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Satellite images reveal secret missile bases in North Korea

11/12/2018, 9:52:24 PM
A report has identified undeclared missile bases operating inside North Korea. Researcher Joseph Bermudez said infrastructure improvements have been observed at some sites. ✔ A report has identified undeclared missile bases operating inside North Korea The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to work towards 'denuclearization' at their landmark June summit in Singapore ✔ 'While missiles could be launched from within them in an emergency, Korean People's Army (KPA) operational procedures call for missile launchers to disperse from the bases to pre-surveyed or semi-prepared launch sites for operations.' None of the missile bases have been acknowledged by North Korea, and analysts say an accurate disclosure of nuclear weapons and missile capabilities would be an important part of any denuclearization deal



U.S. Considers Asking Afghanistan to Suspend Presidential Election

11/12/2018, 8:36:04 PM
The Trump administration is discussing whether to press the Afghan government to suspend coming presidential elections, according to people briefed on the discussions, as the U.S. seeks to engage the Taliban in talks to end the 17-year war. ✔ The possibility of such a step, one of several options being considered by U.S. officials, is a sign of the urgency the administration sees in trying to broker a political breakthrough in a conflict that has bedeviled three successive American presidents, according to these people ✔ The (presidential) election is not bigger than peace ✔ Our focus is on the presidential election, and we’re getting prepared for them, said a senior U.S. official involved in Afghanistan affairs



North Korea keeps undeclared missile bases up and running -US think tank

11/12/2018, 8:39:27 PM
Sites scattered in remote, mountainous areas ✔ Asked whether those hidden sites went against the spirit of the summit and North Korea must give them up, a State Department official said Trump has made clear that should Chairman Kim follow through on his commitments - including complete denuclearization and the elimination of ballistic missile programs - a much brighter future lies ahead for North Korea and its people



North Korea STILL making long-range NUCLEAR weapons, shock satellite pictures reveal

11/12/2018, 8:04:40 PM
NORTH Korea is still developing long-range nuclear missiles in hidden bases, according to shocking new satellite images. ✔ REVEALED: The photos show that work on nukes is still continuing (Pic: Beyond Parallel ) But US intelligence officials believe North Korea has continued its production of nuclear material, nuclear weapons and missiles that can be put on mobile launchers and hidden in the mountains in secret bases



'Pure joy': refugees fleeing conflict delighted by first snow in Canada

11/12/2018, 10:50:00 PM
Justin Trudeau, in stark contrast to Donald Trump, has publicly welcomed families fleeing conflict and supported by sponsors ✔ On Monday, Trudeau retweeted Davies’ footage, with the comment: Amazing – now convince them that shoveling is fun and you’re all set ✔ #WelcomeToCanada Davies is a member of a group called Ripple Refugee Project, which has raised tens of thousands of dollars to help sponsor and resettle four refugee families from Syria and Eritrea in Toronto ✔ Davies replied: I’m hoping it also makes others ‘rethink their stance’ on the topic of newcomers and immigration



Rabbi warns ‘HOLY WAR’ looming in Biblical prophecy of the END OF DAYS

11/12/2018, 11:03:46 PM
A RABBI has warned a “biblical war” is looming over Israel that will herald the end of days amid renewed clashes on the Gaza Strip and ongoing tension with Iran and Syria. ✔ PROPHECY: Rabbi Pinchas Winston warned of an upcoming Biblical war in Israel (Pic: YOUTUBE) 2018 has been the year of many doomsayers pointing to elements of Biblical prophecy seeming to come true ✔ The Middle East remains on a knife-edge amid ongoing tensions, with the US due to issue a further crackdown on Iran this week



British Army soldier was 'recruiter' for National Action who wanted 'race war'

11/12/2018, 8:44:13 PM
Dad-of-three Corporal Mikko Vehvilainen, 34, was caught with mass killer Anders Breivik’s manifesto and a stockpile of deadly weaponry ✔ He has been jailed for eight years for being a National Action member (Image: PA) Read More Neo-Nazi dad who called son Adolf secretly tried to become Jewish as teenager He was caught with mass killer Anders Breivik’s manifesto and stockpiled weaponry by police



Arab refugees in Bangkok long for home amid immigration crackdown

11/12/2018, 10:36:46 PM
Hundreds fled Syrian war and arrived in Thailand on tourist visas, but are now desperately trying to avoid detention. ✔ 'We do not ask for money, only to be resettled' The hostile environment has made a bad situation worse for refugees ✔ Over the past year, Thai immigration police have targeted African immigrants in Bangkok in what has been criticised as racial profiling ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sansom Milton Sansom Milton is a senior research fellow at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies



Pence in Japan to discuss trade, N Korea

11/12/2018, 10:24:19 PM
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Tokyo on Monday to discuss North Korea and other issues with Japanese officials before heading to two regional summits. Pence is expected to also discuss China's growing regional influence and bilateral trade with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when they meet Tuesday, officials… ✔ Pence also stressed American commitment to the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region to keep it free and open ✔ He said the U.S. will continue to put diplomatic and economic pressure on North Korea and urged all Indo-Pacific nations to keep the pressure campaign and sanctions in place until the complete denuclearization of North Korea is achieved ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.



