International Yemen Peace Effort Stumbles Anew
11/9/2018, 5:35:05 AMPlans for talks aimed at halting the conflict in Yemen has faltered again, as the U.N. said its special envoy would convene negotiations by the end of the year—and not within the one-month time frame he previously outlined. ✔ Supporters of Houthi rebels in Sana'a, Yemen, collect money and guns during a gathering on Thursday to collect food aid and mobilize more fighters for Hodeidah battlefronts ✔ In a Twitter message this week, the Foreign Affairs ministry said, We are committed to International Law and work with our partners to stand by the Yemeni people
Australia Might Be Deporting A Man Back To North Korea
11/9/2018, 4:31:27 AMHe's spent half his life in Australia, but now the government is fighting to be able to deport him after he was convicted of drug offences. ✔ He also that his offending was due to a drug habit that he had overcome ✔ According to Human Rights Watch, North Korea considers leaving the country without official permission to be a serious crime, frequently punished by imprisonment, forced labor, physical abuse, and in some cases death ✔ and the extensive use of forced labour camps with abhorrent conditions ✔ BuzzFeed News has approached the Department of Home Affairs for comment
Houthi rebels ‘militarising’ hospitals making civilians human shields in Yemen, warns Amnesty
11/9/2018, 4:32:24 AMHouthi fighters have turned a hospital in Hodeidah into a sniper position, putting lives at risk, as the fighting threatens to engulf the city's few functioning medical centres ✔ More than 150 people have been killed as the Gulf coalition has pounded the Houthi rebels with coalition artillery, helicopter gunships and airstrikes in an apparent rush to take the strategic city before the end of a US-set deadline to enforce a ceasefire
Find Khashoggi’s killer or you’ll be helping Iran, Boris Johnson tells Saudis
11/9/2018, 6:26:26 AMFormer UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson has put forth an intriguing argument for finding the killers of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi: not doing so will help Iran! Oh, and maybe the war on Yemen is bad, also. ✔ Ankara immediately accused Riyadh of murdering the journalist, with anonymous government officials offering many graphic accounts of his death ✔ However, he writes, we will not put Iran back in its box unless we accept that the Iranians are also highly skillful at exploiting the consequences of the policies of the West and its allies ✔ Trends: Jamal Khashoggi newsSaudi Arabia news Yemen news
California bar massacre leaves another American community reeling after 12 shot by marine veteran
11/9/2018, 4:32:19 AMThe latest shooting comes less than two weeks after 11 people were gunned down in a Pittsburgh synagogue ✔ We grieve with Tony Sparks and Wendy Anderson, the church said in a statement ✔ Jake Dunham and Blake Dingman, both 21, were identified by local Los Angeles outlet ABC7 ✔ The shooter had served in the marines from 2008 until 2013, and was a machine gunner ✔ Leaders in congress must act not some day, but now
Saving the ROK-US alliance
11/9/2018, 6:01:06 AMundefined ✔ Koreans felt shamed and became indignant about the big U.S. installation being in the middle of their capital on a site where Japanese imperial forces were stationed ✔ Although it may sound ironic, the strong alliance ― for all its flaws and faults ― can be the key to bringing adjustments that enable it to better serve the interests of Korea and the U.S.
