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Following another escalation in the ongoing war of words between United States and North

Korea,... Pyongyang has staged a mass rally in support the country's leader.

This follows President Trump's speech at the UN,... where he vowed to totally destroy North

Korea... if it threatens the U.S. or its allies.

Yu Joonhee reports.

Tens of thousands of North Korean citizens... took to the streets of Pyongyang over the

weekend,.. armed with banners and slogans denouncing the United States.

A number of speeches were delivered by senior regime officials during the hour-long event,...

where they reiterated Kim Jong-un's message from the previous day.

In a rare statement given by the reclusive leader,... Kim vowed to take powerful countermeasures,...

in response to President Trump's recent address to the UN General Assembly.

Following that speech, where he labeled Kim as a "rocket man" on a suicide mission,...

Trump dialed up the rhetoric once more over the weekend,... warning that North Korea "won't

be around much longer"... if stays on its current path.

The U.S. Air Force flew two B-1B Lancers above waters east of North Korea over the weekend,...

demonstrating its range of military options against the regime's threats.

It was, according to the Pentagon, the farthest north of the DMZ that *any U.S. fighter jet

or a bomber has flown in the 21st century.

Pyongyang's propaganda machine,... took little time to deliver a counter-punch... releasing

photoshopped images... of the same type of U.S. aircraft being shot down by North Korean

missiles.

Another falsified video... showed the American aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson exploding

into flames,... after being attacked by a North Korean submarine.

Observers fear the escalating rhetoric between North Korea and the U.S.,... is pushing the

two countries closer to the brink of military conflict.

Yu Joonhee, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> North Korea stages mass rally denouncing United States - Duration: 1:49.

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CNN 10 | September 25, 2017 | A debate of athletes and the U.S. national anthem | Daily Listening - Duration: 10:02.

Thanks for watching.

It's kickoff and new week of explaining worldwide news.

I'm Carl Azuz for CNN 10.

There's a chance taking place in Germany's government.

For the first time in almost 60 years, a right wing nationalist party has won seats in the

nation's parliament.

What won't change?

The country's leader.

Chancellor Angela Merkel will keep her job.

She was reelected to a fourth term.

But Sunday's election wasn't good news for her or her majority alliance in parliament

and here's why.

In 2015, more than 1 million migrants and

refugees entered Germany.

Not all Germans supported Chancellor Merkel's decision to welcome them.

And Alternative for Germany, a relatively new political party, made opposition to immigration

part of its platform.

The party is also opposed

to Islam, saying the religion, quote, does not belong to Germany.

It calls Muslims a danger to the country and it opposes same sex marriage.

Last year, a series of terrorist attacks in Germany increased support for Alternative

for Germany and it's projected to have won 13 percent of

Sunday's nationwide vote.

That would make it the third biggest faction in Germany's parliament.

All the other parties say they will not work with Alternative for Germany to form a coalition,

an alliance of different parties working together, and

analysts say it's not certain how the party will influence German politics, but they'll

be closely watched since Germany has Europe's largest economy

and significant influence worldwide.

Hurricane Maria has weakened to a category 2 storm, but it's still spinning in the

Atlantic and it could possibly affect the North Carolina coast on

Wednesday morning.

From there, it's expected to head out over the ocean.

Maria has affected millions throughout the Caribbean and much of Puerto Rico, a U.S.

island territory where 10 people were killed is still without

power.

Recovery in a place whose economy was already in bad shape could take years.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

NICK VALENCIA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Here we are more than three days after Hurricane Maria

made landfall and parts of Puerto Rico are under more than

2 feet of water.

This has been a storm of epic proportions, the worst storm that Puerto Rico has seen

in nearly 100 years.

Catastrophic damage to the infrastructure, gas stations under water, hospitals ruined.

Communications is nearly non-existent.

It was earlier

that I spoke to the governor of the island, Ricardo Rossello, and I asked him about the

recovery efforts.

RICARDO ROSSELLO, GOVERNOR OF PUERTO RICO: This was something that we had anticipated,

a category five hurricane.

This is no slouch.

It essentially

wiped out all of the telecommunications.

We're trying to re-establish them.

We're trying to use alternate means so that you can communicate with

your loved ones, and we won't risk until all of those loved ones in the Diaspora or

anywhere in Puerto Rico can find a way to communicate with

those over here.

