Hunt urges Saudi Arabia to 'seize the moment' and end Yemen war
11/12/2018, 6:27:19 PMSaudi Arabia must "seize the moment" and bring an end to the war in Yemen, Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, said Monday as he visited Riyadh to put pressure on the kingdom over the conflict and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. ✔ While the US and the UK support the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen, both countries have been pressuring Riyadh to bring an end to the disastrous four-year war ✔ The collapse of the economy and government budgets have left many Yemenis unable to buy food, even if it is available on the shelves
Explainer: West wants end to Yemen war, but will it happen?
11/12/2018, 4:23:12 PMWestern powers provided arms and intelligence to the Saudi-led coalition waging ... ✔ Previous initiatives collapsed after they rejected preconditions for them to quit Sanaa and other cities seized after 2014 ✔ Main terms now include transport of some wounded to Oman for treatment without inspection ✔ Jihadists set up an al Qaeda wing and began staging attacks ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
'United in HORROR' Jeremy Hunt CONFRONTS Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi and Yemen
11/12/2018, 7:05:32 PMFOREIGN Secretary Jeremy Hunt today met Saudi Arabia's leaders to press for an end to the brutal war in Yemen. ✔ Saudi Arabia has led a regional coalition since 2015 supporting Yemen's internationally recognised government against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, but it is accused of killing many civilians and worsening near-famine conditions with its air strikes ✔ It's not true that there is a ceasefire in Hodeidah
North Korea Keeping Up Work on Missile Sites, Report Says
11/12/2018, 4:39:06 PMNorth Korea is maintaining a network of undeclared ballistic-missile operating bases as diplomatic talks with the U.S. have stalled, a new analysis of commercial satellite images suggests. ✔ Mr. Kim said late last year that he considered the North’s nuclear and missile program complete, following its sixth and largest nuclear test and the first successful test launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the continental U.S. In April this year, one week before his first summit meeting with Mr. Moon, Mr. Kim said that he would shutter the underground nuclear test site since there was no more need for it, and ordered the mass production of long-range missiles
Factbox: Who is fighting in Yemen's disastrous war?
11/12/2018, 4:37:26 PMThe parties to Yemen's messy civil war each have their own agenda, making t... ✔ Weakened by that and the collapse of the Soviet Union, it unified with Saleh’s North Yemen in 1990 ✔ As it became clear most power was in northern hands, the old southern leadership tried to secede in 1994, but was swiftly beaten by Saleh’s army, which sacked Aden ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Japan's news outlets weigh in on Jumpei Yasuda's culpability in Syria kidnapping
11/12/2018, 4:59:49 PMFreelance reporter Jumpei Yasuda gave a three-hour news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Nov. 2 about his hostage ordeal, describing in detai ✔ Although it would seem that as individuals most journalists do not resent Yasuda, media companies have institutionalized the government’s restrictive position ✔ What he doesn’t mention is whether the Japanese public, or media companies in general, share the same desire
Afghan leader denies Taliban are winning the war
11/12/2018, 7:01:03 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is denying the Taliban is winning the war in Afghanistan despite a wave of deadly militant attacks and signs the militants are expanding areas under their control. Ghani says the Afghan state is not at risk of collapse and reiterated his government's intent to seek a negotiated peace. He insisted it would not do so "from a position of weakness." Ghani was speaking by video to the School of Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins University in Washington, as a suicide bombing in Kabul and a deadly militant assault on districts in eastern Afghanistan suggested his government's control was further weakening.
