Flooding caused by torrential rains has killed nearly 40 people and left thousands homeless in Sumatra.
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Tuesday 30 April 2019
UK university puts stress-busting dogs on staff
A university has taken on five "canine teaching assistants" to tackle student anxiety.
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Norway finds 'Russian spy whale' off Arctic coast
A tame beluga wearing a Russian harness is thought to have come from a Russian navy facility.
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Jeff Bolton released historical video of B-2A “Spirit” stealth bomber cockpit while in flight
For the first time in the 30-year history of the Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber program, video footage recently filmed in a B-2A “Spirit” stealth bomber cockpit while in flight is available for viewing at Defense News. Additional footage of the B-2 cockpit in-flight, as well as cockpit photographs are also available at JeffBolton.org
A product of Dallas-based film producer and radio personality Jeff Bolton, this historic video shows the full array of instrumentation in this technological wonder, as well as a dramatic in-flight refueling from inside the cockpit of America’s most secret aerial weapon.
The B-2 stealth bomber deploys internationally, and also flies up to 44-hour round trip missions around the world from its home base at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. “In an era of rising tensions between global nuclear powers – the United States, China, Russia, and North Korea – this timely video of is a vivid reminder of the B-2’s unique capabilities,” said producer Jeff Bolton, “No other stealth bombers are known to exist in the world.”
The revolutionary blending of low-observable technologies with high aerodynamic efficiency and large payload gives the B-2 important advantages over existing bombers. Its low-observability provides it greater freedom of action at high altitudes, thus increasing its range and a better field of view for the aircraft’s sensors. Its unrefueled range is approximately 6,000 nautical miles (9,600 kilometers).
The B-2’s low observability is derived from a combination of reduced infrared, acoustic, electromagnetic, visual and radar signatures. These signatures make it difficult for the sophisticated defensive systems to detect, track and engage the B-2. Many aspects of the low-observability process remain classified; however, the B-2’s composite materials, special coatings and flying-wing design all contribute to its “stealthiness.”
The B-2 has a crew of two pilots, a pilot in the left seat and mission commander in the right, compared to the B-1B’s crew of four and the B-52’s crew of five.
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North Korea TV revamps weather report
North Korean state TV introduces a more casual, modern-looking weather broadcast.
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Korean elderly back road safety seats
A city in South Korea has put out special seating for older people at road crossings.
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Japanese Emperor Akihito's human touch
Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne.
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Jeopardy: How a pro gambler 'cracked' US game show
Sports bettor James Holzhauer's unusual strategy is paying off as he crushes Jeopardy records.
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'We are students thanks to South Africa's #FeesMustFall protests'
What has changed since mass protests led South Africa to announce free education for poor university students?
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How tech is bringing Israelis and Palestinians together
Young people on either side of a decades-old conflict seldom meet, but tech is building bridges.
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Sri Lanka attacks: Where else in the world have face coverings been banned?
Following the Sri Lankan ban, BBC Reality Check looks at other countries that have imposed either a partial or complete ban on face coverings
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India student leader 'a symbol of protest' against PM Modi
Kanhaiya Kumar has emerged as an outlier in an election being seen as a battle for India's identity.
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After audience with the sun goddess, Japan's emperor Akihito prepares to abdicate
Akihito will become the country’s first monarch to give up the chrysanthemum throne in two centuries
Japan’s emperor Akihito is preparing to become the country’s first monarch to abdicate in two centuries, a day before his eldest son takes his place as the new occupant of the chrysanthemum throne.
Akihito, who expressed a desire to abdicate in 2016, fearing his age would make it difficult for him to carry out public duties, will enter the Matsu no Ma (Hall of Pine) at the imperial palace early on Tuesday evening and relinquish his title in a short ceremony that will be broadcast live on TV.
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Trump UN human rights snub will buoy repressive regimes, top Democrat warns
- Bob Menendez condemns administration in letter to Pompeo
- State department has not responded to UN’s official complaints
The Trump administration’s refusal to engage with UN human rights monitors risks undermining standards around the world and will embolden repressive regimes such as China and Russia, the top Democrat on the Senate foreign relations committee has charged.
Related: Trump withdraws from UN arms treaty as NRA crowd cheers in delight
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Brexit: Labour braced for showdown over second referendum
MPs call on party to support European election manifesto that campaigns for second vote on any Brexit deal
Labour is braced for a showdown over whether to back a referendum on any Brexit deal when the party’s governing body meets to agree its draft European elections manifesto on Tuesday.
Party sources suggested Labour was likely to agree a compromise option where it would support a referendum in order to prevent Theresa May’s Brexit deal or leaving without a deal, describing that wording as “the path of least resistance”.
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Celebrities denounce proposed boycott of Eurovision in Israel
Stephen Fry, Marina Abramović and Sharon Osbourne among stars describing the boycott movement as ‘an affront to both Palestinians and Israelis’
Public figures including Stephen Fry, Sharon Osbourne, Marina Abramović and pop mogul Scooter Braun have signed a letter speaking out against a proposed boycott of this year’s Eurovision song contest, which is to be held in Tel Aviv in May.
Their letter states that Eurovision’s “spirit of togetherness” across the continent is “under attack by those calling to boycott Eurovision 2019 because it is being held in Israel, subverting the spirit of the contest and turning it from a tool of unity into a weapon of division”.
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Woodstock 50 thrown into doubt after backer 'cancels' festival
Lead investor pulls funding but organisers say event will go ahead and will be ‘a blast’
There are conflicting reports as to whether a planned three-day concert to mark the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock festival has been cancelled or not.
