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• Pilot safely ejects in Colorado before Thunderbird crash
• UN: Violations against children in conflict rose in 2015
• The Latest: Clinton talks immigration reform in California
• UN: IS increasingly focused on international attacks
• Electing Trump would be 'historic mistake,' Clinton declares
• The Latest: Air Force names pilot in Colorado jet crash
• Clinton casts Trump as dangerous clown in caustic speech on foreign policy
• U.N. adds Saudi coalition to blacklist for killing children in Yemen
• 6 Things to Know About Prospective Third-Party Candidate David French
• Iraqi forces: small number of airstrikes slow Fallujah push
• Israel foreign ministry says French Mideast drive 'will fail'
• IRAQ CIVILIANS TRAPPED
• Terror deaths down but IS still major threat: US report
• OPEC states fail to reach deal on production
• US: Global terror attacks dip; Iran still main state sponsor
• Philippine president-elect dares media to boycott him
• UN: Sexual violence integral tactic of terror
• Iraq speaker concerned over abuses in Fallujah battle
• U.S.-backed fighters advance to cut off Islamic State, win tacit Turkish support
• OPEC to keep oil gushing
• Moroccan authorities arrest six suspected militants linked to IS
• Why a loss in Fallujah may be a win for ISIS
• Carter says Islamic State used Manbij to plot against U.S., Europe, Turkey
• Wounded Veterans Embark on a Voyage of Discovery
• Obama to address Air Force grads amid uncertainty on US role
• Britain, France pressure UN over Syria aid drops
• Israel has homegrown Islamic State threat in hand: adviser to PM
• News Guide: German vote recognizing Armenian genocide
• Iraq PM Abadi urges lawmakers to stop squabbling, rally behind army
• Iraq deputy minister says expects oil price at $55-65 in second half
• Terror case opens up Kuwait's sectarian divisions
• Turkey shells Islamic State in Syria west of U.S.-backed assault
• Could a millionaire businessman save Iraq’s Sunnis?
• Syria refugees kept behind fences amid Jordan security fears
• Sufis live in fear after Bangladeshi machete slaughter
• Back in business: Winslow working on sequel to 'The Cartel'
• U.S.-backed forces open major front in Syria war
• In battle for Fallujah, a pause – and perhaps a deep breath

Pilot safely ejects in Colorado before Thunderbird crash Posted: 02 Jun 2016 04:58 PM PDT AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird ejected safely into a Colorado field Thursday, crashing the fighter jet moments after flying over a crowd watching President Barack Obama's commencement address for Air Force cadets.

UN: Violations against children in conflict rose in 2015 Posted: 02 Jun 2016 04:52 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new United Nations report says the scale of grave violations committed against children caught in conflict intensified in 2015 especially in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Somalia and South Sudan.

The Latest: Clinton talks immigration reform in California Posted: 02 Jun 2016 04:45 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on Hillary Clinton's speech on national security (all times local):

UN: IS increasingly focused on international attacks Posted: 02 Jun 2016 04:23 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State group is entering a new phase with an increased emphasis on attacking international civilian targets, according to a United Nations report circulated Thursday.

Electing Trump would be 'historic mistake,' Clinton declares Posted: 02 Jun 2016 02:53 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Previewing a rancorous fall campaign, Hillary Clinton launched a full-throated attack Thursday on Donald Trump's foreign policy as lurching toward war, international turmoil and economic crisis. She portrayed her own views as optimistic, inclusive and diplomatic, born from long experience in public life.

The Latest: Air Force names pilot in Colorado jet crash Posted: 02 Jun 2016 02:39 PM PDT AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on an Air Force Thunderbird jet crash in Colorado (all times local):

Clinton casts Trump as dangerous clown in caustic speech on foreign policy Posted: 02 Jun 2016 02:40 PM PDT By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton lambasted Donald Trump's foreign policy platform as "dangerously incoherent" in a speech on Thursday that cast her Republican rival as both a frightening and laughable figure. In remarks that at times resembled a comedy roast, Clinton unleashed a torrent of polished zingers and one-liners to attack Trump's policies and character, suggesting Trump might start a nuclear war if elected to the White House simply because "somebody got under his very thin skin." "Donald Trump's ideas are not just different, they are dangerously incoherent," she said to a room of supporters in San Diego, California. "They're not even really ideas, just a series of bizarre rants, personal feuds and outright lies." Clinton, the front-runner in the race to become the Democratic presidential nominee, delivered her speech as she seeks to shift her attention to the Nov. 8 election against likely rival Trump and away from Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, who is continuing his long-shot bid for the nomination.

