegis destroyer and 10,000-ton support ship
Message to President Moon Jae-in
10/19/2018, 6:08:33 AMundefined ✔ This reflected his diplomatic success and the quality of his leadership in how problems can be solved in a peaceful way ✔ Korea needs to establish hospitals, industries, universities, and research institutes in poor nations so the people there will have access to quality education and services ✔ He was national secretary at Pragyik Vidyarthi Parishad Nepal (PVP Nepal)
Anjem Choudary pictured as a free man after being released from prison
10/19/2018, 7:07:47 AMAnjem Choudary - described as one of the most dangerous Islamist preachers in Britain - has been released from prison to start his life as a free man. ✔ He became eligible for release after serving half his sentence ✔ His disciples include Khuram Butt, part of the London Bridge terror cell who murdered eight people in June last year ✔ The location of his wife and five children is a tightly guarded secret - also for fear of reprisal
Saudi Arabia must be held accountable
10/19/2018, 4:27:17 AMundefined ✔ There have been moments in history when great leaders have found it necessary to overlook heinous crimes in order to preserve strategic alliances and further greater interests ✔ He has pinned his Middle East policy countering Iran and combating religious extremism on his alliance with Saudi Arabia in general, and on the crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman in particular
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