The New York Times Helene Cooper 18 September, 2017 WASHINGTON — The United States and its allies have not shot down any North Korean missiles because Pyongyang has yet to launch one that directly threatens American or Japanese territory, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday. But he said that ... Read More »
BBC NEWS 19 September, 2017 Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she does not fear “international scrutiny” of her government’s handling of the growing Rohingya crisis. It was her first national address on the violence in northern Rakhine state that has seen more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims ... Read More »
Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for the US Virgin Islands The Independent Emily Shugerman 19 September, 2017 Hurricane Maria has become an “extremely dangerous” category 5 storm, according to the National Hurricane Centre. The storm, which is currently located over the French Caribbean island of Martinique, is maintaining winds ... Read More »
Previous climate models may have been ‘on the hot side’ The Independent Harry Cockburn 19 September, 2017 Computer modelling used a decade ago to predict how quickly global average temperatures would rise may have forecast too much warming, a study has found. The Earth warmed more slowly than the models ... Read More »
AFP 18 September, 2017 SEOUL: The US flew four stealth fighter jets and two bombers over the Korean peninsula on Monday in a show of force after North Korea’s latest nuclear and missile tests+ , South Korea’s defence ministry said. Four F-35B stealth fighters and two B-1B bombers flew over ... Read More »
AFP 18 September, 2017 BENGHAZI: The head of Libya’s rival government in the east has called on the international community to recognize his administration which he says controls most of the North African country. Libya, which plunged into chaos after the ouster and killing of dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, ... Read More »
Arab News BAKER ATYANI 18 September, 2017 MANAMA: The US posture toward the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as well as global institutions, is negatively impacting business and regional growth, according to experts at the second International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Bahrain Bay Forum 2017. A panel, including ... Read More »
Amber Rudd proposes new UK-EU security treaty that is not conditional on success of Brexit talks The Guardian Alan Travis 18 September, 2017 Proposals for a new UK-EU security treaty to “lock in” membership of Europol, the European arrest warrant and other existing joint measures to combat crime and terrorism ... Read More »
‘The demand for food, shelter, water and basic hygiene support is not being met due to the sheer number of people in need’ The Independent Chris Baynes 17 September, 2017 Rohingya refugees fleeing violent persecution in Burma could starve to death amid a growing humanitarian crisis, an aid agency has ... Read More »
The Telegraph James Titcomb 17 September 2017 BAE Systems will supply 24 Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar, preserving thousands of British manufacturing jobs in the biggest export deal for the Typhoon project in a decade. Defence secretary Michael Fallon signed a statement of intent with his Qatari counterpart Khalid bin ... Read More »
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