U.N. adds Saudi coalition to blacklist for killing children in Yemen Posted: 02 Jun 2016 02:06 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon slammed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen for killing and maiming children by adding it to an annual blacklist of states and armed groups that violate children's rights during conflict. The Saudi-led coalition began a military campaign in Yemen in March last year with the aim of preventing Iran-allied Houthi rebels and forces loyal to Yemen's ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh from taking control of the country.

6 Things to Know About Prospective Third-Party Candidate David French Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:12 PM PDT "Just a heads up over this holiday weekend: There will be an independent candidate - -an impressive one, with a strong team and a real chance," "Weekly Standard" editor Bill Kristol teased ahead of Memorial Day. Then yesterday, Kristol revealed on Bloomberg Politics' "With All Due Respect" that he hoped the white knight candidate who could provide voters with an alternative to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would be David French. French is a staff writer for the National Review who holds conservative views and has never held or ran for political office.

Iraqi forces: small number of airstrikes slow Fallujah push Posted: 02 Jun 2016 12:35 PM PDT CAMP TARIQ, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi forces say they are continuing to push into the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah, having secured its outskirts.

Israel foreign ministry says French Mideast drive 'will fail' Posted: 02 Jun 2016 11:46 AM PDT The head of Israel's foreign ministry said Thursday that France's bid to revive Israel-Palestinian peace talks was doomed to failure, like a 1916 colonial effort to carve up the Middle East. "This effort utterly failed then and will completely fail today," Dore Gold told journalists on the eve of an international meeting in Paris, referring to the Sykes-Picot agreement to draw up the region's borders. "We believe the Arab states would give backing to direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians," said Gold, the ministry's director general.

IRAQ CIVILIANS TRAPPED Posted: 02 Jun 2016 11:40 AM PDT Map shows where civilians are trapped by armed groups.; 2c x 5 inches; 96.3 mm x 127 mm;

Terror deaths down but IS still major threat: US report Posted: 02 Jun 2016 11:33 AM PDT Despite a spate of bloody incidents that made global headlines, the total number of deaths in terrorist attacks fell last year by 14 percent, a US government report said Thursday. While the Islamic State group remains the major threat and carried out devastating attacks in France, Lebanon and Turkey -- violence and total deaths decreased in Pakistan, Iraq and Nigeria. According to figures compiled for the US State Department, there were an average of 981 "terrorist attacks" per month worldwide in 2015, killing a total of 28,328 over the year.

OPEC states fail to reach deal on production Posted: 02 Jun 2016 11:21 AM PDT VIENNA (AP) — OPEC countries failed Thursday to agree on measures to influence crude supplies and prices — a missed opportunity to show the resolve that for decades let them set how much consumers and industries worldwide would pay for gas, heating and related necessities.

US: Global terror attacks dip; Iran still main state sponsor Posted: 02 Jun 2016 11:13 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. said the number of global terrorist attacks declined slightly between 2014 and 2015, although the Islamic State group expanded its reach. Iran remained the leading state sponsor of terrorism despite sealing a nuclear deal with world powers, the State Department said in its annual survey of worldwide terrorism released Thursday.

Philippine president-elect dares media to boycott him Posted: 02 Jun 2016 10:38 AM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte blasted media groups on Thursday for condemning his earlier comments that appeared to justify the killing of journalists if they are corrupt or overly critical. He refused to apologize and dared reporters to carry out a threat to boycott his news conferences.

UN: Sexual violence integral tactic of terror Posted: 02 Jun 2016 10:19 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Just as the international community has made some inroads combating sexual violence as a weapon of war, extremists are adopting the age-old tactic as a tool of terror.

Iraq speaker concerned over abuses in Fallujah battle Posted: 02 Jun 2016 09:54 AM PDT Iraq's parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi said Thursday he was concerned over reports of abuses committed by government forces against civilians during the current operation to retake Fallujah. There is "information indicating that some violations were carried out by some members of the federal police and some volunteers against civilians", his office said in a statement. "These actions are a disservice to the sacrifices... made by our heroic security forces," Juburi's office said.

