From the front line: fight against polio stalls as cases in Afghanistan double
10/24/2018, 3:34:57 PMProgress in eradicating polio worldwide has stalled because of difficulties vaccinating children amid insurgent violence, according to a frank review of the global effort to end the crippling virus. ✔ The reviewers, who were commissioned to tell campaign chiefs what was working and what need more focus, paid tribute to the dedication and bravery of lowly paid vaccination teams ✔ Newsletter promotion - global health security - end of article Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security
Syria FM to U.N. envoy - Constitution is 'sovereign matter'
10/24/2018, 12:30:32 PMSyrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem told U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura that... ✔ Security Council to forge a political settlement in Syria, where government forces have retaken much of the country from rebels and militants ✔ Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attends a meeting during consultations on Syria at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 11, 2018 ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Putin Points out US Only Pretending to Fight ISIS, 700 Syrian Hostages Taken Under Its Military Watch
10/24/2018, 12:13:34 PMSpeaking at the 15th annual Valdai forum in Sochi, in-between hilarious exchanges about the benefits of Western sanctions on the Russian cheese industry, President Putin made a number of strong statements directed at his 'Western partners'. ✔ Sean Ryan, spokesman for the US-led Operation 'Inherent Resolve', acknowledged that the F-15 'friendly-fire' event was under investigation, and Pentagon spokesman Commander Sean Robertson admitted to an attack on the camp near Deir ez-Zor, the latter also issued a carefully-worded denial (of sorts) regarding the hostage situation: We have no information supporting the large number of hostages alleged by President Putin and we are skeptical of its accuracy
France wants to bring home jihadists' kids from Syria
10/24/2018, 3:30:14 PMFrance is seeking to repatriate some of the 150 children of French jihadists identified as being in Syria, as Western nations grapple with how to handle citizens who left to join extremists. ✔ A French official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Paris would repatriate the children as much as is possible, on the condition that the mother agrees ✔ Yet bringing the children to France will be highly complicated, not least because Kurdish-held Syria is not a recognised state, and Paris has cut off diplomatic ties with Damascus
Japan confirms release of journalist held in Syria for 3 years
10/24/2018, 1:54:05 PMJumpei Yasuda's return brokered by Qatar and Turkey ✔ We feel grateful that his safety has been confirmed ✔ A native of Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, he started his career in journalism in 1997 as a reporter with the Shinano Mainichi Shimbun, a local newspaper based in Nagano Prefecture in central Japan, and became a freelancer in 2003
Couple’s Congolese wedding photos slammed as racist and weird (IMAGES)
10/24/2018, 3:54:19 PMA couple who wanted wedding photos that were “out of the box” are facing a massive backlash after their bizarre, “racist” war-zone themed images from the Congo went viral. ✔ HomeWorld News Couple’s Congolese wedding photos slammed as racist and weird (IMAGES) Published time: 24 Oct, 2018 14:04 Edited time: 24 Oct, 2018 14:04 Get short URL FILE PHOTO ✔ The bizarre wedding took place in 2017, but, after Cecilia Christin shared the photos on Facebook this week, the Congolese wedding snaps went viral
Japanese journalist freed from Syrian captivity after three years - Los Angeles Times
10/24/2018, 1:47:42 PMJapanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Japanese Embassy officials met with the journalist, Jumpei Yasuda, at an immigration center in southern Turkey near the border with Syria. ✔ Turkey's Foreign Ministry said, Every effort is being made to ensure that the journalist is returned to his country, but would not provide information on the handover ✔ Syria has been one of the most dangerous places for journalists since the conflict there began in March 2011, with dozens killed or kidnapped ✔ Several journalists are still missing in Syria and their fates are unknown