VALENCIA: The cost of this storm is going to be in the billions.

I spoke to the governor and I asked him how much he thought the estimated cost of

the storm would be.

He said at least $7 billion to $8 billion for this island to recover.

It was earlier I spoke to a FEMA official and I asked him, how long do you guys think

you're going to be around here?

He said, we're not going to be

around here for weeks, not months.

It's going to be years.

Nick Valencia, CNN, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Iranian television yesterday showed the launch

of a new medium range ballistic missile, the

Khoramshahr, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Iran's missile

program could lead him to scrap the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by

the Obama administration.

State media quoted the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division

as saying, the missile, the Khoramshahr, has a range of 2,000

kilometers or 1,250 miles and is capable of carrying multiple warheads.

A missile with such a range could reach Israel, as well as U.S. military

bases in the Middle East.

It's important to note however that Iran in the past has launched missiles with a greater

range.

Iranian insists that its missile program is strictly

for defensive purposes and that its missiles are not designed to carry nuclear warheads.

Significantly, its missile program is not covered by the 2015 nuclear deal, which was

negotiated with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security

Council, plus Germany.

President Trump, who's repeatedly threatened to scrap the nuclear deal in the past, has

warned that he believes that Iran in the future could fit its

missiles with nuclear warheads.

Responding to the American president, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaking at the U.N.

General Assembly said in his words it will be a great

pity of this agreement were to be destroyed by rogue newcomers to world politics.

I'm Ben Wedeman, CNN, reporting from Tokyo.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

AZUZ: There were 13 National Football League games played yesterday across America and

one in London U.K.

And a lot of attention centered in events

before the games.

What would the athletes do during the national anthem?

The debate over this flared up last year when Colin Kaepernick, who was then a backup quarterback

for the San Francisco 49ers, refused to stand for

the anthem, saying, quote, I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a

country that oppresses black people and people of color.

Some people supported Kaepernick and some athletes followed his lead.

Critics called his protest disrespectful and most athletes continued the

tradition of standing for the anthem.

But the debate over this continues in the NFL's new season.

And over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted, quote: If a player wants the

privilege of making millions of dollars in the NFL, or

other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect our great American flag or country,

and should stand for the national anthem.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested that players exercise their right to free

speech off the field, but that there should be a role

that they stand for the anthem.

But NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called the president's comments divisive and said

they showed a lack of respect for the NFL, the game and players

and the good they do in their communities.

So, what happened on the field?

There were a number of different responses yesterday.

Players were seen kneeling and locking arms together, or

standing and locking arms together.

Some stood with their hands over their hearts and others didn't take the field at all

until after the anthem was

played.

Jumping in the pool for our next sports report, in competitive swimming, the butterfly stroke

is the one that requires the most upper body strength.

And even if the swimmer already has that, it's still challenging to learn.

So, imagine what that was like for Abbas Karimi, a swimmer who is born

without arms but who's making headlines for winning championships.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

REPORTER: From the deck, Abbas Karimi hangs on to the wall like any other swimmer, waiting

for instruction from his master swim coach, Dennis Baker.

DENNIS BAKER, SWIM COACH: Dolphin kick, back to here, do a flip turn.

The team immediately fell in love with him.

REPORTER: It's easy to see why.

ABBAS KARIMI, SWIMMER: Swimming is like a way of my life.

REPORTER: The 20-year-old swimmer was born without arms in war torn Kabul, Afghanistan.

KARIMI: Always bombs exploding and lots of people are dying.

REPORTER: Despite ongoing instability, he led an active life, wrestling at a young age

until he jumped into the pool for the very first time.

KARIMI: First they say that you can't swim without arms.

I was scared of water.

REPORTER: A watching lifeguard encouraged him to keep swimming.

KARIMI: Day by day, I train by myself.

REPORTER: Until one day, he left his lifejacket behind and caught the eye of an Afghan swim

coach.

KARIMI: He noticed that I can be something in swimming.

And he taught me a couple of techniques.

REPORTER: He swam in the country's first Paralympic swim meet and took home gold.

KARIMI: When I'm swimming, it's showing myself and showing other people who I am.

REPORTER: But he was, an adolescent with a visible disability.

He knew he needed a better life and he wasn't going to find it in the Middle East.

