| | | | | | | | World | Commentary: The decision to withdraw from the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia "may be the highest-stakes move for Donald Trump in his entire presidency," writes David A. Andelman, author of "A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today." "Trump’s ill-conceived and poorly thought-out action plays directly into Putin’s hands. As much as the Russian leader may already be flouting the principles and provisions of that treaty, he can now do so with impunity and none of the consequences of being labeled the transgressor." | | Australia has slapped travel and financial sanctions on five top Myanmar military officers, accused of overseeing brutal violence against Rohingya Muslims by units under their command, following similar moves by the European Union and United States. | | | Follow the latest updates on @Reuters journalists, Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone, who have been imprisoned in Myanmar since Dec. 12, 2017: https://reut.rs/2D0rK3B 12:00 PM - 23 Oct 2018 | | | | | | | | Business | Saudi Arabia brushed off an outcry over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and went ahead with an investment conference boycotted by Western political figures, leading international bankers and company executives.
5 min read | | SoftBank Group Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, whose $93 billion Vision Fund drew nearly half its money from Saudi Arabia, canceled a speaking engagement at the kingdom’s investment conference this week, a person close to the matter told Reuters.
3 min read | | Microchip firm Qualcomm is joining Amazon to spread the use of Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant in wireless headphones, the companies said on Monday.
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