U.S.-backed fighters advance to cut off Islamic State, win tacit Turkish support Posted: 02 Jun 2016 09:52 AM PDT By Rodi Said NEAR THE EUPHRATES RIVER, northern Syria (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Syrian fighters in a major new offensive against Islamic State vowed on Thursday to cut off the last remaining access route to the outside world for the self-proclaimed caliphate, and won vital, if tacit, backing from Turkey. The assault around the Syrian city of Manbij, backed by U.S.-led coalition air strikes and a contingent of American special forces, aims to cut off Islamic State's last 80 km stretch of the Syrian-Turkish frontier by seizing territory in northern Syria west of the Euphrates River. If successful, that would achieve a long-standing aim of Washington and amount to one of the biggest strategic defeats inflicted on Islamic State since it proclaimed its rule over all Muslims from territory in Iraq and Syria two years ago.

OPEC to keep oil gushing Posted: 02 Jun 2016 07:53 AM PDT OPEC decided Thursday to keep oil gushing after a moderate recovery in the crude eased the pressure to limit output, with Saudi Arabia saying the cartel is "very satisfied" with the oil market. This was echoed by kingpin Saudi Arabia's energy minister, newly appointed by the kingdom's dynamic new crown prince, expressing confidence that the recovery in the oil prices would continue. Traditionally OPEC, which pumps around a third of the world's oil, has cut production to boost falling prices.

Moroccan authorities arrest six suspected militants linked to IS Posted: 02 Jun 2016 07:40 AM PDT Moroccan police have arrested six people suspected of belonging to a militant cell with ties to Islamic State, the interior ministry said on Thursday. The group was planning to send members to war zones and carry out attacks against Morocco when they return, the ministry said. Hundreds of fighters from Morocco and other Maghreb nations have joined Islamist militant forces in the conflict in Iraq and Syria, and also in Libya.

Why a loss in Fallujah may be a win for ISIS Posted: 02 Jun 2016 06:32 AM PDT Iraqi forces are at the entrance of Fallujah, seemingly set to end a brutal two-year reign by the self-declared Islamic State (IS). "These operations only further support their narrative as the only defender of Sunnis," says Hassan Hassan, a fellow at the Washington-based Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy who coauthored a book on IS. Recommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State?

Carter says Islamic State used Manbij to plot against U.S., Europe, Turkey Posted: 02 Jun 2016 05:13 AM PDT Islamic State fighters have used the northern Syrian city of Manbij as a base to hatch plots against Europe, Turkey and the United States, necessitating a U.S.-backed offensive against it, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday. U.S. officials disclosed to Reuters this week that thousands of U.S.-backed fighters in Syria were launching an offensive to capture a swath of land known as Manbij pocket after weeks of quiet preparations.

Wounded Veterans Embark on a Voyage of Discovery Posted: 02 Jun 2016 05:03 AM PDT "We saw all of that," says U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jeehae Choe. Wounded Warrior Project®(WWP) recently sponsored the kayaking adventure on Turkey Creek in Palm Bay, Florida where Jeehae lives. "It was enjoyable," says Arnaldo Polanco, U.S. Army veteran.

Obama to address Air Force grads amid uncertainty on US role Posted: 02 Jun 2016 05:01 AM PDT President Barack Obama is giving his final commencement speech to U.S. Air Force Academy graduates who are coming of age at a time of fresh global threats that seem to be pulling the U.S. back into conflicts with uncertain ends. When he came into office in 2009, Obama pledged to end two wars and to keep America's fighting forces out of unnecessary entanglements. In one of his first addresses to graduates, just months on the job, he told the U.S. Naval Academy that he promised to deploy the country's diplomatic, economic and moral influence so that the military alone wouldn't bear the burden of keeping Americans safe.

Britain, France pressure UN over Syria aid drops Posted: 02 Jun 2016 04:49 AM PDT Britain and France urged the United Nations to begin humanitarian air drops to Syria's besieged areas including a rebel-held town near Damascus after the first aid convoy there in years contained no food. In northern Syria, a US-supported Kurdish-Arab alliance on Thursday pressed its advance towards the town of Manbij held by the Islamic State jihadist group. A US-led coalition is backing offensives against the extremists in Syria and neighbouring Iraq where forces have surrounded the IS-held city of Fallujah.

Israel has homegrown Islamic State threat in hand: adviser to PM Posted: 02 Jun 2016 04:39 AM PDT By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's crackdown on Arab citizens trying to join Islamic State in Syria or Iraq or to set up cells at home have prevented the threat reaching the scale seen in the West, an adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a magazine interview. About 18 percent of Israel's population are Muslim Arabs, many of whom identify with the Palestinian struggle, although they seldom take up arms against the majority Jewish country.