KARIMI: They disrespected disabled people and they just see disabled people as a hopeless

thing, you know, that can't do anything, you know?

Useless.

REPORTER: With the help of his older brother, he made the toughest decision of his life,

leave his family behind.

He flew to Iran and fled to

Turkey illegally as a refugee, a dangerous journey to United Nations headquarters.

KARIMI: But I did it just because to save my life.

REPORTER: Now, Karimi is preparing for the biggest competition yet, Para Swimming World

Championships in Mexico City.

KARIMI: I'm exciting.

I'm nervous, and I was stressing (ph), but I'm training hard and it will pay off.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

AZUZ: 1989, that was the year this show launched.

It was called "CNN NEWSROOM" then.

It was also when this iconic device was released, or at

least the smaller version of it.

This is a giant Nintendo Game Boy.

In fact, it's the Guinness World Record holder for the biggest Game Boy, measuring

two feet wide, more than two and

a half feet tall and almost eight inches deep.

You got to use your whole hand to press a button and it's actually run by a regular

sized Game Boy.

The man who built the Game Boy, the big Game Boy, made a big Game Boy out of playing off

his childhood pastime.

He got from A to B to LCD, by

spending a month building it 8-bit by bit or block by block, setting a record which

undoubtedly Tetris worth all the effort.

I'm Carl Azuz and my batteries have run down.

We hope you'll press "start" again tomorrow.

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US Military Power 2017 Demonstration - Exercise Bright Star - Duration: 2:10.

US Military Power 2017 Demonstration - Exercise Bright Star

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BREAKING: Russia Presents Satellite Proof of US Troops Collaborating with ISIS in Deir ez Zor, Syria - Duration: 1:27.

The Russian Ministry of Defense just released several satellite images form ISIS-held areas shoowing coordinated actions of U.S. military and ISIS forces in the ISIS held areas of the Deir Ezzor Governorate from 08th to 12th September

Without resistance from ISIS militants the US special forces are present and moving towards the town of Deir Ezzor.

On ISIS terrirtory, recorded a large number of American Hummer vehicles, which are in service with the America's US forces.

The shots clearly show the US SOF units located at strongholds that had been equipped by the ISIS terrorists.

Though there is no evidence of assault, struggle or any US-led coalition airstrikes to drive out the militants.

Moreover, American troops are feeling safe in ISIS-held territory. Despite that the US strongholds being located in the ISIS areas, no screening patrol has been organized at them.

In the same time, SDF troops are moving along the east bank of the Euphrates river towards border with Iraq.

Fierce artillery is fired against Syrian army from the areas where are stationed US special forces and ISIS.

For more infomation >> BREAKING: Russia Presents Satellite Proof of US Troops Collaborating with ISIS in Deir ez Zor, Syria - Duration: 1:27.

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North Korea hints at NUCLEAR SUICIDE attacks on US as it vows all-out war - Duration: 5:03.

North Korea hints at NUCLEAR SUICIDE attacks on US as it vows all-out war

Kim Jong-un's communist party has said is getting ready to turn the North Korean people into "bullets and bombs".

The phrase – which is usually taken to refer to suicide bombers – was used in a speech to tens of thousands of North Korean citizens attending a mass rally against the US in capital Pyongyang.

Other regimes have employed suicide attacks to overcome more powerful enemies – such as Iran's shock victory over Iraq in the 1980s. SUICIDE SQUAD: North Korean soldiers carrying packs with nuclear radiation symbols on them.

Islamic terrorists have used suicide bombers to take on the US and Britain. North Korean soldiers were spotted marching with packs marked with nuclear radiation warning symbols.

A suggestion at the time – that the Hermit Kingdom was preparing a unit strapped with nuclear bombs – appears to be coming true.

Kim Myong Chol Extraordinary pictures showed Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang packed with pious North Koreans shouting slogans and waving banners yesterday. A parade of top officials addressed the crowd – threatening all-out war with the US.

One senior party leader vowed to beat "mad" Donald Trump with "nuclear fists" – to rapturous applause.

NUCLEAR FIST: A poster at the rally shows missiles destroying the US Congress.