Woodstock 50 was scheduled to take place on 16 to 18 August in Watkins Glen in upstate New York state with a lineup including the rapper Jay-Z, the singer Miley Cyrus and the rockers the Killers.
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Isis leader Baghdadi appears in video for first time in five years
Video comes weeks after Islamic State was ousted from last stronghold in Syria
The fugitive Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has appeared in a propaganda video for the first time in five years, in which he recognises the terror group’s defeat in the Syrian town of Baghuz.
The appearance is only Baghdadi’s second on video, and comes weeks after the remnants of Isis were ousted from their last organised stronghold in the eastern Syrian desert. Looking heavier than when he proclaimed the existence of the now collapsed caliphate in mid-2014, Baghdadi blames its demise on the “savagery” of Christians.
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Huawei tech would put UK-US intelligence ties at risk, official says
Chinese firm’s 5G equipment described as security risk after council gives partial go-ahead
A US official has warned that the UK’s leaked proposal to adopt Huawei technology for 5G mobile phone networks risks affecting intelligence cooperation with the US, prompting further criticism from Conservatives opposed to the plan.
Robert Strayer, a deputy assistant secretary at the US state department, said on Monday that Huawei “was not a trusted vendor” and any use of its technology in 5G networks was a risk, contradicting the British stance.
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Tobacco firm BAT ‘costs developing countries $700m in tax’
Campaigners say company uses ‘financial manoeuvring’ to shift profits to tax havens
British American Tobacco has been accused of depriving developing countries of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax by using “financial manoeuvring” to shift profits to a UK subsidiary.
The Tax Justice Network estimated that London-based BAT, the world’s largest tobacco company, would avoid paying $700m (£540m) between now and 2030 in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Guyana, Brazil, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Tech firm apologizes after job ad seeks 'preferably Caucasian' candidates
Virginia recruitment company removes discriminatory listing following a backlash on Twitter
The tech industry has long grappled with problems tied to diversity and inclusion, but a job listing this month seeking “preferably Caucasian” applicants has proved a particularly egregious example.
A job listing from Cynet Systems, a tech recruiting firm based in Virginia, sought an account manager who is “preferably Caucasian who has good technical background”. After a number of Twitter users called attention to the listing, it was removed on Sunday.
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Halima Aden becomes first model to wear a burkini in Sports Illustrated
Born in a Kenyan refugee camp, the Muslim Somali-American model returned to her birth country for historic photoshoot
Somali-American model Halima Aden has become the first Muslim model to appear in Sports Illustrated magazine wearing a hijab and burkini. She appeared in the swimsuit edition, out in May, wearing a number of different colourful burkinis.
The model told the BBC: “Young girls who wear a hijab should have women they look up to in any and every industry.
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Facebook could have 4.9bn dead users by 2100, study finds
Deceased may outnumber the living if current growth rates continue, raising questions about what happens to our data
Facebook may eventually have more dead users than living ones.
If Facebook continues to grow at its current rate, the site could have 4.9 billion deceased members by 2100, according to a study by Oxford researchers. Even if growth had stopped entirely last year, the study finds, Facebook would be looking at about 1.4 billion dead members by 2100. By 2070, in that scenario, the dead would already outnumber the living.
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'They don't get it': South Africa's scarred ANC faces voter anger
Divided party faces ‘deep moral crisis’ despite anticipated victory in election in May
Major Mgxaji, a retired union official in the poor township of Khayelitsha near Cape Town, was repeatedly jailed and tortured by apartheid authorities for his political activism with the ANC in the 1970s and 80s.
“It is not the same party as back then,” the 67-year-old said in an interview in Khayelitsha, where rolling power cuts in recent months have been widely blamed on corruption at the national electricity provider. “The ANC people have developed the struggle of the belly instead of the struggle to better the lives of our people. That is very dangerous.”
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Infected blood victims call for more mass screening for hepatitis C
Government urged to test NHS patients given blood products or transfusions in 1970s-90s
Victims of the NHS contaminated blood scandal have called on the government to extend mass screening for hepatitis C infections to prevent more deaths.
The plea came as the prime minister, Theresa May, pledged additional financial support for those infected as well as bereaved relatives affected by the medical disaster.
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'No coherent policy': Trump’s scattergun approach plunges Libya deeper into peril
The US president has gone from urging a ceasefire in Tripoli to threatening to veto such calls in the UN
Egyptian and Emirati influence on Donald Trump has thrown US policy on Libya into turmoil at a moment when Tripoli is under attack and the country is on the brink of a full-scale war once again.
The state department went from encouraging a UN security council resolution calling for a ceasefire and an end to an offensive on the capital by the eastern Libyan warlord, Khalifa Haftar, to threatening to veto the same resolution a few days later.
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Busting the myth that depression doesn't affect people in poor countries
For decades, many psychiatrists believed depression was a uniquely western phenomenon. But in the last few years, a new movement has turned this thinking on its head. By Tina Rosenberg
When Vikram Patel first began to study mental health, he believed depression only existed in rich nations. But today, he is the single most influential figure in the growing global movement to treat mental illness in poor countries, especially the most common disorder, depression.
In 1993, Patel, who was born in Mumbai, finished his training as a psychiatrist in London and moved with his wife to Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, to begin a two-year research fellowship at the national university. His purpose was to find evidence for the view, then widespread among psychiatrists, that what looked like depression in poor countries was actually a response to deprivation and injustice – conditions stemming from colonisation. The remedy in such cases, he believed, was not psychotherapy, but social justice.
