Before Briefing, Trump Continues to Disparage Report on Russian Hacking

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Before Briefing, Trump Continues to Disparage Report on Russian Hacking

New York Times
… □ President-elect Donald J. Trump appears to be seething ahead of his intelligence briefing on Russian election meddling. □ The House revives an 1876 rule allowing lawmakers to target a single federal worker’s salary.

UK’s May to Visit Trump in Weeks Following Inauguration

New York Times
LONDON – Prime Minister Theresa May’s office says the British leader will meet Donald Trump in Washington in the weeks following his Jan. 20 inauguration as U.S.

Asia Pacific|Japan Recalls Ambassador to South Korea to Protest ‘Comfort Woman’ Statue

New York Times
A statue of a girl representing the Korean women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military being unveiled during a rally in front of the Japanese Consulate in Busan, South Korea, last week.

Russia ‘starts to withdraw’ forces from Syria

CNN
Moscow (CNN) Russia has started to cut back its forces in Syria, beginning with an aircraft carrier group, Russian state news agency TASS reported Friday.

How to Stop a Nuclear Missile

Yahoo News
North Korean officials recently announced that the country was on the verge of testing a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, that could reach the United States.

Turkey Detains 18 in Connection With Attack Near Courthouse

New York Times
IZMIR, Turkey – Turkey’s justice minister says police have detained 18 people in connection with a foiled attack at courthouse in the western city of Izmir that nevertheless killed a policeman and a courthouse employee.

Who is Julian Assange?

CNN
Washington (CNN) President-elect Donald Trump picked a fight with the US intelligence community in recent days, elevating the statements of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Russian President Vladimir Putin over his own nation’s top spies.

Benjamin Netanyahu Is Questioned a Second Time on Corruption Suspicions

New York Times
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday. He has vehemently denied any wrongdoing. Credit Pool photo by Gali Tibbon.

4 More Prisoners Leave Guantanamo In Waning Days Of Obama Administration

NPR
Since the Obama administration hasn’t been able to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the push has been on to transfer as many of the cleared detainees as possible before Donald Trump becomes president.

After Verdict, Israeli Military at Odds With Politicians

New York Times
JERUSALEM – The Israeli military, which has battled foes on all of the country’s borders, is now facing a challenge from within: nationalist politicians who are openly disagreeing with army commanders and bickering with the security establishment.

UN rights envoy to embark on 5th visit to Myanmar

Anadolu Agency
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar is to make her fifth “information-gathering visit” to the country at the end of January, with the situation in the western state of Rakhine continuing to raise international ire.

Bangladeshi Suspected of Training Militants in Dhaka Bakery Attack Is Killed

New York Times
A police checkpoint near the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after the terrorist attack in July that left 22 people dead.

Princess Diana letters sold at UK auction

Fox News
Letters sent by Princess Diana to a Buckingham Palace official, including one revealing that Prince Harry was “constantly in trouble” at boarding school, sold for thousands of dollars at a U.K.

As an angry China watches, Taiwan president takes a risky trip to the Americas

Los Angeles Times
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who rattled mainland China by phoning President-elect Donald Trump last month, leaves Saturday for a trip to the United States and Central America that will be closely watched for any further breaches in the delicate …

New Army policy OKs soldiers to wear hijabs, turbans and religious beards

ArmyTimes.com
Observant Sikhs and conservative Muslim women are now able to wear religious head coverings, thanks to a directive issued Tuesday that updates the Army’s grooming and appearance regulation.

I’m a Woman with a Disability Who Voted for Donald Trump. Here’s Why

TIME
Melissa Ortiz is a disability rights advocate and the founder of Able Americans. ‘Having a disability isn’t the main guiding force in the way I think about how I want my government run’.

Bernie Sanders tells Rachel Maddow: Republicans don’t have a mandate

Salon
Sen. Bernie Sanders wants Democrats to know that the Republicans do not have a mandate to govern – and that they have a way of fighting.

Berlin attacker had 14 aliases, was subject of repeated counterterror briefings

Washington Post
BERLIN – The Tunisian man who plowed a truck into a Berlin Christmas market had lived under 14 aliases and was so well known to German officials that a key counterterrorism committee had discussed his case seven times, suggesting the scale of the …

Donald Trump’s Twitter Account Is A Security Disaster Waiting To Happen

CNBC
With no known special security protections, @realDonaldTrump could be exploited for financial gain, to cause geopolitical instability, or worse.

Norway’s controversial radio switch-off

BBC News
Norway will start switching off its FM radio network next week, in a controversial move that will be closely watched by other nations.

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