Riyadh would not have murdered Khashoggi without US protection, says Iran's Rouhani
10/24/2018, 12:39:34 PMIranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia would not have murdered prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi without American protection, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). ✔ Iran and Saudi Arabia are regional rivals and have supported opposing sides in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen and different political factions in Iraq and Lebanon ✔ Washington plans to impose the sanctions from November 4 with the aim of stopping Iran's involvement in conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and bringing Tehran to the negotiating table over its ballistic missile programme
NATO Dusts Off a Cold War Skill: Moving Troops
10/24/2018, 12:26:30 PMU.S. Admiral James Foggo has spent months planning for NATO’s largest exercise since the Cold War. His first target: getting all 50,000 troops in place by the time drills start on Thursday. ✔ Dutch soldiers departed from Eindhoven Airport in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on Friday ✔ A Norwegian military veterinary specialist found dirt in places we didn’t know existed, said Lt ✔ The vehicles used public roads, driving in groups of nine and spaced 20 minutes apart to avoid congestion along the 1,500-mile trip
Poppies, prayers and a prince: Wednesday's photo highlights
10/24/2018, 1:29:03 PMOur picture editors select their favourite photos from the past 24 hours ✔ Norwich, UK A display of 15,000 knitted and crocheted poppies at St Peter Mancroft church to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war Photograph: James Linsell-Clark/SWNS.com Cherepovets, Russia A worker at the city’s steel mill Photograph: Vladimir Smirnov/Tass Huixtla, Mexico Honduran migrants taking part in a caravan heading to the US rest on their journey Photograph: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images Jordan A soldier stands guard at the country’s north-eastern border with Syria Photograph: Raad Adayleh/AP London, UK King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrive at 10 Downing Street Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Milan, Italy A man on an early morning bike ride at the Porta Nuova business centre Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP Canberra, Australia Former prime ministers Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott at the unveiling of Gillard’s official portrait at parliament house Photograph: Mike Bowers for the Guardian Tokyo, Japan A King Kong sculpture hangs over the side of a building Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopters serving with the UN mission in DRC Photograph: STRINGER/Reuters Colombo, Sri Lanka A Buddhist devotee offers flowers and incense at the Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya temple Photograph: M.a.pushpa Kumara/EPA Suva, Fiji Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit the University of the South Pacific Photograph: Phil Noble/AP Bewdley, UK A baby Rothschild giraffe born this month at West Midland Safari and Leisure Park Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Shanghai, China Golfers Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari play badminton against Wang Lin, the former world number one Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images São Paulo, Brazil A model wears a creation by Ronaldo Fraga during the 46th São Paulo fashion week Photograph: Sebastiao Moreira/EPA
White Widow Sally Jones ‘still ALIVE’ and fighting for ISIS – jihadi claims
10/24/2018, 2:01:59 PMWHITE Widow Sally Jones is still alive and fighting with ISIS in Syria, it has been claimed in a shock twist after the British terror recruiter was believed to have been killed in a drone attack last year. ✔ The terror suspect, from Kent, was thought to have been killed in a drone strike in June 2017 near the border between Syria and Iraq ✔ Reports emerged in October 2017 that Jones and her son were killed in a US drone strike ✔ The White Widow is accused of recruiting for ISIS and encouraging individuals to carry out terror attacks in the UK
EU mechanism for Iran trade to be symbolically ready on Nov. 4:...