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Workers barely benefited from Trump’s sweeping tax cut, investigation shows
Big companies drove the 2017 Tax and Jobs Act, but did not commit to any specific wage hikes, the Center for Public Integrity found
Big companies drove Donald Trump’s tax cut law but refused to commit to any specific wage hikes for workers, despite repeated White House promises it would help employees, an investigation shows.
The 2017 Tax and Jobs Act – the Trump administration’s one major piece of enacted legislation – did deliver the biggest corporate tax cut in US history, but ultimately workers benefited almost not at all.
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Canada blocks Puigdemont visit days before he was set to land in Quebec
Former Catalan president was invited to speak by a group advocating Quebec independence
The Canadian government blocked a visit by Carles Puigdemont days before the former Catalan president was to travel to the country at the invitation of a group advocating Quebec independence, his lawyer said on Monday.
Puigdemont had been scheduled to speak in Quebec earlier this month on his experiences as a leader of the Catalonian independence movement – including his spearheading of the region’s 2017 unilateral referendum on separation from Spain. His schedule was to include a visit to the province’s national assembly.
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Nauru contract standoff causes chaos and confusion as refugee services left in limbo
Island’s government extends Canstruct’s contract at 11th hour but not before asylum seekers were told to clear out
A refusal by Nauru to agree to a contract extension until the 11th hour has caused chaos and confusion on the island, after refugees and asylum seekers were told to clear out of the processing centre and warned healthcare may stop.
Australia and Nauru have been working towards Nauru taking over contracts to provide welfare and garrison service to the 400 or so asylum seekers and refugees on the island, but Nauru has struggled to be ready.
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Killings of police and polio workers halt vaccine drive in Pakistan
Deaths follow wave of rumours and a hoax video intended to derail final push to eradicate the disease
A federal government campaign to vaccinate more than 40 million children under five against polio in Pakistan has been suspended following a series of attacks on workers and police over the past week.
On 23 April a police officer responsible for protecting polio workers was gunned down in Bannu. The same day, a polio worker was injured with a knife in Lahore by a man refusing to allow his child to be vaccinated, citing a recent hoax video that claimed children were becoming ill after the immunisations.
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Poor bear the brunt as global justice system fails 5.1 billion people – study
Flawed legal systems mean two-thirds of the world’s population are deprived of justice
Across the world, an estimated 5.1 billion people – two-thirds of the global population – are being failed by the justice system, a study has found.
But providing universal access to basic justice could save the global economy billions of dollars every year, as lost income and stress-related illness due to seeking legal redress can cost countries up to 3% of their annual GDP, according to a report published today by the Task Force on Justice.
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'Say no to child marriage': Bangladeshi women fight for equality – in pictures
From violence and harassment to the pursuit of simple pleasures like playing football or riding a bicycle, women in Bangladesh encounter innumerable obstacles. Here, those on the frontline of that struggle discuss the challenges they have faced and the hurdles that remain
Girls in Bangladesh talk their way out of forced marriage
All photographs by Muhammad Murtada/British Council
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Spanish socialists' win is latest sign of Europe's centre-left upturn
Victory of PSOE in Sunday’s election comes at expense of centre-right that tried to outflank extremists
A decisive socialist win in Spain’s election on Sunday may be seen in Europe as evidence of a gathering centre-left recovery – but it also underlines the dangers to moderate conservatives of courting the far right.
Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party (PSOE) won 123 seats and 29% of the vote in Sunday’s election, well up on the 85 seats and 23% they got in 2016. The conservative People’s party (PP) lost half its vote share and half its MPs, finishing second with 66 seats.
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UN boss raises Xinjiang Uyghurs during his trip to China
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reminded China that its treatment of Uyghurs is still under close watch. Human rights must be respected even when fighting terrorism, he told Chinese authorities during a visit to last week's billion-dollar Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, according to a UN spokesman.
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Jakarta is sinking and Indonesia doesn't want its capital there anymore
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ISIS leader allegedly appears for first time in five years
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US sails destroyers through Taiwan Strait
The US Navy sailed two destroyers, the USS Stethem and USS William P. Lawrence, through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, referring to the operation as a "routine" transit.
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NATO And The U.S. Prepare For Any Russian Aggression Off The Coast Of Norway
Trident Juncture 2018 will take place on land, sea, and in the air over the Baltic and Norwegian seas as well as Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Norwegian armed forces
CBS/60 Minutes: How NATO and the U.S. are preparing for any Russian aggression off the coast of Norway
David Martin reports from north of the Arctic Circle, where, for the first time in decades, the United States has sent a carrier strike group to participate in war games.
NATO, which just marked its 70th anniversary, is widely considered the gold standard of military alliances, binding countries on both sides of the Atlantic in common cause against Russian aggression. But President Trump complains that other members of the alliance don't pay their fair share of what it costs to defend Europe against the intimidation tactics of Vladimir Putin. The president has told aides he doesn't see the point of the alliance and has even mentioned withdrawing from NATO. Despite those misgivings, the U.S. and its NATO allies have been steadily increasing the frequency and size of their military exercises. Last fall, NATO held the largest one yet in Norway, one of the countries President Trump has singled out for failing to spend enough on defense. You might not think of Norway, which has a tiny military, as a vital NATO ally, but we found a country that is on the front lines with Russia and serves as NATO's eyes and ears in the High North.