Inside a Ukrainian nationalist camp training kids to kill

11/12/2018, 9:25:23 PM
The campers carefully aim their assault rifles. Most are in their teens, but some are as young as 8 years old ✔ So when these boys and girls shoot, they will shoot to kill ✔ We never aim guns at people, instructor Yuri Chornota Cherkashin tells campers ✔ Campers were awakened in the middle of the night with a blast from a stun grenade ✔ They were required to carry the heavy rifles all day, and one of the girls broke down in tears from exhaustion



British soldier recruited for far-right group while in army

11/12/2018, 9:01:52 PM
Cpl Mikko Vehvilainen was jailed for eight years in March for being a member of National Action ✔ His father-in-law was at home at the time and the resulting shock caused him to suffer a stroke, the court heard ✔ At the Old Bailey earlier this year, the group’s leader, Christopher Lythgoe, was cleared of encouraging the plot but convicted of being a National Action member and jailed for eight years



Brainstorm Health: Amarin Fish Oil, Athenahealth Deal, Guns and Doctors, Veterans' Health

11/12/2018, 10:10:04 PM
Brainstorm Health Daily: November 12, 2018 ✔ By Sy Mukherjee 4:57 PM EST Happy Monday, readers! There’s a fishy story rippling through the life sciences today ✔ Athenahealth will reportedly be combined with Virence Health Technologies, another IT firm that used to be housed under GE Healthcare and was then bought by Veritas



World’s biggest cement maker deals Indonesian unit to government-controlled company

11/12/2018, 10:40:56 PM
The sale of its controlling stake in PT Holcim Indonesia operation to Semen Indonesia is viewed as part of Swiss-based LafargeHolcim’s five-year restructuring plan. ✔ Shares in LafargeHolcim LHN, -0.70% HCMLY, -1.40% , the world’s largest cement maker, have lagged the Swiss exchange in recent years, and are down 15.3% in 2018 ✔ The company was created in 2015 out of a merger between France’s Lafarge and Swiss rival Holcim, but the combined group got off to a rocky start ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment



Royal Navy sends HUNTER KILLER submarine to STALK Russia in warning to Vladimir Putin

11/12/2018, 9:56:44 PM
NAVY chiefs have sent a nuclear powered hunter killer submarine to the eastern Mediterranean to ramp up pressure on Vladimir Putin. ✔ The pair survived but two British citizens also fell victim to the deadly agent ✔ The service was also attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ✔ The pair shared a quick word a warm handshake before the commemotations began



Sri Lanka -- democracy in danger

11/12/2018, 10:02:13 PM
Yet another Asian nation's liberties at risk as China and India struggle for ascendancy ✔ Sirisena's power grab underscores the corrosive legacy of Rajapaksa's family-centered quasi-dictatorship, which was marked by accusations of brazen nepotism, steady expansion of presidential powers, muzzling of civil liberties, and growth of Chinese influence



Opinion | Trump is cracking

11/12/2018, 10:15:14 PM
He's losing it -- and his grip on power. ✔ President Trump looks on during the American Commemoration Ceremony at the Suresnes American Cemetery in Paris on Sunday ✔ To the contrary, congressional oversight should expose the president’s wrongdoing, and the House should certainly sanction him for it



‘Tell Your Boss’: Recording Is Seen to Link Saudi Crown Prince More Strongly to Khashoggi Killing

11/12/2018, 11:30:26 PM
A Saudi operative’s comments to a royal aide after the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi is among the strongest evidence yet tying Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to his death. ✔ WASHINGTON Shortly after the journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed last month at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a member of the kill team instructed a superior over the phone to tell your boss, believed to be Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, that the operatives had carried out their mission, according to three people familiar with a recording of Mr. Khashoggi’s killing collected by Turkish intelligence ✔ Turkish officials have said the recording contains evidence of a premeditated killing, in which Saudi agents quickly strangled Mr. Khashoggi and methodically dismembered his body with a bone saw



Paris terror survivors return to Bataclan to finish trip cut short by massacre

11/12/2018, 9:21:35 PM
Tony Scott and Justine Merton-Scott were at the Eagles of Death Metal concert when ISIS killers murdered 90 people, including Justine's brother Nick, 35 ✔ And there was a little break in the fire – presumably they were reloading ✔ Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online Gang who raped and murdered woman jailed 'I'm Britain's loneliest woman'  Lord accused of being sex pest Aristocrat's daughter 'was a dominatrix'



Using Veterans Benefits to Pay for Grad School

11/12/2018, 10:42:44 PM
Learn more about the Yellow Ribbon program, which provides funds for education beyond the GI Bill benefit. ✔ But the benefit is only for those who were discharged on or after Jan. 1, 2013 ✔ The very nice thing is that the GI Bill is constantly renewing and reinventing itself to take much better care of our service members, says KC Haight, director of military and veteran recruitment at Indiana Wesleyan University ✔ Get tips and more in the U.S. News Paying for Graduate School center



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