Analysis | Newly revealed North Korean missile bases cast doubt on value of Trump’s summit with Kim Jong Un
11/12/2018, 6:41:44 PMNorth Korea has stopped its test launches, but it's still adding to its stockpiles of missiles and nuclear materials. ✔ Overview of the Sakkanmol Missile Operating Base and adjacent unidentified military facility on March 29, 2018 ✔ In public, he has largely kept this positive view of negotiations ✔ However, he added, the report could also make the current stalemate between Washington and Pyongyang last longer than expected
Richard Ojeda, West Virginia Democrat, launches long-shot bid for president
11/12/2018, 4:34:55 PMLess than a week after losing his bid for Congress in West Virginia, state Sen. Richard Ojeda has set his sights on a bigger political prize: the White House. ✔ I spent decades fighting for this county, and now it is time to go to D.C ✔ John Delaney of Maryland also is already running, while others are expected to get into the race later on ✔ Mr. Ojeda’s announcement features footage of him vowing to stand with the working-class citizens over all else if they don’t like it, hit the road
I thought remembrance was a celebration of war. I was wrong
11/12/2018, 6:04:44 PMI’ve long refused to wear a poppy, recalling ‘the old lie’; but I’m now confronting my own refusal to learn ✔ Sergeant Sutton from the London Regiment was killed in 1918 ✔ The process of understanding what Europe was, and what it can be, is poignant now for all sorts of obvious reasons ✔ There remain solemn acts of private grief, but the collaborative efforts organised by Danny Boyle, the faces washed away in the sand, or Jeremy Deller’s work in which silent soldiers appear in normal life, or the wire ghost soldiers standing in a cemetery; these things move us ✔ Should Tony Blair, the warmonger, be at the Cenotaph
Criminal war, poverty at the heart of European & US migration turmoil
11/12/2018, 4:46:19 PMEurope has certainly adopted more fortress-like controls against would-be refugees. A concomitant rise in anti-immigrant political parties has in turn fueled popular resentment towards EU institutions. ✔ READ MORE: Soros-funded uni campus for US programs ‘forced out’ of Hungary, opening in Vienna It seems significant that the ‘Building Walls’ report deals with the whole matter of refugees and migration from the premise of acceptance ✔ The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT
Kremlin-backed candidate elected leader of breakaway Donetsk republic
11/12/2018, 7:39:05 PMA Kremlin-backed candidate has been elected head of the Donetsk breakaway republic as Moscow cements its control over eastern Ukraine. ✔ Key rivals of Mr Pushilin were prevented from participating in the voteCredit:AP We call on Russia to fully implement its commitments under the Minsk Agreements, to stop providing financial and military support to the separatists, and to withdraw its armed forces and military equipment from Ukrainian territory, the Foreign and Commonwealth office said
Fighting eases in Yemen's Hodeidah as Western pressure mounts
11/12/2018, 4:02:23 PMBattles eased in Yemen's main port city of Hodeidah on Monday in a possible... ✔ humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Lise Grande, had welcomed the easing in battles as a positive sign, especially for trapped civilians who are absolutely desperate ✔ It seems that the shelling and the strafing and the bombing has stopped ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
'Profoundly dismayed': Amnesty strips Suu Kyi of top honour
11/12/2018, 7:01:23 PMRights group withdraws top award over Myanmar's leader 'indifference' to the plight of the Rohingya. ✔ Controversial tenure Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party swept to power in 2015 in a landslide victory ending decades of military rule in the southeast Asian country of around 50 million ✔ Inside Story Who can protect Rohingya returnees
Saudi-led coalition renews air strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah port
11/12/2018, 6:01:43 PMThe Saudi-led coalition resumed air strikes on Yemen's main port city of Ho... ✔ The conflict is seen as a proxy war between Riyadh and arch foe Shi’ite Iran ✔ humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Lise Grande, told BBC radio she welcomed the easing in battles as a positive sign, especially for trapped civilians who are absolutely desperate ✔ (The story is refiled with new headline.) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
'Outstanding' British Army veteran, 34, who believed in coming 'race war' was at heart of neo-Nazi terror cell