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WNU Editor: In the event of war Russia will focus their energies on the eastern front, and preparing the use of their nuclear arsenal. Norway will just be an after-thought.
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Is Russia Getting The U.S. Message?
The Abraham Lincoln and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups conducted carrier strike force operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (MC3 Jeremiah Bartelt/U.S. Navy)
Matthew Bodner, Defense News: US rolls ‘100K tons of international diplomacy’ into the Med. Will Russia get the message?
ABOARD THE CARRIER ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA — A commercial airline pilot has a lot of leeway on landing. Airport runways are long and wide, and the flight crew has time to get things just right before setting the wheels down gently. On an aircraft carrier, this is not the case. One minute you are flying, and the next moment — before your body can work out what it is enduring — you are not.
Defense News experienced a carrier landing firsthand on April 23, hitting the deck of the Abraham Lincoln aboard a U.S. Navy C-2A Greyhound aircraft with U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman and Adm. James Foggo, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe. The purpose of the visit was twofold — to kick off a dual-carrier exercise with sister ship John C. Stennis on April 24, and to deliver a sternly worded message to Russia: Stand down.
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WNU Editor: Is the U.S. getting the message? That this is no longer a uni-polar world with the U.S. at the head. I think some do. But we are creatures of habit, and we will repeat what we think works. And while it may be impressive to send a carrier strike group into the Mediterranean Sea, the old ways of conducting diplomacy by using the military as your hammer will not have the impact that many in Washington are hoping for.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 29, 2019
Reuters
Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic: The High-Stakes Confrontation Between Trump and Khamenei
Neither leader appears to want escalating conflict—yet that’s precisely where things seem to be headed.
President Donald Trump doesn’t want conflict. Ayatollah Khamenei doesn’t want economic collapse. Yet that is where things are headed.
Put yourself in the shoes of Iran’s 80-year-old supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His regime is beset by nearly 50 percent inflation, a collapsed currency, persistent labor strikes, and an irrepressible women’s-rights movement. Epic floods recently killed more than 75 people and caused nearly $3 billion in damage. A locust plague is threatening 300,000 hectares—$9 billion worth—of farming land. “Things have never been this bad” is a refrain commonly heard from Iran these days.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 29, 2019
Why Russia, Iran seek deeper ties with North Korea -- Lewis Sanders IV, DW
Explainer: What's at stake for Libya's oil as conflict flares? -- Ahmad Ghaddar and Aidan Lewis, Reuters
An Afghan peace on whose terms? -- The Diplomat
The Middle East comes to Sri Lanka -- A.J. Caschetta, The Hill
From 9/11 to Sri Lanka: the terrorists’ deadly message we have failed to grasp -- Jason Burke, The Guardian
A look back at Japanese Emperor Akihito's three-decade reign -- France 24
Jakarta fired up over clash with Vietnam vessels -- Asia Times
Spain's socialist PSOE party mulls next move after victory without majority -- Sam Jones, The Guardian
A Cold War solution for Serbia and Kosovo? -- Nenad Kreizer & Darko Janjevic, DW
The Spies Who Came In From the Continent -- Calder Walton, Foreign Policy
Spanish PM's three options after election win -- France 24
Freedom and democracy are under siege. The West must step up -- Stan Grant, ABC News Online
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World News Briefs -- April 29, 2019 (Evening Edition)
DW: Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi appears in new video
For the first time in five years, the leader of IS has appeared on video. He talks about recent incidents, including the fall of Baghouz last month, and praises the Sri Lanka attacks.
The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, appeared in new video published by the Islamist terror group on Monday.
In the 18-minute clip, a bearded man is seen sitting in casual conversation with three other people, whose faces are blurred.
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MIDDLE EAST
Syrian refugees risk journey home amid dire situation in Lebanon.
Israel frees two Syrian prisoners after return of soldier's body.
Iraq demands apology after Bahraini FM calls al-Sadr a 'dog'.
Trump, Erdogan discuss working group on Russian S-400 missile system.
Pompeo defends US support for Saudis in Yemen as 'in America's best interest'.
Suspected UAE spy arrested in Turkey commits suicide: state media.
Suspected UAE spy 'kills himself in Turkish prison'.
ASIA
Indonesia and Vietnam vessels collide in South China Sea, 12 detained.
Ghani opens meeting in Kabul to discuss Taliban peace talks.
Eight nominees submit applications to run for Kazakh President.
East Sri Lanka on edge after Easter bombers linked to region.
Sri Lanka bans face veils after Easter terror attacks.
India elections: Voting under way, reports of clashes.
Indonesia election: More than 270 election staff die counting votes.
Indonesia's planning minister announces capital city move.
Rodrigo Duterte tells Canada to take its garbage back or he will dump it ‘on your beautiful beaches’.
AFRICA
Air raids trap civilians in Libyan capital Tripoli. Airstrikes, roadblocks trap civilians in Libya’s Tripoli.
UN Libya envoy warns against backing strongman Haftar.
Gunmen kill pastor, worshippers in Burkina Faso church.
South Sudan hires U.S. lobbyists to help block war crimes court: contract.
Sudan's army rulers, protesters differ on joint council make-up.
DR Congo opposition leader calls for removal of president.
South Africa marks Freedom Day, apartheid ended 25 years ago.
Tropical Cyclone Kenneth death toll rises to 38 in Mozambique, officials say. Mozambique flooding 'worse than thought': UN agency.
EUROPE
Socialists win Spain election; far-right party to make debut in parliament.
