Hollywood submarine flick runs aground in Russia, Ukraine
11/1/2018, 4:45:47 PMCritics say the Kremlin banned it because its shows a Russian president being deposed and kidnapped in a coup before being rescued by American soldiers. ✔ Moscow claimed the film's license was revoked because producers had not provided a good enough copy for its state archive ✔ 'What are these b******s from Hollywood suggesting ✔ 'Saving Private Putin,' Roman Polyoviy wrote mockingly on distributor Kinomania's Facebook page ✔ 'Hunter Killer' stars Gerard Butler as an American submarine captain
Turkey starts joint patrols with U.S. troops in Syria but strikes...
11/1/2018, 6:33:15 PMTurkish and U.S. troops began joint patrols in northern Syria on Thursday aimed ... ✔ Turkey has been firing across the border for five days in preparation for what President Tayyip Erdogan says will be an offensive soon to crush the Kurdish forces along the breadth of the Turkish frontier ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Trump increases pressure on Venezuela with sanctions on gold
11/1/2018, 7:29:18 PMU.S. President Donald Trump increased economic pressure on Venezuela's left... ✔ He said the administration would review whether to allow U.S. citizens whose property was seized by the Castro government to sue foreign companies that have invested in the properties in Cuba ✔ The review, requested by a group of Republican lawmakers from South Florida, was first reported by McClatchy ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Three white men convicted of plotting to bomb Muslim refugees blame Trump and Russian bots
11/1/2018, 6:25:56 PMThe attorneys for the three men, who call themselves 'The Crusaders' have used President Donald Trump's tweets as examples ✔ Sewing needles have reportedly been found in strawberries in all 6 Australian states and the market is suffering from the resultant fear EPA 47/50 16 September 2018 Typhoon Mangkhut has made landfall in China, bringing winds of 100mph to coastal areas and storm surges of 10 feet in Hong Kong
'Troika of Tyranny': Trump White House announces tough new policies against Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua
11/1/2018, 6:25:55 PMThe confrontational remarks from John Bolton come same day as United Nations calls on US to lift Cuban embargo ✔ resolutions for 24 years but abstained for the first time in 2016 under former President Barack Obama, as Washington and Havana forged a closer relationship ✔ Mr Bolton spoke at Freedom Tower - a building where Cuban refugees were welcomed in the 1960s following Fidel Castro's revolution - a day after Mr Trump campaigned in Florida for Republican candidates in tight Senate and gubernatorial races
‘Hunter Killer’ killed in Ukraine for glorifying Russia but may not make it to Moscow screens either
11/1/2018, 4:31:19 PMA Pentagon-backed Hollywood action film about an intrepid US submarine has been banned in Ukraine, apparently because it’s too complimentary of ‘villain’ Russia’s armed forces. The flick also faces hurdles in Russia. ✔ Although screenings were scheduled to begin this week, Russia’s Ministry of Culture is still in the process of certifying the film for release in Russian theaters ✔ The stunt left several media outlets in a state of near shock, with some pointing out that it’s been months since Defense Secretary James Mattis has held a press conference of his own at DOD headquarters
Russian cockpit VIDEO shows intercept of ‘French Rafale jets over Syria’ during refueling
11/1/2018, 4:31:18 PMA video posted on Instagram by a presumed Russian military pilot shows the intercept of two French fighter jets and a US Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft over Syria. ✔ It shows the Russians approaching the three NATO aircraft before gaining altitude and flying more or less over them ✔ Defense Blog suggests that it may show an intercept that happened in May 2017, which the Pentagon reported at the time ✔ But the investigators still [disciplined] the crew just in case, it said
Team Syria: the side giving hope and purpose to refugees in Coventry | Nick Miller
11/1/2018, 6:26:51 PMMustafa escaped Homs three years ago with nothing, but playing in the final of the Communities World Cup at St George’s Park has helped rebuild his life ✔ The CWC was the brainchild of Obayed Hussain, who among other things was the Birmingham FA equality officer until recently, to run alongside the other, slightly higher-profile World Cup happening in Russia this year ✔ Life in the UK – everything is good, in education, in sport, my friends
The global fallout from the Khashoggi murder is bad news for the Saudis
11/1/2018, 5:21:00 PMPeter Bergen writes that the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul four weeks ago has severely damaged the reputation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has been a favorite of the Trump administration. ✔ The skepticism about the Saudis is now bipartisan; on Wednesday a group of Republican senators asked Trump to suspend negotiations over a US-Saudi civil nuclear agreement because of concerns about the conduct of the war in Yemen and the murder of Khashoggi
