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U.S. Soldier Killed by Afghan Security Forces Member

11/3/2018, 2:55:17 PM
An American service member was killed and another wounded in Afghanistan when a member of the government security forces opened fire at a base in Kabul. ✔ Afghan security officer patrols in Kabul recently ✔ The apparent insider attack was the third such assault in two weeks ✔ On Oct. 18, a guard for the governor of southern Kandahar province shot dead Gen ✔ Jeffrey Smiley, who oversees the NATO train-advise-and-assist mission in southern Afghanistan, received at least one gunshot wound


Arab neighbours hope Khashoggi outrage will rein in Saudi prince

11/3/2018, 12:04:51 PM
undefined ✔ Recommended Jamal Khashoggi killing resets US relations in the Middle East The youthful Saudi leader has won praise in the west with modernising policies such as allowing women to drive and curbing the influence of the religious establishment ✔ Emile Hokayem, senior fellow for Middle East security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies think-tank, argued that as a result of the Khashoggi killing Saudi Arabia had lost the political high ground that it needs to rally support for its drive to counter Iran


Afghan Shi'ite militia battles Taliban, raising sectarian fears

11/3/2018, 3:06:18 PM
A week of fighting between Taliban militants and fighters loyal to a commander f... ✔ The Hazara commander, Abdul Hakim Shujaee, a former leader in the U.S.-funded Afghan Local Police, has been accused of serious human rights abuses and faces an arrest order from the central government, which has struggled to impose its authority on remote parts of the country


US soldier killed in suspected Kabul insider attack

11/3/2018, 2:14:22 PM
One US soldier was killed and another wounded in an "apparent insider attack" in Kabul on Saturday, NATO said, in the latest such assault on international forces in Afghanistan. ✔ The Taliban claimed two similar attacks in the western province of Herat on October 22 and the southern province of Kandahar on October 18 ✔ The identity of the dead soldier was not immediately released ✔ After the Herat attack the Resolute Support mission scaled back its operations in Afghanistan for several days, avoiding face-to-face contact with Afghan counterparts


'Father of the Taliban' ASSASSINATED in brutal knife and gun attack

11/3/2018, 2:37:57 PM
A MUSLIM cleric dubbed the "Father of the Taliban" because of his links with the Islamist movement's leaders has been assassinated. ✔ Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said: The people of Afghanistan will never forget Haq's services for them and his killers are the enemies of Islam ✔ Haq’s deputy Yousaf Shah said he was seen as a possible intermediary in talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban ✔ Thousand of mourners attended his funeral in the Pakistani town of Akora Khattack today


After slaying of ‘father of Taliban’ in Pakistan, mourners underscore complex legacy

11/3/2018, 3:14:59 PM
There has been no claim of responsibly for the killing of Sami ul-Haq, who was seen as an inspiration for Islamist fighters by some but also viewed as a moderate political voice by others. ✔ The signed deal, made public immediately, allowed the anti-blasphemy groups to appeal the Supreme Court ruling ✔ Bibi, 47, a peasant worker, was convicted after an argument with Muslim co-workers in a field ✔ Clerics see this verdict as the state interfering in their exclusive domain


Gunman shoots six people at Florida yoga studio

11/3/2018, 1:47:21 PM
'In my public service career I have had to be on some bad scenes. This is the worst,' says city commissioner ✔ Sewing needles have reportedly been found in strawberries in all 6 Australian states and the market is suffering from the resultant fear EPA 48/50 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


Reality star Farrah Abraham pleads guilty over scuffle at five-star Beverly Hills Hotel

11/3/2018, 2:54:20 PM
Celebrity Big Brother and Teen Mom star arrested after security guard accused her of hitting him ✔ Dozens of activists have been living in treehouses, but are now being forced out after tensions rose between them and energy company RWE, which plans to expand its coal mine further into the remaining woodland AFP/Getty 50/50 14 September 2018 Speaking in Malmo today, the Dalai Lama stated I think Europe belongs to Europeans and suggested that refugees should focus on returning home and developing their home countries Reuters 1/50 2 November 2018 A Salvadorean migrant with a girl walks next to Guatemalan policemen as they approach the Guatemala-Mexico international border bridge in Ciudad Tecun Uman


Elon Musk wants to make supersonic vertical-takeoff electric jet but says his 'head would explode'

11/3/2018, 1:47:25 PM
Tesla founder touts impact of company's array of new vehicles ✔ LA will be the biggest city in the US to ban the sale of fur, as it follows San Francisco, Berkley and others AP 46/50 18 September 2018 South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wave during a car parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Reuters 47/50 17 September 2018 Australia has launched a nationwide investigation into needles being hidden in strawberries


Inside the first public school to produce a Liberal PM

11/3/2018, 1:02:58 PM
To celebrate the centenary of Canterbury Boys' High School, its most famous graduate, former prime minister John Howard, took a walk down memory lane. ✔ The sports houses, once named after governors Phillip, Hunter, King and Bligh, are now Mundine, Morris, Peponis, and Hola ✔ Bruce Gardiner became general manager of a series of councils ✔ And, amid the sea of boys in red, yellow and blue, there may be another who will surprise even himself to become an Australian prime minister


An Operation in Niger Went Fatally Awry. Who Is the Army Punishing?

11/3/2018, 1:36:48 PM
In one of the final chapters in a lengthy investigation into how four Americans died on an obscure battlefield, some of those who fought in the pitched firefight have been reprimanded, while senior officers who approved the mission have gone unpunished. ✔ Below are the members of Third Special Forces Group and Special Operations Command-Africa who were punished and why ✔ The more senior officer who ordered the fateful mission, over the objections of the officer leading the team on the ground, went undisciplined and will continue in his career


An Elizabeth Warren Protégé Is Defying The Odds In The Cradle Of California Conservatism

11/3/2018, 1:25:10 PM
For Katie Porter, moderation and Medicare for all are both part of the playbook. ✔ Walters’ staff declined to speak with HuffPost during an in-person visit to her campaign headquarters or make Walters available for an interview ✔ I have spent my entire career fighting for a system of capitalism that gives every American a fair shake in our economy, she declared


U.S. Law Enforcement Failed to See the Threat of White Nationalism. Now They Don’t Know How to Stop It.

11/3/2018, 3:39:13 PM
For two decades, domestic counterterrorism strategy has ignored the rising danger of far-right extremism. In the atmosphere of willful indifference, a virulent movement has grown and metastasized. ✔ Dan Stout that law enforcement’s handling of white supremacy was broken came in September 2017, as he was sitting in an emergency-operations center in Gainesville, Fla., preparing for the onslaught of Hurricane Irma and watching what felt like his thousandth YouTube video of the recent violence in Charlottesville, Va ✔ The day-to-day focus was on the next potential ISIS attack


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