Spain election: Socialists consider next move after elections.
Ukraine's president-elect rejects Russian passport plan.
French police arrest four suspected terrorists over 'extremely violent' plot against security forces ahead of May Day yellow vest protests.
Thousands protest replacement of Czech justice minister.
Russian reserves hit highest level since 2014.
Majority of Russians oppose ‘sovereign internet’ bill – poll.
AMERICAS
Trump blasts Biden as he hits 2020 trail.
Secretary of State Pompeo says Russia will still be meddling 'in 2050'.
Pompeo says Maduro's inner circle looking for exit strategy in Venezuela.
US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein quits.
US blasts Guyana for honoring 'terrorist' convicted in JFK bomb plot.
'Completely avoidable' measles outbreak hits 25-year high in US.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
US hits Islamic State in northern Somalia.
Guantánamo Bay prison commander fired after investigation.
ISIL fighters' families stage German protest for their return.
Yazidis to accept ISIL rape survivors, but not their children.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
US stocks tread water ahead of more earnings, Fed.
U.S. sanctions on Iran, Venezuela set up crunch for heavier oil.
Mnuchin on US-China trade talks: We are getting 'into the final laps'.
Boeing safety system not at fault, says chief executive.
'Avengers' finale shatters records with $1.2 billion debut.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 29, 2019
Reuters: Global military spending at new post-Cold War high, fueled by U.S., China: think-tank
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Global military expenditure reached its highest level last year since the end of the Cold War, fueled by increased spending in the United States and China, the world’s two biggest economies, a leading defense think-tank said on Monday.
In its annual report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said overall global military spending in 2018 hit $1.82 trillion, up 2.6 percent on the previous year.
That is the highest figure since 1988, when such data first became available as the Cold War began winding down.
U.S. military spending rose 4.6 percent last year to reach $649 billion, leaving it still by far the world’s biggest spender. It accounted for 36 percent of total global military expenditure, nearly equal to the following eight biggest-spending countries combined, SIPRI said.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 29, 2019
US and China account for almost half of world's military spending, report says -- CNN
Global Military Expenditures Are Up, Driven By Top 2 Spenders — U.S. And China -- NPR
SIPRI: Global military spending 'highest since Cold War' -- Al Jazeera
Russia drops out of top 5 global military spenders while US and China up the ante -- CNBC
We can't stay 'stagnant': Navy chief defends decision to decommission aircraft carrier -- Washington Examiner
F-35s Only? The U.S. Marines Have a Long Way to Go -- National Interest
There’s a new general in charge of the Army’s efforts to revamp basic training and fitness -- Army Times
Microsoft, Amazon Leading The Way To The Pentagon’s Multi-Cloud Environment -- National Interest
Musk to Pentagon: SpaceX ‘Missed the Mark’ on a Launch Bid -- Bloomberg
Navy Launches Safety Review After 2 Navy Recruits Die at Boot Camp Within 8 Weeks -- Military.com
US Navy warships pass through Taiwan Strait -- DW
Trump, Erdogan discuss working group on Russian S-400 -- Al Jazeera
US, Turkey play chicken over Russia -- The Hill
Blackwater founder Erik Prince's new company has reportedly set up shop in Iraq. His old company was kicked out for murdering civilians. -- Business Insider
Poland acquires AW101 helos for Navy under $430M deal -- Defense News
Germany to train Saudi soldiers despite Yemen war concerns -- DW
Whale with harness could be Russian weapon, say Norwegian experts -- The Guardian
China Has Its Very Own B-52 Like Bomber (With 'Russian DNA') -- National Interest
China’s latest class of warship makes its public debut -- Defense News
Bangladesh Navy receives final two Chinese-made Type C13B corvettes -- Jane's 360
Afghanistan’s Hired Guns -- US News and World Report
Can the Pentagon sell Silicon Valley on AI as ethical war? -- Kelsey D. Atherton, C4ISRNet
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This Is How B-2 Bomber Pilots Pull Off 33-Hour Flights
Defense News: Here’s how B-2 bomber pilots pull off gruelling 33-hour flights
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Being a B-2 pilot means experiencing the rush of takeoff and the pressure of weapons drops while flying in the nation’s only stealth bomber. But it also involves having to manage nap times with your co-pilot during daylong-plus flights.
“After you do a few [long-duration flights], anything under 20 hours doesn’t seem like a big deal,” said Capt. Chris “Thunder” Beck, a former B-52 pilot who recently graduated from B-2 pilot training school. Beck spoke to journalist and Defense News contributor Jeff Bolton during a visit to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.
Beck has yet to conduct a long-endurance flight in the B-2 Spirit, the stealth bomber produced by Northrop Grumman and introduced to the U.S. Air Force’s inventory in 1997. However, he got used to long missions while flying in the B-52, with one especially extended haul taking him from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, to Japan, and then back.
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WNU editor: I have been on a few 15 hour flights .... and they killed me. I can only imagine what a 33-hour flight would do.
Update: On a side note .... How to build the ‘Mr. Potato Bomb’ for the B-2 (Defense News)
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IMF Report: U.S. Sanctions Severely Impacting Iran's Economy
Reforms in the region have become more urgent to decrease dependence on oil and create jobs, the IMF says [File: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters]
VOA: IMF: US Sanctions Cutting Iranian Growth, Boosting Inflation
The International Monetary Fund is forecasting Iran's economy to shrink by 6% this year as it faces pressure from U.S. sanctions.
