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U.S. general wounded in attack in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times

10/22/2018, 12:18:30 AM
Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley is recovering after suffering at least one gunshot wound in an attack last week in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. ✔ They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue ✔ Butler has said that the U.S. officials present were caught in the crossfire after a gunman started shooting ✔ The elections were held Saturday across most of the country, with some Afghans waiting hours to vote


Photos of the Day: Oct. 21

10/22/2018, 12:05:47 AM
In photos selected Sunday by Wall Street Journal editors, migrants take part in a caravan heading to the U.S. near the Mexico-Guatemala border, people walk past a roadside bomb scene in Afghanistan, sheep are herded through Madrid, and more.


Oil edges up on looming Iran sanctions, but U.S.-China trade war...

10/22/2018, 3:15:24 AM
Oil prices edged up on Monday, as markets were expected to tighten once U.S. san... ✔ In China, higher seasonal demand and suspected stockpiling are occurring, while similarly the U.S. and the OECD continue building stockpiles ahead of potential supply disruptions this winter, said Stephen Innes, head of trading for Asia/Pacific at futures brokerage Oanda in Singapore


Why North Korean newspaper highlights US-China trade feud?

10/22/2018, 3:21:45 AM
undefined ✔ The Rodong Sinmun then cited views of some experts who are critical of the U.S. Experts have raised concern about the escalation of the American-Chinese conflict and shared the view that America's capabilities to suppress China are limited and the trade dispute will certainly cause losses to itself, the newspaper said


US and South Korea’s divergence over North puts 70-year alliance at risk

10/22/2018, 1:34:39 AM
undefined ✔ Dennis Wilder, a former top White House Asia adviser, said divergence between Washington and Seoul was inevitable because their priorities for North Korea were different ✔ Washington worries that the South Korean and Chinese position will weaken its ability to negotiate on its own terms


The world's just become much more dangerous, says MARK ALMOND

10/22/2018, 1:49:47 AM
On Saturday, President Trump told an election rally in Nevada that Russia was cheating on the 1987 arms control treaty which banned land-based cruise missiles in Europe. ✔ This puts huge numbers of Nato countries, including Britain, theoretically in the firing line ✔ Today’s Kremlin boss is ruthless, but worse he runs a Russia much less moribund than the wheezing Communist colossus of the 1980s ✔ Mark Almond is Director of the Crisis Research Institute, Oxford


Inside the Saudis’ Washington influence machine: How the kingdom gained power through fierce lobbying and charm offensives

10/22/2018, 1:46:00 AM
The strength of the Saudi operation is now being tested amid a global condemnation of the killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi. ✔ Veterans were showing up in Washington using language identical to Saudi talking points ✔ Let’s face it, the only people they thought could go up against 9/11 families and be successful were veterans ✔ Emma Brown, Alice Crites, Karoun Demirjian and Missy Ryan contributed to this report


U.S. security advisor faces tense talks in Russia after Trump signals intent to leave weapons treaty - Los Angeles Times

10/22/2018, 12:32:53 AM
Trump said Russia has violated the treaty, which prohibits the U.S. and Russia from possessing, producing or test-flying ground-launched nuclear cruise missiles with a range of 300 to 3,400 miles. Russia has repeatedly denied allegations that it has produced and tested such a missile. ✔ But he suggested that Trump's statement could be aimed at pressuring Moscow rather than a firm determination to leave the treaty ✔ Moscow will be free to deploy the 9M729 cruise missile, and an intermediate-range ballistic missile if it wants, without any restraint ✔ In the past, the Obama administration worked to persuade Moscow to respect the INF treaty, but made little progress


Key forum urges building shared future for mankind

10/22/2018, 2:16:18 AM
undefined ✔ 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


Oil holds steady as rising US rig count offsets Iran sanctions worries

10/22/2018, 2:42:01 AM
Oil prices firmed on Monday on the back of supply worries ahead of the start of U.S. sanctions on Iranian crude exports. ✔ While the supply-demand equilibrium remains fragile .. ✔ The full impact of the U.S.-China trade war will hit markets in 2019 and could act as a considerable drag on oil demand next year, raising the possibility of the market returning to surplus, said Emirates NBD bank in a note


Oil holds steady as rising U.S. rig count offsets Iran sanctions...

10/22/2018, 12:59:47 AM
Oil prices were stable on Monday, supported by supply concerns ahead of the star... ✔ REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo Front-month Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 were trading at $79.74 a barrel at 0042 GMT, 4 cents below their last close at the end of last week ✔ While the supply-demand equilibrium remains fragile .. ✔ Brent remains in good short-term supply despite growing uncertainty about supply disruptions, he said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


'Not the work of a great mind': Gorbachev slams Trump’s nuclear pact withdrawal

10/22/2018, 12:32:43 AM
"Do they really not understand in Washington what this can lead to?" ✔ Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in July.Credit:AP President Vladimir Putin had as early as 2007 suggested that the treaty no longer served Russia's interests ✔ New York Times International affairs USA Iran Russia Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation


Agent Orange Concerns Joined by Worry Over Modern-Era ‘Burn Pits’

10/22/2018, 2:31:47 AM
Members of Congress and veterans advocates are mounting an a push to get the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase aid to former service members with health problems blamed on toxic exposures, a move the VA secretary has publicly fought since taking over the department. ✔ At his first congressional hearing since his confirmation, Mr. Wilkie was urged by senators from both parties to act on the issue ✔ Existing policy allows veterans from either era to make claims on a case-by-case basis ✔ Appeared in the October 22, 2018, print edition as 'Vets Seek More Benefits for Health Woes.'


'Retaliate? Not while we're addicted to Saudi Arabia's billions'

10/22/2018, 12:14:13 AM
JOHN R BRADLEY: The killing of Jamal Khashoggi has dragged Saudi Arabia into a global furore that may have profound repercussions for the West’s influence in the Middle East. ✔ On a typically sunny Friday morning in Jeddah, I found myself driving past the city’s biggest mosque, the vast car park of which doubled as the city’s ‘chop-chop square’ where executions were a frequent occurrence ✔ This kind of reckless behaviour happens so frequently because the ruling family are convinced their vast oil wealth means they can do whatever they damn well please


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