U.S. Steps Up Bid to Halt War in Yemen
10/31/2018, 11:14:43 PMThe Trump administration is accelerating efforts to halt the war in Yemen, a move diplomats and U.S. officials said is fueled by concern over the humanitarian toll and by eroding support in Congress for Saudi Arabia heightened by the slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. ✔ A man in San’a on Tuesday sat next to a portrait on the grave of his brother, who was purportedly killed in battle in September ✔ The U.S. provides the Gulf allies with limited battlefield intelligence and precision guided weapons ✔ warned on Oct. 23, half the country’s population, or about 14 million people, face prefamine conditions
Khashoggi murder 'tipping point' in Yemen war?
10/31/2018, 8:40:18 PMMEDIAWATCH : It may seem like excessive to link the two but that's what many analysts are doing - we take a look at how attitudes towards the Saudi Ar... ✔ It may seem like excessive to link the two but that's what many analysts are doing - we take a look at how attitudes towards the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen are changing after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Khashoggi's impact on the war in Yemen
10/31/2018, 8:46:26 PMHas the death of Jamal Khashoggi influenced the power brokers in the war in Yemen? ✔ Media player Media playback is unsupported on your device Jamal Khashoggi's impact on the war in Yemen Has the death of Jamal Khashoggi influenced the power brokers in the war in Yemen
US using Saudi weakness to push for end to Yemen War
10/31/2018, 10:34:09 PMThe United States is working to capitalize on what it regards as new leverage with Saudi Arabia to end the brutal civil war in Yemen and ease a regional standoff with Qatar, according to multiple US and diplomatic officials. ✔ While American officials previously expressed private displeasure at Mohammed's intervention in the Yemen war and the Saudi-ordered kidnapping of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, they mostly aired their grievances in private while maintaining in public that the alliance with Saudi Arabia was necessary to counter Iran's influence
U.S. bolsters effort to halt war in Yemen as famine fears rise, support for Saudis falters
10/31/2018, 11:30:52 PMThe Trump administration is accelerating efforts to halt the war in Yemen, a move diplomats and U.S. officials said is fueled by concern over the humanitarian toll and by eroding support in Congress for Saudi Arabia heightened by the slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. ✔ Read: Yemen faces globe’s worst famine in 100 years See Also Will These October Surprises Impact the Midterm Elections ✔ × The new administration push reflects simmering frustrations over the three-year-old war ✔ Also popular on WSJ.com: We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment
U.S. says 'climate is right' for talks to end war in Yemen
10/31/2018, 10:33:34 PMThe Trump administration on Wednesday reinforced its call for a ceasefire in Yem... ✔ Mattis, who on Tuesday called for a ceasefire within 30 days, said the Saudis and UAE appeared ready to embrace efforts by Griffiths to find a negotiated solution ✔ The Saudi-led coalition has massed thousands of troops near Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, local military sources said on Wednesday, in a move to pressure the Houthis to return to talks ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
U.S. shifts on Yemen as toll mounts and Saudi alliance falters
10/31/2018, 10:14:40 PMThe surprise U.S. call for a ceasefire in Yemen marks a growing sense that Saudi Arabia's campaign has proven disastrous, but experts say more action is needed to end the devastating war. On Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged a halt in the three-year Saudi-led assault to defeat Huthi… ✔ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for an end to air strikes in all populated areas -- an implicit acknowledgement that the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition has hit civilians, despite Washington's past assertions that the war planners are doing their best ✔ The U.S. statement might be a sign of frustration by the U.S. administration that things are getting out of hand ✔ What we really want now is political pressure on the parties in the way that the U.S. can, he said
Under pressure from Congress, Trump administration calls for cease-fire in Yemen - Los Angeles Times
10/31/2018, 10:49:24 PMThe Trump administration is calling for a cease fire in the civil war in Yemen, under pressure from Congress to try to halt a mounting humanitarian disaster and to rein in U.S. support for Saudi airstrikes blamed for thousands of civilian casualties. ✔ Washington’s surprise call for a halt to hostilities in Yemen signaled renewed urgency by the Trump administration to reduce engagement with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is viewed as the chief architect of the war in Yemen ✔ envoy, has proposed confidence-building talks to start in a third country in November to come to terms on underlying issues in the conflict, the demilitarization of borders and the concentration of weaponry under international monitoring
