Burundi minister assassinated: police #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Burundi's environment minister was shot dead in the capital Bujumbura early Sunday, police said, the first assassination of its kind since the country was plunged into political turmoil in 2015.

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A Look at the Major Attacks In Turkey Over the Past Year

Deal reached to end DRC political crisis #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The government and opposition parties in the DR Congo on Saturday clinched a hard-won deal over President Joseph Kabila's fate, ending a political crisis that sparked months of deadly unrest.

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Istanbul Governor: At least 35 killed in 'terror attack' in nightclub #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An assailant believed to have been dressed in a Santa Claus costume opened fire at a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year's celebrations Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 40 others.

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At Least 35 Dead In Attack on Istanbul Nightclub

France's Hollande to visit French troops in Iraq #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Francois Hollande said he would on Monday visit French troops fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, as he warned that the terrorist threat within France was still live.

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Video: The moments that defined 2016 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A video remix capturing the best and worst moments of the year that was 2016.

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UN Backs Russian-Turkish Syria Efforts As Cease-Fire Wavers

UN council adopts Syria ceasefire brokered by Russia, Turkey #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday adopted a resolution endorsing a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war brokered by Russia and Turkey.

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Sporadic Fighting Mars Second Day of Syria Cease-Fire

Obscure English comedy sketch is huge hit in Europe on New Year's Eve #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

This New Year’s Eve, just before midnight, millions of revelers will do the same thing they do every year. They will pause their celebrations to watch a short piece of comedic English dinner theater that hardly anyone in Britain has heard of.

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Watch Live: New Year’s Eve Celebrations Around the World

Sydney’s New Year’s Eve Fireworks Pay Tribute to Prince, David Bowie and Gene Wilder

Russia-Linked Malware Found on Vermont Electric Department Laptop

French workers win 'right to disconnect' from after-work emails #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French companies will be required to guarantee employees a "right to disconnect" from Sunday as the country seeks to tackle the modern-day scourge of compulsively checking emails outside of work hours.

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Video: Syrian regime emboldened ahead of Russia-backed peace talks #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Victory in Aleppo has strengthened President Bashar al-Assad’s hand ahead of planned peace talks brokered by Russia, Syria expert Hilal Khashan tells FRANCE 24, noting that regime change in Damascus is no longer on the agenda.

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Under the shadow of terror: France’s year in review #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Euro 2016 football tournament gave France at least something to cheer about. But the country’s protracted terror alert continued to dominate headlines in a year so tense even police officers protested.

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Video: France tightens New Year's Eve security #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French security forces are on high alert as the country prepares to see in the New Year, with 10,000 police officers deployed in the Paris region alone to guarantee the safety of residents and tourists.

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UN Security Council to vote on Syria ceasefire agreement #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The UN Security Council will vote Saturday on a resolution that would endorse the ceasefire agreement in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey, and reiterate support for a roadmap to peace that starts with a transitional government.

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Deadly blasts rip through Baghdad market #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Two bombs exploded at a busy market in central Baghdad on Saturday killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 40 others, police and medics said.

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Trump hails 'very smart' Putin amid US-Russia hacking row #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for refraining from retaliation in a dispute over cyber attacks, in another sign that the Republican plans to patch up badly frayed relations with Moscow.

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Greek ambassador to Brazil killed in suspected 'crime of passion' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Brazilian police suspect Greek Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis was killed in a "crime of passion," a source close to the investigation said Friday, as detectives interrogated his wife and a policeman who was reportedly her lover.

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Vladimir Putin Sent Seasons Greetings to America Amid Worsening Relations With President Obama

Turkish lawmakers clear draft to expand Erdogan's power #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Turkish parliamentary commission on Friday cleared a set of draft constitutional amendments that would greatly expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Video: Poland snaps up da Vinci masterpiece at bargain price #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Poland's government has purchased a private art collection that includes a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, acquiring the works for a fraction of their true market value.

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Vladimir Putin Says Russia Won’t Expel U.S. Diplomats in Hacking Flap

Video: Germany steps up New Year’s Eve security after Berlin attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

German security forces are on high alert as the country prepares to see in the New Year, days after 12 people were killed in a truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market.

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Russia vows ‘adequate’ retaliation for US sanctions over hacking #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Moscow has vowed “adequate” retribution in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United States, with Russia’s foreign minister on Friday suggesting expelling 35 US envoys in retaliation.

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'Clashes erupt' near Damascus despite Syria truce #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Syrian government forces and their allies clashed with rebels near Damascus on Friday, disrupting a nationwide ceasefire that otherwise appeared to hold, monitors and a rebel official said.

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France, Germany and the Netherlands: The elections that could derail the EU in 2017 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

After Brexit rattled the European Union in 2016, a string of high-stakes elections in France, Germany and the Netherlands – along with possibly Italy – could bring even greater uncertainty to the bloc in the year to come.

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Iraqi forces launch second phase of Mosul offensive against IS group #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Iraqi forces advanced Thursday after declaring a new phase in their offensive on eastern Mosul, stepping up efforts to reclaim the Islamic State (IS) group's last major stronghold in the country.

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The World’s Oldest Male Panda in Captivity Has Died, Aged 31

Russia Smarts at U.S. Sanctions and Considers ‘Retaliatory Steps’

Video: Cheetahs headed towards extinction, wildlife experts warn #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Cheetahs are in a race for survival, with wildlife experts warning that the world’s fastest land animal is close to extinction.

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Iraqi Troops Have Resumed the Fight For Mosul After a Two-Week Lull

Happy New Year. Here’s a Three Cent Raise

Body found in burned car as Brazil seeks missing Greek ambassador #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The discovery of a burned-out car in Rio state on Thursday with a body inside have sparked fears that it might be that of the Greek ambassador to Brazil, missing since Monday.

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Argentine ex-president Kirchner faces new probe over bombing #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An Argentine appeals court ordered a new investigation Thursday into charges that ex-president Cristina Kirchner obstructed a probe into a 1994 bombing that killed 85 people at a Jewish community centre.

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A Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Has Hit Eastern Indonesia

Clashes Violate Syria Ceasefire Less Than Two Hours After It Starts

Obama slaps sanctions on Russia, expels agents over vote hacking #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Barak Obama on Thursday authorised a series of sanctions against Russia in retaliation for intervening in the 2016 US presidential election and warned of more action to come.

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President Obama Imposes Harsh Sanctions on Russia in Retaliation for Election Hacking

Israeli right-wing officials mock Kerry settlements speech #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Israel's right wing dismissed US Secretary of State John Kerry's speech Wednesday on the conflict with the Palestinians as irrelevant comments from a diplomat on his way out of office.

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Prominent Turkish novelist Asli Erdogan released pending trial #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the release of prominent novelist Asli Erdogan and linguist Necimye Alpay pending trial. Erdogan, who was on the board of a pro-Kurdish newspaper, was arrested August for allegedly belonging to a terrorist group.

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Award-winning novelist Asli Erdogan goes on trial amid crackdown in Turkey #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Novelist and writer Asli Erdogan went on trial in Turkey on Thursday as part of a widespread crackdown by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, including the arrests of dozens of journalists and teachers.

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Boko Haram chief denies losing stronghold in new video #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim that the jihadist group had been routed from its Sambisa Forest stronghold.

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Ceasefire agreed between Syrian regime and rebels #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Syria's army said Thursday it would halt all military operations from midnight, under a deal brokered by Russia and Turkey, with the opposition National Coalition announcing support for the ceasefire agreement.

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Floods in DR Congo leave dozens dead #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Floods triggered by heavy rains and a river bursting its banks have killed at least 50 people and left thousands homeless in the southwest Democratic Republic of Congo, a provincial governor told AFP on Thursday.

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Relations Between Obama and Netanyahu Have Hit Rock Bottom

This Giant ‘Trump Rooster’ Is Going to Be Part of China’s New Year Celebrations

Future of Syrian ceasefire remains uncertain #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The fate of a reported nationwide truce for Syria was unclear Thursday, following talks between Moscow and Ankara, despite Turkish state media saying a deal had been reached.

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Colombia congress approves amnesty for thousands of FARC rebels #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Colombia's Congress on Wednesday approved an amnesty law to protect thousands of demobilising Marxist guerrilla fighters from prosecution for minor crimes committed during the country's 52-year war.

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US set to announce response to Russian election hacking #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Obama administration plans to announce a series of retaliatory measures against Russia over its alleged hacking during the US election in an effort to help President-elect Donald Trump, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

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Iconic US actress Debbie Reynolds dies, a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Actress Debbie Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic “Singin’ in the Rain’ and mother of Carrie Fisher, has died, according to her son.

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Syrian war 'cancer on a global scale': incoming UN chief #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Syrian conflict "has become a cancer on a global scale", incoming UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, while hoping Washington and Moscow overcome their differences to help end the crisis.

