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Australia government braced for Wentworth by-election defeat  By gowidenews   20 October 2018 From our news report reaching us says, Image caption Liberal Party candidate Dave Sharma faces a strong challenge from independent Kerryn Phelps People are voting in a by-election in a suburban constituency in Sydney, which could wipe out the government's one-seat parliamentary majority. PM Scott Morrison's ruling Liberal Party is fighting to hold the affluent seat of Wentworth, vacated by his predecessor Malcolm Turnbull. Mr Turnbull was ousted by Mr Morrison in an unpopular party coup in August. Australia has had six prime ministers in eight years and could face further uncertainty if the Liberals lose. The centre-right party would need to rely on independent MPs to survive confidence votes. Two of the MPs have already vowed not to back Mr Morrison.     Malcolm Turnbull ousted in brutal party coup     The rise of Scott Morrison, Australia'...

Russian, US Defense Ministers Meet in Person for 1st Time in Singapore By gowidenews 05:43 20.10.2018 From the report reaching us says that, Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu and pentagon chief James Mattis have met in person for the first time on the sidelines of ASEAN ministerial meeting in Singapore. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his US counterpart James Mattis met in person for the first time on the sidelines of the fifth ASEAN and Dialogue Partners Defense Ministers Meeting (ADMM-Plus) in Singapore on Saturday. Opposition fighters belonging to Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army), the foremost rebel group in Damascus province who fiercely oppose to both the regime and the Islamic State group, check their ammunition belts in Tal al-Aswan in the area of the eastern Ghouta rebel bastion east of the Syrian capital, Damascus, during clashes with government forces on February 9, 2016. © AFP 2018 / AMER ALMOHIBANY Russian DM Shoigu Urges West to Separate Syrian Oppo...

Trump May Meet With Putin at Upcoming Events in November - By gowidenews 05:49 20.10.2018 From the report reaching us says,  US President Donald Trump may meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the commemoration marking the centenary of the end of World War I in Paris or the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, both scheduled for November, US media reported, citing a senior White House official. Trump’s next meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was likely to be held in 2019, Bloomberg reported. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda, in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in Washington © AP Photo / Alex Brandon Trump Ready to Meet With Putin, Kim, and Maduro for Negotiations The first full-fledged meeting between Putin and Trump was held in July in Helsinki. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that despite the two leaders were planned to attend t...

Saudi Arabia arrests 18 over death of missing Saudi journalist By gowidenews 20/10/2018 Report reaching us says that, Saudi Arabia said 18 people were arrested over the death of the missing Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, reported Xinhua, citing state news agency. The initial investigations by the Public Prosecution revealed that Khashoggi had a physical fight with those he met at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, which led to his death, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. The Public Prosecution confirmed that the investigation over the case will continue, saying all involved in the case will be held accountable. Saudi Arabia previously repeatedly denied allegations that the kingdom had murdered or arrested Khashoggi. 

Trump's national security adviser heads to Moscow National security advisor John Bolton speaks on Sept. 10, 2018 By gowidenews: October 20, 2018 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's national security adviser will raise thorny subjects with his counterparts when he visits Moscow to help craft a script for another high-level meeting between Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin. John Bolton leaves Saturday on a trip to Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. His first stop is Moscow to meet with senior Russian officials at a time when Moscow-Washington relations remain frosty over the Ukrainian crisis, the war in Syria and allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race and upcoming U.S. midterm elections. The New York Times citing unnamed sources reported Friday that Bolton is expected to tell Russia that the U.S. is getting ready to leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The U.S. has accused Russia of violating the treaty for years; ...

Iraqi president says elimination of corruption priority of new gov't  By gowidenews October 20, 2018 03:45 A.M Iraqi President Barham Salih (C) speaks during his visit to Mutanabi Street, a gathering place for intellectuals and artists in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 19, 2018. Iraqi President Barham Salih on Friday confirmed that eliminating corruption, improving services and addressing unemployment will be priority for the new government. Iraqi President Barham Salih on Friday confirmed that eliminating corruption, improving services and addressing unemployment will be priority for the new government. "The next government will work to address corruption and to hold the corrupted people accountable," Salih told crowds of people during his visit to Mutanabi Street in central Baghdad, which is a gathering place for intellectuals and artists in Baghdad. "Providing better public services and addressing the issue of unemployment will find a lot of interests in the...

