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Congo opposition's electoral pact to fight ruling party collapses

11/13/2018, 8:26:41 AM
United bid to defeat candidate backed by President Kabila falls apart after only 24 hours ✔ Supporters of Felix Tshisekedi, the leader of the UDPS, protest in Kinshasa ✔ The country, which has significant natural resources, has never known a peaceful transition of power since it gained independence from Belgium in 1960, and some experts fear the December elections will trigger a bloody conflict


World War 3: North Korea missile bases REVEALED in shock satellite images

11/13/2018, 10:57:06 AM
A SECRET network of North Korean nuclear missile operating bases has been identified by investigators using high-tech satellite imagery. ✔ North Korea declared its nuclear force complete and halted missile and nuclear bomb testing earlier this year but US and South Korean negotiators have yet to receive a concrete declaration of the size or scope of the weapons programmes, or a promise to stop deploying its existing arsenal


Diplomacy and Deception From North Korea

11/13/2018, 11:29:47 AM
New findings show that the country may be engaging in misleading behavior — and that it’s not the only one. ✔ Sanger, a national security correspondent for The Times and the author of The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age ✔ And if you’re interested in advertising with The Daily, write to us at thedaily-ads@nytimes.com ✔ Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk of Wonderly


‘America First’ Is a Good Idea, Sadly There Is Very Little of It in Evidence

11/13/2018, 10:49:19 AM
As we near the halfway point of President Donald Trump’s first term, U.S. foreign policy is being widely portrayed as off the rails. Yet when one looks past the Trumpian bluster, the predetermined media narrative, and the serial incompetence of an understaffed and often inexperienced administration, one finds a foreign policy agenda that differs far more in style than in substance from its predecessors’. ✔ U.S. sanctions on Iran are damaging relations with a host of other nations by restricting their trade, even as the president extolled the primacy of sovereignty at the United Nations General Assembly in September ✔ So those who believe in foreign policy realism and restraint are left with the worst of both worlds: a presidency that espouses an America First agenda but then proceeds to sabotage support for these policies through reckless rhetoric, incompetent implementation, and a refusal to carry out anything approaching a thoughtful, non-interventionist strategy


Pence, Abe agree on North Korea sanctions, new trade talks

11/13/2018, 8:47:23 AM
Pence said the U.S.-Japan alliance is a “cornerstone” of the region’s peace and prosperity and said Japan is not only an ally but a friend, but it needs to do more to reduce the bilateral trade imbalance. ✔ Japan has faced demands that it reduce its trade surplus with the U.S. and is also concerned about the impact of Trump’s trade war with China ✔ Pence said the U.S. wants a relationship with China based on fairness and reciprocity, and that Japan and the U.S. will continue to cooperate closely to deal with China’s increased influence in the region


'Treasured sword': North Korea seen as reliant as ever on nuclear...

11/13/2018, 10:18:00 AM
Amid signs that negotiations between North Korea and the U.S. are stalling, anal... ✔ NORTH KOREA NEVER PROMISED Monday’s report by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), sparked media coverage calling it a great deception by the North Koreans ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


G5 Sahel force lament poor working conditions as French, German Ministers meet to talk peace

11/13/2018, 9:06:38 AM
Although the budget of about € 420 million has been finalized at international donor meetings, funds are slow in coming ✔ But he stressed that ‘‘his team and the Force Commander have already begun to plan operations despite this precarious situation ✔ The talks with the two European ministers focused on the evolution of the arrival of financial aid, equipment, the rise of West, East and Central, as well as the gradual resumption of operations, said French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly ✔ Although the budget of about € 420 million has been finalized at international donor meetings, funds are slow in coming


Burned-Out Cars, Smoke in the Air, Aerial Assaults, All in California

11/13/2018, 10:55:23 AM
The scorched wildfire landmarks are reminiscent of war zones — not just in how they look, but in how they make the people battling the blazes feel. ✔ MALIBU A line of burned-out cars on the side of a road ✔ Desperate residents fleeing, cars packed with people and family heirlooms, anything that could be frantically scooped up ✔ He came across the burned-out remnants of cars, a fixture of the landscape of war in the Middle East, where any car on the road is a possible weapon packed with explosives


Decoding Hypersonic Putin on Day of Remembrance

11/13/2018, 11:25:38 AM
The Elysee Palace protocol was implacable. Nobody in Paris would be allowed to steal the spotlight away from the host, President Emmanuel Macron, during the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day marking the end of World War I. After all, Macron was investing all his political capital as he visited multiple World War I battlefields while warning against the rise of nationalism and a surge in right-wing populism across the West. He was careful to always place the emphasis on praising “patriotism.” ✔ Putin added that Moscow has not scheduled military drills near NATO borders as an attempt to appease an already tense situation ✔ On top of it, the Russia-China strategic partnership simply won’t allow any funny – reckless – games to be played against a crucial node of Eurasia integration