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Bomb Attack Wounds At Least 23 People at A Boxing Match In The Philippines

Hollande pardons woman who killed her abusive husband #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A woman who killed her abusive husband and became a symbol of the suffering of France's domestic violence victims walked free from prison on Wednesday after receiving a presidential pardon.

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Kerry: ‘Settler agenda is defining the future of Israel’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday that Israel’s settlement building in the West Bank was jeopardising the two-state solution, Israel’s security and hopes for peace.

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John Kerry Reiterates Importance of Two-State Peace Solution for Israel and Palestine

Tour de France winner Wiggins retires from professional cycling #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Bradley Wiggins announced his retirement from professional cycling on Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a career that saw him become one of Britain's greatest sportsmen.

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‘Stay strong Israel,’ Trump tweets as settlement row flares #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President-elect Donald Trump tweeted his support for Israel Wednesday ahead of Secretary of State John Kerry's speech on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis against a backdrop of a deepening row over the settlements issue.

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Details of Berlin attacker’s travels through Europe emerge #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Following the Berlin attack, suspected assailant Anis Amri travelled from Germany to the Netherlands and then on to France before heading to Italy where police shot him dead, investigative sources revealed Wednesday.

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German Police Detain Suspect in Connection With Berlin Christmas Market Attack

Vote on hundreds of new Israeli homes in East Jerusalem cancelled #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Jerusalem's city hall cancelled a vote on Wednesday on applications to build nearly 500 new homes for Israelis in East Jerusalem, a municipal official said, plans that had drawn U.S. criticism in a raging dispute over settlements.

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Rodrigo Duterte Claims to Have Thrown a Suspect Out of a Helicopter, Report Says

A Dutch Clinic May Have Fertilized the Eggs of 26 Women With the Wrong Sperm

Turkey and Russia Agree on Syria Cease-Fire Plan, Turkish State News Agency Says

Israel moves forward with settlements after UN vote #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Jerusalem municipality will act Wednesday on requests to build hundreds of new homes for Israelis in areas captured and annexed by Israel in 1967, drawing new criticism from the US that settlement activity puts Middle East peace-making at risk.

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Erdogan accuses the West of backing the IS group #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said the West was breaking promises in Syria, accusing Ankara's partners of backing "terror groups" including IS jihadists in the country.

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At Pearl Harbor, the U.S. and Japan Seek Absolution From the War

Israel Says It Has ‘Ironclad Information’ That the U.S. Was Behind the U.N. Settlements Resolution

Police evacuate Trump Tower over stray bag of toys #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Police hastily cleared the lobby of Trump Tower on Tuesday to investigate an unattended backpack, only to find that the bag contained children's toys.

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Kerry to make Middle East peace speech on Wednesday #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US Secretary of State John Kerry will offer a "comprehensive vision" of how to revive the Israel-Palestinian peace process in a major speech on Wednesday.

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Dutch IVF centre probes suspected sperm mix-up #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Dutch medical institution announced an investigation Tuesday after discovering that up to 26 women may have been fertilised by the wrong sperm cells at its IVF treatment laboratory.

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Obama, Japan’s PM pay homage to Pearl Harbor victims #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Barack Obama made a joint pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor on Tuesday, laying wreaths for the victims of the Japanese aerial attack that prompted the United States to enter World War II.

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Judge indicts Argentine ex-president Kirchner in corruption case #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was indicted Tuesday in a corruption case involving public works.

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President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Make Historic Visit to Pearl Harbor

'Star Wars' actress Carrie Fisher dies at 60 following heart attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

"Star Wars" actress Carrie Fisher, who played the iconic Princess Leia, died at the age of 60 on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack last week.

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National Front mayor renames French street 'rue de Brexit' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A French mayor who is a member of France’s right-wing eurosceptic National Front party has renamed a street in his town “rue de Brexit”, meant as a “homage” to Britain's decision to leave the European Union in June.

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Toxic Alcohol Kills 31 People Celebrating Christmas in Pakistan

Watch Live: Barack Obama and Shinzo Abe’s Historic Visit to Pearl Harbor’s USS Arizona Memorial

Gunmen kidnap Iraqi journalist in Baghdad #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An Iraqi journalist was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from her home in Baghdad overnight, police and relatives said on Tuesday, prompting Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to order an investigation.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Wants a Timetable for Independence

Turkish police go on trial for attempted coup #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Almost 30 Turkish police went on trial in Istanbul Tuesday charged with involvement in the July 15 coup, the city's first trial of alleged putschists in the failed bid to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Black box from crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russian authorities have found a flight recorder in the wreckage of a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday, killing all 92 on board, Russian agencies cited the Defence Ministry as saying on Tuesday.

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Israel’s Lieberman dubs French peace meeting new ‘Dreyfus trial’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday criticised an upcoming Middle East peace conference organised by France, calling it a new "Dreyfus trial" and urged French Jews to move to Israel.

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High School Students in Taiwan Staged a Nazi-Themed Parade. It Wasn’t Received Well

Divers Have Located the Fuselage of the Russian Jet Downed in the Black Sea

This Is the Latest North Korean Export to Be Banned

Donald Trump Says the U.N. Is Just a Club at Which People ‘Have a Good Time’

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Makes a Historic Visit to Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor Memorial

Plane carrying Brazil team ran out of fuel before crash, Colombia says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Colombian aviation authorities said Monday that an airliner that crashed with a Brazilian soccer team aboard had run out of fuel before it could land.

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Female Afghan pilot requests US asylum over safety fears #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Afghanistan's first female fixed-wing pilot has requested asylum in the United States, the Afghan defence ministry confirmed on Monday. Captain Niloofar Rahmani made the request after receiving death threats.

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Surveillance video confirms Berlin attacker fled to Italy via Lyon #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Surveillance footage confirms that Anis Amri, the suspected Berlin truck attacker gunned down by Italian police, transited through the French city of Lyon by train, a source close to the investigation said on Monday.

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Donald Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Israel Has Sparked a Hot Debate

Prince George and Princess Charlotte Had Something Sweet for Christmas

French, Malians join forces in search for kidnapped aid worker #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French and Malian security forces have teamed up with local religious leaders in the northern Malian city of Gao to search for a popular 67-year-old French aid worker who was abducted by armed men on Saturday.

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Obama to welcome Japan’s PM for historic visit to Pearl Harbor #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Barack Obama and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe will meet Tuesday at Pearl Harbor, making Abe the first Japanese leader to pay an official visit to the site of the bombing that drew the United States into World War II in December 1941.

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Exclusive: Embedded with Iraqi special forces in Mosul #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

For more than two months, Iraqi forces have fought to retake Mosul from Islamic State group militants. A quarter of the city has been recaptured but the jihadists are still resisting, while many civilians are caught in the crossfire. Although the foreign press has been largely banned from entering Mosul, our reporters managed to spend two days embedded with special forces.

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Turkey detains more than 1,500 people for suspected links to terrorism #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Turkish authorities last week detained 1,682 people for questioning over suspected links to militant organisations and arrested 516 of them, the interior ministry said on Monday.

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Why Milan? Investigators probe Berlin suspect’s Italy links #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Investigators are searching for clues as to why Anis Amri returned to Italy, his port of entry in Europe, days after allegedly carrying out the deadly attack on a Christmas Market in Berlin.

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Wreckage of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russian divers on Monday found the main body of the military plane that crashed in the Black Sea with 92 people onboard, as senior officials said technical or pilot error, not terrorism, likely caused the crash.

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Obama makes last visit to Hawaii as US president #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Barack Obama on Sunday visited American troops at a Hawaii military base, the last time he will participate in his holiday tradition as commander-in-chief.

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Brits brace for Boxing Day football bonanza #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Chelsea's Antonio Conte and his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola are among the Premier League managers who will sample England's Boxing Day football extravaganza for the first time on Monday.

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Video: George Michael's career from teen idol to pop superstar #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the career highlights of British pop icon George Michael, who passed away Sunday at his home in Goring, England.

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Russia Says That Terrorism Was Not a Likely Cause of the Black Sea Plane Crash

Russian teams search Black Sea for military plane crash clues #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Backed by ships, helicopters and drones, Russian teams on Monday continued to search the Black Sea area just off Sochi, where a military plane bound for Syria crashed on Christmas Day with 92 people on board.

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A Powerful Typhoon in the Philippines Left at Least One Dead on Christmas Day

Aleppo’s Christians Celebrate Christmas and Hope for the Return of Peace

Mali’s Christians Celebrate Christmas Under Police Protection

Singer George Michael of Wham! fame dies at 53 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

British singer George Michael, who became one of the pop idols of the 1980s with Wham! and then forged a career as a successful solo artist with sometimes sexually provocative lyrics, died at his home in England on Sunday. He was 53.

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Israel’s Humbled Benjamin Netanyahu Places Hopes in Donald Trump

Singer George Michael dead at 53 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

British pop singer George Michael, who shot to fame in the 1980s with Wham! and continued as a solo artist, died on Sunday at his home in England. He was 53.