According to state news agency KCNA, Kim Myong Chol, department director of the Presidium of the Supreme Peoples Assembly, said: "We will beat mad Trump with nuclear fists of justice so that the US warmongers would not let out rubbish again and not run amuck before the DPRK [North Korea], and all the service personnel and people will become bullets and bombs to bring to an end the century-old confrontation with the US, with our exciting victory.

" One banner spotted in the crowd said "let us be guns and rifles defending the respected supreme leader Kim Jong-un with our lives" – suggesting ordinary citizens were prepared to die in suicide attacks.

North Korea and the US appear at their closest to war for decades. The US and Britain fought a bloody conflict with Kim's grandad 67 years ago and no peace was ever agreed, meaning both sides are still technically at war.

China backed its communist ally in that war – and security experts fear a new conflict would quickly spiral into an apocalyptic World War 3. The difference is this time North Korea and China now both have nuclear weapons.

The hermit state appears to determined to restart the bloodshed – and its officials vowed to win a "final victory" against the US with an "all-out charge".

Sin Yong Chol, director of the Political Bureau of the Cabinet, told the crowd in Pyongyang there would be a "volcano-like eruption of the faith and will of the entire army and all the people to certainly give vent to the pent-up wrath through the all-out charge against the wolf-like US imperialists, kingpin of aggression and war".

Again using the language of sacrifice, he called on the brainwashed masses to bring about a "final victory" by bravely taking part in a "do-or-die battle against the US".

The war of words between North Korea and the US seems to have been ramped up since Trump's speech to the United Nations General Assembly, in which the firebrand president threatened to "totally destroy" the North.

The regime said this was a "declaration of war" and foreign minister Ri Yong Ho told the UN a nuclear strike on the US was now "inevitable".

For more infomation >> North Korea hints at NUCLEAR SUICIDE attacks on US as it vows all-out war - Duration: 5:03.

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North Korea threatens to bring 'tragic end to US' after Trump stokes World War 3 fears - Duration: 3:23.

North Korea threatens to bring 'tragic end to US' after Trump stokes World War 3 fears

Pyongyang vowed not to stand by while makes harsh statements against the regime after the US President threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea. Last week Trump used his UN speech to warn that the United States would defend itself and its allies.

He said: "If it is forced to defend ourselves or our allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy .". The United Nations speech also outlined the most serious round of sanctions against the North Korean regime yet.

Now the rogue state have claimed they will "seriously review taking the strongest-ever response measure" after the President's speech and a controversial "show of strength" from the US military.

US bombers flew closer to North Korea than any other American jet has in the 21st century while flying over international waters on Saturday, the Pentagon said.

Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said: "This mission is a demonstration of US resolve and a clear message that the President has many military options to defeat any threat.

"We are prepared to use the full range of military capabilities to defend the US homeland and our allies." Tensions have intensified since Mr Trump's speech in which he labelled Mr Jong-un "Rocket Man".

The dictator responded by saying he may consider a hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific ocean. Mr Trump then appeared to threaten regime change in the isolated communist country when he said Kim Jong-un would not "be around much longer".

In a statement North Korea's warmongering Peace Committee said: If the US misunderstands our power and willingness and pushes ahead with a reckless military option, it will lead to the most tragic end for the American empire".

The statement also warned: (North Korea) will seriously review taking the strongest-ever response measure and our top leaderships bombshell declaration to deal with the US dotard with fire should not be overlooked." It follows an explosive statement from the young dictator himself last week.

Kim Jong-un said: "Now that Trump has denied the existence of and insulted me and my country in front of the eyes of the world and made the most ferocious declaration of a war in history that he would destroy the DPRK.".

For more infomation >> North Korea threatens to bring 'tragic end to US' after Trump stokes World War 3 fears - Duration: 3:23.

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U.S. bombers fly north of DMZ in show of force - Duration: 0:52.

The U.S. Air Force flew two B-1B Lancers above waters east of North Korea over the weekend,...

demonstrating its range of military options against the regime's threats.

It was, according to the Pentagon, the farthest north of the DMZ that *any U.S. fighter jet

or a bomber has flown in the 21st century.

Calling the regime's weapons program a "grave threat," Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said

the mission was a demonstration of U.S. resolve,... adding that Washington is prepared to use

the full range of military capabilities to defend its homeland and its allies.

South Korea's presidential office said the latest deployment was closely coordinated

between Seoul and Washington,... referring to it as one of the most effective countermeasures

against North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.

