Mass protests among Rohingya in Bangladesh halt efforts to send them back to Myanmar
11/15/2018, 10:40:36 PMHundreds chant 'No, no, we won’t go' and wave placards reading 'We want justice' ✔ Almost all of the Rohingya women and girls we work with have survived appalling sexual violence – and they’re telling us that they need safety, justice and some control over their future ✔ In addition to those who arrived in Bangladesh last year, about 200,000 Rohingya had fled Myanmar during previous waves of violence and persecution
North Korea Touts New ‘Tactical Weapon’ Test
11/15/2018, 11:12:54 PMNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a weapons facility to inspect the test of a “newly-developed high-tech tactical weapon,” North Korean state media reported. ✔ North Korea’s government recently released this undated image of leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed site ✔ Even so, senior administration officials have said in recent days that a planned second summit meeting between President Trump and Mr. Kim is being scheduled for early next year
Time to weigh business engagement in Myanmar
11/15/2018, 10:09:22 PMBy taking care over partners, foreign companies can help promote positive social change ✔ Employment in the sector is dominated by women, many of whom are the primary breadwinners for their families ✔ She previously worked for the U.S. government, including as a special assistant to the U.S. special representative and policy coordinator for Burma
UN peacekeepers killed in eastern DR Congo fighting
11/15/2018, 8:07:35 PMSeven United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an operation against a rebel militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east, the UN said on Thursday. ✔ Commins described Kididiwe as a major stronghold of the ADF ✔ Forced out of Uganda, it operates in the border area in the DRC’s North Kivu province ✔ Created in 1999 during the Second Congo War, it has an annual budget of $1.153 billion (1.02 billion euros)
U.S. senators seek clampdown on Saudis over Yemen, journalist's murder
11/15/2018, 11:11:01 PMRepublican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday seeki... ✔ We are putting teeth behind these demands with regular oversight, sanctions and suspension of weapons sales and refueling support, he said in a statement ✔ The bill’s other sponsors include Republican Senators Todd Young and Susan Collins and Democrats Jack Reed and Jeanne Shaheen ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Seven UN peacekeepers killed in fight against DRC rebels
11/15/2018, 8:30:30 PMSeveral DRC soldiers also killed or wounded in joint operation targeting Allied Democratic Forces fighters in northeast. ✔ A military campaign forced them to relocate to eastern DRC ✔ That attack on December 7, 2017 at a base in Semuliki near Beni killed at least 15 Tanzanian peacekeepers, wounded 43 others and left one peacekeeper missing ✔ Inside Story How severe is the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Review: In 'Under the Wire,' war photographer Paul Conroy bears witness to a terrible loss
11/15/2018, 9:53:03 PMThe documentary “Under the Wire,” featuring photojournalist Paul Conroy, painstakingly details his colleague Marie Colvin's final days before her death while reporting from Homs, Syria, in February 2012. ✔ French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik was also killed in the attack ✔ ------------- ‘Under the Wire’ Rated: R, for language and disturbing violent images Running time: 1 hour, 35 minutes Playing: Starts Nov. 16, Laemmle Playhouse 7, Pasadena ------------
Japan urges cooperation with ASEAN on N Korea, environment
11/15/2018, 11:51:29 PMJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday urged other Asian countries to step up cooperation on enforcing U.N. sanctions on North Korea and on environmental issues. At summit talks in Singapore, Abe called on China, South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to ramp up efforts to prevent… ✔ Japan also offered to help address ocean pollution by reducing plastic debris ✔ Japan, together with China and South Korea, will assist the 10 ASEAN countries in enhancing their monitoring of plastic waste and assessing the impact on the marine ecosystem through research, according to an action plan presented at the summit ✔ Major power rivalry is on the rise, manifesting itself in competing visions for the regional architecture and in a growing trade war, Lee said at the summit
World War 3: Trump to meet with Kim Jong-Un next year to END nuclear program
11/15/2018, 10:50:32 PMDONALD Trump plans to meet Kim Jong-Un next year to push for the end of North Korea’s arms program, it was announced today. ✔ A U.S. think tank said on Monday it had identified at least 13 of an estimated 20 active, undeclared missile bases inside North Korea, underscoring the challenge for American negotiators hoping to persuadeKim to give up his weapons programs ✔ President Trump continues to be very hopeful that in that next summit, we'll come out with a plan for actually implementing and achieving denuclearizsation
US Senate blocks plan to stop an arms sale to Bahrain – one of the countries bombing Yemen
