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US to stop refuelling Saudi coalition aircraft in Yemen

11/10/2018, 12:26:06 PM
undefined ✔ At the time, Mr Mattis said the US refuelled probably less than 20 I think less than 20 per cent of their [coalition] aircraft ✔ The conflict has triggered what aid groups describe as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with more than two-thirds of the 28m population dependent on aid


Myanmar refugees return to relative peace, but few resources

11/10/2018, 1:56:06 PM
Dwindling support and the prospect for peace are encouraging ethnic Karen refugees in Thailand to return to Myanmar, but are finding the jobs and resources to rebuild their lives are scarce. ✔ Decades of conflict between Myanmar's army and ethnic armed groups in the western Karen State have displaced tens of thousands of people ✔ Many escaped to Thailand, but recently, support for those refugees is drying up ✔ Some refugees have returned home, but they're facing new difficulties as they resettle


Marie Colvin: ‘She illuminated the cost of war through individuals’ pain’

11/10/2018, 3:16:57 PM
The fearless war correspondent is celebrated in a new book and two films. But any portrayal of her as a tragic heroine must not undermine the power of her life and work ✔ Maybe we feel the need to test ourselves more, to see how much we can take and survive, she wrote of female journalists ✔ To order a copy for £14.49 go to guardianbookshop.com or call 0330 333 6846 ✔ A Private War is released in February; Under the Wire is available on demand


The US Marine Corps turns 243 today — check out these awesome photos of the Devil Dogs in action

11/10/2018, 1:42:42 PM
The US Marine Corps, famous for being "first to fight," turned 243 years old Saturday. These incredible photos from the past year show them in action. ✔ The US Marine Corps, the service famous for being first to fight, turned 243 years old Saturday ✔ Nathaniel McDonald, the motor transport operations chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, prepares to spar during the Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructors Course’s culmination at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on September 27, 2018


Deployed Inside the United States: The Military Waits for the Migrant Caravan

11/10/2018, 1:00:39 PM
With little electricity, no combat pay and holidays away from home, the 5,600 American troops on the southwest border are on a mission ordered by a politically determined commander in chief and a Pentagon unable to convince him of its perils. ✔ Roughly 15 miles away, some 500 troops a medley of medical units, military police officers and engineers were settled into a routine at Base Camp Donna ✔ It was named after the adjoining Texas town, which Border Patrol agents believe is one of the most likely entry points into the United States for the migrant caravan, should it arrive ✔ Scott Shane contributed reporting from Washington, and Mitchell Ferman from McAllen, Tex


Trump trip to French monument honoring American soldiers cancelled off

11/10/2018, 2:47:11 PM
President Donald Trump called off a a trip to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial on Saturday after a bad weather call grounded Marine One. ✔ Seconds after his plane was wheels down in Paris, Donald Trump attacked host Emmanuel Macron for suggesting that Europe needs to raise a standing army to protect itself from China, Russia and the United States Trump touched down in France with first lady Melania Trump, staff and traveling press at 10:07 pm  Fewer than three minutes later, at 10:10 pm, he announced his arrival by starting the fight with Macron on Twitter STEADY ON: First Lady Melania Trump's hair whipped every which way as she descended the aircraft


Macron, Trump want more details on Khashoggi killing: French source

11/10/2018, 2:24:23 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump and France's Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday... ✔ The two leaders also agreed that the Khashoggi affair should not be allowed to cause further destabilization in the Middle East and that it could create an opportunity to find a political resolution to the war in Yemen, according to the official ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Iran is now the biggest test for Trump's disruptive foreign policy

11/10/2018, 1:34:01 PM
Iran could become the Trump administration's most defining foreign policy challenge in the next two years.  ✔ In place of the Iran nuclear deal, President Trump has initiated a multi-pronged pressure campaign, he wrote ✔ He called it a 'maximum pressure campaign' designed to choke off revenues that the regime – and in particular the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), part of Iran's military that is directly beholden to the supreme leader – uses to fund violence through Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in the Palestinian territories, the Assad regime in Syria, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, Shiite militias in Iraq, and its own agents covertly plotting around the world ✔ For more insight from CNBC contributors, follow @CNBCopinion on Twitter