For more infomation >> U.S. bombers fly north of DMZ in show of force - Duration: 0:52.

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Pakistan Best Answer To Indian Speech in US General Assembly in Urdu Hindi Latest News - Duration: 3:02.

For more infomation >> Pakistan Best Answer To Indian Speech in US General Assembly in Urdu Hindi Latest News - Duration: 3:02.

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North Korea latest: US bomber SHOT DOWN by Kim Jong-un's army in shock pics - Duration: 4:32.

North Korea latest: US bomber SHOT DOWN by Kim Jong-un's army in shock pics

The photographs appear to show the total destruction of a US plane, but were heavily doctored by the rogue state's DPRK and released this morning.

They emerged just a day after North Korea's foreign minister Ri Yong Ho threatened that an attack on the US was now "more inevitable." In the photos, Pyongyang's missiles strike a US strategic bomber B-1B and the USS carl Vinson - a carrier.

The images were released after the US president put on a show of American military might, by sending US bombers and fighter escorts into international airspace on Saturday.

Donald Trumps bombers were located in the farthest point north of the border between North Korea and South Korea that any such American aircraft has gone in this century.

The photoshopped North Korean pictures were shared with the caption: Should F-35, B-1B and the Carl Vinson lead the US attack, they will head to the grave in that order.  North Korea staged a large anti-US rally in its capital city, backing its leader Kim as he exchanges insult-laden threats with President Trump.  A huge crowd gathered Saturday in Pyongyangs Kim Il Sung Square, named for the current leaders grandfather and founder of North Korea.   .

They listened to speeches from senior officials excoriating the United States and its president.

A parade of marchers carried signs with slogans such as decisive revenge and death to the American imperialists.  They shouted phrases such as total destruction, according to the Korean Central News Agency, the state news service.

Meanwhile, in a speech, at the United Nations in front of world leaders, North Korea's foreign minister Ri fired fresh insults at Mr Trump. He branded him "a mentally deranged person full of megalomania and complacency.

And he said Mr Trumps reckless and violent words had provoked the supreme dignity of North Korea and rendered this sacred UN arena tainted. They shouted phrases such as total destruction, according to the Korean Central News Agency, the state news service.

Meanwhile, in a speech, at the United Nations in front of world leaders, North Korea's foreign minister Ri fired fresh insults at Mr Trump. He branded him "a mentally deranged person full of megalomania and complacency.

And he said Mr Trumps reckless and violent words had provoked the supreme dignity of North Korea and rendered this sacred UN arena tainted. None other than Trump himself is on a suicide mission. In case innocent lives of the U.S.

are lost because of this suicide attack, Trump will be held totally responsible. The foreign minister was responding after Mr Trump threatened in his speech to the 193-member world body on Tuesday to totally destroy North Korea if forced to defend the US or its allies.  Mr Trump angered the Hermit State by repeatedly called Kim "rocket man".

Kim, in an unusual direct statement to the world, responded pledging to take the "highest-level action against the United States.

For more infomation >> North Korea latest: US bomber SHOT DOWN by Kim Jong-un's army in shock pics - Duration: 4:32.

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BREAKING NEWS; US President Trump Ignores Mugabe,👋 😒 - Duration: 4:27.

For more infomation >> BREAKING NEWS; US President Trump Ignores Mugabe,👋 😒 - Duration: 4:27.

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North Korea stages mass rally denouncing United States - Duration: 1:48.

Following another escalation in the ongoing war of words between the U.S. and North Korea,...

Pyongyang has staged a mass rally in support the country's leader.

This follows President Trump's speech at the UN,... where he vowed to totally destroy North

Korea... if it threatens the U.S. or its allies.

Yu Joonhee reports.

Tens of thousands of North Korean citizens... took to the streets of Pyongyang over the

weekend,.. armed with banners and slogans denouncing the United States.

A number of speeches were delivered by senior regime officials during the hour-long event,...

where they reiterated Kim Jong-un's message from the previous day.

In a rare statement given by the reclusive leader,... Kim vowed to take powerful countermeasures,...

in response to President Trump's recent address to the UN General Assembly.

Following that speech, where he labeled Kim as a "rocket man" on a suicide mission,...