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Dozens killed in attacks amid political unrest in DR Congo #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 34 civilians over the weekend, the army and local activists said, and the violence stoked concerns over political instability.

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France's Thomas Coville sets new round-the-world sailing record of 49 days #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's Thomas Coville set a new round-the-world solo sailing record of just 49 days on Sunday, beating the previous world record by more than eight days.

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Read Pope Francis’ Christmas Day Prayer for Peace

Israel Will Do ‘All It Takes’ to Recover From ‘Shameful’ U.N. Vote: Prime Minister Netanyahu

Thousands Evacuate German Town on Christmas Morning After World War II Bomb Is Found

Watch Queen Elizabeth’s 2016 Christmas Day Address Celebrating ‘Unsung Heroes’

Israel summons foreign envoys after UN call to end settements #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Israel summoned the ambassadors of 10 nations to Jerusalem to reprimand them on Sunday and had more harsh words for the Obama administration over a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an end to settlement-building.

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Germany evacuates 54,000 from Augsburg after WWII bomb discovered #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Thousands of people in the southern German city of Augsburg have left Christmas presents and decorations behind, forced to evacuate while authorities disarm a large World War II aerial bomb.

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Powerful Earthquake Shakes Chile and Prompts Tsunami Warning

Powerful Typhoon Slams Into Philippines, Spoiling Christmas

Queen Elizabeth II Misses Christmas Morning Service Because of Illness

‘No Survivors’ as Russian Plane With 92 Aboard Crashes Into the Black Sea

Pope Francis Wishes Christmas Peace to Those Scarred by War and Terrorism

French aid worker Sophie Petronin kidnapped in Mali #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Frenchwoman who runs an aid group has been kidnapped in Mali's restive north, the French foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday.

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The year on Twitter: How a tumultuous year played out on social media #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

It’s been a tumultuous, tragic and historic year. But how did 2016 play out on social media? FRANCE 24’s Caroline Clarkson shares some of the most memorable moments from the Twittersphere.

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A French Christmas Carol at Notre Dame de Paris #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The festive season in Paris sees the city’s famous boulevards twinkling with illuminations and its tables heaving with gastronomic delights. But the celebrations would be no fun without Christmas carols! FRANCE 24 heads to Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral to meet the director of its choir, Henri Chalet, and to hear some of the choirs in action.

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Pope delivers sombre Christmas mass urging ‘more humility’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Pope Francis said on Saturday that Christmas had been "taken hostage" by dazzling materialism that puts God in the shadows and blinds many to the needs of the hungry, the migrants and the war weary.

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Israel's Netanyahu accuses Obama of ‘shameful ambush’ over UN vote #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Israel's prime minister accused President Barack Obama on Saturday of a "shameful ambush" at the United Nations over Israeli settlements, saying he is looking forward to working with his "friend" President-elect Donald Trump.

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Russian military plane carrying 91 people disappears from radar over Black Sea #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Russian military plane headed to Syria has disappeared from radar after taking off from the southern city of Adler, local news agencies reported the defence ministry as saying Sunday.

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Trump says he plans to shut down controversial foundation #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said he intends to dissolve his controversial philanthropic foundation to avoid any conflicts of interest with his presidency.

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Pope Francis Celebrates Christmas Eve Mass After a Year of Pleas for Peace

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Lashes Out at President Obama Over ‘Shameful Ambush’ at U.N.

Iraqi Christians celebrate Christmas in town freed from IS group #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Iraqi Christians filled the pews of the fire-scarred Mar Shimoni church in Bartella, east of Mosul, on Christmas Eve, for the first service since its recapture from jihadists.

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World War II Bomb Found in Germany Forces 54,000 People to Evacuate on Christmas Morning

UN resolution: No love lost between Netanyahu and Obama #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In what many see as a final defiant diplomatic move, US President Barack Obama has allowed a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements, a move highlighting the stark deterioration of US-Israeli relations

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Paris Saint-Germain to sign German foward Draxler 'for between €36mn-€40mn' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Germany forward Julian Draxler will move from Wolfsburg to Paris Saint Germain in January ending a long-standing transfer battle with the Bundesliga side.

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Investigators Hunt for Supporters of Berlin Attack Suspect

Watch Live: Pope Francis Leads Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican

Finland Has an App to Help Drivers Avoid Hitting Reindeer

Vote on Israel Poses Dangers for the United Nations

Under the shadow of terror: 2016 in French news #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Euro 2016 football tournament gave France at least something to cheer about. But the country’s protracted terror alert continued to dominate headlines in a year so tense even police officers protested.

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3 Arrested in Tunisia Linked to Berlin Attack Suspect

Nigeria’s President Says Boko Haram Driven From Last Stronghold

Tunisia arrests nephew of Berlin attack suspect and two others #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tunisia arrested the nephew of the suspected Berlin truck attacker and two other jihadist suspects who are "connected" to the assailant Anis Amri, the interior ministry said Saturday.

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Nigerian army claims capture of Boko Haram stronghold #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Nigerian army has defeated Boko Haram in the Sambisa forest, one of the jihadists' last remaining strongholds, President Muhammadu Buhari said Saturday.

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Video: Aleppo’s famed master soapmakers set up shop in Paris #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A collateral victim of the Syrian conflict, Aleppo’s famed soapmakers have found sanctuary far from the war-torn city whose elegant souks, many now reduced to rubble, have made the coveted green bars for centuries.

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‘Star Wars’ actress Carrie Fisher in critical condition after suffering heart attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Hollywood actress and writer Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” movies, suffered a cardiac episode on Friday during a flight from London to Los Angeles, where she was rushed to a hospital after landing.

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Israel rejects UN settler vote, announces diplomatic retaliation #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Israel lashed out at US President Barack Obama over a UN Security Council resolution passed Friday demanding it halt settlements in Palestinian territory, while vowing it would not abide by it.

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UN Security Council demands end to Israeli settlements after US abstains from vote #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

After the United States abstained from voting, the UN Security Council on Friday passed a resolution demanding Israel stop building settlements on occupied Palestinian territory, a reversal of US practice to protect Israel from United Nations action.

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How German Authorities Failed and Failed Again in the Case of the Berlin Attacker

VIDEO: Uganda football team prepares for first African Cup of Nations in nearly 40 years #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Uganda’s national football team, the Cranes, have qualified for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first time in nearly 40 years.

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U.N. Prepares for Major Vote on Israeli Settlements

UN Security Council to vote on Israeli settlements #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

New Zealand, Malaysia, Senegal and Venezuela will call for a UN Security Council vote on Friday afternoon on a draft resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements, diplomats said.

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Donald Trump on Letter From Vladimir Putin: ‘His Thoughts Are So Correct’

Syrian troops cement hold on Aleppo, civilians return #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Syrian troops increased their hold on Aleppo on Friday after retaking full control of the city, as residents anxious to return to their homes moved through its ruined streets.

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Libyan plane hijackers surrender in Malta #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A hostage drama at the Malta International Airport ended Friday when hijackers, who diverted a Libyan passenger plane with 118 people on board, surrendered after releasing all passengers and crew.

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Video: Ferrette, the tiny French village rekindling migrants’ hopes and dreams #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

It’s been almost a year since Ferrette, a tiny village in France’s Alsace region, transformed one of its old army barracks into a reception centre for refugees seeking asylum. After having spent months on the road, or ending up stuck in the notorious "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, families from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria are increasingly finding renewed hope as they arrive at this calm and serene village set deep in the French countryside.

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Highlights from Putin’s end-of-year news conference #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The following are highlights from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual end-of-year news conference.

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Putin Says Democrats Trying to ‘Pass the Buck’ with Election Rigging Claims

Hanukkah 2016: What You Need to Know

Hijacked Libyan plane lands in Malta with 118 on board #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An airliner on an internal flight in Libya was hijacked and diverted to Malta where it landed on Friday, Maltese media reported.

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‘Hijacked Plane’ from Libya Lands in Malta

Live: Berlin truck attack suspect killed in shootout in Milan #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The suspect behind Monday's Christmas market attack in Berlin has been killed in a shootout in Milan, Italy's interior minister said Friday. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the latest developments.

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Berlin truck attack suspect killed in shootout in Milan #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A man believed to be the suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack was killed in a shoot-out in a suburb of the northern Italian city of Milan on Friday, a security source told Reuters.

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Ebola vaccine highly effective, scientists assert after trials #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Final test results confirm an experimental Ebola vaccine is highly effective, a major milestone that could help prevent the spread of outbreaks like the one that killed thousands in West Africa.

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Berlin Attack Suspect Anis Amri Reportedly Killed by Police in Milan

Congo politicians seal Kabila transition deal, opposition says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Congolese politicians have agreed in principle to a deal under which President Joseph Kabila leaves office by the end of 2017, opposition leaders said on Friday, an unexpected breakthrough after dozens died in anti-government protests this week.