Audio of Khashoggi killing 'appalling', says Erdoğan

11/13/2018, 11:22:03 AM
Turkish president claims recorded evidence shocked a Saudi intelligence official ✔ It was clear the House of Saud was involved in the killing, Erdoğan reiterated in comments to the tabloid Yeni Şafak on Tuesday, but he did not think King Salman, for whom he has limitless respect, could be behind such a crime ✔ As the men travelled under diplomatic immunity, the bags were not searched


Hunt raised Khashoggi murder in 'frank' talks with Saudi royals

11/13/2018, 8:39:28 AM
Following talks with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - the son and heir accused of ordering the murder - Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he had been promised 'rapid progress'. ✔ The Saudis have been accused of breaching international human rights laws in its war against the Houthi rebels ✔ 'It sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers ✔ The next day, US top diplomat Mike Pompeo arrives in Riyadh for urgent talks with the king and crown prince


'Iran has shown patience and continues to be part of nuclear deal'

11/13/2018, 11:17:35 AM
THE INTERVIEW : Kamal Kharrazi is the head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a foreign policy advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatol... ✔ He is also a foreign policy advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ✔ In an interview with FRANCE 24's Sanam Shantyaei, he discussed the latest US sanctions unleashed on Iran and reacted to the recent tensions over alleged foiled terror plots in France and Denmark, which were blamed on Iran's intelligence services


Much Ado About Putin's Decline Ratings but He Remains Substantially More Popular Than Western Leaders

11/13/2018, 8:47:26 AM
Much has been made in Russian and Western media about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declining approval ratings. However, despite the major ratings decline, Putin’s approval rating remains far above any Western leader. More importantly, his rating remains higher than it has been in long periods of is rule. In other words, the fall in Putin’s rating marks a return from normal after excessively and inordinately high ratings from late 2014 until early 2018. ✔ For example, during his last months as prime minister in 2011-2012 through nearly all of the first two years of his third term (2012-2016), Putin’s approval rating was equal or lower than his October 2018 rating of 66 percent ✔ The glitch in December 2011 was the result of poor election management and crushed hopes of some for a perestroika 2.0 under the more liberal Medvedev continuing in the presidency for another term


HELLO EXTINCTION: The Entire Tapestry of Nuclear Control Treaties Is Coming Undone

11/13/2018, 11:58:50 AM
The decision by the Trump administration to withdraw from the Intermediate Nuclear Force Agreement (INF) appears to be part of a broader strategy aimed at unwinding over 50 years of agreements to control and limit nuclear weapons, returning to an era characterized by the unbridled development weapons of mass destruction. ✔ START caps the number of US and Russian deployed nuclear weapons at 1550, no small number ✔ The US and the Soviet Union came within minutes of an accidental war on at least two occasions, and, with so many actors and so many weapons, it will be only a matter of time before some country interprets a radar image incorrectly and goes to DEFCON 1imminent nuclear war


Halloumi lovers panic over fears farmers are struggling to meet demand

11/13/2018, 10:46:56 AM
Since 2013, exports of halloumi have increased from about 6,000 tonnes to 26,000 tonnes. Britain imports more than any other European nation at about 9,000 tonnes a year. ✔ Panicked halloumi lovers have reacted to fears that the cheese's growing popularity in China could threaten global supplies ✔ Sheep are also being brought over borders from Italy and Denmark ✔ Razan thought of the idea after struggling to find the foods she craved on her local supermarket shelves soon after she immigrated


California, Stan Lee, Amazon: Your Tuesday Briefing

11/13/2018, 10:46:49 AM
Here’s what you need to know to start your day. ✔ As of Monday night, both fires were just 30 percent contained ✔ One of its neighbors in New York would be the country’s largest public housing project ✔ To receive an Evening Briefing on U.S. weeknights, sign up here ✔ Check out our full range of free newsletters here


There’s more evidence Facebook can make you feel lonely

11/13/2018, 11:04:25 AM
What a new study tells us about social networks ✔ Facebook will let French regulators study its efforts to fight hate speech In a novel collaboration, Facebook has invited French regulators to embed with the company and examine how it moderates content, Tony Romm and James McCauley report: Under a six-month arrangement announced on Monday, French investigators will monitor Facebook’s policies and tools for stopping posts and photos that attack people on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality or gender


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