Trump dialed up the rhetoric once more over the weekend,... warning that North Korea "won't

be around much longer"... if stays on its current path.

The U.S. Air Force flew two B-1B Lancers above waters east of North Korea over the weekend,...

demonstrating its range of military options against the regime's threats.

It was, according to the Pentagon, the farthest north of the DMZ that *any U.S. fighter jet

or a bomber has flown in the 21st century.

Pyongyang's propaganda machine,... took little time to deliver a counter-punch... releasing

photoshopped images... of the same type of U.S. aircraft being shot down by North Korean

missiles.

Another falsified video... showed the American aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson exploding

into flames,... after being attacked by a North Korean submarine.

Observers fear the escalating rhetoric between North Korea and the U.S.,... is pushing the

two countries closer to the brink of military conflict.

Yu Joonhee, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> North Korea stages mass rally denouncing United States - Duration: 1:48.

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'Declaration of WAR' North Korea vows 'tragic end to US empire' as WW3 looms - Duration: 2:37.

'Declaration of WAR' North Korea vows 'tragic end to US empire' as WW3 looms

WAR OF WORDS: Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump have traded insults over the past few days.

Kim Jong-un's commie regime said it could no longer "stand idly by" after US president Donald Trump threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea. It said the tubby tyrant had made a "bombshell declaration" to deal with Trump "with fire".

A powerful group close to the Dear Leader branded Trump's threat a "declaration of war" – and vowed it would lead to a tragic end.

In a statement released through state propaganda organ KCNA, the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, which is party of the ruling Workers Party of Korea, said: (North Korea) will seriously review taking the strongest-ever response measure and our top leaderships bombshell declaration to deal with the US dotard with fire should not be overlooked.

"If the US misunderstands our power and willingness and pushes ahead with a reckless military option, it will lead to the most tragic end for the American empire.".

ANGER: North Korean soldiers take part in an anti-US rally. The new threat comes less than 24 hours after North Korea's foreign minster Ri Yong Ho told the United Nations General Assembly a nuclear strike on the US was now "inevitable".

In response, Trump tweeted Ri and his boss Kim "won't be around much longer". Yesterday, the US flew nuclear-capable B1-B bombers over the North Korean coast – the furthest north of the demilitarised zone which separates it from South Korea this century.

The hermit kingdom responded by shooting down a B1-B bomber in a simulation shown on propaganda pictures.

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CAN INDIA AND THE UNITED STATES WORK OUT THE KINKS FOR A FIGHTER PRODUCTION DEAL ? - Duration: 4:23.

Welcome to World Action and Reaction News... todays News is..

CAN INDIA AND THE UNITED STATES WORK OUT THE KINKS FOR A FIGHTER PRODUCTION DEAL ?

by Robert Farley

The U.S. and Indian governments continue to work on at least a couple of proposals to

shift production of fighter aircraft from the United States to India.

The core problem, as outlined by Aditya Kalra and Sanjeev Miglani, is that U.S. firms worry

about the security of their technology.

Lockheed Martin and Boeing, in particular, have expressed concern that by taking a minority

stake in joint ventures with Indian companies, they will lose control of sensitive military

technologies.

Acquisition of technology (especially sensitive defence technology) is a key part of the deal

for the Indian government, which has continued to struggle with developing a world-class

defence industry.

Protection of technology, conversely, is a key demand of U.S. firms considering partnerships

in India.

As Indian rules limit foreign partners to a 49 percent stake in any joint ventures,

the U.S. firms have real concerns.

With respect to the F-16, the technologies in question have matured to the extent that

it is unclear how exposed Lockheed Martin is to the risk of technology appropriation.

However, the terms of the F-16 deal will set a precedent for future collaboration between

U.S. and Indian defense and technology companies.

Boeing faces a similar situation with the F/A-18, although some of the technologies

associated with the Hornet are more cutting edge.

American firms have also expressed concern over the ability of private Indian firms to

manage production of sophisticated aviation technology.

Apart from HAL, few Indian companies have extensive experience with producing components

for military aircraft.

Given that Lockheed Martin, at least, expects to produce F-16s for export in India, the

ability to manage the manufacturing tree is a serious concern.

The debate (perhaps not yet a dispute) takes place against a dual backdrop; first, of hopes

in both Washington and New Delhi for a closer strategic partnership, and second, of long-term

concerns over the protection of American intellectual property in India.