11/12/2018, 5:21:32 PMA BRITISH Army Afghan battle veteran was at the heart of a neo-Nazi terrorist group which set its sights on recruiting within the armed forces. White supremacist and self-confessed racist Corporal … ✔ Other National Action members, some who pleaded guilty and some convicted after trial, also tried repeatedly to join the Army but were rejected ✔ Vehvilainen, a married father-of-three, lived at Sennybridge Camp, Powys, Wales, but was renovating a home he had bought in the village of Llansilin, in efforts to build a whites-only stronghold ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368
Sheffield Lord Mayor slammed for wearing white poppy on Armistice Day
11/12/2018, 5:13:47 PMMagid Magid (pictured) was accused of using his high office in Sheffield to 'represent his own views' by wearing the white poppy, which is worn by pacifists who believe the red version glorifies war. ✔ 'But when representing the city of Sheffield in a remembrance service he should wear the symbol of remembrance which is a red poppy or not take part at all.' David Scobie added: 'There's a time and place for wearing your political symbol but remembrance Sunday is not the time or place
Opinion | We’re in deep trouble when ‘SNL’ is our guide to mature behavior
11/12/2018, 5:03:00 PMLearn to say 'I'm sorry' -- and move on. ✔ Days later, Texans elected Crenshaw, a Republican, to Congress ✔ The mensch-like behavior of all concerned in the SNL debacle holds another lesson, as well ✔ For two years, the United States and the West more generally will have to get by with an unfit U.S. president, one incapable of performing even the bare-minimum duties of the office ✔ I just never thought we’d get more examples of admirable conduct from SNL than the White House
The brutality of the Syrian regime must be told
11/12/2018, 5:26:09 PMMore than 95,000 Syrians have ‘disappeared’ since March 2011. Alistair Burt MP, minister of state for the Middle East, introduces Amina Khoulani, who witnessed the regime’s brutality first hand ✔ Have you ever commented online about a government policy, signed a petition or taken part in a peaceful demonstration ✔ And now imagine being arrested, tortured and detained for years, simply for this ✔ I tried to reassure people but in my heart, I was as terrified as they were
Thousands of veterans dealing with delays in GI Bill payments due to IT glitch
11/12/2018, 5:59:24 PMThere are more than 82,000 pending education claims ✔ That's a nearly 43 percent increase compared to the same time last year ✔ In addition, there are still more than 12,000 service members still serving in Afghanistan ✔ Student veterans dealing with delayed payments who are dealing with a genuine financial hardship should call the customer service number at 888-442-4551
Dan Crenshaw Says 'SNL' Sketch With Pete Davidson Was 'Right Thing To Do'
11/12/2018, 4:52:06 PMThe comedian joked about the Texas Republican's eye patch, so Crenshaw went on the show to return the favor. ✔ If any good came of this, Davidson joked during the collaborative sketch, maybe it was that for one day, the left and the right finally came together to agree on something: that I’m a dick ✔ The man is a war hero, and he deserves all of the respect in the world ✔ Crenshaw’s digs at Davidson included calling him a troll doll with a tapeworm and saying that he makes Republicans look good ✔ donovan cope (@cxcope) November 12, 2018 Download
WWE legend The Undertaker pays touching tribute to the troops on Veterans Day
11/12/2018, 7:13:16 PMTHE UNDERTAKER broke character once more as he honoured military veterans who fought and died for their country yesterday during Veterans Day. ✔ The Demon of Death Valley also dedicated his WrestleMania 19 match against Big Show and A-Train to his nephew who was serving in Iraq ✔ According to reports, Undertaker may wrestle for the last time ever at WrestleMania 35 against Michaels, who was forced to retire in 2010 after losing to Taker for the second year in a row at the Show of Shows
Iran says armed forces will protect oil tankers after US called them 'floating liabilities'
11/12/2018, 7:46:19 PMRemarks come after Trump administration revived all sanctions on country's oil, shipping and banking industries ✔ Erdogan's official state visit has been met with protests EPA 47/50 27 September 2018 Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N ✔ Both Russia and China have vowed to continue purchasing Iranian oil and ignore US sanctions
Europe should become EMPIRE to compete with China and US, says French minister
11/12/2018, 4:34:36 PMFRANCE’S finance minister has called for the EU to become a powerful new “empire” to rival the US and China in an interview which will infuriate Donald Trump. Bruno Le Maire’s comments come a… ✔ Power will make a difference: technological power, economic, financial, monetary, cultural power will be crucial ✔ We will not protect the Europeans unless we decide to have a true European army ✔ The UK is in that preamble and risks being kept in it ✔ That means helping and not obstructing a strong partnership with Britain and strengthening the NATO alliance
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