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Vatican Radio: Pope pleads for peace in a world broken by conflict and terrorism

Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for peace on Sunday in a world broken by conflict, terrorism and injustice. Read more here
Vatican Radio

Deutsche Welle: Israel defiant, vows retaliation after UN settler vote

Israel has vowed to take a host of measures to counteract a UN resolution condemning illegal settlements. Read more here
Deutsche Welle

RFE/RL: Pope’s Christmas message urges peace, comforts victims of terrorism

Pope Francis has urged peace in the Middle East and offered comfort to those who lost loved ones to terrorism. Read more here
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Obama signs new law restructuring US international media

U.S. President Barack Obama has approved legislation that would consolidate oversight of U.S. nonmilitary broadcasting in the hands of a single chief …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Euronews: With Aleppo battle won, Syria and Russia look to ‘next stage’

The rubble of war is being cleared from the streets of eastern Aleppo, after the last groups of rebels were removed from the city this week. Read more …
Euronews

Associated Press: Belarus court rules against AP reporter for Chornobyl story

MOSCOW – A court in the former Soviet republic of Belarus has ruled against an Associated Press correspondent in a lawsuit by a dairy company that …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Libyan hijacking in Malta ends with surrender

The hijackers of a Libyan airliner that was taken to the island nation of Malta have surrendered to authorities. Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Hijacked Libyan plane lands in Malta with 118 on board – media

An airliner on an internal flight in Libya was hijacked and diverted to Malta where it landed on Dec. 23, Maltese media reported. Two hijackers had …
Reuters

The New York Times: Suspect in Berlin attack shot dead in Milan

ROME — Anis Amri, the chief suspect in the deadly terrorist attack on a Christmas market in Berlin this week, was killed by the police in a shootout …
New York Times

EurActiv: 2017 seen as turning point for liberal democracies

Western democracies will be further challenged next year, as populist parties are expected to make gains in Europe, while China and Russia …

BuzzFeed: Trump and Putin call for expanded nuclear arsenals

The United States currently has an estimated 7,000 nuclear weapons, while Russia has a stockpile estimated at 7,300. “We need to strengthen the …
BuzzFeed

BBC: Germany arrests two on terror charges

Two men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping center in Oberhausen near the Dutch border, police say. The …
BBC

Reuters: Teva to pay US government $519 million over foreign bribery charges

Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, said on Dec. 22 it had agreed to pay $519 million to settle charges it violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt …
Reuters

Associated Press: In realist foreign policy, Obama found limits

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy may be defined as much by what he didn’t do as by what he did. Over eight years, Obama …
Associated Press

Spiegel: Germany orders manhunt for Tunisian suspect

Germany has issued a manhunt order for a Tunisian man whose identity papers were found in the cab of the truck used in Dec. 19 terrorist attack in …
Spiegel

New York Times: Berlin attack poses toughest test in Merkel’s 11 years in power

BERLIN – She faced down a euro crisis that turned into an existential crossroads for the European Union. She confronted a Russian land grab in …
New York Times

Wall Street Journal: Man with suspected terror links sought over Berlin truck attack

BERLIN – A 23-year-old Tunisian man sought on Dec. 21 as a suspect in the deadly truck attack at a Berlin Christmas market had been the subject of a …
Wall Street Journal

Associated Press: In NYC’s Russian enclaves, a big ‘nyet’ to hacking talk

NEW YORK – Clutching a cobbler’s tool in his hand, Roman Gadayev defiantly lashed out against accusations that Russia meddled in the U.S. election to …
Associated Press
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