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The beat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Backflips over 3D-printed guns<\/em><\/p>\n

Defense Distributed, a US-based online organisation, is selling blueprints for 3D-printed guns<\/a> despite a court injunction banning their online distribution. In July, blueprints were removed from a State Department list of banned arms exports and the company was allowed to upload gun schematics, though 19 states and the District of Columbia have sought an injunction against the decision. Defense Distributed argues that blueprints should be accessible under the First and Second Amendments<\/a>, but there are concerns about public safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police to investigate UK Labour hate speech claims <\/em><\/p>\n

London\u2019s Metropolitan Police revealed it will investigate claims of hate speech<\/a> within Britain\u2019s Labour Party, after radio station LBC passed on a series of cases leaked from Labour\u2019s disputes panel. The same day, the party\u2019s national executive announced its code of conduct will feature all 11 definitions of anti-Semitism<\/a> included in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, though a caveat to the code has come under fire. Background information on Labour\u2019s anti-Semitism controversy can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Concerns over California plan to scrap cash bail<\/em><\/p>\n

California is officially the first US state to abolish cash bail<\/a>, but the new law is being challenged<\/a> by a coalition of opponents. The California Money Reform Act will come into effect in October 2019. It gives judges more power to determine bail using pretrial risk assessments, but human rights groups are concerned about its impact. Analysis on the issue can be found here<\/a> and here.<\/a><\/p>\n

CT scan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Furore over Facebook\u2019s definition of \u2018terrorism\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Facebook has come under fire<\/a> from UN expert<\/a> Fionnuala Ni Aolain over its \u2018overly broad\u2019 definition of terrorism. She argues that the \u2018imprecise\u2019 definition could be used by repressive regimes to regulate access to and the use of Facebook to clamp down and silence opposition groups by branding their activities as \u2018terrorism\u2019.<\/p>\n

Scaling back war on counterterrorism <\/em><\/p>\n

The Pentagon is considering withdrawing<\/a> American commando units from Niger, in reaction to last year\u2019s attack<\/a> in which four American soldiers died. The decision is awaiting approval from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. If approved, it will result in the closure of US military outposts in Tunisia, Cameroon, Libya and Kenya, and seven of the eight elite counterterrorism units based in Africa.<\/p>\n

Ukraine and Turkey to work more closely <\/em><\/p>\n

Ukraine and Turkey have signed a pact<\/a> that would enable greater cooperation on counterterrorism<\/a>. They have also agreeing to strengthen ties to fight people-trafficking, cybercrime, money laundering and transnational organised crime. The document was signed in Ankara by Ukranian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu.<\/p>\n

Checkpoint<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s \u2018wall\u2019 blocks Americans<\/em><\/p>\n

The Trump administration is revoking<\/a> passports of Americans who live along the Texas\u2013Mexico border and denying new passport applications. Doctors and midwives allegedly falsified birth certificates for babies born in Mexico from the 1950s to 1990s. Passport denials began under George W. Bush. They lessened during Barack Obama\u2019s presidency, but are now occurring at an unprecedented rate. Passport holders denied re-entry<\/a> to the US are being held in Mexican detention centres. Those allowed into the US could face deportation proceedings.<\/p>\n

Jordan rejects proposal for confederation with Palestinians<\/em><\/p>\n

Jordan has rejected<\/a> a proposal, purportedly put forward by US officials, to create a Jordanian\u2013Palestinian confederation. Both Jordan and the Palestinian Authority have reasserted support for a two-state solution, though Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly wants a \u2018three-way confederation with Jordan and Israel\u2019. The plan<\/a>, a version of which was floated in the 1980s, would see Jordan take responsibility for the security of the West Bank<\/a> (excluding Jerusalem and Gaza).<\/p>\n

Ethiopia and South Sudan agree to work together <\/em><\/p>\n

Ethiopia and South Sudan have agreed to form a joint security force<\/a> to foster peace and stop illegal trade around their shared border. The agreement followed a two-day meeting last week that covered border security, peace, and cooperation on education and trade. The agreement also records Ethiopia\u2019s request that South Sudan do more to locate and return the children still missing after the 2016 cross-border raid<\/a> in Ethiopia\u2019s Gambella region.<\/p>\n

First responder<\/strong><\/p>\n

Worst typhoon in 25 years hits Japan<\/em><\/p>\n

Typhoon Jebi, the worst in 25 years<\/a>, has wreaked havoc in western Japan, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens. Thousands of people were stranded when rain and flooding caused the closure of Kansai international airport and led to the cancellation of over 700 flights. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled his trip to the Kyushu region to oversee rescue efforts. Japan has been hit by powerful typhoons in recent months, including one in July which left more than 220 people dead. Dramatic footage<\/a> of Typhoon Jebi emerged online.<\/p>\n

European support to an African crisis<\/em><\/p>\n

A conference backed by the United Nations in Germany has raised<\/a> US$2.17 billion to provide relief for the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region. Around 17 million people from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad have been affected in a crisis caused by poverty, violence and climate change\u2014including the shrinking of Lake Chad by 90% in 50 years. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says his country wants to ensure<\/a> the region doesn\u2019t become a hotbed of terrorism, human trafficking and crime.<\/p>\n

UN to the rescue<\/em><\/p>\n

UN agencies are involved in relief efforts amid the civilian conflict in Libya after a fresh outbreak of violence<\/a> in and around Tripoli. The World Health Organization has so far delivered trauma medicines<\/a> for 200 critical cases and sent 10 mobile emergency trauma teams to the affected areas. The UNHCR has provided emergency items to families seeking protection at a local school. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya announced<\/a> a provisional ceasefire on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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