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2016: The year that Putin got his way #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russian President Vladimir Putin had an exceptionally successful year, with Moscow making geostrategic gains in Syria, Europe as well as the US in 2016.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Calls the U.N. Rights Chief an ‘Idiot’

German Police Detain Two Suspects Over Plot to Attack a Shopping Mall

Russia Says a Syrian Ceasefire Will Be Discussed at January Talks

China’s Smog Is as Deadly as Smoking, New Research Claims

German police arrest brothers suspected of planning mall attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Police special forces arrested two men suspected of planning an attack on a shopping mall in Oberhausen in the West German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, police said on Friday

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The U.N. Has Postponed a Vote Condemning Israeli Settlements in the West Bank

China Says It Will Cooperate with Donald Trump But Stands Firm on Taiwan

US intended to allow passage of UN draft critical of Israel #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The United States intended to allow the UN Security Council to approve a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, two Western officials said on Thursday, a major reversal of US practice of protecting Israel from such criticism.

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Islamic State Bombings Kill 23 People in Mosul, Disrupting the City’s Return to Normality

Australia arrests seven people suspected of plotting Christmas Day bombing #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Australian police said on Friday they had foiled a plot to attack landmarks in Melbourne with a series of bombs on Christmas Day that authorities described as "an imminent terrorist event" inspired by the Islamic State group.

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Australian Police Have Detained Five Suspects in an Alleged Christmas Day Bomb Plot

Berlin Market Attack Suspect’s Fingerprints Indicate He Was Driving the Truck

Trump, Putin call for expanding respective nuclear capabilities #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President-elect Donald Trump called Thursday for the US to expand its nuclear capabilities until the world “comes to its senses”, hours after President Vladimir Putin said Russia needed to increase its own nuclear potential.

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Syrian military has retaken control of Aleppo as last convoy leaves, army says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Syrian city of Aleppo returned to government control Thursday after the last remaining opposition fighters and civilians evacuated, the Syrian army said.

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The World’s First Solar Road Opens in France

Syrian Government Regains Control of Aleppo After Last Rebels Evacuate

How We Know Humans Are to Blame for the Arctic’s Extremely Warm Winter

See the Most Googled Person in Each Country in 2016

Reporter’s arrest puts spotlight on Turkey targeting journalists in EU #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The arrest last week of a French-Turkish journalist of Kurdish origins in Belgium has sparked condemnations from his colleagues, press freedom groups and has highlighted Turkey’s attempts to muzzle journalists in the EU.

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IS group claims car bomb attacks in Iraq's Mosul #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Islamic State claimed three suicide car bombs that killed at least 15 civilians and eight Iraqi policemen on Thursday in an eastern suburb of Mosul, according to a military statement.

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A Syrian Translator Grapples with the Hardest Choice a Refugee Must Make

Marine Le Pen short of funds for 2017 presidential run, party says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen lacks the resources needed to fund a presidential campaign in 2017 because French banks refuse to lend her National Front party money for political reasons, a senior party official said Monday.

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Uber drivers to blockade Paris airports on Friday #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Travellers flying in and out of Paris Friday should expect severe disruptions with Uber drivers planning to blockade both the Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports from 4am.

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France opens world’s first solar road #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The world’s first solar road opened Thursday in a government-sponsored experiment to see if turning the country’s highways into power stations could be a sustainable way to generate energy.

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Iran to purchase 100 Airbus jets in 'landmark' deal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Airbus confirmed Thursday that it had struck a deal with Iran Air to sell 100 aircraft, including 46 A320 passenger planes, 38 A330 models and 16 A350 XWB aircraft.

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France military chief’s clarion call to boost defence spending #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France’s military chief on Wednesday took the unusual step of urging the country's next president to raise defence spending in a rare public appeal.

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Hundreds of People Just Won Spain’s $2.4 Billion Christmas Lottery

The Surprising Reasons Why Gingerbread Men Became a Holiday Classic

Vladimir Putin Says Russia’s Military Is Stronger Than Anyone’s

Yes, Donald Trump is Making Terrorist Attacks More Likely. Here’s How

Europe Scrambles to Find Tunisian Suspect in Berlin Attack

2016: A look at Europe's ongoing migrant crisis #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The year 2016 saw the migrant crisis dominate headlines once again. From the controversial EU-Turkey deal to the closing of the Calais “Jungle”, FRANCE 24 looks back at the key events of the year.

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Philippines watchdog to investigate Duterte's killing brag #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Philippines independent human rights watchdog said Thursday it will investigate President Rodrigo Duterte's admission he killed three criminals years ago, after the United Nations' rights chief called for a murder probe.

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Students in China Were Made to Take Exams Outdoors in Toxic Smog. The Images Are Shocking

The U.N. Has Voted to Investigate Possible War Crimes in Syria

German authorities slammed as manhunt continues #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

German authorities were under fire Thursday after it emerged that the prime suspect in Berlin's deadly truck attack, a rejected Tunisian asylum seeker, was known as a potentially dangerous jihadist.

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Mexicans Mourn Victims and Seek Answers After the Massive Firework Explosion

UN agrees to set up panel for Syria war crimes cases #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday agreed to set up a panel to gather evidence on war crimes in Syria, taking a first step toward prosecuting those responsible for atrocities in the nearly six-year war.

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Putin’s Spokesman: ‘Dialogue With the U.S. Has Been Frozen’

Trump picks China critic to head US trade body #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In another sign that he intends to shake up relations with China, President-elect Donald Trump named economist Peter Navarro to lead a newly created White House council on trade.

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UN Security Council to vote on halting Israeli settlements #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The UN Security Council will vote on Thursday on an Egyptian-drafted resolution demanding that Israel immediately halt its settlement activities in the Palestinian territories and east Jerusalem.

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Japan Just Approved a Record $43.6 Billion Military Budget to Counter China and North Korea

French mayor to be tried for Muslim 'problem' comments #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A far-right French mayor will be tried on hate charges over comments that include a claim the number of Muslim students in his city was a "problem", a judicial source said Wednesday.

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Donald Trump Is About to Inherit These 4 Middle East Headaches

Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with IS group in Syria #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Turkey's military said that 14 Turkish soldiers were killed and more than 33 were wounded in clashes with Islamic State (IS) group militants near the northern Syrian town of al-Bab on Wednesday while 138 jihadists were killed in the fighting.

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Germany arrests Moroccan suspected of links to Paris attackers #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Moroccan suspect has been arrested in Germany and charged with being a member of the Islamic State group cell behind the deadly attacks in Paris of November last year, the German Federal Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.

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Evacuations From Aleppo Continue as Syria Takes Control of the City

The Economist’s Guide to Holiday Charitable Giving

Don’t Blame Rescue-at-Sea Organizations for Migrants Coming to Europe

France pushes to give police greater freedom to use their guns #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The French cabinet was set Wednesday to fast track a proposed law that will widen police officers’ ability to use their sidearms in self-defence.

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Germany Confirms Manhunt for New Suspect in Berlin Christmas Market Attack

The Young Syrian Girl Whose Twitter Feed Went Viral Got to Meet, and Hug, Turkey’s President

How the Berlin Terror Attack Exposes Angela Merkel’s Weakness

Manhunt continues for Berlin truck attacker #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

German police are looking for a Tunisian man after finding an identity document under the driver’s seat of the truck that ploughed into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people, on Monday evening, security sources said.

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German Investigators Search for the Berlin Christmas Market Attacker

Blast Hits Mexican Fireworks Market While It Was Packed For the Holidays

Indonesian Police Shoot 3 Terrorist Suspects Dead in a Raid Outside Jakarta

Tense calm returns to DR Congo after deadly protests #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Calm appeared to have returned to Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday morning in the wake of deadly protests Tuesday against President Joseph Kabila, who has refused to leave office as his mandate ends.

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Ethnic Chinese Candidate Stands for Far-Right Australian Party on Anti-Chinese Platform

More People Have Died In Russia After Drinking Bath Lotion

After Trump victory at Electoral College, world views collide #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In one month, Donald Trump becomes the 45th US president, after prevailing Monday at the Electoral College amid protests at state Capitols nationwide. FRANCE 24 spoke to electors and insiders with divergent views of where the republic is headed.

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James Taylor Cancels His Manila Concert Because of Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drugs

At Least 26 Anti-Government Protesters Have Been Killed in the Latest Congo Clash

Obama bans oil and gas drilling in Arctic, Atlantic oceans #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The White House blocked new leases for oil and gas drilling in sections of the Arctic and Atlantic Tuesday, a high-stakes bid to forestall exploration and tie Donald Trump's hands.

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Dozens killed in massive blast at Mexican firework market #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A massive explosion gutted Mexico's biggest fireworks market Tuesday, killing at least 26 people and injuring 70, authorities said.

