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UN: Daily reports of Rohingya rapes, killings
The UN says the government, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, has taken a "short-sighted, counterproductive, even callous" approach to the crisis.
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YEMEN
Yemen on verge of famine amid Saudi war: UN
The UN aid official in Yemen says the country is on the brink of famine as the Saudi war takes a heavy toll on the impoverished nation.
RUSSIA
Give proof or end accusations, Russia tells US
Kremlin spokesman Peskov warned US officials on Friday that they should either prove claims that Russia interfered in the US presidential vote or stop making the accusations.
ECONOMY
Sukhoi signs basic plane sales deal with Iran
Russia’s media say Sukhoi - the country’s aviation giant – has signed a basic deal with an unnamed Iranian company over sales of its Superjet 100 planes.
KOREAS
President Park impeachment 'illegal’: Lawyers
Lawyers for South Korea’s suspended president Park Geun-hye should receive her executive powers again.
SOCIETY
UK would be less safe after Brexit: Report
Brexit could leave the UK "less safe" unless security co-operation with the EU is maintained, a Lords report has warned.
SOCIETY
Iran Leader grants clemency to 1,200 convicts
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei agrees with either exception or commutation of the sentences of hundreds of convicts.
EU
Austria govt. to expropriate Hitler’s birth house
Austrian MPs on Wednesday passed a bill allowing the government to seize the house in the northern town of Braunau am Inn, near the Austro-German border.
ECONOMY
Iran’s Aseman Airlines to get Airbus planes
Iran’s Aseman Airlines says it will soon add seven Airbus plans to its fleet, adding that this is part of a plan to renovate its fleet which includes purchases from several global aircraft giants.
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Philippines says can live with less US aid
The Philippines says it has no concerns over the suspension of a US aid package.
RUSSIA
Russia, NATO schedule security talks
Envoys from NATO will hold a formal meeting with the Russian envoy to the alliance on Monday, according to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.
INTERVIEWS
Pressure needed to stop Saudis: Expert
A political analyst calls the US and other parties should put pressure on Riyadh to stop destabilizing the Middle East.
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Japan, Russia leaders fail to sign peace treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fail to resolve World War II-era hostilities after two days of talks.
SYRIA
Aleppo evacuation halted amid militant gunfire
The militants reportedly violated a ceasefire deal by trying to take prisoners and firing on a convoy during the evacuation process.
FOREIGN POLICY
Trump picks hardliner as US ambassador to Israel
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will nominate attorney David Friedman as US ambassador to Israel.
POLITICS
Iran to UK: Syria crisis to end if arms flow cut
Iran tells the UK that the only way of the crisis in Syria is for the foreign parties to stop arming and funding the terror groups.
EU
Greece defies lenders amid EU divisions
The approval of Christmas bonuses for pensioners came despite objections from Greece’s eurozone creditors.
CHINA
China in first live-fire drill with aircraft carrier
The drills were held amid heightening tensions between the US and China over Washington’s military presence in contested waters near China.
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