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  • The leader of the United Kingdom’s Labor Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has called for an inquiry into the activities of an Israeli Embassy officer who was caught on tape in an Aljazeera investigation…

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  • Two Chinese nationals were arrested on Friday for suspected links to the mass shooting in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Eve.

    Two suspects, Omar Asim and Abuliezi Abuduhamiti, who are…

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  • French President Francois Hollande said Friday that those battling terrorism in Africa and the Middle East were like France part of “the same fight” against terror.

    Hollande spoke ahead of…

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  • German intelligence has accused Russia of systematic attempts to undermine close ties between Europe and the United States, the Spiegel magazine said on Saturday, citing a report commissioned by…

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  • Moscow has no intention of getting back to the G8 format, Russian presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said.

    “This theme [of return to the G8 format] is not being discussed in Moscow in…

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  • Iraqi Special Forces pushed forward to reach a second bridge that links eastern Mosul to the city’s west, which is still fully controlled by the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group, a…

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  • Syria on Friday said Israel fired rockets that hit near a major military airport west of Damascus, triggering a fire, and warned Tel Aviv of repercussions.

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  • The number of people arriving in Germany wanting to seek asylum fell dramatically last year, figures showed on Wednesday—good news for Chancellor Angela Merkel as she prepares to seek reelection…

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  • The US president-elect, Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that Russia had never tried to sway his actions and furiously blamed US intelligence agencies for news reports that Moscow had compiled…

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  • Taiwan has scrambled jets and navy ships to track a group of Chinese warships sailing north through the Taiwan Strait. Beijing’s move has been seen as a show of strength amid deteriorating ties.…

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  • Five humanitarian workers from the UAE have been killed in a bomb attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, officials have confirmed.

    They died in blasts at the governor of Kandahar’s guesthouse on…

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  • North Korea is not yet capable of launching inter-continental ballistic missiles but has boosted its nuclear potential over the past two years, the South Korean Defense Ministry said on Wednesday…

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  • Talks on Syria’s political future will take place in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on January 23, a source in the Russian foreign ministry confirmed to AFP on Wednesday. “At this time there is no…

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  • Barack Obama has addressed the US and the world for the final time as president, in an emotional speech that listed the landmark achievements of his presidency and stressed unity as nation.

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  • The US troops have arrived in the small town of Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, as part of the largest armed military brigade deployed in Europe since the end of the Cold War.

    The US troops,…

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  • Far-right French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, said on Tuesday she would seek to repatriate the production of French motor vehicles and other industrial goods—just as US president-elect,…

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  • British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has claimed that the UK is “first in line” for a free trade deal with the US after the administration of Donald Trump takes office on 20 January…

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  • US president-elect Donald Trump is finding himself caught between his desire to improve relations with Russia and fellow Republicans who are pushing for a harsher response to what American spy…

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  • West African leaders are to head to Gambia to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to hand over power after his election defeat last month, Nigeria’s foreign minister said.

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  • On Monday, Turkey’s Parliament began debating a package of constitutional amendments aimed at empowering President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while 11 opposition members remain in jail.

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  • US president-elect Donald Trump’s son in-law, Jared Kushner, will serve as White House senior adviser, transition team sources said on Monday. Kushner, the businessman husband of Ivanka Trump, has…

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  • Iraqi forces have fought their way into two more southeastern districts of Mosul but their advances are being slowed by the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group’s tactic of using civilians…

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  • No issue is more politically sensitive in Germany than security.

    Since the Christmas market attack in Berlin on December 19, few days have gone by on which security forces have not been…

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  • Julian Assange answered questions submitted via #AskWL on Twitter for over an hour, which was streamed live via Periscope from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

    He described the report of…

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  • Britain is looking to secure privileged EU customs union access, work visas and tax breaks for certain sectors as part of a plan to protect key industries when it exits the European Union.

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