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The Jerusalem Post / Jerusalem

Time for the world to step up on Rohingya issue

鈥淚t is high time the world made an all-out effort to stop the ongoing pogrom against Myanmar鈥檚 minority Rohingya...,鈥� writes Mohammad Amjad Hossain. 鈥淭he pogrom resembles those crimes perpetrated against Jews.... The military junta of Myanmar torches Rohingya villages, stops aid to Rohingya camps, and restricts Rohingyas鈥� movement.... [The United Nations] secretary-general ... must send peace-keeping forces to Rakhine State.... The Security Council should consider imposing economic sanctions on Myanmar鈥檚 government as well.... Further bloodshed must be stopped and this manmade crisis resolved. The onus lies on the international community.鈥�

The Star / Toronto

Aung San Suu Kyi's astounding hypocrisy

鈥淭he hypocrisy of Myanmar鈥檚 de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is astounding,鈥� states an editorial. 鈥淗er complicity in the face of horrific state violence against the country鈥檚 Rohingya Muslim minority is surely redefining her place in history.... So what can be done? [In Canada], some have argued that ... [Prime Minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚] government should revoke Suu Kyi鈥檚 honorary Canadian citizenship ... in response to her profound moral failure. Others have called for her Nobel Peace Prize to be rescinded. But such moves would be distractions from the real challenge.... There will be plenty of time to rewrite Suu Kyi鈥檚 place in history. More urgent by far is that we do all we can to protect the Muslim minority now under siege.鈥�

The Guardian / London

Irma's destruction in Britain's Caribbean Islands

鈥淗urricane Irma ... has shattered Caribbean islands for which the [United Kingdom] is ultimately responsible,鈥� writes Rupert Jones. 鈥淭he government now appears to be taking that responsibility more seriously: the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson said he will spend the coming days visiting the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Anguilla.... The UK government鈥檚 task is extremely demanding. Yet its commitment so far only to spend 拢32m [$42 million] in total across the three affected British overseas territories ... is a drop in the Caribbean Sea.... [W]hen the foreign secretary arrives ... I hope he will maximise the UK鈥檚 response to the devastation ... as well as using it as an opportunity to discuss our relationship with the overseas territories. It鈥檚 a conversation long overdue.鈥�

The News International / Karachi, Pakistan

The US should stop saber rattling

鈥淭here has been a great deal of sabre-rattling after North Korea鈥檚 hydrogen bomb test,鈥� writes Dr. A Q Khan. 鈥淭he first reaction, with an aggressive rhetoric, came from US President Trump.... Today, the North Koreans stand tall and proud and we hope that the Americans will not undertake any foolish misadventure. Any provocation could result in unimaginable destruction in South Korea and Japan 鈥� a price that nobody can afford to pay. One can鈥檛 help but wonder why the US has to act aggressively towards countries that are thousands of miles away.... Only mediocre people do not realise that give-and-take is the cornerstone of cooperation and trust....鈥�

The Hindu / Chennai, India

On the Nadal-Federer comeback

鈥淢en鈥檚 tennis appears to have been transported into the past this year,鈥� states an editorial. 鈥淣o one saw Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal splitting the Majors in 2017.... In winning the Australian Open and the Wimbledon in his 36th year, Federer showed he is that rare great.... Nadal has been stretching the limits of possibility himself. From the time he won his first [Association of Tennis Professionals] match ... in 2002, he has been told that his frenetic, physical method would not last into his 20s.... Before [Sept. 10], the 31-year-old had not won a Slam outside of Roland Garros since 2013. In ending that wait and closing the gap to Federer鈥檚 record 19 Majors, Nadal bullet-proofed his legacy ... and kept the race to No. 20 alive.鈥