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Iran seizes ship with Filipino crew for alleged fuel smuggling in Gulf
Legal measures about the case were carried out by the Iranian judiciary, it added. Almost 284,000 liters of diesel fuel, worth about 323 billion rials ($2.8 million), was confiscated as part of the operation, according to the local authority. [Full Article...]
'Called off peace talks with Taliban over Kabul bombing'
However, according to the agreement, a full peace agreement to end more than 18 years of war would depend on subsequent "intra Afghan" talks. The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - Eliot Engel - wrote a letter Thursday to Trump's peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, saying: "We want to make sure we are negotiating a peace, not simply a withdrawal". [Full Article...]
China mulls $1-billion investment in Pakistans development projects
The two sides had also exchanged views on the Afghan peace process. The Pakistan premier stressed that the 35-day-long curfew, the continued lockdown and communication blackout, and the massive human rights violations had created a dire humanitarian situation in the valley that needed to be urgently addressed. [Full Article...]
CNN’s Stelter: Trump Is ‘Celebrating His Own Ignorance’ on Hurricane Dorian Claims
The Washington Post's Greg Sargent had a good piece last week, taking stock of the instances in which "government officials have wheeled into action in an effort to make Trump's lies, errors and obsessions into truths", and on Friday afternoon, the president added an unusually brazen example of the phenomenon. [Full Article...]
Merkel in China says HK freedoms should be safe
The German leader says she indicated during her talks with him "that the rights and freedoms agreed upon in Hong Kong's Basic Law should be safeguarded". The Chinese language ambassador to Germany, Wu Ken, additionally defended the actions of Chinese language police in an open letter in German media the identical day. [Full Article...]
Jeep left at Myrtle Beach during Hurricane Dorian weathers the storm
At first he discovered a single brick with "D-I-A-M-A-N-T" written across one side, with it believed to be the Spanish word diamante, which is diamond in English. The duffel bag has since been turned over to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Hernandez said. After the rescue, the pup was evaluated and named Dorian after the powerful hurricane looming just off Florida's east coast. [Full Article...]
Kitsap base project among those cut by Trump to fund border wall
Parents say the center is in desperate need of fix, as it deals with frequent power outages, spotty air conditioning, broken equipment, and damage to the infrastructure after a vehicle hit the building. The issue is shaping up as a stumbling block to enactment of Pentagon spending legislation this fall. Sen. Todd Young's office says he'll work to restore project funding as soon as possible. [Full Article...]
Typhoon strikes South Korea, thousands without power, flights grounded
The KMA lifted all typhoon-related warnings and advisories as of 9 p.m. Saturday, though it still cautioned against strong winds expected to affect Seoul and surrounding regions through the early hours of Sunday. More than 200 flights were grounded at airports nationwide, while 38 people were forced to evacuate from their flooded homes in Gwangju, a city near Seoul. [Full Article...]