Islamic State revival? ‘Decimated’ terror group ambushes US-backed forces in Syria (VIDEO)
10/31/2018, 9:16:52 PMWashington claims that the Islamic State group has been all-but-eliminated from Syria thanks to its military efforts, but recent attacks by the group show that US-controlled eastern Syria is far from terror-free. ✔ The attack, which occurred in a region supposedly controlled by the US military and its proxies, comes weeks after Donald Trump boasted that the terror group had been decimated by the US and its allies ✔ Every surrounding neighbor of Syria – and including the Syrian government – have had other enemies to fight, and other concerns
Pompeo to Meet North Korean Counterpart on Denuclearization
10/31/2018, 8:13:32 PMSecretary of State Mike Pompeo says he aims during a meeting next week with North Korea to arrange a second Trump-Kim summit early next year that could yield a ‘substantial breakthrough’ ✔ South Korean President Moon Jae-in said in September the North was willing to allow inspection of its Punggye-ri testing site ✔ State Department deputy spokesman Robert Palladino told reporters Tuesday that the U.S. and South Korea are closely coordinating on our joint approach, denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
WW3 THREAT: Trump's call to quit nuclear deal could spark new global ARMS RACE with China
10/31/2018, 8:36:13 PMDONALD Trump’s plan to pull out of a Cold War-era missile pact with Russia could have far-reaching implications which threaten to stoke tensions between other nuclear-armed nations and raise the risk of World War 3, experts have warned. ✔ China could increase its arsenal if the US pulls out of the INF Treaty, experts warned (Image: GETTY IMAGES) But he explained the terms of the INF means US missile forces in the area are limited ✔ When China competes with the US, it arouses insecurity and a competitive drive in India, which in turn does the same in Pakistan
Data Undercuts Trump's Victory Over ISIS In Iraq
10/31/2018, 9:09:24 PMKurdish intelligence has documented scores of attacks around former ISIS strongholds. ✔ They beheaded a Kurdish soldier and attacked an Iraqi base ✔ All these attacks and dozens more came in the last two months ✔ Combined with existing deployments, this would put more US service members on the border than in Iraq and Syria ✔ Around Hawija: ISIS kills the village chief … as locals watch
Public opinion, legal hurdles cloud outlook for Japan-S Korea forced labor row
10/31/2018, 9:55:59 PMJapan and South Korea will try to keep a row over World War II forced laborers from spiraling into a crisis, after a court ruling forced the U.S. allies to confront hardening public opinion and divergent views of history. South Korea's top court ruled on Tuesday that Japan's Nippon Steel… ✔ We're just starting to explore next steps, with a task force to be created under the prime minister with private experts too, a South Korean government official told Reuters on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter ✔ Unfortunately, the present government in Japan is run by people who believe the post-war is over and therefore they see remembering the unpleasant past as damaging to the dignity of the state, said Andrew Horvat, a visiting professor at Japan's Josai International University and expert in historical reconciliation issues
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Senators urge Trump to suspend nuclear energy talks with Saudi Arabia
10/31/2018, 8:27:43 PMBoth Republican and Democratic senators asked U.S. President Donald Trump on Wed... ✔ In July, Saudi Arabia put South Korea’s state-run utility KEPCO, the United States, France, China and Russia on a shortlist to bid for a nuclear power project and the winner would likely be selected in 2019, a South Korea official said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
GOP senators want Trump to halt nuclear technology talks with Saudis after Khashoggi killing
10/31/2018, 8:48:25 PMThe Republican lawmakers say the killing of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents raises additional questions about the Saudi leadership's judgment. ✔ In the letter to Trump, the five senators say they have long had reservations about selling nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia ✔ They note the Saudis have balked at a provision in U.S. nuclear cooperation agreements aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons ✔ The White House did not respond to a request for comment
S&P 500 closes higher after strong earnings, but suffers worst month in seven years
10/31/2018, 9:37:39 PMU.S. stocks rebounded after strong third-quarter eased concerns that rising interest rates are hurting corporate bottom lines. ✔ It also stuck with its previous forecast for three more rate increases in 2019 ✔ 26) AP FACEBOOK FACE LIFT: Facebook announced a bigger third-quarter profit than analysts expected, although its sales fell short of their estimates ✔ Apple gained 2.6 percent to and Netflix jumped 5.6 percent ✔ Apple has made history by becoming the first trillion dollar company in America
Trump hardens stance on Mexico border, says 15,000 troops could be...