10/24/2018, 12:58:37 PMA new European Union mechanism to facilitate payments for Iranian exports should... ✔ It will take time and the time that takes will be months ✔ The bloc’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, announced the plan at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September ✔ We need to demonstrate to the Iranians that we are working to uphold the (nuclear) agreement in the face of U.S. sanctions, to keep them in, but also saying that we can only move so far, so fast, a third diplomat said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Violence flares as migrants try to storm Croatian border to enter EU
10/24/2018, 1:11:01 PMHUNDREDS of migrants have clashed with police at the border between Bosnia and Croatia after they tried to cross into the EU via the Balkan country, resulting in road closures. ✔ Many of these travelled on the new so-called 'Balkan route' to Western Europe, which passes through Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and in some instances Serbia ✔ Winter is approaching, and so far, it has taken months to provide this growing population with the most minimal, basic services ✔ It could be paid with lives if preparations are not organised in time
Saudis are not US friends, it’s a transactional relationship – John Kiriakou
10/24/2018, 3:35:12 PMUS-Saudi relationship is based entirely on money: they sell us oil, we sell them weapons and pretend we're friends choosing to overlook their fundamentalism, former CIA agent and whistleblower John Kiriakou told RT. ✔ RT: Can we believe the Saudis and their surprise, especially someone like the Crown Prince ✔ But she went to Ankara because I think, the CIA doesn't have all the facts and if she had gone to Riyadh, I would have told you on this program, she had gone there to tell the King it's time for Mohammed bin Salman to go
Iran claims ‘U.S. support’ led to Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
10/24/2018, 3:30:37 PMIran’s president is seizing on Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi’s death to criticize the U.S., claiming in his first major remarks on the matter that Saudi Arabia thought it could get away with the writer’s “brutal killing” because it’s a close ally of Washington. ✔ The writer was a critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and had been living in self-imposed exile in the U.S. The crown prince along with his father, Saudi King Salman, and other top Saudi officials have vehemently denied allegations in the Turkish media that the royal family ordered Mr. Khashoggi assassinated asserting instead that the dissident writer died in a fist fight gone wrong at the Istanbul consulate
Theresa May bans suspects in Jamal Khashoggi killing from coming to UK
10/24/2018, 1:23:54 PMJAMAL Khashoggi’s suspected killers have been banned from entering the UK, Theresa May has announced after Donald Trump ordered the US to do the same. ✔ The Home Office will refuse visas to the 21 individuals suspected of the killing at the Saudia Arabia consulate in Turkey, and revoke any existing visas ✔ He pushed Theresa May to confirm whether the UK would be suspending arms deals with the oil-rich kingdom
Jamal Khashoggi's editor and friend speaks out
10/24/2018, 3:05:05 PMMIDDLE EAST MATTERS : This week we speak to Karen Attiah, Jamal Khashoggi's editor at The Washington Post, as questions continue to linger over the Saudi journ... ✔ After weeks of toeing and froing, Saudi Arabia has finally admitted that the 59-year-old was killed at the country's consulate in Istanbul ✔ Also, thousands of refugees have been returning to Syria from neighbouring Lebanon over the past few months ✔ And it's been ten years since the death of Sister Emmanuelle, dubbed the French Mother Theresa
'Putin's Puppet' Advances Nuclear Missile Escalations Against...Putin?
10/24/2018, 1:00:32 PMYesterday the news broke that Swamp Monster-In-Chief John Bolton has been pushing President Trump to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the 1988 arms control agreement between the US and the Soviet Union eliminating all missiles of a specified range from the arsenals of the two nuclear superpowers. ✔ Hotter, more impatient, more violent, more hawkish heads are prevailing over diplomacy and sensibility, potentially at the peril of the entire world should something unexpected go wrong as a result ✔ Putin said in an article on Yahoo News that the U.S. has almost lost its dominance ✔ joyce McNarry (@ThisArt2BeYours) October 20, 2018
US' one and only goal is to strip Russia of its nukes
10/24/2018, 1:26:24 PMThe US' single strategic objective, in terms of Russian nuclear triad, is to strip it of its arsenal. This is what shapes all of the White House's foreign policy while any talk about nuclear arms reduction is just cover for that. ✔ Besides, even if intermediate-range ballistic missiles and ground-launched cruise missiles are deployed along Russia's western border, in case of a nuclear conflict Moscow would still be able to launch a retaliatory attack, which would happen even if the government and the military are completely crippled and paralyzed
Who's Jeremy Heywood and why did he stand down as head of the civil service?