In a first, Moscow prepares to host Afghan talks between Taliban and Kabul envoys
11/9/2018, 6:21:10 AMThe meeting is a triumph for Moscow as it seeks to regain former glory as a regional power broker. ✔ The United States stands ready to work with all interested parties to support and facilitate a peace process, he said ✔ That Doha office is increasingly acting as a mediator ✔ Last year, President Trump roughly doubled the number of troops in Afghanistan, to the current deployment of 14,000
California bar shooter was ex-Marine; had mental health review
11/9/2018, 5:52:31 AMThe gunman who shot and killed 12 people at a country music bar in a Los Angeles suburb was a former military machine gunner who mental health specialists interviewed earlier this year after a neighbor reported a disturbance. Ian David Long, 28, served in the Marines for nearly five years,… ✔ President Donald Trump praised police for their great bravery in the attack and ordered flags flown at half-staff in honor of the victims ✔ Long was armed with a Glock 21, a .45-caliber pistol designed to hold 10 rounds plus one in the chamber, according to the sheriff ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
How China’s Belt and Road Initiative became a huge geopolitical controversy
11/9/2018, 4:32:12 AMChina says its infrastructure programme will spread trade and prosperity; critics warn its aim is to trap nations in debt. But for cash-strapped countries like Pakistan, there are few alternatives, as Kim Sengupta explains ✔ An international conference took place last week in Gwadar, a dusty Pakistani town perched on the edge of the Indian Ocean – an unlikely place, one would have thought, for Imran Khan’s government to invite dignitaries from 26 countries ✔ Relations between the US and Islamabad are at a particularly low ebb at present, in any case
The EU has built 1,000km of border walls since fall of Berlin Wall
11/9/2018, 4:32:23 AMResearchers look at infrastructure that supports 'Fortress Europe' ✔ 11/27 A refugee holds two children as dozens arrive on an overcrowded boat on the Greek island of Lesbos 12/27 A child, covered by emergency blankets, reacts as she arrives, with other refugees and migrants, on the Greek island of Lesbos, At least five migrants including three children, died after four boats sank between Turkey and Greece, as rescue workers searched the sea for dozens more, the Greek coastguard said 13/27 Migrants wait under outside the Moria registration camp on the Lesbos
Trump jets to Paris, leaving political tumult behind
11/9/2018, 6:29:43 AMSullen and combative after an electoral humbling, President Donald Trump jets Friday to Paris, hoping to use the global stage to restore some standing as he faces a tumultuous political future at home. ✔ For Trump, a heavier focus on foreign policy could mean even more hostile confrontations over defense spending and trade, both reliable bugbears for the America First commander in chief ✔ There is unfortunately a sense that a new round of these allegations will start, but it seems to me Americans should begin to understand the absurdity of this, she said
Iran leaders will have to fall in line if 'they want their people to eat,' Pompeo says
11/9/2018, 4:29:45 AMUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a BBC journalist that Iranian "leadership has to make a decision that they want their people to eat," dropping all pretense of caring about Iranians as he touted the latest harsh sanctions. ✔ Pompeo attempts to pin all regional ills on Iran and paints the Iranian government's aims as wholly at odds with those of the people ✔ Because it isn't just hunger – US diplomats have a history of contempt for human life when it gets in the way of their political goals ✔ Trends: Iran news US newsUS sanctions on Iran
What Britain forgets about remembrance
11/9/2018, 5:28:52 AMundefined ✔ This week, in the same moat, 10,000 flames have been lit each evening in the run-up to Armistice Day ✔ The Queen and President Steinmeier will continue to Westminster Abbey ✔ Neil MacGregor chairs the International Advisory Board of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin and was director of the British Museum from 2002 to 2015
Harrowing moment gunman opens fire on victims during Borderline Bar massacre
11/9/2018, 5:26:22 AMWARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Ian David Long, 28, is seen stalking his victims during a two-and-a-half-minute killing spree at the Borderline Bar & Grill ✔ An injured man who appears to have been shot is rushed to safety and given medical help (Image: ABC7) Read More Paradise fire: Hundreds trapped across California as blaze swells to 5,000 acres Long turned his gun on himself as SWAT teams arrived ✔ Read More Thousand Oaks shooting grid Fans inside 'survived Las Vegas' Heartbreaking apology from survivor Tearful witness speaks about gunman Live updates on shooting
The Thousand Oaks Shooter's High School Track Coach Says He Sexually Assaulted Her
11/9/2018, 7:06:06 AM"He was probably the only athlete I had that actually scared me," Dominique Colell told BuzzFeed News. ✔ I was shocked that, 'Oh my god, I had a run in with this kid,' and the second thing is I wasn’t shocked by who it was, she said, adding that even 10 years ago she recognized that Long had anger issues and emotional problems ✔ I think in this case with him, perhaps it was just a perfect storm, but it was not PTSD alone because there are so many people that have it that do not go out and do this
Hadas: Central bankers stuck between two myths
11/9/2018, 4:30:53 AM(Reuters Breakingviews) - Politicians are once again trying to push central bank... ✔ Interest rates have a big influence on the division of income between generally privileged lenders and usually poorer borrowers ✔ Decisions about bank regulation can help different socioeconomic groups and industries ✔ The uncomfortable status quo is probably the last bad alternative
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