The Trump administration has pursued both of these issues with varying degrees of seriousness,

while Modi has, perhaps implicitly, suggested that the latter is negotiable in pursuit of

the former.

One government official, at least, has suggested that U.S. firms can expand their stake beyond

49 percent, depending on the sophistication of the technologies they bring to the partnership.

How this would function in practice remains unclear, however.Still, similar concerns over

technology transfer scuttled the largest envisioned version of the Dassault Rafale deal; they

have also repeatedly cropped up in the Su-57 joint project with Russia.

Both of these situations were different in character from the U.S. complaints, however,

as both involved Hindustan Aeronautics Limited as the lead Indian contractor.

In the case of the Su-57, concerns were more about the Russian production side than the

Indian, although with the Rafale the French repeatedly raised concerns about the quality

of Indian production and maintenance.

These concerns seem manageable on their face.

However, Boeing and Lockheed Martin wield significant influence in Washington, and the

Indian defence bureaucracy have proven intractable before.

It is possible that the two sides will not find their way to a deal, especially given

the availability of other fighters for the Indian Air Force.

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North Korea latest: US bombers fly near border amid fears World War 3 could breakout - Duration: 4:18.

North Korea latest: US bombers fly near border amid fears World War 3 could breakout

It comes after Kim Jong-un made a rare personal announcement that President Donald Trump will pay dearly for his threats and that North Korea was considering the strongest possible response – later revealed as hydrogen bomb detonation in the Pacific.

The Pentagon said it was a display of force designed to show Kim Jong-un the range of military options available to President Trump. This is the furthest north any US aircraft has flow of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) in the 21st century.

Pentagon spokeswomen Dana White said the US were taking North Korea's reckless behaviour seriously after Trump's comments angered the North Korean dictator.

Dana White added: This mission is a demonstration of US resolve and a clear message that the President has many military options to defeat any threat. We are prepared to use the full range of military capabilities to defend the U.S.

homeland and our allies." The Pentagon said the B-1B Lancer bombers came from Guam and the US Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter escorts came from Okinawa, Japan.

The patrols came after experts said a earthquake near North Koreas nuclear test site was probably not man-made, easing fears Pyongyang had exploded another nuclear bomb just weeks after its last one.

North Korea also claimed targeting the US mainland with its rockets was now "inevitable" after Donald Trump mocked Pyongyangs leader, calling him rocket man".

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Hos called Trump "a mentally deranged person full of megalomania and complacency who is trying to turn the United Nations into a gangsters nest.

Mr Ri said Trump himself was on a suicide mission after the US president had said Kim was on such a mission.

The North Korean spokesman capped off a week of rising tensions between Washington and Pyongyang, with Trump and Kim Jong-un trading insults. Trump called Kim a madman on Friday, a day after Kim dubbed him a mentally deranged US dotard.

He told world leaders: "In case innocent lives of the US are lost because of this suicide attack, Trump will be held totally responsible." Earlier in the week, Mr Trump had addressed the UN on Tuesday and threatened to "totally destroy" the North Korea if provoked.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in an unusual direct statement to the world, responded pledging to take "highest-level" action against the United States.

Trump announced new US sanctions on Thursday that he said allow targeting of companies and institutions that finance and facilitate trade with North Korea.

Earlier in the week, Mr Trump had addressed the UN on Tuesday and threatened to "totally destroy" the North Korea if provoked. Kim Jong-un, in an unusual direct statement to the world, responded pledging to take "highest-level" action against the United States.

For more infomation >> North Korea latest: US bombers fly near border amid fears World War 3 could breakout - Duration: 4:18.

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[ASLspark] A New United States - Duration: 4:12.

Hello, I'm Adrean Clark.

Welcome to ASLspark!

For a while I've been thinking about the ASL word, "America."

It's interesting.

We're aware that the ASL Deaf community has a culture and a language.

The connection between the two is powerful.

When new words bubble up from community discussion,

those words reflect the thoughts,

values, instincts, and other aspects of the community.

So, what does "America" signify?

Lands claimed during the founding of the colonies

Had their trees cut down to build log cabins.

The interlocking logs became the ASL word.

I also looked at an old ASL dictionary.