Europeans Eye Sanctions on Iran Over Covert Activities
11/1/2018, 6:34:51 PMJolted by fresh allegations of Iranian plots on their doorsteps, European governments are discussing targeted sanctions against Tehran as they strain to uphold the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. ✔ Following a meeting Tuesday with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in a Twitter message that we will stand up to Iran with support from the EU ✔ But Paris preferred private messages to public diplomacy ✔ And yes, we must be serious about any subversive activity
India: Suspected separatists shoot dead five in Assam
11/1/2018, 7:51:35 PMAuthorities suspect a faction of the banned group, ULFA, is behind the killing of five ethnic Bengalis in Tinsukia. ✔ Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said strong action would be taken against the killers but also appealed for calm ✔ The state of Assam has been rocked by protests over undocumented immigration from Bangladesh for decades ✔ In recent years, hundreds of people have been thrown in detention camps in the border state
Bolton praises Bolsonaro while declaring ‘troika of tyranny’ in Latin America
11/1/2018, 6:57:29 PMBolton hailed Brazilian president-elect a ‘positive sign’ as he announced new sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba ✔ It also means that the government can’t import enough food and medicine to meet demand ✔ Bolton’s cold war rhetoric also came at the height of a hard-fought congressional election campaign that could ultimately determine the fate of Trump’s presidency ✔ It is just another example of how our policy in the hemisphere is driven by local politics, and it’s sad
Germany, France blame Moscow for downing of OSCE drone over eastern...
11/1/2018, 4:11:14 PMGermany and France condemned the downing over separatist-controlled eastern Ukra... ✔ The information gathered by the Observation Mission suggests that the Russian Federation and the separatists it supports are responsible for the drone’s downing, they wrote in a statement issued on Thursday ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Cuba's president set to meet Putin in Moscow for economic talks
11/1/2018, 7:56:19 PMMiguel Diaz-Canel is due to meet Russian countepart on Friday as part of a tour of Cuba's Communist allies. ✔ On Thursday, the Kremlin released a statement saying the two leaders planned to discuss the state and prospects of the further consolidation of Russian-Cuban strategic partnership in various spheres and discuss opinions on current international and regional problems ✔ Speaking in Miami, which is home to many Cuban exiles, before next week's mid-term elections, Bolton branded Cuba and its left-wing regional allies Venezuela and Nicaragua a troika of tyranny ✔ Inside Story Will a new president mean change for Cuba
Trump to meet with Xi after 'very good talk' about ending trade war
11/1/2018, 6:17:23 PMTrump said Thursday said trade discussions with China were 'moving along nicely' and that he planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the upcoming G-20 summit in Argentina. ✔ The Chinese president was also quoted as saying that he was willing to meet Trump in Argentina during the G-20 summit ✔ And we’re changing them.' Trump warned that if China doesn't 'treat us fairly, we’re not going to treat them fairly' in remarks at an event for American workers at the White House
Trump signs sanctions order targeting Venezuela's gold exports
11/1/2018, 5:49:43 PMWashington ratcheted up pressure on Venezuela's leftist President Nicolas M... ✔ He has rolled back parts of Obama’s 2014 detente by tightening rules on Americans traveling to the Caribbean island and restricting U.S. companies from doing business there ✔ Bolton said the U.S. State Department would within days add more than two dozen entities to a list of Cuban organizations associated with country’s military and intelligence services ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Shock video captures moment new US rocket targets - and HITS - incoming missile in SPACE
11/1/2018, 5:59:10 PMDRAMATIC footage showing a high-tech missile defence system capable of hitting incoming nukes as they bear down on their target from SPACE has been released by the United States military. ✔ Raytheon, the company developing the weapon, said the missile had accelerated to several times the speed of sound before destroying its target in space ✔ The firm added that the latest test helps pave the way for the missile to move from development to production ✔ Program officials will continue to evaluate system performance
U.N. urges end to U.S. embargo on Cuba, U.S. raises rights concerns
11/1/2018, 6:51:39 PMThe United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted its 27th annual resol... ✔ But relations have deteriorated sharply since President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, returning to Cold War characterizations of Cuba and tightening trade and travel restrictions that had been eased by Obama ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
China's Xi hopes to push for stable relationship with U.S.: China...
