Donald Trump's Pick for Ambassador to Israel Opens a World of Unknowns
Don’t even try thinking of Donald Trump’s choice for ambassador to Israel as a diplomat. David M. Friedman is far from that. But he serves very well as a reply in kind, an answer in human form. It’s like this: For the last three years Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the man who leads Israel, has sent signal after signal that he’s done with peace talks, or ever pulling Israeli troops out of the West Bank. Sometimes these signals were verbal—in the 2015 election campaign, Netanyahu declared fl..>> view originalEurope|Car Bomb Kills 13 Turkish Soldiers on Bus; 7 Suspects Held
ISTANBUL — A suicide car bomber set off an explosion Saturday that demolished a public bus transporting off-duty soldiers in Turkey's central province of Kayseri, killing 13 troops and wounding 56 other people, authorities said.Saturday's blast comes a week after a car bomb attack claimed by Kurdish militants killed 44 people, mainly riot police, and wounded over 150 others near a soccer stadium in Istanbul.Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the identity of the Kayseri attacker was known ..>> view originalSyrian rebels, government say new deal in works to secure Aleppo evacuatio...
By Laila Bassam and Lisa Barrington | ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT A new deal is being negotiated to complete the evacuation of rebel-held areas of Syria's east Aleppo which ground to a halt on Friday after demands from pro-government forces that people also be moved out of two villages besieged by insurgents.A Syrian rebel official and a government official said early on Saturday the evacuation of Aleppo would resume and the two Shi'ite villages would be evacuated, as well as t..>> view originalAsia Pacific|China Scolds US as Standoff Over Seized Drone Intensifies
President-elect Donald J. Trump entered the fray Saturday morning, accusing China on Twitter of seizing the drone from international waters. China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters - rips it out of water and takes it to China in unprecedented act. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Dec. 17, 2016 In a stern tone, the Defense Ministry scolded the United States over what it called its longstanding practice of conducting “clos..>> view originalPope marks 80th birthday with charitable giving to Rome's poor
ROME – Pope Francis kicked off his 80th birthday by having breakfast with a group of homeless from around St. Peter’s and inviting them to Mass – but his giving didn’t stop there. Throughout the day birthday treats and a special Christmas gift will be given to the poor and needy in soup kitchens and shelters throughout Rome in the name of the pope in honor of his special day. Francis started his birthday by welcoming eight homeless people, two women and six men, to his residence in the Vatican’s..>> view originalAS--Papua New Guinea-Earthquake
SYDNEY (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, generating a small tsunami and knocking out power in parts of the Pacific island nation. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.The magnitude-7.9 quake struck 46 kilometers (29 miles) east of Taron in Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was deep, at 103 kilometers (61 miles). Deeper earthquakes tend to cause less damage than shallow ones.The USGS initially said the qu..>> view originalRussia's Hacks Followed Years of Paranoia Toward Hillary Clinton
Photo Hillary Clinton last month Washington. “It’s not just they didn’t like Clinton, but they actually thought that she represented a threat,” said Mark Galeotti, a Russia expert at the Institute of International Relations. Credit Cliff Owen/Associated Press Russia’s unprecedented intervention in the United States election came amid more than United States-Russia tension and Donald J. Trump’s praise of Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president. It also coincided with a ..>> view originalSupporters of impeached SKorean leader clash with protesters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Supporters of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye clashed with anti-Park protesters Saturday, as large crowds of demonstrators again gathered in Seoul to demand the scandal-ridden leader’s immediate ouster. The historically large weekend protests over an explosive corruption scandal pushed South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament to vote this month to impeach Park. The impeachment suspended Park’s powers until the Constitutional Court decides whether..>> view original
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
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