News Guide: German vote recognizing Armenian genocide Posted: 02 Jun 2016 04:25 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Germany's Parliament voted Thursday to label the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago as genocide.

Iraq PM Abadi urges lawmakers to stop squabbling, rally behind army Posted: 02 Jun 2016 03:27 AM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has appealed to politicians to "freeze" their wrangling over his anti-corruption reforms and unite behind the army as it battles Islamic State in Falluja, near Baghdad. Abadi has been grappling with a political crisis since February and has been unable to rally the main blocs in parliament to back an anti-corruption plan that includes a cabinet reshuffle.

Iraq deputy minister says expects oil price at $55-65 in second half Posted: 02 Jun 2016 03:10 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Iraqi Deputy Oil Minister Fayadh al-Nema said he expected the oil price to be $55 to $65 per barrel in the second half of this year.

Terror case opens up Kuwait's sectarian divisions Posted: 02 Jun 2016 02:58 AM PDT By Sylvia Westall KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti security service officers raided farmhouses near the Iraqi border late last summer, slicing through carpets and smashing open concrete floors. Hidden in large plastic containers was a weapons cache, the largest discovered in Kuwait's history. State television showed Kuwait's Interior Minister, a senior ruling family member, solemnly viewing the results of the operation.

Turkey shells Islamic State in Syria west of U.S.-backed assault Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:20 AM PDT By Seyhmus Cakan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - The Turkish army killed five Islamic State militants in Syria in cross-border shelling, Turkish military sources said on Thursday, hitting positions west of where an offensive on militants was launched by Syrian fighters with U.S. backing. Thousands of Syrian rebels supported by a small U.S. special operations team launched a major offensive on Tuesday to drive Islamic State from the "Manbij pocket" near the Turkish border, which Islamic State has used as a logistics hub. Washington informed Ankara of the Manbij operation, but it was beyond the range of Turkish artillery and Turkey would not back a campaign in which Syrian Kurdish fighters played a role, another Turkish military source said on Wednesday.

Could a millionaire businessman save Iraq’s Sunnis? Posted: 02 Jun 2016 01:06 AM PDT By Ned Parker ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - For at least a decade, Iraqi business mogul Khamis Khanjar has bankrolled Sunni politicians and fighters alike. Now, he wants to use his multi-million dollar fortune to create an autonomous region for Iraq's Sunnis. Khanjar's emergence from backroom deal-maker to would-be Sunni champion is just one sign of Iraq's continued political drift.

Syria refugees kept behind fences amid Jordan security fears Posted: 01 Jun 2016 11:13 PM PDT AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan (AP) — A barbed wire-topped fence encircles a section of this bleak U.N.-run camp, isolating thousands of recent arrivals — whom Jordan considers a potential security risk — from other Syrian refugees.

Sufis live in fear after Bangladeshi machete slaughter Posted: 01 Jun 2016 10:04 PM PDT Each time he hears of the latest deadly machete attack, Ashraful Islam can't help but think of his father's gruesome murder and fear his fellow Sufi Muslims will never be safe again in Bangladesh. For most of the first four decades after winning the 1971 independence war with Pakistan, Bangladesh had a reputation for religious tolerance and Sufi Muslim services drew tens of millions of worshippers.

Back in business: Winslow working on sequel to 'The Cartel' Posted: 01 Jun 2016 06:44 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Crime writer Don Winslow just can't leave the drug wars alone.

U.S.-backed forces open major front in Syria war Posted: 01 Jun 2016 05:45 PM PDT By Phil Stewart and John Davison WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S.-backed fighters opened a major new front in Syria's war, launching an offensive to drive Islamic State out of a swathe of northern Syria it uses as a logistics base and appearing to make swift initial battlefield advances. A small number of U.S. special operations forces will support the push on the ground to capture the "Manbij pocket" of territory, acting as advisers and staying back from the front lines, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss military planning. The operation will also count on air power from the U.S.-led coalition, which pounded Islamic State positions near Manbij with 18 strikes on Tuesday, including six militant tactical units, two headquarters facilities and a training base.

In battle for Fallujah, a pause – and perhaps a deep breath Posted: 01 Jun 2016 05:24 PM PDT In postponing an offensive on Fallujah Wednesday, Iraq appeared to be coming to terms with the concerns that had made American officials wary of the operation from the outset. Such a disaster would almost certainly deepen tensions between Iraq's majority Shiite population and minority Sunnis. Recommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State?

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