Top U.S., China Officials Discuss Trade, North Korea, South China Sea
11/9/2018, 7:15:14 PMSecretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met Friday with their Chinese counterparts to discuss North Korea, Iran, the South China Sea and trade, reaching consensus on some issues and facing differences on others. ✔ The United States is not pursuing a Cold War or containment policy with China, rather we want to make sure ensure that China acts responsibly and fairly ✔ The two sides said they reinforced their commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and discussed Iran’s nuclear activities
Looming violence in Yemen as UN peace talks pushed back
11/9/2018, 5:55:56 PMFears of famine as fighting escalates between Houthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition ✔ The human cost could be the highest in Yemen’s three-year-old war to date, but similar coalition tactics managed to drive the Houthis out of Aden, another port city, relatively quickly in 2015 ✔ The US, however, is sending mixed signals on what it wants for Yemen’s future, after reports emerged on Thursday that the Trump administration is considering designating the Houthis, who receive military backing from Iran, a terrorist organisation – a move observers say will further impede the faltering peace process
Families of downed jet victims ask Trump to press Putin for answers
11/9/2018, 4:22:38 PMLetter calls on Trump to push Russian leader for truth about Buk missile that struck Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine ✔ In the letter to Trump, dated Oct. 28, the families say that no country has taken responsibility for the downing ✔ PRESS RELEASE - MH-17 Victims' families confront both Trump and Putin Families of victims of Flight MH17 have recently written President Trump ✔ We call on you to try and convince him that it is never too late for redemption
Rosamund Pike almost GAVE UP playing Marie Colvin in A Private War
11/9/2018, 5:03:06 PMIn an interview with NET-A-PORTER’s weekly digital magazine PorterEdit, the actress, 39, explained: 'There was a time I felt I might give up. I realised how painful it was to some.' ✔ I think it’s why I don’t necessarily want to have a wedding.' It's not the first time that the actress has struggled with a role, as she also admitted to feeling Impostor Syndrome when she first began acting ✔ To read PorterEdit on iPhone, iPad and Android, visit their website or download the NET-A-PORTER app, from the App Store and Google Play
Ashton Kutcher feels lucky to be alive after Borderline birthday bash
11/9/2018, 5:42:42 PMAshton Kutcher offered his condolences to those involved in the Borderline Bar & Grill massacre in Thousand Oaks, California Wednesday. Mila Kunis hosted a party there for his birthday in February. ✔ He told Ivanka – who converted to Judaism when she married Jared Kushner – how it could have just as easily been her brother-in-law gunned down if the shooter went on his rampage on the night of Kutcher's celebration ✔ 'If your argument is that these reforms won't change anything I simply ask 'What problems will be the reforms create?' Kutcher asked those afraid of scaling back on easy access to buying guns, what they're really scared of Kutcher suggested the current way of approaching the right to bear arms might be outdated Kutcher called on many powerful figures to rethink their stance on gun reform He revealed his friend gave him a gun as a birthday gift at the Borderline Bar & Grill this year
ISIS claims responsibility after knifeman stabs shoppers in Melbourne
11/9/2018, 6:09:12 PMThe knife-wielding Somali terrorist who was shot dead by police after crashing a car on Melbourne's Bourke Street, before stabbing three men was named as Mohamed Khalif. ✔ The area has been cordoned off and the public are urged to avoid the area,' they said earlier ✔ June 14, 2018: A jury determined Gargasoulas does in fact have a mental illness, but is still fit to stand trial ✔ November 8, 2018: Gargasoulas pleads not guilty to all 33 charges against him, including murder
Trump and Macron’s friendship back in spotlight as US president flees domestic woes
11/9/2018, 6:40:53 PMUS president spending weekend in Paris for WWI centennial commemorations ✔ Donald Trump arrives in Paris on Friday on his first trip after the midterm elections with the international stage offering him a brief respite from the bitter domestic battles to come following the Congressional shake-up ✔ The plans were abandoned in a dispute over costs with Washington city authorities and the US president tweeted in August, I will, instead, go to the Paris Parade, celebrating the end of the war
Norway suspends arms export licenses to Saudi Arabia
11/9/2018, 5:00:04 PMNorway announced on Friday that it was suspending new licenses for arms exports ... ✔ Norway’s announcement comes a week after its foreign minister summoned the Saudi ambassador to Oslo to protest Khashoggi’s assassination ✔ Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of forces against Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen, in a conflict that has driven much of Yemen’s population to the brink of famine ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
'Broken from the inside': how four devastating years are still shaping us
11/9/2018, 7:46:21 PMIt was a patriotic adventure turned nightmare: more than 60,000 men killed overseas, only two bodies ever returned home. A hundred years on, the scars from World War I linger on Australia's streets and in our psyche. ✔ And today’s Australia – which long ago switched its hopes of protection to the United States, marching and sailing off to American-led wars from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan – remains a constitutional monarchy, its head of state the Queen ✔ Credit:State Library of Victoria Photo research Andrew Brooks Video Kelly Bergsma Design Mark Stehle Editing Felicity Lewis
An adaptation of “White Teeth” shows how Britain has changed
11/9/2018, 6:04:16 PMEighteen years after Zadie Smith’s debut novel was published, its multicultural optimism is a distant memory ✔ Strip-lit groceries selling plantain and tamarind rub shoulders with Halal butchers and Irish pubs ✔ The two families at the heart of White Teeth are not from neighbouring boroughs, but from Jamaica and Bangladesh ✔ White Teeth is showing at the Kiln Theatre until December 22nd
Opinion | I was Pat Tillman’s wife, but I can’t speak for him. Neither can you.
