BRIEF – ME! – WORLD NEWS BRIEFING
In today’s briefing update, President Trump has said US peace talks with the Taliban are ‘dead.’
India is trying to reconnect with the lost lunar lander on the surface of the moon.
Women in Paris have taken to the streets in an anti-femicide campaign.
All in today’s WORLD news briefing – A daily roundup of all the news headlines that you need to know, summarised as part of WTX News Briefing.
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TRUMP: US-TALIBAN PEACE TALKS ARE ‘DEAD’
Aljazeera News says President Trump said talks with the Taliban are off and he’s still thinking about withdrawing troops in the country. “They’re dead. They’re dead.” Trump has told reporters. Following months of negotiations with the Taliban leaders, Trump abruptly ended peace talks when he announced he was cancelling secret meetings. Trump cited the Taliban attack in Kabul last week as a factor to cancelling meetings. The attack in Kabul killed 12. Including one US soldier. It is unclear if the talks are permanently dead or just suspended.
Read the full story on Aljazeera
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INDIA IS TRYING TO RECONNECT WITH THE LOST LUNAR LANDER ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON
CNN says India has found the lander from its Chandrayann-2 mission but is unable to establish communication. The historic mission seemed to end in failure on Saturday after scientists lost contact with the Vikram lander just before it touched down on the lunar surface. The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) spokesperson said cameras from the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter had taken a thermal image of the lander and efforts were underway to establish a signal. It is unclear how damaged the lander is. All was well until it reached an altitude of 2 Kilometers above the moon’s surface. Chairman of ISRO said: “Subsequently the communication from the lander to ground station was lost. The data is being analysed.”
Read the full story on CNN
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‘DADDY KILLED MUMMY’ WOMEN TAKE TO PARIS STREETS WITH ANTI-FEMICIDE CAMPAIGN
France24 reports more than 250 anti-femicide posters have appeared in the streets of Paris since the end of August. Launched by women, the campaign is designed to pay “homage to the victims” and “make passers-by and public authorities react.” Some of the posters include slogans such as: “She leaves him, he kills her.” and “In France, a femicide is committed every two days,”
Read the full story on France 24
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