In a report released Monday, the IMF said its estimates for Iran, which include the potential for inflation to top 40%, predate a U.S. decision to end waivers that have allowed some Iranian oil buyers to continue making their purchases despite new sanctions that went into effect last year.
The Trump administration is due to formally end the waivers on Thursday for some of Iran's top crude purchasers, including China, India, Japan, Turkey and South Korea.
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WNU Editor: Iran is not the only country facing hard times .... IMF warns of slowing growth and rising unrest across the Middle East (CNBC).
More News On Today's IMF Report Stating That U.S. Sanctions Are Severely Impacting Iran's Economy
Iran inflation could reach 40 percent this year as economy shrinks further - IMF -- Reuters
IMF Sees Risk of 50% Iran Inflation on More U.S. Sanctions -- Bloomberg
Iran’s recession is driving a growth slowdown among region’s oil exporters, IMF says -- CNBC
IMF: Iran likely to be among Middle Eastern countries hardest hit by volatile politics, oil prices -- Israel Hayom/AP
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Afghanistan Opens Loya Jirga To Discuss Current Peace Talks With The Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (center) attends a consultative grand assembly known as the Loya Jirga in Kabul on April 29.
RFE: Afghanistan Opens Loya Jirga To Discuss Peace Talks
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has opened a four-day Loya Jirga, or grand assembly, with more than 3,200 delegates seeking to agree on a common approach to peace talks with the Taliban.
The Loya Jirga bringing together politicians, tribal elders, and other prominent figures was overshadowed by no-shows by several high-ranking officials, including Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Ghani's partner in a unity government.
President Ghani's special envoy, Omar Daudzai, said that delegates from Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan were among the participants of the gathering taking place under tight security in Kabul on April 29.
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WNU Editor: Past Afghan Loya Jirgas never stopped the war. Will this one make a difference? If history is any indication, the answer is no.
More News On Afghanistan Opening A Loya Jirga To Discuss Current Peace Talks With The Taliban
Afghan leader holds council to set agenda for Taliban talks -- AP
Afghan president opens grand assembly in bid to gain initiative in Taliban talks -- Reuters
Peace Jirga Begins With 3,200 Delegates In Attendance -- TOLO News
Ghani opens meeting in Kabul to discuss Taliban peace talks -- Al Jazeera
Jirga Will Determine Framework For Talks With Taliban: Ghani -- TOLO News
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Libyan Strongman Haftar's LNA Launches Air Strikes On Tripoli
Al Jazeera: Air raids trap civilians in Libyan capital Tripoli
Haftar's eastern forces make aerial and ground push against militias allied with UN-recognised government.
Libyan officials have said that eastern-based forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar have intensified their air attacks around Tripoli over the past two days.
Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) launched an operation to take the capital from the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) on April 4 and has been engaged in fighting with its militias in and around the city.
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More News On Haftar's Military Launching Air Strikes On Tripoli
Air strike hits Tripoli as eastern Libyan forces send warship to oil port -- Reuters
LNA Launches Air Strikes On Tripoli -- OilPrice.com
Libya minister accuses 2 Arab states of bombing Tripoli -- Middle East Monitor
Libyan GNA Claims Foreign-Owned Warplanes Behind Strikes on Tripoli -- Sputnik
Government, Haftar forces battle house-to-house in Tripoli -- France 24
Libyan National Army Says Gains Ground on Way to Country's Capital Tripoli -- Sputnik
Gunmen attack Libya’s largest oilfield -- Anadolu Agency
Armed group tried to attack Libya's El Sharara oilfield: engineer -- Reuters
'He's no Abraham Lincoln': Libya U.N. envoy warns against backing eastern commander -- Reuters
'I Don't Know Where I Will Be The Next Minute — Dead Or Alive': The View From Tripoli -- Lama Al-Arian, NPR
Who is Khalifa Haftar, whose forces are attacking Tripoli, Libya? -- NBC
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Inside The Cockpit Of A B-2 Stealth Bomber
Business Insider: New video offers a first-ever look inside the cockpit of the legendary B-2 stealth bomber
* The B-2 Spirit bomber is a multi-role stealth bomber able to penetrate sophisticated enemy defenses to strike targets with conventional and nuclear payloads.
* For the first time in the 30-year history of the B-2 program, the US Air Force has allowed a civilian journalist to record a flight from inside the cockpit of one of these powerful bombers.
A new video offers a look at the inside of the B-2 Spirit bomber for the first time in the three-decade history of one of America's most secretive aerial weapons.
The US Air Force allowed a civilian journalist to board a B-2 stealth bomber and record the flight from inside the cockpit, capturing exclusive footage of one of the service's most closely-guarded secrets.
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WNU Editor: Cool.
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For The First Time In 5 Years Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Was Pictured In A New Video
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
FOX News: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi pictured for first time since 2014, intel group says
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was pictured in a new video for the first time since July 2014, SITE Intelligence Group said Monday.
The video was released by ISIS’s propaganda arm al-Furqan.
Rumors of al-Baghdadi’s death have persisted as ISIS militants who have surrendered to U.S.-backed coalition forces, believed their ideological leader abandoned their cause.
Baghdadi also suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and injuries sustained during an airstrike years ago.