11/15/2018, 9:02:40 PMThe US senate has rejected an effort by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to block a major arms sale to Bahrain – more proof that if there’s one thing that unites Democrats and Republicans, it’s selling weapons to Middle Eastern allies. ✔ So that’s what I stand up today to do, is to force a debate on whether or not we should be involved with aiding and abetting the Saudi coalition in this war in Yemen, Paul said in a speech on the senate floor ✔ The Trump administration decided this week to sanction 17 Saudi citizens for their alleged roles in the murder, but Trump has publicly rejected the notion of halting weapons sales to the country, citing the massive amounts of money that come from arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Symbolic outrage? US senators seek to stop arms sales to Saudis… after killing Bahrain ban bill
11/15/2018, 11:44:28 PMA newly proposed bill in the US Senate would suspend the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia and block refueling of Saudi warplanes bombing Yemen, as punishment for the death of a Washington Post columnist. ✔ It was sponsored by three Democrats and two Republicans ✔ Riyadh has waged war on its southern neighbor since March 2015, to overthrow the Houthi-led government, which Saudi Arabia accuses of being a proxy of Iran ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: Jamal Khashoggi newsSaudi Arabia news US newsYemen news
Japan proposes cooperation with ASEAN to tackle plastic debris
11/15/2018, 10:02:01 PMJapan on Thursday offered to cooperate with other Asian countries to address ocean pollution by reducing plastic debris. Japan, together with China and South Korea, will assist the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in enhancing their monitoring of plastic waste and assessing the impact on the marine ecosystem through research,… ✔ The U.S.-North Korea denuclearization talks have produced few tangible results so far despite initial hopes ✔ Major power rivalry is on the rise, manifesting itself in competing visions for the regional architecture and in a growing trade war, Lee said at the summit
Pence drops key US demand for Trump-Kim summit
11/15/2018, 10:08:15 PMVice President Mike Pence said Thursday that the US will not require North Korea to provide a full list of its nuclear and missile sites before President Donald Trump meets with dictator Kim Jong Un for a second summit slated for early next year. ✔ A source familiar with the ongoing dance between officials in Washington and Pyongyang said that North Korea's stance is that the US must make a move before we make the next one ✔ CNN's Jamie Crawford, Nicole Gaouette, Michelle Kosinski, Barbara Starr and Jennifer Hansler contributed reporting
U.S., China rivalry challenging entwined Asia-Pacific region
11/15/2018, 11:35:06 PMSINGAPORE--The rivalry between the United States and China in the Asia-Pacific is proving ✔ Security issues, in particular managing conflict in the South China Sea, were another major focus of the meetings ✔ If there is shooting there my country will be the first to suffer ✔ Next year's summit is planned in Thailand, whose capital Bangkok was the site of the 1967 meeting that created ASEAN
Pentagon to cut troops in Africa as focus shifts to China, Russia
11/15/2018, 9:14:19 PMThe U.S. military will withdraw hundreds of troops focused on counterterrorism o... ✔ This realignment specifically projects to reduce forces by about 10 percent over the next several years - representing a fraction of the overall 7,200 DoD personnel operating in Africa, Commander Candice Tresch, a Pentagon spokeswoman, told Reuters ✔ The Pentagon move comes as China and Russia look to increase their influence in Africa ✔ During the Cold War, the Soviet Union forged close military and diplomatic ties with many African countries ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Despite New US Sanctions, Democrats Remain Critical Of Trump's Handling Of The Khashoggi Case
11/15/2018, 8:49:43 PMIn both the House and Senate, a vow to force the Trump administration to take tougher action in January. ✔ Khanna made clear his goal is to cut off weapons sales to the Saudis something President Trump has said he won’t do, not over the Yemen war and not over Khashoggi’s murder ✔ The United States continues to diligently work to ascertain all of the facts and will hold accountable each of those we find responsible in order to achieve justice for Khashoggi’s fiancée, children, and the family he leaves behind
Trump to meet Kim in 2019, wants plan to end arms program
11/15/2018, 11:51:50 PMSINGAPORE--U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday President Donald Trump plans to meet Nort ✔ President Trump continues to be very hopeful that in that next summit, we'll come out with a plan for actually implementing and achieving denuclearization ✔ Moon has been keen to agree such a declaration by the year-end, but Washington has linked it to progress on denuclearization
Trump to meet North Korea's Kim in 2019, Pence says
11/15/2018, 9:49:05 PMSanctions pressure essential until denuclearization is complete ✔ Progress on denuclearization is a prerequisite for a peace accord with Pyongyang ✔ We're going to keep the sanctions in place, Pence told NBC ✔ President Trump continues to be very hopeful that in that next summit, we'll come out with a plan for actually implementing and achieving denuclearization
Opinion | I’m a Yemeni journalist. Sweden won’t help keep my daughter and me safe.