10/31/2018, 9:46:20 PMU.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States could send as ma... ✔ A caravan of Central American migrants estimated to number at least 3,500 people left Honduras in mid-October and is now in southern Mexico on its way to the U.S. border ✔ REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Trump’s decision to call in the military appears to be a departure from past practice ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
'We get along great. He's a good guy': Trump denies rift with Kanye
10/31/2018, 8:37:23 PMPresident Donald Trump denied on Wednesday there is any kind of rift between him and Kanye West after the musician made an abrupt exit from politics the day before. ✔ President Donald Trump denied on Wednesday there is any kind of rift between him and Kanye West after the musician made an abrupt exit from politics the day before ✔ And that we provide a transition with mental health and the American education curriculum that Jim has worked on, Larry Hoover also has a curriculum that he's worked on
Remember the camerawoman who kicked refugees? She was just acquitted.
10/31/2018, 8:11:06 PMShe was caught on camera tripping refugees fleeing into Hungary from Serbia in 2015. ✔ The cameraman’s employment was terminated with immediate effect ✔ But Hungary’s top court acquitted Laszlo on Tuesday, ruling that while her behavior was morally incorrect and illicit, it did not amount to criminal activity ✔ The French-Italian border reveals the essence of the European clash on migration
Kanye 'left politics because it was hurting his fashion business'
10/31/2018, 11:04:28 PMThe rapper made the announcement that he would be quitting politics in a longwinded Twitter rant Tuesday in which he claimed he had been 'used to spread messages I don't believe in'. ✔ Kanye West's sudden decision to withdraw from politics was driven by the damage his pattern of erratic behavior has done to his fashion business, according to new reports ✔ I mean, this Adidas thing made me a billionaire, and I could have lost $200 million walking away from that deal
Okinawa governor to visit U.S. and tell Americans to stop building disputed military base
10/31/2018, 9:46:50 PMThe bicultural, newly elected governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa plans to visit the United States with a message to the American people: Stop building a disputed military base and build peace instead. Tamaki took office Oct 4 after campaigning for a disputed U.S. Marine air base to… ✔ We believe the Japanese government should assert that view to the American government, not keep insisting that Henoko is the only solution ✔ Although much of world, including mainstream Japanese media and the public, have tended to overlook the complaints from Okinawa, Tamaki's rise has brought attention to the historical dilemma with an undeniable clarity ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Five-year-old tests positive for meth after going trick-or-treating
10/31/2018, 10:52:50 PMBraylen Carwell was rushed to hospital after suffering seizure while eating Halloween sweets ✔ Reuters 47/50 15 September 2018 German Police have begun evicting activists from the Hambacher Forest where a protest to protect the remaining section of the ancient forest has been ongoing for the past 6 years ✔ After being treated Braylan was discharged within seven hours and allowed to return home
Pro-Trump Republican candidate apologises for using 'out of date' image of Essex town in campaign advert
10/31/2018, 10:53:07 PM'Only you can stop this from becoming reality,' Nick Stella warned voters ✔ She also dug a cave under her home AFP/Getty 1/50 31 October 2018 The Statue of Unity portraying Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of the founding fathers of India, during its inauguration in Kevadia, in the western state of Gujarat, India Reuters 2/50 30 October 2018 A scavenger collects recyclable materials along the breakwater amid strong waves as weather patterns from Typhoon Yutu affect Manila Bay
Opinion | Voters, You’re Being Manipulated
10/31/2018, 11:30:20 PMTrump and Fox News are trying to scare white voters into supporting Republican candidates. ✔ There is considerable evidence from research experiments that scaring people makes them more conservative, at least temporarily ✔ We need similar heroism from all of us voters, mustering the basic goodness and common sense to defeat the torrent of demagogy, hate and fear
Why should 9/11 terrorist walk free when my son will never come home?
10/31/2018, 11:04:23 PMWhen my son Oli was killed in the September 11 attacks, my husband and I flew straight to the US. It was a beautiful sunny day when we arrived in New York – and that bothered me. ✔ He would not have wanted a knee-jerk reaction when it comes to justice ✔ They can now do it again, and that is disgusting.’ Politicians and military chiefs also vented their fury at the jubilation that greeted el-Motassadeq’s return home to Marrakesh ✔ ‘I felt it was a ridiculously short sentence to give to somebody who was obviously heavily involved in the murder of so many people.’
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