The entry said to place hands "like a rail on a fence,"

interweaving the fingers before moving the hands in a circular motion.

This is disturbing.

After some contemplation, I bring forth

a new word for community consideration.

[the new word]

There are three reasons for my choice.

First, the ASL word "immigrant/immigration."

Many peoples have converged onto the lands here since time immemorial.

Think way back to when Pangaea divided; the earth shifting.

Landmasses collided. A bridge rose for people to travel to North America.

Migrants passed through.

The United States was founded with a steady stream of immigrants.

My ancestors were immigrants.

Your ancestors were immigrants.

Perhaps even you, by being in the U. S. today, are an immigrant.

Second, the left-hand index finger.

A flag is usually placed where a country's lands are established.

The index finger signifies the flagpole.

It proclaims that a nation exists in a particular place.

Third, the "four" handshape.

What is the reasoning for this handshape?

Take a look at the current U.S. flag.

It contains a square field of stars,

and an alternating stratum of stripes.

The stars are 50 in number.

There are 13 stripes.

Why is this so?

They represent the current 50 states

and the original 13 colonies.

The reasoning for those numbers is flawed.

The U. S. has territories beyond the states:

Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

Those territories are very much a part of our country.

They ought not to be ignored.

The District of Columbia especially desires full representation.

They shouldn't be cast aside as well.

Visualize a compass.

The four cardinal directions appear on its face.

Alaska is the North border of the United States,

Hawaii in the West,

Maine in the East,

and Puerto Rico [Virgin Islands] on the South borders.

They are all lands governed within our country.

Those are the three reasonings for my proposed ASL word, "United States."

Now, with all sensitivity, it is crucial to recognize

the violent past and present of the United States.

Repercussions continue today.

My feeling is that the process of proposing a new word encourages change.

I look forward to our ASL communities thinking over,

discussing, and allowing new words to come up

that may be a better reflection.

Or perhaps those new words will have

a special ownership within their birth communities.

Who knows what will happen?

It is essential to contemplate our community values

in order to reveal them through linguistic expression.

What are your thoughts?

For more infomation >> [ASLspark] A New United States - Duration: 4:12.

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Outlaw Dreams - 2017 Mountain States' Affiliate Finals, Intermediate Nonpro, Denver, CO - Duration: 6:02.

For more infomation >> Outlaw Dreams - 2017 Mountain States' Affiliate Finals, Intermediate Nonpro, Denver, CO - Duration: 6:02.

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10 new U.S. citizens take Oath of Allegiance in Glacier Park - Duration: 2:15.

For more infomation >> 10 new U.S. citizens take Oath of Allegiance in Glacier Park - Duration: 2:15.

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(News)Asylum seekers leave Manus for US - Duration: 2:38.

About two dozen asylum seekers have left Australia's Manus Island detention centre as part of a deal to be resettled in the United States.

Asylum seekers leave Manus for US

The Refugee Action Coalition said about 22 refugees, including Sudanese, Afghan, Rohingya and Iranian asylum seekers, were taken to Port Moresby on Sunday. The group, along with three others already in Port Moresby, will be flown to the US on Wednesday.

Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul said it was a bittersweet moment for the refugees. "They're unhappy that they have lost four years of their life," he told AAP on Sunday.

"But are very happy at the possibilities of having a safe life and rebuilding." The move was flagged on Wednesday by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who said it was a sign of the strong relationship Australia shared with America.

The agreement was struck with the Obama administration and caused tensions to flare between Mr Turnbull and US President Donald Trump, who called the deal "dumb" before agreeing to honour it.

Asylum seekers leave the Manus Island detention centre on Sunday, September 24, 2017. Picture: AAP/Supplied by Refugee Action Coalition.Source:AAP.

Up to 1250 refugees in Papua New Guinea and Nauru will be taken to America in return for Australia accepting asylum seekers from Central America. More than 1600 refugees have expressed interest in US resettlement.

Mr Rintoul said the departure of the 25 people raised big questions about the future of those who remain.

"Things that have been said to the initial group of people make it seem very likely that there is going to be some months, perhaps, before there's another group who are going to go from Manus Island," he said.

Australia allocated $55 million to a Cambodia resettlement deal which was only taken up by up to seven people and is largely seen as a failure. The majority instead chose to return to their country of origin.

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