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The sick children trapped by Yemen's war

10/26/2018, 9:07:39 PM
The BBC's Orla Guerin meets two children who are unable to receive vital healthcare because of the conflict. ✔ Media player Media playback is unsupported on your device Yemen crisis: The sick children trapped by the war The BBC's Orla Guerin meets two children who are unable to be treated for their conditions because of the conflict in Yemen


Opinion | This is no way to fight a war

10/26/2018, 10:35:33 PM
As long as U.S. soldiers are interacting with their Afghan colleagues, they are at risk of being killed by them. ✔ By Mark Stoneman October 25 at 4:56 PM Mark Stoneman is a retired U.S. Army major who served in the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan in 2012, and in Iraq in 2005 and 2010 ✔ Unwitting violations of those values were sometimes the cause for the attacks on coalition personnel


Pipe Bombs, Yemen, Midterms: Your Friday Evening Briefing

10/26/2018, 10:17:54 PM
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. ✔ Business spending barely increased, after surging in the first quarter ✔ And a scientific study hinted that deep whiffs of lavender might be as effective as a Valium in reducing stress and anxiety ✔ Sign up here to get it by email in the Australian, Asian, European or American morning


For Over a Decade, This Base Has Housed American Soldiers Rotating Through Afghanistan

10/26/2018, 9:57:37 PM
The transformation of Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province reflects the shifting strategy for troops fighting in Afghanistan, where on Oct 4. the 2,414th American was killed. ✔ Dwyer’s perimeter was most mostly unchanged by 2016, but the buildings within it had slowly been torn down ✔ Trump Considers Closing Southern Border to Migrants : The proposed executive action would be a sweeping use of presidential power to fortify the border as President Trump tries to play to his anti-immigrant base days before the midterm elections ✔ Please email thoughts and suggestions to atwar@nytimes.com ✔ Read more from At War here or follow us on Twitter


Gov't holds off on criticism of journalist freed in Syria

10/26/2018, 10:03:48 PM
The Japanese government and ruling parties appear to be holding off on criticism of a freelance journalist who returned to Tokyo on Thursday after spending 40 months in captivity in war-torn Syria, in stark contrast with similar incidents in the past. When citizens, particularly journalists, have been taken captive in… ✔ However, this time, Yasuda's successful release has not so far brought with it commentary about his risky behavior ✔ He stresses that a journalist's role is to record and disclose information about victims of wartime violence, representing their plight to the outside world ✔ Someone needs to be courageous like Mr Yasuda and record what happens in war, he stressed


What to expect from Turkey-hosted summit on Syrian war

10/26/2018, 9:09:43 PM
Leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France to discuss Idlib, aid, drafting of constitution and reconstruction. ✔ The agreement reached between Russia and Syria prevented a government offensive on the last rebel stronghold in the country ✔ Turkey launched two incursions into Syria, in 2016 and 2018, into areas west of the Euphrates, pushing fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) armed group as well as Syrian Kurdish fighters from its border


Colombian FARC guerrilla group now selling holidays to stay with rebel fighters

10/26/2018, 9:51:42 PM
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for thousands of kidnappings, but now wants visitors to see how fighters lived ✔ Explaining why ex-combatants were keen to get behind the tourism drive, Franklin Ruiz, 57, told The Daily Beast : It’s about memory ✔ At the moment it is not possible to book a place online - tourists interested in checking the camps out need to go through FARC's headquarters in captial Bogota, the Daily Beast reports


Defence Minister demands crackdown on violence by moped gangs

10/26/2018, 11:32:46 PM
TOBIAS ELLWOOD: he growing acceptance of bad behaviour has led a minority to calculate that violence will go unchallenged. The real first responders will be the public. ✔ Having the privilege to be in Sydney and see so many servicemen and women perform so courageously in the Invictus Games was humbling and inspiring ✔ A report by the National Audit Office spending watchdog in January said the current plan was 'not affordable' and 'urgent action' was needed to plug the gaping chasm in the finances


Iranian boats swarm a U.S. warship, a reminder of potential for confrontation at sea

10/26/2018, 10:14:10 PM
Iranian vessels shadowed the USS Essex, operating in the Persian Gulf, during a visit by the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East. ✔ Votel has described the military’s role as indirect, as it backs the Iraqi army, a Kurdish-dominated partner force in Syria and other allies to block Iran’s regional buildup ✔ The debut mission from the Essex resulted in a strike on a militant target in Afghanistan


‘I could really tone it up’: Trump shows little interest in uniting the nation during crises

10/26/2018, 11:14:02 PM
The president briefly sounded inclusive notes on the package bombs Friday, only to resume attacks on Democrats and other foes. ✔ By Ashley Parker and Ashley Parker White House reporter Email Bio Follow Philip Rucker Philip Rucker White House Bureau Chief Email Bio Follow October 26 at 6:58 PM President Trump began his first public appearance after Friday’s arrest of a mail bomb suspect on a seemingly inclusive note, declaring as he read a script from teleprompters that we must never allow political violence to take root in America and pledging to stop it and stop it now ✔ Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), former attorney general Eric Holder and CNN the president decried the threat of violence as a method of political intimidation, coercion or control


Opinion | The People of the Migrant Caravan

10/26/2018, 8:32:06 PM
Their journey has been used as fodder for lies and as a political talking point. It should be a reminder of a very real refugee crisis in Latin America. ✔ When I interviewed members of the caravan here, many, including an 18-year-old student named Daniel Martínez, said they were running from criminals; in his case, gang members in San Pedro Sula demanded that he work for them ✔ Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook , Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram


Megyn Kelly Today cancelled after Halloween blackface comments

10/26/2018, 9:04:44 PM
Megyn Kelly is currently negotiating her departure from the NBC Network ✔ Continuous rainfall has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Siliguri and surrounding areas, affecting road travel and daily life AFP/Getty 48/50 9 September 2018 Participants wave flowers as they march past a balcony from where North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un was watching, during a mass rally on Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang


US crude tumbles 12% from high as oil bulls retreat

10/26/2018, 8:43:02 PM
Crude oil futures posted their third consecutive weekly loss on Friday as the bulls that pushed oil prices to nearly four-year highs head into retreat. ✔ Getty Images Oil pump oil rig energy industrial machine for petroleum ✔ The drop in long positions suggests that traders are shedding risk and taking profits after the recent rally, Tamar Essner, director of energy and utilities at Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, told CNBC earlier this week


Xi and Abe use economy as binding force but punt on security

10/26/2018, 10:39:37 PM
Collaboration to replace competition as guiding principle of relations ✔ With concerted efforts by both sides, China-Japan ties are back on track and gaining positive momentum, Xi said ✔ But while the two countries took a giant leap forward in economic cooperation, on thornier security issues they remained at the level of baby steps ✔ Xi praised highly the contribution the aid had made to China's development ✔ We aim for significant progress when Xi visits Japan next year


That Trump tank meme on Cesar Sayoc’s van was made as a joke, creator says

10/26/2018, 10:30:31 PM
Illustrator and games designer Jason Heuser is "apolitical" ✔ Jason Heuser Today, the FBI arrested Cesar Sayoc, a man from Florida who is suspected of having mailed bombs to a number of prominent critics of President Donald Trump, including Democratic politicians and former officials ✔ Bush, the architect of the disastrous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq which claimed the lives of millions of innocent people, is a jolly, elderly painter


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