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Actually, the Russia-Turkey-Germany-France Summit on Syria Was a Qualified Success

10/30/2018, 4:16:31 PM
The four-nation Turkey-Russia-Germany-France summit on Syria on October 27 in Istanbul had an impressive outcome. All participants – each with own interests – has some ‘takeaway’ from the summit, which itself is a measure of the success of the event. This is also important because the participants now have a reason to work together. Such an outcome can be interpreted in the following ways. First and foremost, a major regional conflict impacting international security was addressed without US participation. A sign of our times? ✔ The US is in a position to blackmail Saudi Arabia to continue to bankroll its military presence in Syria, but Saudis cannot be having their heart in the overreach to project power abroad ✔ But then, Turks and Americans are also old allies and they have a way of knocking their heads together and start working together again


Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar to begin by mid-November

10/30/2018, 6:31:39 PM
Conditions 'not yet conducive' for return, says UN refugee agency ✔ We have some demands but the government of Myanmar didn't do anything to meet them ✔ Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Reuters last month that under no circumstance would the refugees be allowed to remain permanently ✔ Given the delays, Bangladesh has been preparing new homes on a remote island called Bhasan Char, which rights groups have said could be subject to flooding


The US must avoid a new cold war with China

10/30/2018, 7:50:53 PM
undefined ✔ What has been the most important event of 2018 so far ✔ One reason is that, unlike the Soviet Union, China is not in truth an ideological rival, except to the extent that it embodies the autocracy President Donald Trump admires ✔ If western countries lose these, they will lose the future


US midterm elections: What would Democrat victory mean for US foreign policy?

10/30/2018, 7:05:08 PM
THE US midterm elections are fast approaching with Democrats looking to deliver a body blow to Donald Trump by winning a majority in the House of Representatives. What would this mean for US foreign policy? ✔ Members of Congress have also vowed to push harder, using subpoena power if necessary, to obtain information about Trump's summit last summer with Russian President Vladimir Putin ✔ While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has worked increasingly closely with U.S. Republicans, strong ties to Israel remain a top priority for both parties


Saudi-led coalition sends thousands of troops towards Hodeidah

10/30/2018, 4:52:00 PM
The deployment of troops, including Sudanese forces, is part of new offensive expected to start 'within days'. ✔ WATCH: More Yemeni children die as medicine prices skyrocket (02:09) The Red Sea port city of Hodeidah has strategic importance in the conflict ✔ Last week, air strikes in the province killed dozens of civilians, the UN said, which the Houthis blamed on the coalition


Opinion | We must fight harder against homegrown terrorism. But it won’t happen under Trump.

10/30/2018, 5:44:52 PM
It's time to acknowledge that far-right extremism is the bigger threat. ✔ People arrive on Tuesday outside the Rodef Shalom Congregation for the funeral of two victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh ✔ It has been repeated, to pick a few random examples, by Rep ✔ Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), cartoonist Ben Garrison and a Campbell Soup executive who has since left the company


Teen Syrian airstrike victim set for key surgery

10/30/2018, 6:51:31 PM
A teenager who was paralyzed in an airstrike near his home outside the Syrian city of Homs in 2013 has arrived in the UK for life-changing medical treatment. ✔ A former container vessel was fitted out with at least $10 million of gear to let it take on about 560 metric tons of Syria's most dangerous chemical agents and sail them out to sea, officials said ✔ The charity is currently raising funds for these procedures and the rehabilitation phase of Najib's treatment


Nato says Norway exercises will go ahead despite Russian missile tests off the coast

10/30/2018, 7:27:47 PM
Nato has said it will continue its military manoeuvres in Norway as planned despite Russian missile tests announced off the coast. ✔ Several radar and army bases have been established Russia's northern coast in recent years, as well as a new brigade of Arctic troops ✔ A fighting snowmobile armed with a machine gun made its public debut at the Victory Day parade on Red Square in May ✔ They will involve 1,300 soldiers, 300 vehicles and 20 aircraft


Riek Machar set for Juba return to attend S Sudan peace ceremony

10/30/2018, 7:58:32 PM
Machar fled South Sudan's capital two years ago under a hail of gunfire when an earlier peace deal collapsed. ✔ Machar will lead a delegation of the SPLM/A-IO members for the peace celebration in Juba, but the programme in Juba is entirely in the hands of the regime, group spokesperson Lam Paul Gabriel said in statement on Tuesday ✔ So that is why he is able to leave his forces behind and just go with politicians ✔ Talk to Al Jazeera Salva Kiir and Riek Machar: South Sudan's shaky peace


raceAhead: An Ally For Civil Rights In Birmingham, Alabama

10/30/2018, 7:04:58 PM
A white attorney delivered a speech after four little black girls were killed in a Klan-bombing in 1963 that still has meaning today ✔ While we love all our Fortune  convenings equally, this Summit provides a much-needed boost to the up-and-coming working women’s soul ✔ Citations, or a lack thereof, bolster reputations and facilitate or exclude one from subsequent opportunities ✔ - Eugene 'Bull' Connor, Commissioner of Public Safety, Birmingham, Alabama


Iran: U.S. curbs to have 'severe consequences' for global order

10/30/2018, 5:09:53 PM
U.S. sanctions against Iran will have "severe consequences" for the wo... ✔ The world community has stood up to the U.S. sanctions, Zarif said, after a trilateral meeting between Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan’s foreign minister ✔ PSYCHOLOGICAL WAR The neighboring countries and European nations have resisted against Washington’s unilateral measures ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Trump hits Stormy Daniels with over $300,000 in legal fees

10/30/2018, 4:20:22 PM
Michael Avenatti warns US president will owe his client more money as part of separate lawsuit ✔ She also dug a cave under her home AFP/Getty 50/50 11 September 2018 People waving pro-independence Catalan flags 'Esteladas' while holding letters reading independence during a pro-independence demonstration in Barcelona to mark the National Day of Catalonia, the Diada


Donald Trump's hatred of the press, lies and bullying echoes dangerous regimes of the past

10/30/2018, 4:25:47 PM
Trump uses attacks on the media, totalitarian language, cartoonish conspiracy fictions and a repertoire of offensive antics to distract from his hate. ✔ Gallup research found that Americans have less confidence in newspapers and television news than any other institutions  except Congress ✔ What might shackle this modern Pharaoh, this incarnation of history’s dangerous clowns ✔ Dick Meyer is the author of Why We Hate Us: American Discontent in the New Millennium


17 Women-Supporting Brands That You Should Dip Into

10/30/2018, 4:17:46 PM
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