Wednesday Highlights: October 25, 2017

UK Hosts Exercise Letterpress International Nuclear Disarmament Verification Test

The first of its kind, Exercise Letterpress involved experts from the UK, Norway, Sweden and the United States, and took place at the Atomic Weapons Establishment at the Royal Air Force base at RAF Honington. [The Defense Post]
US, Gulf Countries Introduce Sanctions Targeting Terrorists in Yemen

The released lists of sanctioned individuals included 11 names and two Yemeni entities: a supermarket chain and a charity organization. They are suspected of financing Islamic State and al-Qaida. [ABC News]
Iraqi Prime Minister Visits Turkey, Iran

Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara to discuss the Kurdish vote on independence and oil trade. Following the talks, he departed for Iran. [The National]
Iraqi Security Forces Move on Rawa and Qaim Near Syrian Border

Iraqi Security Forces have moved towards Qaim and Rawa in west Anbar province near the border with Syria, to capture the remaining Islamic State-held territory in Iraq. [The Defense Post]
Five Airlines to Begin New Security Interviews on US-Bound Flights

Air France, Cathay Pacific, EgyptAir, Emirates and Lufthansa are expected to start screening of all passengers on Thursday. [LA Times]
North Korean Official Urges US to Take Hydrogen Bomb Threat ‘Literally’

A senior official, Ri Yong Pil, said the threat made by North Korea’s foreign minister last month should not be dismissed since Pyongyang “has always brought its words into action.” [CNN]
US Ambassador to UN Evacuated From South Sudan Amid Demostration

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was evacuated from a U.N. camp for displaced people in South Sudan due to a demonstration against President Salva Kiir. [CBS News]
UK Aims for Brexit Transition Outline by March 2018

The U.K. intends to develop an outline agreement with the E.U. on the arrangements that will apply temporarily after it leaves the bloc by the end of March 2018. [Reuters]
U.S. Navy Has Three Carriers in Pacific

Three U.S. carriers and their attached strike groups are operating together in the Pacific amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula. [The Defense Post]
Israel Approves Construction of 200 New Homes in East Jerusalem

The decision followed last week’s approval of some 3,000 new homes in the West Bank. [Voice of America]

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