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Reuters: Turkish police fire tear gas at protest against stronger presidency

Turkish police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of people outside parliament on Monday protesting against planned changes to the …
Reuters

Daily Mail: Trump fires back at Meryl Streep

Donald Trump is firing back at Meryl Streep after she very publicly criticized him in front of millions of people around the world at the Golden Globe …
Daily Mail

BBC: Assad says Aleppo bombing was justified

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the bombing of eastern Aleppo, which his forces recaptured from rebels last month, was justified. “This is …
BBC

Belarus cancels visas for citizens of US, 39 European countries

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree scrapping visa requirements for foreign citizens traveling to and from the country, his …
Interfax-Ukraine

Spiegel: Tunisian Prime Minister says terror no longer has a nationality

The suspect in the December terror attack in Berlin, which killed 12, came from Tunisia. SPIEGEL spoke to the country’s prime minister, Youssef …
Spiegel

Moldova wants to be a bridge between East and West

CHISINAU. Jan 9  – The executive coordinator of Moldova’s ruling coalition, the oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc has appealed to United States President-elect …
Interfax-Ukraine

UN classifies Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as Northern Europe

The UN has changed the status of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from Eastern European countries to the states of Northern Europe, 112.Ukraine TV …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Oil prices fall as Iran’s exports surge, US adds more rigs

Oil prices fell on Monday as increased exports from Iran undermined efforts by other oil producers to curb a global fuel supply overhang and as U.S. …
Reuters

Elite Daily: Celebrities in the honoring Obama video

A group of celebrities got together to say an emotional goodbye to President Barack Obama as his presidency comes to an end. After celebrating Obama …
Elite Daily

Reuters: US to send 300 marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand province

KABUL – About 300 U.S. Marines will be sent to Afghanistan’s Helmand province to assist Afghan security forces battling Taliban insurgents in …
Reuters

Reuters: Suicide attacks kill 20 people in eastern Baghdad

BAGHDAD – Suicide bombs at two marketplaces in Baghdad, one of them claimed by Islamic State, killed at least 20 people on Sunday, police and medics …
Reuters

US tanks bound for Poland, Baltic States arrive in Germany

TALLINN – Hundreds of tanks, self-propelled howitzers and other military vehicles have been offloaded in the German port of Bremerhaven since Friday …
Interfax-Ukraine

Wall Street Journal: Russia announces military drawdown in Syria

MOSCOW—Russia’s top general said on Jan.6 his country would draw down its military presence in Syria, starting with a withdrawal of its warships from …
Wall Street Journal

New York Times: Countering Trump, bipartisan voices affirm findings on Russian hacking

WASHINGTON — A united front of top intelligence officials and senators from both parties on Jan. 5 forcefully reaffirmed the conclusion that the …
New York Times

The Washington Post: US intercepts capture senior Russian officials celebrating Trump win

Senior officials in the Russian government celebrated Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton as a geopolitical win for Moscow, according to US …
Washington Post

Basescu to mull likely appeal against depriving him of Moldovan citizenship in court

BUCHAREST – Former Romanian President Traian Basescu told reporters that Moldovan President Igor Dodon has stripped him of republican citizenship due …
Interfax-Ukraine

Hmeimim Group’s members ready to attend Astana meeting, but receive no invitation yet

MOSCOW – Representatives of the moderate Syrian opposition Hmeimim Group have still not received an invitation for an intra-Syrian meeting in Astana, …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Obama to deliver farewell address in Chicago on Jan. 10

U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver a farewell address on Jan. 10 to reflect on his time in office and say thank you to his supporters, he said …
Reuters
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