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Trump administration calls for Yemen ceasefire as brutal civil war continues to rage

10/31/2018, 7:15:02 PM
US officials are calling for representatives in the conflict to meet for peace talks in November. ✔ Defense Secretary James Mattis urged all parties to meet for peace talks in the hopes of a ceasefire ✔ The US, UK and France were providing logistical support, including intelligence and fuel, to Arab states such as Saudi Arabia as part of their intervention in Yemen ✔ In the past, Houthi representatives have refused to partake in peace talks


U.S. and Britain Seek Yemen Cease-Fire as Relations With Saudis Cool

10/31/2018, 6:13:21 PM
Pressure from Saudi Arabia’s biggest arms suppliers intensified to halt a conflict that has created what the United Nations has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. ✔ Diplomatic pressure from the United States and Britain, Saudi Arabia’s biggest arms suppliers, abruptly intensified on Wednesday for a cease-fire in the Yemen war, the world’s worst man-made humanitarian disaster ✔ Critics of Saudi Arabia in Britain have been pressing Prime Minister Theresa May’s government to do the same


Khashoggi effect? US calls for ceasefire in Yemen

10/31/2018, 7:31:31 PM
THE DEBATE : Is the Trump administration distancing itself from Saudi Arabia's crown prince, and more specifically his war in Yemen? The US defense se... ✔ Is the Trump administration distancing itself from Saudi Arabia's crown prince, and more specifically his war in Yemen ✔ Has Washington grown tired of supporting an offensive that’s killed civilians indiscriminately and left the Arab world’s poorest nation facing cholera and starvation ✔ Produced by: Michele BARBERO, Tommaso MAZZANTI and Laure FOURQUET


British PM May backs call for de-escalation in Yemen

10/31/2018, 4:11:21 PM
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday backed a U.S. call for a cessati... ✔ Britain’s foreign minister Jeremy Hunt also told the BBC the U.S. announcement was welcome because we have been working towards the cessation of hostilities in Yemen for a long time ✔ Yemen, one of the poorest Arab countries, is locked in a nearly four-year-old war that pits Iran-aligned Houthi rebels against the government backed by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the West ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


U.S. urges immediate end to hostilities in Yemen

10/31/2018, 7:20:38 PM
The State Department called for the immediate cessation of hostilities in Yemen ... ✔ The department’s deputy spokesman, Robert Palladino, urged the Iran-aligned Houthi group to immediately cease missile and drone strikes in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and told the Saudi-led coalition to halt air strikes in populated areas in Yemen ✔ We have come to the assessment that the climate is right at this time to move forward, Palladino said referring to a resumption of U.N ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Nuclear war: Hypothetical scenario & Russia's strike options

10/31/2018, 4:48:09 PM
Many believe that the US withdrawal from the INF treaty could heighten the nuclear standoff risks between Russia and America. Some even claim war is inevitable. What are some possible thermonuclear warfare scenarios? ✔ In case of a launch on warning, the Integrated Space System (EKS) and the Early Warning System detect a massive launch of ICBMs from US territories and submarine-launched ballistic missiles and calculate target locations inside Russia and their flight time


Taliban appoint five former Guantanamo inmates to Qatar office to take part in Afghanistan peace talks

10/31/2018, 5:15:05 PM
The 'Taliban Five' were released in 2014 as part of exchange freeing Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl ✔ Israel launched raids against targets in the Gaza strip in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian territory that caused damage in a southern city, the Israeli army said AFP/Getty 16/50 16 October 2018 Ecuador has issued a list of rules to Julian Assange, the famous resident of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London


Turkish forces shell northern Syria, Kurdish-led force responds

10/31/2018, 4:48:52 PM
Turkish forces shelled a Kurdish-controlled area of northern Syria, killing four... ✔ The SDF general command said in separate statement that the Turkish attacks had led to the temporary halt of the campaign it is waging against Islamic State in the Deir al-Zor region ✔ The continuation of these attacks will cause a long halt in our military campaign against (Islamic State), it said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Rare NATO-Russia talks address military drills, 1987 missile treaty

