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Hunt faces grilling by MPs over support for Saudi-led war in Yemen

10/29/2018, 8:17:59 AM
Foreign Office claims no link between Khashoggi murder and conduct of Yemen civil war ✔ The formal British ministerial position is that the UK is entitled to sell arms to Saudi to be used in Yemen since the Saudi conduct of the war is not in breach of international humanitarian law ✔ Other states have been briefed that the gang responsible for killing Khashoggi made four calls to the crown prince’s office during the period of the murder, and say it is not credible that the crown prince was not informed of the operation


In Ukraine, Constantinople Is Rushing in Where Angels Fear to Tread

10/29/2018, 11:40:57 AM
On the eve of national elections in 2019, the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has set himself the ambitious task of dismantling the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, an autonomous and self-administered part of the Russian Orthodox Church, and creating a new, single national church out of the many Christian denominations in his country. His controversial initiative has re-opened old confessional wounds in Ukraine and threatens to divide the Christian world. ✔ They advocate a hard scenario of expropriating the property of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and the enactment of the draft legislation already prepared for this purpose ✔ Perhaps the only thing we can be certain of is that Poroshenko and the patriarchs have unleashed a process that will add considerably to the overall messiness of Ukrainian politics, and leave much bitterness in people’s hearts, long after they are gone


Brazil’s new far-right leader could order ‘MILITARY INVASION of Communist Venezuela’

10/29/2018, 10:58:44 AM
BRAZIL’S new far-right leader could order a full-scale military invasion of its neighbouring Communist country Venezuela, experts have warned. ✔ And if the Brazilian government wants to follow the lead of Washington, this is highly likely ✔ The more conflicts exist here [in the Latin American region], the more beneficial this is for the US ✔ Bolsonaro, who represents the ultra-conservative Social Liberal Party, will be sworn in on January 1, 2019


Syrian Kurds boost fight against Islamic State in east after setback

10/29/2018, 10:36:03 AM
Syrian Kurdish special forces have joined an offensive against Islamic State mil... ✔ Iraqi Shi’ite militias have reinforced their side of the frontier in response ✔ We were forced to draw on experienced fighters from the YPG and YPJ, the commander said ✔ They will be relied on to complete the campaign, the commander said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Shelving the INF Could Accelerate the Demise of the Post-WWII Western Alliance

10/29/2018, 10:44:43 AM
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its Doomsday Clock to only 2 minutes to midnight. It might be tempting to turn this into a mere squabble about arrows and olives if this wasn’t such a terrifying scenario. US president Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, secretary-general of the USSR, signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in 1987. ✔ The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its Doomsday Clock to only 2 minutes to midnight ✔ South Korea and Japan, in that case, would be nuclear collateral damage ✔ As for Russia’s resolve, everything one needs to know is part of Putin’s detailed intervention at the Valdai Economic Forum


American ISIS Suspect Is Freed After Being Held More Than a Year

10/29/2018, 11:20:55 AM
The New York Times has also learned the identity of the man, Abdulrahman Ahmad Alsheikh, who was referred to as “John Doe” in public court filings. ✔ He spent the next few years working for ISIS, first in an administrative role and later as an oil field guard, he told investigators ✔ A resounding message is that the government is going to think long and hard before it tries to detain an American citizen without charges again and it should


US nuclear envoy stresses 'final, fully verified' denuclearization

10/29/2018, 8:18:08 AM
undefined ✔ The U.S. which leads the sanctions regime, however, has maintained the sanctions will remain intact until North Korea achieves complete denuclearization ✔ The South and North agreed at a high-level meeting earlier this month to hold a groundbreaking ceremony to connect their respective railway networks in late November or early December ✔ This is Biegun's fourth visit to Seoul since he was appointed in August


Moon plans to ask Assembly to ratify April deal

10/29/2018, 8:04:21 AM
undefined ✔ The government plans to maintain Seoul's ongoing peace initiative, but Moon is set to prioritize economic issues ✔ In addition, employment has been below the government's expectations and leading conglomerates' investment in facilities, other than semiconductors, remained weak ✔ South Korea's KOSPI index dropped sharply by 18 percent for October alone, directly hitting consumer confidence and lowering consumption


Dubai 'has always benefited from instability,' top property chairman says 

10/29/2018, 11:36:48 AM
The tiny emirate of 3 million has managed to remain stable and even benefit economically from the seemingly constant turmoil in its wider orbit.  ✔ But its alignment with Western forces dating back to the Persian Gulf War and the Somalia crisis cemented both its security partnership with Washington and its reputation as an oasis of stability for wealthy and influential Arabs and Africans seeking safer shores


Russia-Germany trade up by almost 25 percent – Kremlin

10/29/2018, 10:07:01 AM
The volume of trade between Russia and Germany has been growing and reached US$39 billion in the first eight months of 2018, according to documents prepared by the Kremlin’s press service. ✔ Petersburg Economic Forum in May that not only car manufacturers invest heavily in Russia but also medium-sized businesses ✔ Since then, both sides have been extending the measures ✔ For more stories on economy & finance visit RT's business section Trends: Germany newsRussia news


Putin wants to discuss U.S. exit from nuclear pact with Trump in...

10/29/2018, 10:35:10 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to discuss U.S. plans to exit the Interme... ✔ There are still a lot of questions concerning strategic stability, even more so in the context of the stated U.S. intention to leave the INF ✔ All of this will of course be on the agenda, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


LKP files injunction against Moon's ratification

10/29/2018, 8:04:26 AM
undefined ✔ Despite heavy backlash from conservatives including LKP members, who called President Moon's decision to ratify the agreements to reduce tensions between the two Koreas without National Assembly approval unconstitutional, the government said the ratification was published and appeared in the government's official gazette


World Taekwondo chief proud of taekwondo's role in improving inter-Korean relations

10/29/2018, 8:18:15 AM
undefined ✔ I believe taekwondo will be remembered as a sport that has contributed to peace on the Korean peninsula ✔ I want to go to my parents' hometown, but this time I think I'll have to be satisfied with our work of strengthening cooperation and having developmental discussions


Far-right Bolsonaro rides anti-corruption rage to Brazil presidency

10/29/2018, 8:43:42 AM
undefined ✔ The former army captain has alarmed many with vows to sweep political opponents off the map and comments denigrating women, gays and racial minorities ✔ In his acceptance speech, Bolsonaro promised to govern according to the Bible and the country's constitution ✔ Brazil has suffered a spate of partisan violence during the polarized campaign


'Build it and they will come': Tirana's plan for a 'kaleidoscope metropolis'

10/29/2018, 10:49:44 AM
The first years of post-dictatorship freedom produced a disorderly, car-choked city. Can the Albanian capital’s slick young mayor create a future of ‘exemplary urban design’? ✔ Photograph: Municipality of Tirana As well as creating open spaces and playgrounds, they are trying to tackle traffic congestion by building cycle paths and improving public transport ✔ Follow Guardian Cities on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to join the discussion, and explore our archive here


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