11/15/2018, 8:25:02 PMIf Sweden doesn’t stand with freedom of speech, who will? ✔ The Swedish national flag at the Consulate General of Sweden in Jerusalem in 2014 ✔ My daughter was traumatized and started having panic attacks, so the only solution for us to feel safe was to move from Turkey to be with my mother and sister in Sweden last year
Yemeni father mourns baby girl who died of starvation
11/15/2018, 8:33:14 PMSaleh al-Faqeh held the wasted arm of his baby daughter as she took her last bre... ✔ Meritxell Relano, the UNICEF Representative in Yemen, said in September that more than 11 million children, or about 80 percent of the country’s population under the age of 18, were facing the threat of food shortages, disease, displacement and acute lack of access to basic social services
As Fires Rage in California, a Housing Crisis Only Adds to the Woes
11/15/2018, 11:33:35 PMWith thousands of homes destroyed in the California wildfires, the state’s housing crisis, already acute before the disaster, just got worse. ✔ There is no way that the current housing stock can accommodate the people displaced by the fire, Casey Hatcher, the spokeswoman for Butte County, where Paradise and surrounding towns ravaged by the fire are located ✔ Experts Track the Blazes’ Origins Nov. 15, 2018 Advertisement
Afghan election, Taliban talks may be on collision course
11/15/2018, 8:02:45 PMAmid fears that ethnic tensions could erupt, some urge putting peace first. ✔ By Pamela Constable and Pamela Constable Foreign correspondent covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Latin America and immigration Email Bio Follow Sayed Salahuddin November 15 at 2:46 PM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan An important upcoming milestone for Afghanistan’s Western-backed democracy and a separate, crucial chance to settle the country’s 17-year war appear to be crashing into each other ✔ Last week at the meeting in Moscow, Taliban representatives denounced Ghani and his government, which sent only inexperienced appointees who said little
US issues sanctions on 17 Saudis over Khashoggi murder
11/15/2018, 10:08:31 PMThe Trump administration on Thursday imposed penalties on 17 individuals over their alleged roles in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. ✔ Saudi Arabia cares about the weapons and I also think Saudi Arabia's air force would not fly if it weren't for support and training from the United States, Paul said ✔ The wake will go on for three days, per Muslim tradition ✔ CNN's Elise Labott, Sarah El Sirgany and Nada Altaher contributed to this report
Opinion | The moral and ethical rot at Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg’s Facebook
11/15/2018, 10:40:03 PMWhy would anyone be surprised? ✔ All of this was apparently done in the service of protecting Facebook’s enormous profits, and heading off the threat of increased privacy legislation out of Washington by placating Democrats, who are increasingly concerned about the power of big business over our lives, and Republicans, who are specifically concerned about less accurate complaints that Facebook is hostile for conservatives
Croatia stun Spain to set up Nations League decider against England
11/15/2018, 11:52:35 PMTin Jedva’s last-gasp winner against Spain revived Croatia’s hopes of reaching the Nations League finals and set up a decider against England at Wembley on Sunday ✔ Tin Jedvaj scored a last-gasp winner to revive Croatia ’s hopes of reaching the Nations League finals as Spain fell to a 3-2 defeat in Zagreb ✔ The Chelsea striker, on loan at Valencia this season, tucked Thomas Meunier’s pass away after the hour mark before making the three points safe in the last 10 minutes
Veterans struggle with delayed GI Bill payments as lawmakers slam VA for IT failure
11/15/2018, 11:47:59 PMAt a hearing Thursday, members of Congress grilled VA officials about delays in GI Bill payments to veterans ✔ NEW YORK Shaye Washington spent seven years in the Air Force, including one deployment to Afghanistan, before leaving the service in 2012 ✔ The 33-year-old former staff sergeant is now pursuing an MBA under the GI Bill at Colorado Technical University, but had to stop taking classes this semester because of an outstanding balance with the school ✔ One of the provisions in the Forever GI Bill changed how the VA pays monthly stipends to cover housing costs
Corruption Currents: Prosecutors Question Witnesses in ‘El Chapo’ Trial
11/15/2018, 10:04:39 PMThe trial of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is under way, with prosecutors questioning the Sinaloa drug cartel's former operations chief. ✔ In this courtroom sketch Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, center, sits next to his defense attorney Eduardo Balazero, left, for opening statements as Guzman's high-security trial gets underway in the Brooklyn on Nov. 13, 2018 ✔ (NL) The South African fine of HSBC Holdings PLC isn't surprising, according to the person who raised the alarm
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