Monday, November 20, 2017

World News Briefs -- November 20, 2017



Reuters: China draws three-stage path for Myanmar, Bangladesh to resolve Rohingya crisis

NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - China called for a ceasefire in Myanmar’s Rakhine State so that Rohingya Muslim refugees can return from Bangladesh, proposing a three-stage approach to the crisis as diplomats from 51 mostly Asian and European countries gathered in Myanmar on Monday.

More than 600,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August, driven out by a military clearance operation in Buddhist majority Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

Amid a burgeoning humanitarian catastrophe, rights groups have accused the Myanmar military of atrocities, while foreign critics have blasted Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel peace prize winner who leads a civilian administration that is less than two years old, for failing to speak out more strongly.

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MIDDLE EAST

Critical week for Syria as parallel talks get under way.

Syria: ISIS militants defeated in final stronghold.

Arab states hold emergency meeting on Iran, Hezbollah. Saudi Arabia seeks to ratchet up pressure against Iran.

'Saudi propaganda': Iran slams Arab League statement lashing out at Tehran, Hezbollah.

Iraq Supreme Court rules Kurdish referendum unconstitutional.

Iraqi authorities clamp down on sectarian hate speech.

Iran earthquake: Khamenei criticises government's response.

Hundreds of rights violations documented in Yemen.

Rafah border crossing to remain open for two more days.

Israel to deport 40,000 African refugees without their consent.

ASIA

Myanmar: EU and Germany see positive signals amid Rohingya crisis.

Suu Kyi blames world conflicts partly on illegal immigration.

North Korea: The US will regret 'letting such a depraved and stupid guy occupy the Oval Office'.

The city on the North Korean border where Chinese come to peer in.

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern 'regrets Trump story'.

Bangladesh arrests militant suspect in US blogger killing.

Okinawa car crash sparks US troops alcohol ban in Japan.

AFRICA

Zimbabwe: Ruling ZANU-PF party drafts impeachment motion against President Robert Mugabe.

Boko Haram kills six in NE Nigeria: militia, local.

South Sudan says ex-military chief freed from house arrest.

Kenya Supreme Court upholds Kenyatta election victory. Supreme Court upholds Uhuru Kenyatta's victory.

Two killed in protests after Kenya's top court upholds election.

Angola's Lourenco replaces police and intelligence chiefs.

Deadly plague epidemic in Madagascar that is at 'crisis' point will trigger an outbreak of POLIO because aid workers are now focused only on the 'medieval disease', researcher warns.

EUROPE

Germany's Merkel suffers blow as FDP pulls out of coalition talks.

German government talks collapse; Merkel seeks to reassure.

Michel Barnier warns Theresa May the EU 'will not wait' for a new free trade deal with Britain.

Poland fury over 'attack' by EU's Tusk.

George Soros decries Hungary's PM Orban for anti-Semitic attacks 'reminiscent of the 1930s'.

Putin plan to rejuvenate Russian politics makes slow progress.

France wrestles with the line between seduction, harassment.

AMERICAS

Chile election: Conservative PiƱera to face Socialist Guillier in run-off. Ex-President Pinera leads Chile vote, but faces runoff.

Trump open to dropping healthcare provision in Senate tax bill: aide.

Special counsel sends wide-ranging request for documents to Justice Department.

After border agent is killed and partner injured in Texas, Trump renews call for wall.

U.S. envoy to Russia: visa consultations in consulates may resume soon - TASS.

Argentina navy: Missing sub 'had called to report breakdown'.

Puerto Rico's misery: Thousands without homes, power 2 months after storms.

New groping allegation against US Senator Al Franken. Roy Moore accuser Leigh Corfman shares why she went public in exclusive interview.

Charles Manson dies aged 83 after decades in prison.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

After years of letting captives own their artwork, Pentagon calls it U.S. property. And may burn it.

Understanding al Qaeda through the massive trove of Osama bin Laden’s files.

Lebanon's president rejects terrorism suggestion.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Canada, Mexico to question U.S. auto content demands at NAFTA talks.

Making space for the millionaires: Monaco's £1.5billion plan to reclaim 15 acres of land from the Med so thousands can move to the tax haven in the next decade.

Keystone XL pipeline faces last major regulatory hurdle.

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