10/24/2018, 3:24:31 PMSIR Jeremy Heywood has announced he is retiring after a more than year career as a civil servant. Here’s what you need to know about the man who headed the civil servant and his successor. Who is J… ✔ PA:Press Association 2 Mark Sedwill will take over as Britain's most senior civil servant When Gordon Brown became Prime Minister Sir Jeremy returned to his old job as Principal Private Secretary ✔ Mark was born in Ealing west London and educated at the University of St
CNN’s New York office evacuated after ‘suspicious package’ is discovered in mail room
10/24/2018, 3:27:11 PMCNN says its offices in Manhattan have been evacuated because of a suspicious package. ✔ Trump tweeted: Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were not able to do the job of stopping people from leaving their country and coming illegally to the U.S. Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were not able to do the job of stopping people from leaving their country and coming illegally to the U.S. We will now begin cutting off, or substantially reducing, the massive foreign aid routinely given to them
Scarlett Johansson reportedly turned down film funding from Saudi prince
10/24/2018, 3:29:12 PMActor vetoed money from Mohammed bin Salman for a biopic in which she will play photojournalist Lynsey Addario ✔ And that fact that he wanted to show the west that he was into Hollywood, he was into all the great things of the west … Do I want him associated with this movie ✔ Our cultural understanding of transgender people continues to advance, and I’ve learned a lot from the community since making my first statement about my casting and realize it was insensitive, a statement read
Saudi crown prince calls Khashoggi killing a ‘heinous crime’
10/24/2018, 3:54:17 PMSaudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince has called the killing of Jamal Khashoggi a “heinous crime that cannot be justified.” ✔ Read More Oct. 23, 2018, 8:14 a.m. Middle East By Associated Press Oct 23, 2018 | 8:14 AM Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s son Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, shakes hands with Salah Khashoggi, son of Jamal Khashoggi
Hillary Clinton wasn’t home when suspicious package was intercepted by Secret Service
10/24/2018, 3:27:09 PMHillary Clinton was campaigning for Democrats in Florida and wasn’t at the family’s suburban New York residence when a suspicious package addressed to her was seized by the Secret Service. ✔ Prince Mohammed has come under mounting pressure, with critics suspecting he ordered the high-profile operation or at least knew about it ✔ Pompeo says the Saudis assured him they will conduct a complete, thorough investigation into Khashoggi's disappearance
May confronts Saudi King over Khashoggi murder - but won't stop arms sales
10/24/2018, 12:01:01 PMThe Prime Minister told MPs all suspects in the gruesome death will be banned from entry to the UK and any UK visas they hold will be revoked ✔ And the Home Secretary is taking action against all suspects to prevent them entering the UK ✔ Read More Top UK politics stories MPs hoover up £320k in Saudi freebies Criminals to 'exploit' No Deal Brexit Major vote on abortion and gay marriage Halt Universal Credit demands Cable
Paris auction house tightens security in advance of Banksy auction
10/24/2018, 12:20:13 PMParis auction house Artcurial said that no hidden shredding devices appeared to be concealed in the frames - but with Banksy, you just never know ✔ Paris auction house Artcurial held its breath Wednesday ahead of the sale of four works by Banksy, unsure what to expect following the enigmatic artist's shredding of his Girl With Balloon painting just moments after it went under the hammer ✔ The imagery was first spotted on the wall of a shop in 2002, in Great Eastern Street, east London
Saudi operatives linked to Jamal Khashoggi's murder seen carrying large cases in newly released images
10/24/2018, 2:03:26 PMSecond day of Saudi investment conference kicks off with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman set to speak ✔ Meanwhile in Riyadh, the second day of a glitzy, high-powered economic summit dubbed 'Davos in the Desert' got underway with the absence of some Western officials and corporate leaders loathe to be associated with the Crown Prince at the moment but the presence of many other international executives, including the chairman of MasterCard, UK national Richard Haythornthwaite
Republican politician concerned about what will happen 'if everybody uses and exercises their right to vote'
10/24/2018, 2:03:15 PMBrian Kemp admits concerns Democrats are trying to boost voter turnout ✔ Rise for Climate protests took places across the world to demand action Leo Sabangan/350.org (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) 47/50 7 September 2018 Displaced Syrians take part in a protest against the regime and its ally Russia at a camp for displaced people in Kafr Lusin near the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey in Syria's northern Idlib province AFP/Getty 48/50 6 September 2018 An aerial view of houses damaged by a landslide in Atsuma town, Hokkaido prefecture, after an earthquake hit the northern Japanese island