Iraqi president says elimination of corruption priority of new gov't  By gowidenews October 20, 2018 03:45 A.M Iraqi President Barham Salih (C) speaks during his visit to Mutanabi Street, a gathering place for intellectuals and artists in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 19, 2018. Iraqi President Barham Salih on Friday confirmed that eliminating corruption, improving services and addressing unemployment will be priority for the new government. Iraqi President Barham Salih on Friday confirmed that eliminating corruption, improving services and addressing unemployment will be priority for the new government. "The next government will work to address corruption and to hold the corrupted people accountable," Salih told crowds of people during his visit to Mutanabi Street in central Baghdad, which is a gathering place for intellectuals and artists in Baghdad. "Providing better public services and addressing the issue of unemployment will find a lot of interests in the...

Iraqi president says elimination of corruption priority of new gov't  By gowidenews October 20, 2018 03:45 A.M Iraqi President Barham Salih (C) speaks during his visit to Mutanabi Street, a gathering place for intellectuals and artists in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 19, 2018. Iraqi President Barham Salih on Friday confirmed that eliminating corruption, improving services and addressing unemployment will be priority for the new government. Iraqi President Barham Salih on Friday confirmed that eliminating corruption, improving services and addressing unemployment will be priority for the new government. "The next government will work to address corruption and to hold the corrupted people accountable," Salih told crowds of people during his visit to Mutanabi Street in central Baghdad, which is a gathering place for intellectuals and artists in Baghdad. "Providing better public services and addressing the issue of unemployment will find a lot of interests in the...

Iraqi president says elimination of corruption priority of new gov't  By gowidenews October 20, 2018 03:45 A.M Iraqi President Barham Salih (C) speaks during his visit to Mutanabi Street, a gathering place for intellectuals and artists in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 19, 2018. Iraqi President Barham Salih on Friday confirmed that eliminating corruption, improving services and addressing unemployment will be priority for the new government. Iraqi President Barham Salih on Friday confirmed that eliminating corruption, improving services and addressing unemployment will be priority for the new government. "The next government will work to address corruption and to hold the corrupted people accountable," Salih told crowds of people during his visit to Mutanabi Street in central Baghdad, which is a gathering place for intellectuals and artists in Baghdad. "Providing better public services and addressing the issue of unemployment will find a lot of interests in the...

Afghanistan braces for militant attacks as voters go to the polls.  By gowegowide 20 Oct 2018 From The report reaching us says that, Some 54,000 security forces have been deployed to protect polling centres Afghans are bracing for more deadly violence on Saturday as voters turn out for the long-delayed legislative election across the war-torn country that the Taliban has vowed to attack. Some 54,000 security forces have been deployed to protect polling centres, which open at 7:00 am, but there are concerns the killing of a powerful police chief on Thursday will scare off many voters. Voting has been delayed in the southern province of Kandahar after a Taliban-claimed attack on a US-Afghan security meeting that killed three people, including General Abdul Raziq. General Scott Miller, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, escaped injury in the shooting, but 13 others were wounded. Almost nine million people have registered to vote in the parliamentary electio...

Russian charged with attempting to interfere in 2018 U.S. midterm elections By gowidenews 20 Oct, 2018  03:20 A.M From The report reaching us says that, The U.S. government on Friday charged a Russian national with playing a key financial role in a Kremlin-backed plan to conduct “information warfare” against the United States, including influencing next month’s congressional elections. Story continues below Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova, 44, becomes the first person charged with a crime for attempting to interfere in the 2018 U.S. elections, according to a government official with knowledge of the investigation. Khusyaynova was the chief accountant for Project Lakhta, an operation started in 2014 and funded by Russian oligarch Evgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin and two companies he controls, Concord Management and Consulting LLC and Concord Catering, according to a criminal complaint. Prigozhin and the two companies had been indicted in February in Special Counsel Robert Mue...

Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi died in consulate, Trump says Saudi explanation credible By gowidenews  October 20, 2018 03:08 A.M From The report reaching us says, Saudi Arabia said on Friday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fight inside its Istanbul consulate and said it had fired two senior officials over the incident, giving an account that U.S. President Donald Trump said was credible. Saudi Arabia’s acknowledgement that Khashoggi died came after two weeks of denials and growing demands from Western allies for an explanation over Khashoggi’s disappearance, which galvanized a global outcry and prompted some U.S. lawmakers to call for harsh action against Riyadh. Saudi state media said King Salman had ordered the dismissal of two senior officials over the incident: Saud al-Qahtani, a royal court advisor seen as the right-hand man to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and deputy intelligence chief Ahmed Asiri, a statement on state media said. “I think it’s a go...