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UNHRC: Investigate Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for Murder

ISIS Has Claimed Responsibility for the Berlin Christmas Market Attack

9 Dead, 70 Injured as Explosion Rips Fireworks Market Outside Mexico City

VW reaches $1bn compensation deal with US over emissions scandal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Volkswagen has reached a $1 billion agreement with US authorities on a compensation deal for the last 80,000 vehicles affected by its emissions-cheating scandal in the United States, officials said Tuesday.

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Turkey blames US-based cleric Gulen for envoy's assassination #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russian investigators arrived in Turkey on Tuesday to help investigate the assassination of Moscow's ambassador as the Turkish government pointed the finger of blame at exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen, who resides in the United States.

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French screen legend Michèle Morgan dies at 96 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French actress Michèle Morgan, one of the greats of 20th-century French film and known to cinephiles as the "most beautiful eyes" of the cinema, died Tuesday at the age of 96, her family announced.

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Why the Assassination of a Russian Ambassador in Turkey Won’t Start a New War

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Berlin truck attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility Tuesday for a truck attack at a Christmas market in Berlin that killed 12 people and injured 48 others. German police are still hunting for the driver of the truck.

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How a Failed Peaceful Revolution Led to Rodrigo Duterte

American-Canadian couple held in Afghanistan plead for release in new video #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An American-Canadian couple held hostage by the Taliban have appeared in a new video with their two children born in captivity, asking US President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump to secure their release.

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Jordanian police officer killed in Karak shootout #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Gunmen on Tuesday killed a Jordanian policeman in a shootout in Karak where a weekend attack claimed by the Islamic State group killed 10 people, a security source said.

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Russia, Iran and Turkey agree priority in Syria is not regime change #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russia, Iran and Turkey are in agreement that the priority in Syria is fighting "terrorism" and not the removal of Bashar al-Assad, Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov told reporters after a tripartite summit on Tuesday in Moscow.

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Zurich mosque gunman was Swiss-Ghanaian with suspected links to earlier murder #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A gunman who shot three worshippers in a Zurich mosque on Monday evening was a 24-year-old Swiss man with Ghanaian roots and no apparent links to Islamist radicalism, police said on Tuesday.

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How Europe’s Rightwing Populists Reacted to Berlin Christmas Market Attack

Queen Elizabeth Takes Step Back From Royal Duties

Turkish Policeman Who Killed Russian Ambassador Likely Didn’t Act Alone, Authorities Say

New York City Heightens Security at Holiday Markets Following Berlin Attack

Zurich Cops Call Off Hunt for Mosque Attacker After Body Found

Live: Merkel to address nation after Berlin Christmas market attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

German police are investigating a "probable terrorist attack" after a truck ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday evening, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more. Follow the latest developments on our liveblog.

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Shots Fired Outside U.S. Embassy in Turkey Hours After Russian Ambassador’s Killing

DR Congo opposition leader calls for peaceful resistance amid Kabila protests #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi called on the Congolese people to peacefully resist President Joseph Kabila after Kabila stayed in power on Tuesday despite the expiration of his constitutional mandate.

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Indonesian Police Have Found a Backpack Bomb in a Popular Tourist Area of Bali

Pentagon Says China Has Returned a U.S. Underwater Drone

Berlin Police Are Now Treating the Christmas Market Carnage as a Suspected Terror Attack

‘There was nothing we could do to stop it,’ says Berlin carnage witness #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Berlin evening air was cool, the mulled wine warm and festive spirits high. Then, suddenly, chaos: A truck ploughed into the Christmas market, making no obvious attempt to stop, and smashing revellers in its path.

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A Timeline of Recent Terrorist Attacks in Europe

Investigators Say Flight MH370 May Have Crashed North of the Current Search Area

Epic Smog Is Choking Chinese Cities, Grounding Flights and Closing roads

U.N. Approves Deployment of Aleppo Monitors as Evacuations From the City Proceed

Christine Lagarde Will Remain as the IMF’s Chief Despite Her Conviction by a French Court

‘It Happened So Fast:’ Eyewitnesses Speak of Horror Of Berlin Christmas Crash

What to Know about the Berlin Christmas Crash

Pilot Laid to Rest at Arlington for Third, and Final, Time

Donald Trump Blames Terrorists For the Killings in Turkey and Berlin

Trump wins Electoral College vote despite protests #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

There were many protesters but few faithless electors as Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote Monday — ensuring he will become America's 45th president.

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Investigators Try to Identify Driver in Berlin Christmas Market Crash

Several People Injured in Zurich After Gunman Opens Fire at Mosque

The Haunting Image of the Assassination of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey

9 Dead After Truck Crashes Into Christmas Market in Berlin

Berlin police said 9 people were killed and many others were injured when a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market on Monday.

The Associated Press, citing German media, reports the truck ran into the market outside the Kaiser Willhelm Memorial Church.

The market was in the center of the city, according to the AP.

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At least one dead after truck crashes into Berlin Christmas market, German police say #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A truck ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German capital Berlin on Monday evening, killing one person and injuring several others, the police said.

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Truck Crashes Into Crowded Christmas Market in Berlin

Three injured in shooting near Islamic centre in central Zurich #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Three people were hurt in a shooting near an Islamic centre in central Zurich on Monday, Swiss media reported.

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Take a Look Back at the People We Lost in 2016

What to Know About IMF Chief Christine Lagarde’s Conviction

Russian ambassador to Ankara wounded in gun attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russia's ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was seriously wounded in a gun attack in Ankara on Monday while at an art exhibition opening, the Russian foreign ministry has confirmed.

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What 5 Political Promises Say About the State of the World

Russian Ambassador to Turkey Shot in Ankara

UN unanimously backs sending observers to Aleppo as evacuations continue #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Thousands of traumatised Syrians left the rebel enclave of Aleppo on Monday as the UN Security Council voted to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.

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Rat attack: Paris declares war on city’s exploding rodent population #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Already faced with continued fears of terror attacks and record-high pollution levels, Paris is in the midst of yet another battle to reassure tourists of its attractiveness ahead of the holidays: the city’s new war on rats.

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Video: Women made to keep low profile in some French suburbs #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Here in France, there's concern over a creeping gender segregation in certain suburbs. In some cafés, which are frequented only by men, women are simply not welcome. But activists are determined to fight back and make sure everyone can share the public space. This report was recently broadcast by our colleagues at France 2 and has been sparking conversations ever since.

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NBC Used a Picture of British Politician Ed Miliband To Illustrate the Flu

French-Israeli businessman under house arrest in Israel over Guinea mining scandal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Billionaire French-Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz has been placed under house arrest in Israel in connection with allegations of corruption related to Guinea's mining industry, a statement from his firm said Monday.

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IMF's Lagarde guilty of 'negligence' over 2008 payout to French tycoon #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A French court on Monday convicted International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde of "negligence" for her role in a controversial €400 million payout to a French tycoon in 2008 while she was finance minister.

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Lewis Hamilton Interview: Trump, Black Lives Matter and His Formula 1 Future

U.N. Security Council Unanimously Approves Sending Monitors to Aleppo

Zsa Zsa Gabor: a life in quotes #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Zsa Zsa Gabor, the late Hollywood actress and socialite, was better known for the jaded witticisms she coined during a life of frivolity and glamour than the lines she delivered on a film set.

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Bollywood Movies Come Back to Pakistan After 3-Month Ban

The Story Behind TIME’s Year-Long Multimedia Project ‘Finding Home’

The Young Syrian Girl Whose Twitter Feed Went Viral Has Safely Left Aleppo

The 2017 Quiz on News-to-Be

Children of No Nation

How do you keep a family together when you've lost everything? TIME begins a year with refugee mothers and infants entering an uncertain future

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Hamas blames Israel for murdering its drone expert in Tunisia #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Palestinian Hamas group in Gaza blamed Israel on Saturday for the killing in Tunisia this week of a Tunisian national it described as one of its drone experts, and threatened retaliation.

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Buses Are Evacuating Civilians and Rebels from Aleppo Again as Cease-Fire Resumes

Domestic Helpers in Singapore Have Been Investigated For Suspected Islamic Radicalism

Syria remains the world's most dangerous country for journalists #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

At least 57 journalists have been killed around the world in 2016 while doing their job, Reporters Without Borders said on Monday.

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Rodrigo Duterte Says His Admission of Opioid Abuse Was a Joke But Concerns Remain

Tensions rise in DR Congo as President’s final term expires without elections #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s final term in office expires on Monday, with no election to choose a successor and amid a surge in popular anger over what opponents say is an attempt to cling to power in defiance of the constitution.

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Hundreds leave Aleppo despite evacuation delays #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Some 350 people were able to leave a rebel-held pocket of east Aleppo on Sunday, a medical official said, despite the official postponement of evacuations of civilians and fighters from the devastated Syrian city.