Five consequences for Donald Trump if everything goes wrong in November midterms
10/24/2018, 2:03:24 PMFrom possible impeachment to an inside challenger, lots could happen ✔ The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall on September 4, the country's weather agency said, bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall that prompted evacuation warnings AFP/Getty 1/50 23 October 2018 Turkey's President Erdogan today accused Saudi Arabia of plotting the 'savage' murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi AP 2/50 22 October 2018 Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison (C) delivers a national apology to child sex abuse victims in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra on October 22, 2018
Removing bin Salman is something some Saudis fear
10/24/2018, 3:02:15 PMA strong desire to punish Saudi Arabia's most powerful prince for centralizing so much power in his own hands could be worse for liberals. ✔ So many parts of the story don't add up, or they require a leap of faith that no one could be expected to make ✔ In other words: now is bad -- but the past was worse ✔ Many people, liberals and intellectuals known to CNN here, are on holiday abroad and won't answer their phones, or speak freely ✔ I can't blame them, said my friend as he sighed and reached for a biscuit
Opinion: The most important issue of the midterms is a Florida vote no one is talking about
10/24/2018, 3:11:04 PMFlorida is one of only three states in the country which permanently removes the right to vote from anyone ever convicted of a felony, grossly violating their democratic rights and helping to keep the Republicans in power ✔ In March 1962, after a year of deliberations, the US Supreme Court ruled on Baker v Carr , one of the most complex and divisive cases in the court’s history ✔ Investigations in to the rocket's malfunction are ongoing Reuters 14/50 People look on at a damaged store after Hurricane Michael passed through Panama City, Florida
Exclusive: Russia opposes U.S. OneWeb satellite service, cites...
10/24/2018, 12:44:50 PMRussia's state security agency is opposing a high-level deal for the U.S. O... ✔ The contract for the launch was signed by OneWeb, Arianspace and Roscosmos in 2015 ✔ It will cost OneWeb $1 billion to have the satellites sent into orbit, Igor Komarov, Roscosmos’ former CEO, said after signing the deal ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
The Health 202: Oversight of Trump administration's Obamacare actions at top of Democratic wish list
10/24/2018, 12:55:57 PMThat is, if that party wins the House majority in the midterms. ✔ Those decisions are security decisions that really are outside the realm of my public-health expertise, Redfield said ✔ The American Enterprise Institute holds an event on postelection analysis for 2018 and beyond on Nov. 8 ✔ The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee holds a hearing on Nov. 28
Defend the defenders: Plea to PM over hounded veterans
10/24/2018, 3:26:46 PMTHERESA May was last night urged to "defend the defenders" by MPs, ex-ministers and peers as anger over the hounding of military veterans boiled over. Nearly one in three of the parliamentary Tory party - 106 MPs - plus 55 peers from across the political divide were joined by two Labour MPs to demand an end to the legal witch hunts against former Armed Forces personnel. ✔ Labour MPs backing the letter included Kate Hoey and Ruth Smeeth ✔ He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the system was constructed in such a way to prevent justice being done ✔ Unlike British veterans, their US counterparts do not live in fear of a knock on the door, years after returning from battle
New on Netflix in November: 'House of Cards,' 'Doctor Strange,' 'Narcos,' Christmas films
10/24/2018, 2:15:05 PMNetflix is celebrating Christmas early with plenty of holiday films, new seasons of 'House of Cards and Narcos,' and a new Michael Douglas sitcom. ✔ From the highly-anticipated She-Ra reboot to Robin Wright's reign on House of Cards, here's what's coming to Netflix this November ✔ Nov. 15 May The Devil Take You (Netflix Film) In this Indonesian horror film, a young woman finds dark truths about her estranged father
Every new movie and TV show coming to Netflix in November
10/24/2018, 2:03:27 PMAlso: Outlaw King, A Christmas Prince 2 and the Coen brothers' new film ✔ November is a huge month for Netflix with the return of several of its acclaimed shows and the release of several high-profile films usually reserved for cinemas ✔ Nicky Jam: El Ganador Based on the life of Reggaeton artist Nicky Jam, this series follows his ups and downs, from early drug use and prison to his rise to global success
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