10/31/2018, 7:48:58 PM
NATO and Russia envoys on Wednesday discussed their respective large-scale milit... ✔ Russia’s 2018 edition of Vostok mobilized 300,000 troops and included joint exercises with the Chinese army - the biggest such drills since the Soviet Union broke up in 1991 ✔ NATO head Jens Stoltenberg also called on Russia to make quick changes to comply in full with the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Commentary: Five reasons why Trump’s Iran sanctions will fail

10/31/2018, 4:20:08 PM
The next round of economic sanctions on Iran, which will start going into effect... ✔ The next round of economic sanctions on Iran, which will start going into effect on Nov.4, will mainly target the country’s oil and gas industries ✔ Iranian women protest in Tehran against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to walk out of the 2015 nuclear deal, May 11, 2018 ✔ Third, U.S. sanctions have laid the groundwork for a historic change in the global financial system


Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen's Hodeidah as pressure...

10/31/2018, 4:11:20 PM
The Saudi-led coalition has massed thousands of troops near Yemen's main po... ✔ I urge all concerned parties to seize this opportunity to engage constructively with our current efforts to swiftly resume political consultations to agree on a framework for political negotiations, and confidence-building measures, he said, listing support for the central bank and a prisoner swap


How Jamal Khashoggi got caught in the crossfire between two rival nations

10/31/2018, 6:15:07 PM
News of Jamal Khashoggi’s death has reverberated around the world. But, as Borzou Daragahi explains, at the heart of his murder is the intertwined story of a prince and a populist​ ✔ Jamal Khashoggi felt safe in Turkey, comfortable enough to buy an apartment in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul and make plans to partially settle down there ✔ *** Khashoggi had a strong affinity for the brand of Islamist-rooted populist politics practised by Erdogan and his allies, at least much more so than for the absolute monarchical rule of his own and other Arabian peninsula autocracies


Return of senior Saudi prince sparks speculation over role of MBS

10/31/2018, 6:52:48 PM
undefined ✔ The return home of a senior Saudi Arabian prince has raised speculation of a rebalancing of power in the ruling family as it grapples with a political crisis caused by the killing of Jamal Khashoggi ✔ Despite Prince Ahmed’s return and the foreign pressure on Riyadh, no change in the line of succession appears imminent


Egypt hosts Arab military exercises in what could develop into an...

10/31/2018, 4:58:40 PM
Armed forces and observers from eight Arab countries are converging on Egypt for... ✔ Refai said the exercises were part of Egypt’s efforts to enhance military cooperation with other Arab countries but declined to speculate on whether they could evolve into some sort of a military alliance ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Boris Johnson took £14,000 junket to Saudi before Khashoggi killing

10/31/2018, 4:44:30 PM
undefined ✔ The three-day trip to Jeddah, paid for by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, included flights, hotels and meals for the former foreign secretary ✔ But its disclosure comes amid unease about Jeddah’s multimillion pound attempts to airbrush the regime’s reputation through advertising and public relations campaigns


Republican senators ask Trump to end nuclear energy talks with Saudi Arabia

10/31/2018, 4:35:39 PM
The group, which includes Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), pointed to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing as one of many reasons to be distrustful of the kingdom’s intentions. ✔ But his apparent murder which most lawmakers believe occurred at the behest of Saudi leaders, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has precipitated unprecedented calls for consequences, from sanctions to an end to arms sales and military support for the Saudi Kingdom in its controversial regional engagements, particularly in Yemen’s civil war


Corruption Currents: Danske Bank Whistleblower Cleared to Testify Before European Parliament

10/31/2018, 7:33:50 PM
The Danske Bank A/S whistleblower was freed from a non-disclosure agreement and can testify before the European parliament. ✔ A general view of the Danske Bank Estonian branch in Tallinn, on Aug. 3, 2018 ✔ We also provide a daily roundup of important risk & compliance stories via our daily newsletter, The Morning Risk Report, which readers can sign up for here ✔ Separately, an Airbus executive in India is among those facing allegations of money laundering relating to a deal with state-owned Indian Airlines


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