The 5 best Chris Pine movies to binge-watch this weekend, in honor of 'Outlaw King'

11/10/2018, 12:09:23 PM
From 'Princess Diaries' to 'Star Trek' to 'Wonder Woman,' we pick the five best Chris Pine movies to stream this weekend, in honor of his new Netflix film, 'Outlaw King.' ✔ If you don't mind when he's rough around the edges: 'Hell or High Water' Ben Foster and Chris Pine in Hell or High Water ✔ Upon his return and rehabilitation, he is recruited by a CIA official (Kevin Costner), who uses his London School of Economics background as a cover for his work on Wall Street rooting out terrorist finances ✔ Larry Horricks, Paramount Pictures Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide


Turkey's President Erdogan says Khashoggi tapes have been given to key foreign nations

11/10/2018, 3:32:54 PM
Turkey has shared recordings linked to the murder last month of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with Riyadh, Washington and other capitals, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. ✔ They listened to the conversations which took place here, they know, he said, but added that they were not accompanied by any written documents ✔ After repeated denials, Saudi Arabia finally admitted the 59-year-old had been murdered at the mission in a rogue operation ✔ Erdogan was speaking before flying to Paris to attend commemorations marking the anniversary of the end of World War I


Authorities believe gunman posted on Facebook around time of shooting, official says

11/10/2018, 1:17:34 PM
Authorities have identified a Facebook post believed to have been made by the gunman who killed 12 people at a bar in California, a law enforcement official said. ✔ Police were called to his home in April for reports of a disturbance and a crisis team felt he might be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, but they ultimately cleared him ✔ Authorities are working to piece together a timeline on the shooting ✔ CNN's Ryan Browne and Hollie Silverman contributed to this report


What to watch on Netflix this weekend

11/10/2018, 3:50:12 PM
From Chris Pine's turn as Robert the Bruce to a history lesson from John Leguizamo, there's something for everyone on Netflix this weekend ✔ If you're looking for an excuse not to go out in the cold this weekend, then Netflix has got your back ✔ However, when the couple finally call the cops during a particularly raucous frat party, a full-scale war erupts ✔ Beat Bugs incorporates songs from the Lennon/McCartney ‘Northern Songs’ catalogue sung by some of the most popular musicians from today


Thousand Oaks shooting: Gunman posted sick messages on social media DURING deadly attack

11/10/2018, 1:48:15 PM
THE GUNMAN who killed 12 people in a California bar paused during his deadly rampage to post sickening messages on social media, claiming his motivation for the attack was because “life is boring”. ✔ Witnesses console each other near the Borderline Bar & Grill after the deadly shooting (Image: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Ian David Long, a former machine gunner with the United States Marine Corps, made the chilling posts after he had shot a group of security guards and employees standing near the entrance to Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday night ✔ Long’s social media accounts have since been deactivated at the request of law enforcement


Trump and Macron agree on need to share military burden

11/10/2018, 12:47:27 PM
undefined ✔ That’s why I do believe that we need more investment [in European defence and], it is exactly what we do in France, said the French president ✔ The Trump administration says that the US should not be constrained by a treaty that does not apply to China and other countries if Russia is not adhering to the arms-control pact


Donald Trump, Emanuel Macron dodge talk of ‘insult’ at Paris meet

11/10/2018, 2:34:26 PM
President Trump met Saturday with French President Emanuel Macron in Paris, with both leaders avoiding public talk of Mr. Macron’s “insult” that the U.S. could pose a military threat. ✔ Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the U.S. subsidizes greatly! tweeted the president ✔ We have much in common in many ways, perhaps more ways than people would understand but we are very much similar in our views


Repay dogs for their military service. Stop the deadly VA canine experiments.

11/10/2018, 1:38:06 PM
Lethal VA experiments on dogs betray a species that has served us since ancient times. They need to be stopped once and for all. ✔ Nevertheless, earlier this year a federal bill was passed that requires the Secretary of Veteran Affairs to first grant approval before any funding can be allocated to this research ✔ And just prior to his dismissal, Dr. David Shulkin, the then VA Secretary, issued a moratorium on any new experiments moving forward without permission and that all ongoing studies had to go through a formal review process by VA research leadership ✔ Robin Ganzert is president and CEO of American Humane


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