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China’s State Media Has Been Mocking Donald Trump’s ‘Unpresidented’ Tweet

The Confidante of South Korea’s Impeached President Goes on Trial

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies aged 99 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Zsa Zsa Gabor, the jet-setting Hungarian actress and socialite who helped invent a new kind of fame out of multiple marriages, conspicuous wealth and jaded wisdom about the glamorous life, has died. She was 99.

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France and Russia Reach a Compromise But Aleppo Evacuations Remain Uncertain

Aleppo evacuations stalled after busses torched #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Armed men burned five buses that were meant to be used for an evacuation near Idlib in Syria on Sunday, stalling a deal to allow thousands to depart the last rebel pocket in Aleppo, where evacuees crammed into buses for hours before leaving the city.

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Jordan security forces end castle siege after deadly shootings #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Jordanian security forces said they killed four "terrorist outlaws" after flushing them out of a castle in the southern city of Karak where they had holed up after a shoot-out that killed nine people.

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‘Faithless’ electors, faithful citizens hold out final hope to unseat Trump #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

As 538 Electoral College members prepare to vote Monday in state capitals across the US, grassroots letter-writing campaigns, protests and last-minute statehouse vigils are urging electors not to choose Donald Trump as their next president.

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Russia threatens to veto French draft resolution on UN observers in Aleppo #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russia is prepared to use its veto to block a French-drafted resolution on sending UN observers to Aleppo to monitor evacuations and help protect civilians, Moscow's envoy to the UN said Sunday, as evacuations resumed following a new deal.

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The British Putin supporter who spread Trump propaganda online #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A British man with ties to far-right groups in Britain and Russia spread fake news articles online with the aim of getting Donald Trump elected, US media reported Sunday.

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Aleppo Evacuations Set to Resume, Syrian Media Say

4 Jordanian Police, Canadian Tourist Killed in Shootings

Gunmen attack police patrol in historic Jordanian city #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Unidentified gunmen fired at several police patrols in the historic southern Jordanian city of Karak Sunday, killing five people and wounding nine others, according to a Jordanian security source.

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France creates multi-agency committee to aid victims of terrorism #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A new French committee aimed at providing co-ordinated administrative support to victims of terrorist attacks and their families was inaugurated Friday in Paris by a broad group of government agencies.

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Eiffel Tower reopens after five-day strike #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Eiffel Tower reopened to the public on Sunday after a labour strike closed the Paris landmark for five days.

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Video: French Festival of Light opens in Bogota #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

To mark the start of a year of special cultural cooperation between Colombia and France in 2017, Lyon's festival of lights has travelled to Colombian capital Bogota, FRANCE 24 reports.

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West African leaders aim to enforce Gambia election result #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

West African leaders promised Saturday to enforce the results of a Gambian election that was won by a little-known businessman backed by an opposition coalition but rejected by the country's longtime coup leader.

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Dozens of Yemeni soldiers killed in Aden suicide bombing #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A suicide bomber killed at least 30 Yemeni soldiers on Sunday when he detonated his explosives at a gathering in the southern city of Aden, military officials and medics said.

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Suspect in murders of Kurdish activists dies in Paris hospital #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A 34-year-old Turkish man suspected of killing three Kurdish activists, including one of the cofounders of the banned PKK, in Paris in January 2013 died Saturday morning in a Parisian hospital days before the start of his trial.

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China to Return Seized U.S. Navy Drone, Pentagon Says

Egypt to hand over EgyptAir crash victims’ remains #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Egypt's state prosecutor has ordered that the remains of the victims of the May 19 crash of EgyptAir flight 804 be handed over to their relatives, his office said Saturday.

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Pope Francis Eats With the Homeless for His 80th Birthday

Thousands await evacuation in Aleppo as negotiators trade barbs #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Thousands of civilians and rebels trapped in eastern Aleppo awaited evacuation Saturday as negotiators bickered over a deal that would see quid pro quo evacuations from rebel and government-controlled areas.

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Seven candidates compete in crowded French left primary #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Seven candidates will run in next month's French left-wing primaries seeking to win the nomination for next year's presidential election, the organisers said on Saturday.

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Donald Trump Hits China Over Seizure of U.S. Underwater Drone

Deal Reached That Could Restart Aleppo Evacuation

China Says It Is ‘Appropriately Handling’ U.S. Navy Drone Issue

Obama points finger at Putin over US election hacks #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Barack Obama on Friday strongly suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the computer hacks that American intelligence officials say were aimed at helping Republican Donald Trump win the Nov. 8 election.

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China, US ‘appropriately handling’ seizure of drone #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

China and the United States are using military channels to “appropriately handle” the seizure by the Chinese navy of a U.S. underwater drone in the South China Sea, China said on Saturday.

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Deadly blast hits bus in Turkish city of Kayseri #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A deadly car bomb attack hit the central Anatolian province of Kayseri on Saturday morning, Turkish media said. There were preliminary reports of fatalities amid a media blackout.

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Protesters block Polish parliament over media freedom #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Thousands of Warsaw residents joined in a spontaneous protest in front of Poland's parliament against a plan by the conservative ruling party to limit reporters' access to legislators.

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Donald Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Israel Opens a World of Unknowns

Here’s How You Can Wish Pope Francis a Happy Birthday

Video: The Philippines’ Ruthless War on Drugs #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Since Rodrigo Duterte took office in the Philippines in June, rarely does a night go by without dozens of bullet-riddled bodies being discovered in the streets of Manila. The new president has embarked on a merciless war on drug traffickers and drug users. More than 5,000 people have already lost their lives, gunned down by police or civilians taking the law into their own hands. And the Philippine president does not intend to stop there. Our team reports.

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Why Jerusalem Isn’t Recognized as Israel’s Capital

The French banker at the centre of a Guinean mining scandal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

FRANCE 24 has been looking into allegations that François Polge de Combret, a French banker and adviser to Guinean President Alpha Condé, was paid to use his influence to secure a major mining project for the Rio Tinto mining company.

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Trump nominates hard-liner as US ambassador to Israel #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will nominate attorney David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel, selecting an envoy who supports Israeli settlements and other changes to U.S. policies in the region.

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Verdict upheld for elderly French couple who hid Picasso works in garage #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A French court on Friday upheld the two-year suspended sentences of Pablo Picasso's former electrician and his wife, who kept 271 of his artworks stashed in their garage for almost 40 years.

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Chinese Navy Warship Seized an American Drone in the South China Sea

DR Congo: Goma, a city living on the edge #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Nearly 15 years after the deadly eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano and four years after the M23 rebel offensive, Goma is still tending its wounds. Amid uneven reconstruction efforts, the stability of the largest city in eastern DR Congo remains fragile. Mehdi Meddeb and Maxime Souville report.

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Congo’s President Is Refusing to Step Down, Raising Fears of Bloodshed

Colombian President Santos, opposition leader Uribe meet with Pope Francis #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and opposition leader Alvaro Uribe met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, as the government looked to build consensus for a peace deal with Marxist rebels.

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Christmas in France: From festive bus rides to Eiffel Tower ice skating #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

If you’re in France during the holidays, you’re in for a treat as Paris, and the bulk of the hexagon, is serving up quite the platter to mark the festivities: from Eiffel Tower ice skating to old Christmas markets. FRANCE 24 takes a look.

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Arson suspected as deadly fire wrecks Paris migrant workers' centre #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French police on Friday were investigating a fire that broke out overnight in a centre for migrant workers outside Paris, leaving one dead and 13 injured.

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Boy, 12, Accused of Nail Bomb Attempt on Christmas Market in Germany

Syrian Regime Suspends Aleppo Evacuations Just Hours After They Resumed

French court rejects Benzema's bid to drop sex tape case #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A French court on Friday rejected a request by the Real Madrid striker to drop the probe into alleged blackmail over a sex tape featuring France teammate Mathieu Valbuena. The court also recommended charging former Liverpool striker Djibril Cissé.

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Aleppo evacuation suspended amid reports of gunfire #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The evacuation of civilians and fighters from Aleppo’s last rebel-held enclave was suspended on Friday, with the Syrian regime and its opponents accusing each other of breaking the terms of the deal.

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Video: Medical convoy leaves Paris heading for Syria's Aleppo #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The city of Paris has sent a team of doctors and two medical trucks to war-torn Aleppo and the Syrian province of Idlib in an effort to provide much-needed medical aid to the war-torn country and inspire similar initiatives across Europe.

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The Best Sports Photos of 2016

Witnessing the Rohingya’s Invisible Genocide

The Thai Junta Looks Set to Tighten Control of the Internet Even Further

Greece approves Christmas bonus as France challenges German veto #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Greece defied its creditors and approved plans on Thursday to give its battered pensioners a one-off Christmas bonus after France’s president said it was wrong to prevent the country from taking “sovereign decisions”.

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Japan and Russia Are Looking to Make an Economic Pact After Stalemating on Territory

The White House Suggests That Vladimir Putin Authorized Cyber Attacks on the Democratic Party

White House suggests Putin directly involved in election hack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The White House on Thursday pointed to Russian President Vladimir Putin's direct involvement in cyber attacks designed to impact the US election, dramatically upping the stakes in a dispute between the world's leading nuclear powers.