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More News On Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Being Pictured In A New Video
Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi appears in new video -- DW
Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seen in new video for first time in five years -- The Independent
ISIL chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in propaganda video -- Al Jazeera
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'is seen in new video' in his first appearance since 2014 -- Daily Mail
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U.S. Navy Warns China That Hostile Behaviour From Its Coast Guard And Fishing Boats Will Be Confronted
Chinese fishing vessels set sail for the Spratly Islands. Photo: AFP
CNBC: US reportedly warns China over hostile non-naval vessels in South China Sea
* The head of the U.S. Navy warned China that hostile behavior from its coast guard and fishing boats will not be treated any differently from the Chinese navy, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
* These non-naval ships have been used to help Beijing stake its claim in the disputed South China Sea, the London-based newspaper reported Richardson as saying.
* The warning comes as China increasingly relies on its coast guard and maritime militia — or marine industry workers trained alongside its navy — to expand its military presence in the region.
The head of the U.S. Navy has warned China that hostile behavior from its coast guard and fishing boats will not be treated any differently from the Chinese navy, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
In an interview with the FT, Admiral John Richardson said he told Chinese vice-admiral Shen Jinlong in January that Washington will respond to aggressive acts by these non-naval ships the same way it has with the People’s Liberation Army Navy.
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WNU editor: No one in the region likes China's "unofficial" Navy .... Beijing’s maritime militia, the scourge of South China Sea (Asia Times).
More News On The U.S. Navy Warning China That Hostile Behaviour From Its Coast Guard And Fishing Boats Will Be Confronted
U.S. Warns China Over Civil Forces in South China Sea, FT Says -- Bloomberg
US warns China on aggressive acts by fishing boats and coast guard -- Business Times/Financial Times
South China Sea: US THREATENS to target unarmed Chinese fishing boats -- Express
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Churches Have Become The #1 Target For Hate Attacks Worldwide
Crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast inside a church in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21. An estimated 253 people perished in a coordinated series of blasts targeting churches and hotels, shattering the relative calm that has existed in Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka since a civil war against mostly Hindu ethnic Tamil separatists ended 10 years ago. REUTERS/Stringer
Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream: Churches Have Become The #1 Target For Hate Attacks – An Average Of 105 Every Single Month
The bombings in Sri Lanka have once again put a spotlight on the rising tide of violence against Christians all over the world. According to Open Doors USA, an average of 105 churches and/or Christian buildings are burned or attacked every month. That is more than three per day, and almost all of those attacks get ignored by the mainstream media in the western world. In addition, an average of 345 Christians are killed for faith-related reasons every single month. Of course these numbers will soon be out of date, because violence against Christians continues to escalate all over the globe, and the horrifying attacks that we just witnessed in Sri Lanka are a perfect example.
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WNU Editor: There is a part of me that feels this 105 attacks per month is actually a low-ball number.
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Suspected Islamists Kill 6 Christians In church Attack In Burkina Faso
BBC: Burkina Faso: Christians killed in attack on church
Gunmen have opened fire on a church in northern Burkina Faso, killing at least six people, officials say.
The attackers reportedly arrived on seven motorbikes at the end of Sunday's service and killed the pastor, two of his sons and three other worshippers.
It is the first attack on a church since jihadist violence erupted in the West African country in 2016.
Fighters affiliated to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group as well as the local Ansarul Islam have been active.
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More News On Yesterday's Church Attack In Burkina Faso
Pastor among victims of deadly raid on Burkina Faso church -- France 24
Gunmen kill pastor, worshippers in Burkina Faso church -- DW
Six killed in church attack in northern Burkina Faso -- Reuters
At least 5 killed in suspected jihadist attack on Burkina Faso church – reports -- RT
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Ukraine President-Elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy Offers Russians Citizenship
Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would grant citizenship to ‘representatives of all nations that suffer from authoritarian and corrupt regimes.’ Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
DW: Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy offers Russians citizenship
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has offered to grant Ukrainian citizenship to Russians, responding to a similar move by Russia. However, he coupled the offer with a dig at the situation in the neighboring country.
President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy has offered Ukrainian citizenship to Russians, but combined the proposal with criticism of the Kremlin.
"We will provide Ukrainian citizenship to representatives of all peoples who suffer from authoritarian and corrupt regimes. In the first place — the Russians, who today suffer probably the most," Zelenskiy wrote on Facebook on Sunday.
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Update: Ukraine president offers Russians citizenship in snub to Putin (Guardian/AFP).
WNU Editor: Ukraine just banned Russian from public institutions, schools, etc. .... Ukraine Passes Language Law Banning Russian In Public Institutions, Schools, And Public Service Jobs (April 27, 2019). Here is an easy prediction .... not one Russian is going to take this offer.
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Is The Russian Navy Training Whales To Be Weapons?
Tromsø läheltä norjalaiset kalastajat vapauttivat maitovalaan valjaista joissa teksti: "Equipment of St. Petersburg". Epäily että karannut Murmanskin laivastotukikohdasta #sotavalas #turpo pic.twitter.com/n9uSNupQYD— Samuli Haapala (@SamuHaa) April 27, 2019
Daily Mail: Fishermen discover beluga whale 'trained by Russian Navy' and wearing a harness off of Norway
* Norwegian fisherman have freed a beluga whale wearing a tight harness
* The crew jumped into the freezing water to release it on Friday
* The strap featured a camera mount and 'equipment of St. Petersburg' label
* This has prompted speculation the whale may have escaped the Russian Navy
Norwegian fisherman have discovered a beluga whale wearing a tight harness with a camera attachment - sparking speculation the animal belongs to the Russian Navy.
The crew worked together to release the animal from the straps on Saturday.
One of the fisherman told Norway's state broadcaster NRK they jumped into the freezing water to help the animal.