11/9/2018, 7:13:24 PMBut I can say that he would have engaged only in thoughtful and respectful discourse. ✔ By Marie Tillman November 9 at 1:55 PM Marie Tillman is the founder and chief executive of Mac & Mia, and co-founder and board chair of the Pat Tillman Foundation ✔ I think that patriotism is complex, like Pat himself ✔ And it’s a fool’s errand to argue over who’s allowed to claim sacrifice ✔ Thiessen: The Democrats’ rhetoric is just as dangerous as Trump’s E.J ✔ Dionne Jr.: How to prevent Thanksgiving Armageddon
Bangladesh’s ruling party appears to be easing up ahead of elections
11/9/2018, 4:01:44 PMBut the vote is still tilted in its favour ✔ Their absence allowed the Awami League not just to extend tentacles of influence throughout the state and to threaten the business interests of wealthy BNP loyalists, but also to clobber the BNP rank and file ✔ Will these advantages persuade her to let democracy run its natural course, or will she instead keep trying to tame the current
In high-level talks, U.S. presses China to halt militarization of...
11/9/2018, 7:24:13 PMThe United States on Friday urged China to halt its militarization of the disput... ✔ REUTERS/Leah Millis During a round of high-level talks in Washington, the two sides aired many of their main geopolitical differences, including a bitter trade dispute, freedom of navigation in the Asia-Pacific region, self-ruled Taiwan, and China’s crackdown on its Muslim minority ✔ We have continued concerns about China’s activities and militarization in the South China Sea, Pompeo said following the talks ✔ We pressed China to live up to its past commitments in this area ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Former high school track coach says bar shooting suspect groped, assaulted her
11/9/2018, 5:49:40 PMDominique Colell says her "jaw dropped" when she saw Ian Long identified at the suspect on the news ✔ I pushed him off me and said 'for that you're off the team.' Colell said she didn't report the incident because she was encouraged by other coaches and the school to accept an apology to not ruin his future in the Marine Corps ✔ Authorities say they are still investigating a motive
A devastating shipyard accident appears to have sunk Russia's efforts to save its sole aircraft carrier
11/9/2018, 7:36:16 PMThe only dock suitable for repairing and upgrading Russia's sole carrier sank in an accident late last month, throwing a wrench into the navy's plans. ✔ the Admiral Kuznetsov, [the loss of the PD-50 floating dock] creates certain inconveniences ✔ Read more: Russian ships sailing by NATO's war games have a tug with them and it's a telltale sign of their surface fleet's biggest problem It is currently unclear how the loss of the important dry dock will affect other ships slated for repair and modernization
Wildfires hit California city reeling from mass shooting
11/9/2018, 6:02:27 PMEven as the South California city of Thousand Oaks reeled from a mass shooting in which a gunman killed 12 people in a bar, a spreading wildfire forced thousands of people to flee their homes in a nearby area on Friday. ✔ Long fired seemingly at random inside the Western-themed bar with a .45 caliber Glock handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said ✔ Jason Coffman wept as he told reporters that his son, Cody, 22, was among the dead
OPEC and Russia Prepare for Clash Over Oil Output Cuts
11/9/2018, 4:37:59 PMU.S. sanctions aimed at shrinking Iranian oil exports to zero are less than a week old, but when officials from Saudi Arabia and Russia meet Sunday, supplying more oil to global markets won’t be on the agenda. ✔ At the Abu Dhabi gathering, assembled countries plan to study a host of market scenarios and hope to reach a consensus on production levels for next year, according to OPEC officials ✔ They added that producers are likely remain vague about their intentions and any decision won’t take place until a ministerial meeting in Vienna in December
'I don't want prayers, I want gun control': Mother of man killed in California after surviving Las Vegas attack
11/9/2018, 6:40:38 PMTelemachus Orfanos escaped mass shooting in Las Vegas, only to be among 12 killed in Thousand Oaks ✔ The mother of one of 12 people killed in a mass shooting at a California bar – having survived last year’s deadly attack in Las Vegas – has angrily rejected thoughts and prayers and called for immediate gun control ✔ Only reason we are alive is the shooter chose a different night, he said on Twitter
Borderline Bar gunman's ex-wife posted sexy photos on day of divorce
11/9/2018, 7:25:54 PMIan Long's ex-wife Vivi Tzavaras, 27, posted a series of provocative photos of herself on Facebook on the same day the couple filed for divorce on May 13, 2013, DailyMail.com can reveal. ✔ It's understood she's 'grieving' over Long's death and is devastated by what's happened ✔ Her suitemate at Pepperdine University had earlier posted photos on Twitter saying that the freshman was missing ✔ 'His family asks for peace and respect at this time to allow them to grieve privately,' they said in a statement
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