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An Estimated 50,000 Syrians Have Now Left Eastern Aleppo

White supremacist found guilty of Charleston church murders #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Dylann Roof, the self-described white supremacist who gunned down nine African American parishioners at a historic church in Charleston last year, was found guilty of all charges Thursday and could now face the death penalty.

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Watch the Most Important Moments of 2016 in 4 Minutes

Russian author slams 'criminal' West while receiving France's highest literary honour #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russian novelist Andrei Makine vilified the "criminal" West as he received France's highest literary honour on Thursday, calling the last three French presidents "arrogant ignoramuses" as he was inducted into the Académie Française.

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Hitler’s Austrian Birthplace Will Now Become Home to a Good Cause

Sarkozy a step closer to facing trial over campaign finance scandal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy moved a step closer to facing trial over campaign funding irregularities on Thursday when a court rejected a defense request to halt proceedings against one of 14 suspects in the case.

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Ethiopian troop withdrawal from Somalia exposes peacekeeping problems #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the international community’s funding of military operations in Africa.

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Case against IMF's Lagarde in Sarkozy scandal is 'weak', prosecutor says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The chief prosecutor in the trial of International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday after a hearing in Paris that the accusations against her for being negligent were “very weak”.

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Worked to death: Japan begins questioning high-pressure corporate culture #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In Japan, some employees are literally working themselves to death. Death from overwork - known as karoshi in Japanese - is a problem for one in five Japanese companies, according to the first government white paper on the issue.

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Traces of Explosives Found on Victims of Crashed EgyptAir Flight From Paris

Explosive traces found on victims of crashed EgyptAir flight #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry says traces of explosives have been found on some of the victims of an EgyptAir flight from Paris that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea in May.

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Thalys train attack gunman denies planning mass slaughter of travellers #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Almost 18 months after the failed attack on a Thalys train in France, accused gunman Ayoub El Khazzani acknowledged for the first time Wednesday his involvement in the jihadist attack, although he denies he wanted to commit mass slaughter.

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How the ‘Trousergate’ Feud Has Exposed Rifts in Theresa May’s Government

Chinese Newspaper: Donald Trump’s Policy Means China May Have to Use “Force” to Recover Taiwan

Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe Hold Talks on Japan-Russia Territorial Dispute

Why the Tiny Island of Malta Has Europe’s Most Progressive Gay Rights

Obama Lets Iran Sanctions Renew But Without His Signature

Syria Rebels and Civilians Set to Start Leaving Aleppo

Galileo, Europe's answer to GPS, to go online #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

After 17 years and numerous setbacks and budget boosts, Europe's Galileo satnav system is due to go live on Thursday with promises of better-than-ever location services.

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Brexit, migrants on table as EU leaders gather for ‘minefield’ summit #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Leaders of the European Union meet in Brussels on Thursday for a summit fraught with so many disputes Brexit could prove to be the least divisive.

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The Fighter: How Leila de Lima Ended Up Leading the Opposition to Rodrigo Duterte’s Drug War

Why Donald Trump Really Shouldn’t Play Games with China Over Taiwan

Beijing Adds Weapons to Disputed South China Sea Islands, Report Says

Islamist Terrorists Are Now Targeting Asia’s Domestic Helpers as Recruits For Suicide Missions

Confusion over Aleppo evacuation as rebels say deal back on #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Syrian rebels announced a new evacuation deal for Aleppo civilians and the injured on Wednesday, after shelling and air strikes sent terrified residents running through the city's streets.

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'One billion accounts breached' in Yahoo hack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Yahoo said Wednesday more than a billion users may have had data stolen in a hack dating back to 2013 -- separate from its previously disclosed breach affecting 500 million.

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Here are Some of the Heartbreaking Messages Sent By Desperate Aleppo Citizens

Duterte claims killings but Philippine official says he exaggerated #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Philippine justice secretary said Wednesday that President Rodrigo Duterte often exaggerates killings of criminals he supposedly carried out to send a chilling warning to lawbreakers.

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Read Malala Yousafzai’s Statement on Aleppo: ‘Prayers Are Not Enough. We Must Act’

Donald Trump’s Top Priority Must Be a Strong China Strategy

Eiffel Tower to go dark in solidarity with people of Aleppo #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Paris will turn off the famed lights of the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday as a gesture of solidarity with the citizens of the Syrian city of Aleppo, hit by a humanitarian crisis as residents flee heavy fighting.

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New French PM Cazeneuve is racing against time #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Less than five months before the first round of presidential elections, France’s new government has desperate little time to accomplish any policy goals. But the new prime minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, could still succeed in leaving his mark.

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5 Ways You Can Support the Victims of Aleppo

After Aleppo, the Syrian war will rage on #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Many of Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s supporters are hailing the imminent recapture of Aleppo as the beginning of the end. But across the rest of the country, the war rages on.

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New government approved by Italian parliament #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni won a confidence vote in the upper house Senate on Wednesday, allowing his coalition government to take office.

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Orange CEO declines to testify at trial of IMF chief Lagarde #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The trial for negligence of IMF chief Christine Lagarde was deprived of a key witness on Wednesday as Orange CEO Stéphane Richard stayed away from the Paris court on the advice of his lawyer.

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The Eiffel Tower Will Go Dark to Honor Aleppo

Video: Burundian refugees stranded in Tanzanian camps #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

More than 300,000 refugees have fled Burundi since the start of political turmoil last year, many of them stranded in sprawling camps in neighbouring countries. FRANCE 24’s reporters visited the Nduta camp in Tanzania.

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Italy Has a New Government. Don’t Expect It to Last Long

Aleppo Ceasefire Collapses Just as End Seemed in Sight

Fighting resumes in Aleppo as evacuation deal falters #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Fierce fighting resumed in Aleppo on Wednesday amid conflicting reports as to why a planned evacuation of the Syrian city’s last rebel-held districts was put on hold.

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Tourists disappointed as strike closes Eiffel Tower for second day #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Eiffel Tower closed for a second day on Wednesday due to a strike over salaries and working conditions, in the latest blow to the French capital’s battered tourist industry.

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China Says Donald Trump Could ‘Seriously Affect Peace’ If He Moves Toward Recognizing Taiwan

This Video of an Afghan Boy Meeting Lionel Messi Will Make You Feel all the Soccer Feelings

Afghan vice-president accused of abducting, torturing rival #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Afghanistan's First Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum denied on Tuesday accusations that he had beaten, abducted and sexually abused a political rival, in a case that sparked Western calls for a full and fair investigation.

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‘Are You Incapable of Shame?’: Samantha Power Attacks Russia and Assad Over Aleppo

The World’s Newest Muslim Insurgency Is Being Waged in Burma

France votes to extend state of emergency for fifth time #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's parliament voted early Wednesday to extend a national state of emergency until July 15, after next year's elections.

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Donald Trump Gets the First Test of His Stance Toward Russia With Aleppo’s Fall

Ceasefire deal ‘reached in Aleppo’, rebels set to evacuate #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A ceasefire agreement has been reached for the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo, several officials said Tuesday, with rebels set to evacuate from their last remaining strongholds in the east of the city imminently.

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As Palmyra falls, Paris heritage show looks to the future #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Inaugurating an exhibit on endangered Middle Eastern heritage sites Tuesday, French President François Hollande called the show “a militant act”. But the curators are looking ahead to peace and reconstruction.

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Islamic State group claims Cairo church bombing that killed 25 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide bombing at Cairo's main Coptic cathedral and threatened more attacks against Christians.

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Why Russia Is Excited About Donald Trump’s Pick for Secretary of State

UN locked in tense negotiations over Aleppo ceasefire #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A deal appeared imminent Tuesday night on a ceasefire in Aleppo as the UN Security Council remained locked in tense negotiations that were triggered by reports of killings of civilians.

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The Legacy of China’s One-Child Policy

Steve McCurry: Egypt Must Drop All Charges Against Jailed Photojournalist

The Loss of Palmyra Exposes Syria’s Weakness, and ISIS’s Bloody Persistence

Syrian Rebels Announce Agreement With Russia for Cease-Fire in Aleppo

France calls for emergency meeting of UN Security Council on Aleppo #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France on Tuesday requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to address the crisis in Aleppo, the French ambassador said.

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Hope and Despair in a Divided Burma

Why Refugees Don’t Stay in Turkey or Greece

France’s Cazeneuve challenges conservative Fillon in first speech as prime minister #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Tuesday pledged to “protect French people” in his first speech to France’s National Assembly, defending President François Hollande and directly challenging conservative lawmakers.

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Secularists raise doubts as priest eyes top job at French university #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The expected appointment of a Catholic priest as president of the University of Strasbourg in eastern France has upset secular sensibilities in a country where separation of Church and state institutions is strictly observed.

