Ghassan Salamé is due to tell conference convened by Boris Johnson that efforts to unite country are being hampered The Guardian Patrick Wintour 11 September, 2017 Fears that overlapping European and Middle Eastern peace initiatives for Libya are hampering the new UN special envoy are to be aired this week ... Read More »
The Korean Missile Crisis
Why Deterrence Is Still the Best Option Foreign Affairs By Scott D. Sagan 10 Septmber, 2017 It is time for the U.S. government to admit that it has failed to prevent North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the United States. North Korea no ... Read More »
North Korea threatens ‘pain and suffering’ ahead of UN sanctions vote
CNN Ben Westcott 11 September, 2017 (CNN)The United States will pay a “due price” if harsh sanctions against North Korea are agreed at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York Monday. North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on state media that if the US “does ... Read More »
Irma: Florida pounded hard by ‘some big monster’, says President Donald Trump
Millions of people are without power and several states are next in line The Independent Clark Mindock, Andrew Buncombe 11 September, 2017 Florida has been pounded hard by what President Donald Trump called “some big monster”, as Hurricane Irma tore into the state, leaving a trail of damage and death ... Read More »
Migrant death toll rises after clampdown on east European borders
Deaths in Mediterranean have risen with migrants opting for dangerous routes and exposing themselves to violence, says IOM The Guardian 11 September, 2017 Saeed Kamali Dehghan More than 22,500 migrants have reportedly died or disappeared globally since 2014 – more than half of them perishing while attempting to cross ... Read More »
Syrian conflict: Opposition must face reality it lost war against Assad, UN says
ABC News 6 september, 2017 The United Nations’ special enjoy to Syria says oppositional forces must be prepared to face the reality that they did not win the six-and-a-half year war against President Bashar al-Assad. Staffan de Mistura suggested the war was now almost over since critical territories had ... Read More »
Israeli warplanes target one of the Syrian military posts near Massyaf, killing two army personnel
SANA 7 September, 2017 Damascus, SANA- General Command of the Army and Armed Forces affirmed that the Israeli warplanes fired several rockets from the Lebanese airspace at 02:42 a.m. on Thursday targeting one of the Syrian military posts near Massyaf, killing two army personnel and causing material damage to the ... Read More »
Landmines placed in the path of Rohingya refugees on Myanmar border
CNN By Rebecca Wright and Ben Westcott 7 September, 2017 (CNN)Bangladesh summoned the Myanmar ambassador on Wednesday to urge an end to the violence that has engulfed the region and to raise concerns about reports of landmines being laid along the border between the two countries. At least 146,000 ethnic ... Read More »
Katia becomes third hurricane to threaten US in six days
Winds of up to 75 miles per hour are expected The Independent Shehab Khan 7 September, 2017 A third hurricane is set to threaten the US in the space of six days. Katia, a storm off the Mexican coast, has strengthened into a hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) ... Read More »
Climate change could wipe out a third of parasite species, study finds
Parasites such as lice and fleas are crucial to ecosystems, scientists say, and extinctions could lead to unpredictable invasions The Guardian Damian Carrington 6 September, 2017 Climate change could wipe out a third of all parasite species on Earth, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date. Tapeworms, roundworms, ticks, ... Read More »