Sir Tim Barrow: UK’s new ambassador to EU ‘tough negotiator’

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Sir Tim Barrow: UK’s new ambassador to EU ‘tough negotiator’

BBC News
Senior diplomat Sir Tim Barrow has been appointed the UK’s new ambassador to the EU, replacing Sir Ivan Rogers. Downing Street described the former ambassador to Russia, who will now play a key role in the UK’s Brexit talks, as a “seasoned and tough …

Trump Says Intelligence Officials Delayed Briefing on Russian Hacking

New York Times
President-elect Donald J. Trump on Saturday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Credit Hilary Swift for The New York Times.

Bernie Sanders displays giant Trump tweet on Senate floor

Yahoo News
With the fight over health care in Congress brewing, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders took to the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon to argue against the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare.

Why Trump’s tweets favor Russia over China

CNN
Washington (CNN) President-elect Donald Trump has been playing global favorites on Twitter. He has showered praise on Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him “very smart!

Two arrested in Israel for threatening judges who convicted soldier: polic…

Reuters
A Palestinian holds a poster of Israeli Sergeant Elor Azaria that reads ‘wanted’ during a protest in the West Bank city of Hebron January 4, 2017.

Once Upon a Time, a Guard Nearly Shot Queen Elizabeth by Mistake

New York Times
A walk around the grounds of Buckingham Palace in the very early morning hours nearly got Queen Elizabeth II shot by one of her guards, The Times of London reported on Wednesday.

Iraqi general says 70 percent of east Mosul retaken from Islamic State

Reuters
Iraqi rapid response forces cary their weapons during battle with Islamic State militants in the Mithaq district of eastern Mosul, Iraq, January 4, 2017.

Myanmar accused of ‘whitewash’ as panel rejects claims it is persecuting Rohingya

Yahoo News
A Rohingya abandoned house is seen at U Shey Kya village outside Maungdaw, in Rakhine state, Myanmar October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun.

110 inmates on run after Philippines’ biggest jailbreak

Yahoo News
Kabacan (Philippines) (AFP) – Philippine authorities said Thursday they had captured or killed dozens of men who escaped in the nation’s biggest jailbreak but more than 110 remained on the run in vast farmlands and isolated villages of the nation’s

Turkey nightclub attack: Police ‘detain several Uighurs’ in raids

BBC News
Turkey has arrested a number of people of Uighur origin over a deadly nightclub attack that killed 39, the state-run news agency reports.

Black teen who was slammed to the ground by a white cop at Texas pool party sues for $5 million

Washington Post
A former police officer who was captured on video tackling, dragging and pinning a 15-year-old girl to the ground at a pool party in 2015 is now facing a civil rights lawsuit accusing him of using excessive and unnecessary force on the teenager.

India’s nuclear capability affects China

WJXT Jacksonville
The countries are home to 2.5 billion people, a long and sometimes disputed border — which they’ve fought wars over — and each have nuclear weapons.

Indonesia backs down in military rift with Australia over ‘insult’

The Guardian
Indonesia has appeared to back down from a decision to suspend all military cooperation with Australia in a row over teaching materials, with a senior minister saying only language training had been put on hold.

‘No evidence’ of New Year mass sex attacks in Bangalore: Police

BBC News
The police commissioner of the southern Indian city of Bangalore has said there is no evidence to prove allegations of mass molestation took place on New Year’s Eve in the centre of the city.

North Korean Options for Donald Trump: Diplomacy, Sanctions, Force

U.S. News & World Report
Donald Trump says he is confident North Korea won’t develop a nuclear-tipped missile that could strike the United States, but his options for stopping the reclusive communist country are slim.

Ex-Kosovo Premier, Wanted by Serbia, Faces French Court

New York Times
PARIS – A former Kosovo prime minister is facing possible extradition to Serbia to face war crimes charges after being arrested at a French airport.

Pakistan praises Kashmir rebel, condemns Indian ‘repression’

Sacramento Bee
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has praised a slain Kashmir rebel leader and reiterated his condemnation of Indian “repression” in the disputed region, in remarks likely to re-ignite tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.

FN leader Le Pen calls for France to leave euro but stay linked

BBC News
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has outlined plans for France to leave the euro should she win this year’s presidential election.

GOP Bill Would Slash Diplomatic Security Funds Unless Trump Moves U.S. Embassy To Jerusalem

Huffington Post  – ‎13 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON ― Three Republican senators – including two former presidential candidates who’ve long criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the attack on the U.S.

Understanding South Korea’s ‘Upside Down’ Impeachment Process

Voice of America
Members of the media wait for witnesses to arrive for the hearing in the impeachment trial of President Park Geun-hye at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 5, 2017.

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