He said: 'When I was lying in the water, he came all the way up to the side, and I managed to reach the front buckle and open it.'
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More News On Reports That Russia May Be Training Whales To Be Weapons
Beluga whale with Russian harness raises alarm in Norway -- AP
Whale with harness could be Russian weapon, say Norwegian experts -- The Guardian
Whales trained by Russia's military may be harassing fishermen from NATO ally Norway -- CBS
A harness-wearing whale that keeps headbutting ships in the Arctic Circle could be a Russian military asset, Norwegian scientists say -- Business Insider
Norway Claims Caught Runaway "Spy Whale" From Russia (PHOTO, VIDEO) -- Sputnik
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China Continues To Destroy Historical Muslim Sites
1/6 My interpretation of the demolition of significant mosques (part or whole) in Xinjiang, based on @shawnwzhang 's gathering of satellite evidence: https://t.co/BekCNCnoj0 @XJscholars— James Millward (@JimMillward) April 24, 2019
Business Insider: Before-and-after photos show how China is destroying historical sites to monitor and intimidate its Muslim minority
* China is waging an unprecedented crackdown on a Muslim minority called the Uighurs, who live in the country's western frontier region, Xinjiang.
* Muslims have for centuries settled in the region, sometimes referred to as East Turkestan.
* As part of its crackdown, which has seen the installation of facial-recognition cameras and seemingly arbitrary detentions, China's government has also destroyed traditional Uighur architecture including mosques and large parts of an ancient city called Kashgar.
* Before-and-after images show the extent of some of the destruction of these historical locations.
China is installing a 21st-century police state in its western frontier of Xinjiang, which is home to the Uighurs, a majority-Muslim ethnic minority.
It involves installing hundreds of thousands of facial recognition cameras, making Uighurs download software on their phones, and holding at least 1 million Muslims in prison-like detention centers.
Beijing is waging this crackdown partly because it sees Uighurs as a national security threat, and has tried to stoke Islamophobia to justify its controversial policies in the region.
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WNU Editor: This story deserves far more coverage than what it has been receiving.
Hat tip to Robert for this link.
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For Games Of Thrones Fans, Here Is How You Storm A Castle
William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics: How to Storm a Castle
Just a few suggestions for any Iron Throne wannabes.
The past seasons of Game of Thrones were full of castle-storming goodness, and that's unlikely to change for the show's eighth and final outing. While humanity hasn't had dragons to help breach a foreboding keep, it's gotten pretty good at the art of the siege.
Here are a few pointers for whoever makes a grab for the Iron Throne this season.
There's perhaps no military action older than castle storming. Whether you're talking about paleolithic Scotland, medieval France, or the fictional kingdoms of Westeros, the pattern appears to be the same: As soon as people had any possessions at all, other people have coveted the lands and possessions of their neighbors.
And so, the people with lands and possessions built castles for protection. Siege warfare against those castles is brutal and blunt. It's a style of fighting characterized by a combination of ungodly long, boring waits punctuated by short spurts of terrifying action.
There is a lot more to besieging a walled fortress than simply running around with ladders. A lot more.
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WNU Editor: And as for Games of Thrones fans, we all know what happened last night.
— MaryJane (@maryrobido) April 29, 2019
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Two U.S. Navy Warships Sail Through The Taiwan Strait
The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem, pictured, sailed through the Taiwan Strait with USS William P Lawrence on Sunday. Photograph: HANDOUT/Reuters
Reuters: Two U.S. Navy warships sail through strategic Taiwan Strait
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it sent two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as the Pentagon increases the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China.
The voyage risks further raising tensions with China but will likely be viewed by self-ruled Taiwan as a sign of support from the Trump administration amid growing friction between Taipei and Beijing.
Taiwan is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the U.S.-China relationship, which also include a trade war, U.S. sanctions and China’s increasingly muscular military posture in the South China Sea, where the United States also conducts freedom-of-navigation patrols.
The two destroyers were identified as the William P. Lawrence and Stethem. The 112-mile-wide (180-km) Taiwan Strait separates Taiwan from China.
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Update: US Navy warships sail once again through Taiwan Strait (Taiwan News)
WNU Editor: Expect a reaction from China very soon.
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Global Military Spending Rose In 2018
The show of force on 13 September, day three of the “active phase” of VOSTOK 2018 which included live-fire exercises, was more a carefully orchestrated military demonstration than a real military exercise. © News X
DW: Here’s how much global military spending rose in 2018
WASHINGTON — Overall military expenditures rose 2.6 percent between 2017 and 2018, to hit a total of $1.82 trillion dollars, according to new research from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
The total from 2018 is 5.4 percent higher than 2009, and represents a 76 percent increase over 1998, a 20-year period.
Sixty percent of global military spending came from five countries: The United States ($649 billion), China ($250 billion), Saudi Arabia ($67.6 billion), India ($66.5 billion) and France ($63.8 billion). Russia ($61.4 billion) and the United Kingdom ($50 billion) were the other two countries to spend $50 billion or more on defense.
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WNU Editor: The report is here .... SIPRI Fact Sheet April 2019: Trends in world military expenditure, 2018 (Relief Web)
More News On Global Military Spending Rose In 2018
Military expenditures continues to increase across the globe -- Jerusalem Post
US, China, Saudis lead 2018 military spend -- News.com.au
Military spending around the world is booming -- The Economist
US military spending up for first time in 7 years: Sipri -- AFP
New technologies drive military spending: SIPRI -- DW
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