11/1/2018, 4:18:53 PMChinese President Xi Jinping hopes China and the United States will be able to p... ✔ The two countries’ trade teams should strengthen contact and conduct consultations on issues of concern to both sides, and promote a plan that both can accept to reach a consensus on the China-U.S ✔ China and the United States are locked in a trade war, and both countries have already placed tariffs on some of each others’ imports ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Mystery of the Midterm Elections: Where are the Russians?
11/1/2018, 5:11:34 PMNefarious activity by known or suspected hackers seems low this year. But that might not be good news and could spell trouble even after Tuesday’s vote. ✔ WASHINGTON Shane Huntley has seen every form of state-sponsored cyberattack, first as an Australian intelligence officer and now as director of Google’s most advanced team of threat detectors ✔ One of the senators was Claire McCaskill, the Missouri Democrat who is considered highly vulnerable
The careful and often subtle social activism of Aaron Rodgers, NFL’s biggest superstar
11/1/2018, 6:25:06 PMRodgers has spoken out on player protests and donated to causes that include legal aid for impoverished defendants. But some say he could use his stature to do more. ✔ On the back of Rodgers’ T-shirt was an outline of the African continent ✔ Incredibly bright, said one member of California’s staff during Rodgers’s tenure, who spoke anonymously to discuss an alum who guards his privacy ✔ NFL coaching trees: Mapping the roots, influences of every active head coach
Trump, Xi upbeat on U.S.-China trade disputes ahead of meeting
11/1/2018, 5:49:45 PMU.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping both expressed opti... ✔ Those discussions are moving along nicely with meetings being scheduled at the G-20 in Argentina ✔ Also had good discussion on North Korea! U.S. LAWMAKERS IN BEIJING Earlier on Thursday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told a group of visiting U.S. politicians that China and the United States could overcome their differences and get relations back on track if they worked together in a spirit of mutual respect ✔ relationship’s ups and downs over the past four decades of diplomatic ties ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Saudi Arabia BACKLASH: Prince looks 'dangerous' to West as Khashoggi murder tensions grow
11/1/2018, 6:58:43 PMSAUDI Arabia is facing harsh treatment from the West over the chilling murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as leaders begin to shun Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, sending his position on the world stage into a downward spiral. ✔ Prince Salman is facing mounting pressure from the West over Jamal Khasshogi's murder (Image: GETTY) According to one Arab diplomat, Prince Mohammed is beginning to look dangerous for western leaders, who are now rethinking of doing business with Saudi
Julian Assange to be EXTRADITED? Furious Ecuador demands 'RESPECT' from Wikileaks man
11/1/2018, 7:26:58 PMJULIAN Assange has faced backlash from the Ecuadorian foreign ministry for giving "unwarranted" claims on his asylum terms, demanding the WikiLeaks founder must respect Ecuador or face dire consequences. ✔ A statement by Wikileaks said: Ecuador's measures against Julian Assange have been widely condemned by the human rights community ✔ Mr Assange was granted asylum in the Embassy of Ecuador in London in 2012 after the US began investigating him over leaking a series of secret US documents on Iraq and Afghanistan war logs in 2010
Donald Trump facing backlash after posting 'racist' video in which Mexican killer brags of killing police officers
11/1/2018, 5:41:18 PMDonald Trump has claimed Democrats are responsible for allowing an illegal immigrant who killed two police officers into the country, in a new racially charged campaign video. ✔ It blames Democrats for letting in Bracamontes followed by footage of a Central American migrant 'caravan' moving towards the US, warning who else would Democrats let in ✔ They have to fear monger and his dog whistle of all dog whistles is immigration, said Mr Perez ✔ I mean sometimes it turns out to be where something happens it’s different or there's a change, but I always like to be truthful
Opinion | These Iran Sanctions Will End Up Hurting America
11/1/2018, 6:35:14 PMBy threatening to penalize Swift, the financial messaging service, the U.S. is alienating European allies and could undercut the dollar’s dominance. ✔ Over the last two decades, the European Union has built up an impressive body of financial rules and officials to administer them ✔ President Trump’s national security adviser, John R ✔ Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook , Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram
Previously sealed Watergate report released as guide for Robert Mueller
11/1/2018, 6:37:39 PM'It’s absolutely an approach he could take – simply giving them the facts, without coming to a conclusion' ✔ The flight was en route to Pangkal Pinang, and reportedly had 189 people onboard EPA 5/50 28 October 2018 A supporter of Workers' Party presidential candidate Fernando Haddad embraces a fellow weeping supporter, after learning that rival Jair Bolsonaro was declared the winner in the Brazil presidential runoff election
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