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5 Ways the Role of U.S. Secretary of State Has Changed

Russia Is Happy With Donald Trump’s Choice of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State

Italian court sentences captain to 18 years in jail over migrant shipwreck #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A judge in Sicily has convicted a ship captain and crew member in the April 2015 sinking that left 700 people dead in one of the Mediterranean's worst migrant disasters.

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Even J.K. Rowling Thinks This Spider Looks Like the Harry Potter Sorting Hat

‘Real change can only come from Cubans themselves’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Fidel Castro’s death last month came as the Communist-ruled island restores ties with the US and slowly opens its economy. FRANCE 24 spoke to Miriam Leiva, an independent journalist, about Cuba’s historic leader and the prospect of political change.

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Russia ties in spotlight as Trump picks Exxon chief as top US diplomat #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

ExxonMobile CEO Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the US State Department, has ample experience in dealing with other nations including Russia – but not as a diplomat.

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Syrian Regime Accused of Slaughtering Civilians as Aleppo Nears Fall

IMF chief Lagarde fights negligence charge in French court #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

IMF chief Christine Lagarde pledged to fight charges of negligence, "allegation by allegation", when she went on trial in Paris on Monday over her role in a huge state payout to a French tycoon in 2008.

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Egypt accuses Muslim Brotherhood over church attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Egypt's interior ministry Monday accused fugitive Muslim Brotherhood leaders who have fled to Qatar of training and financing the perpetrators of the bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people.

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Italy unveils new government similar to outgoing Renzi cabinet #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Italy on Monday rushed to swear in its 64th government in 70 years, a centre-left coalition headed by new Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and strikingly similar in makeup to the one led by his predecessor Matteo Renzi.

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The Christian Governor of Indonesia’s Capital Sobs During His Trial For Blaspheming Islam

Assad loyalists celebrate as rebel defences collapse in Aleppo #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Syrian army and its allies said they were poised to declare victory in Aleppo after rebel defences collapsed on Monday, leaving insurgents in a tiny, heavily bombarded pocket of ground.

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Ban Ki-moon, the UN's 'invisible man', bids farewell #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Ban Ki-moon, who steps down as UN secretary-general at the end of the month, will be remembered as a conscientious statesman who has championed humanitarian causes, but who has struggled to have an impact on the world stage.

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Top Republican leaders back Russia election hack inquiry #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Congress' top Republicans on Monday endorsed investigations into the CIA's belief that Russia meddled in last month's election to help Donald Trump win, suggesting potential battles ahead with the incoming president over Moscow and US intelligence.

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Italy’s Newest Government Looks Pretty Much Like the Last One

There Were More Than 200 Million New Cases of Malaria in 2015, WHO Says

Burmese Troops Are ‘Squarely Responsible’ For Torching Rohingya Muslim Villages: Rights Group

U.N. Secretary-General ‘Alarmed’ over Reports of Atrocities in Aleppo

Why Angela Merkel Isn’t Ready to Be the ‘Leader of the Free World’

Turkey Moves to Crush Kurdish Party After Deadly Bombing

Real Madrid's Ronaldo wins fourth Ballon d'Or award #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Portugal and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award for the fourth time on Monday after claiming the European Championship and Champions League titles in 2016.

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Some People Who Get Ebola Don’t Show Symptoms: Study

US sanctions top DR Congo officials for human rights violations #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The US government on Monday sanctioned two senior Democratic Republic of Congo officials for human rights violations and targeting the opposition, a week before the president's term is set to end.

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France arrests 11 people in Bastille Day truck attack in Nice #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French police on Monday arrested 11 people suspected of helping to arm the Tunisian who killed 86 people by driving his truck into a crowd in Nice, sources close to the investigation said.

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'Talking jackhammer’ Guterres goes from refugee chief to UN secretary general #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Antonio Guterres of Portugal was sworn in on Monday as the secretary general of the United Nations, where he will face challenges from the US and Russia on migration.

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Donald Trump Just Fired a Heat-Seeking Tweet at the Pentagon’s Fattest Target

German Politicians Say Russian Hackers May Target Upcoming Election

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French court lets parents harvest baby’s stem cells at birth #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

For the first time in France, the parents of an unborn baby have received permission to preserve stems cells from its umbilical cord and placenta when it is born, to treat illnesses it may develop later in life.

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Why OPEC’s Gambit to Raise Oil Prices Might Not Work

How an Indian Comic Book Is Teaching Girls About Their Periods

Pogba brothers to face off as Saint-Etienne draw Manchester United #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Europa League's round of 32 will feature a mouthwatering clash between France's Saint-Etienne and Premier League giants Manchester United, the side all other teams were hoping to avoid.

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Gambia opposition demands Jammeh ‘immediately step down’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The opposition coalition of Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow on Monday called for President Yahya Jammeh, who lost an election on Dec. 1, to step down immediately and hand over power.

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Trump picks retired general Kelly as Homeland Security chief #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday formally announced Retired General John Kelly, a 45-year military veteran, as his choice to lead the Department Of Homeland Security.

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Israel Wants Mosques to Lower the Volume on the Muslim Call to Prayer

Champions League: PSG draw Barcelona, Monaco to face Manchester City #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French champions Paris Saint-Germain will face familiar foes Barcelona in the Champions League round of 16, while Monaco will take on Manchester City for a place in the quarter-finals.

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How Climate Change Is Threatening British Fish and Chips

LuxLeaks whistleblowers appeal jail sentences in Luxembourg court #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Two whistleblowers and an investigative reporter at the heart of the "LuxLeaks" scandal return to court on Monday for leaking thousands of documents that exposed Luxembourg's huge tax breaks for international firms.

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EU signs pact with Cuba to normalise relations #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The EU and Cuba on Monday signed a deal to normalise ties that had been blocked for decades by human rights concerns under revolutionary icon Fidel Castro.

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China expresses ‘serious concern’ over Trump Taiwan comments #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

China said Monday that it had "serious concern" about President-elect Donald Trump's most recent comments concerning Taiwan.

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Egypt Mourns The 25 Christians Killed In Sunday’s Massive Church Bombing

Turkish Police Detains Dozens Linked to Pro-Kurdish Opposition After Deadly Bombing

Reprisals, Rape, and Children Burned Alive: Burma’s Rohingya Speak of Genocidal Terror

IMF chief Lagarde goes on trial over payout to French tycoon #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Christine Lagarde is taking time off her day job tackling the world's financial crises to face trial on Monday for her role in a $425 million state payout to a French tycoon in 2008.

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Turkey detains more than 100 pro-Kurdish party officials #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Turkish police have detained 118 people in raids across Turkey targeting officials from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over allegations of links to Kurdish PKK militants, state-run Anadolu agency said on Monday.

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Trump’s Doubting of ‘One China’ Has Sparked Both Hope and Fear in Taiwan

Cavani double rescues PSG as Nice prove worthy leaders #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Nice reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1 with a thrilling 2-2 draw at champions Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday as the title race remained wide open almost halfway through the season.

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Methane surge threatens climate goals #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A decade-long surge of the potent greenhouse gas methane threatens to make the fight against global warming even harder, top researchers warned Monday.

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Bill English Will Be New Zealand’s Next Prime Minister

Leftist party on course for Romania election victory, say exit polls #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Romania's leftist Social Democrats (PSD) won Sunday's parliamentary election by a wide margin, exit polls showed, putting them in a strong position to form a coalition government with a junior ally.

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State Media Says China Must ‘Wage Resolute Struggle’ Against Donald Trump’s Views on Taiwan

Burma Could Be Guilty Of ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ As Rohingya Crackdown Intensifies

Rival parties both claim victory in Macedonia elections #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Macedonia's ruling conservative party and the opposition Social Democrats both claimed victory in snap elections held Sunday in the hope of solving a two-year long deep political crisis.

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Trump dismisses 'ridiculous' claims of Russian interference in election result #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President-elect Donald Trump rejected as "ridiculous" U.S. intelligence reports that Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf through targeted hacking, putting him at odds with top lawmakers who vowed to investigate the findings.

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Algerian journalist dies during hunger strike against prison sentence #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A lawyer says an Algerian journalist on a hunger strike to protest a two-year sentence for offending President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died in a hospital in the capital.

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Video: On the front line of the battle for Mosul #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

As the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group rages on, FRANCE 24’s Matthieu Mabin and Noreddine Bezziou joined Iraqi special forces on the front line as they launched an assault on the city’s eastern district of Tamim.

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IS group retakes control of Palmyra, Homs governor confirms #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Islamic State (IS) group recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday and the army was fighting to regain control, Syrian state TV quoted the Homs governor as saying.

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Bombing at Egypt’s Main Coptic Christian Cathedral Kills 25

At Least 160 Dead in Nigeria Church Collapse: ‘We Saw Others Dying All Around Us’

Italy Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni Chosen as Next Premier

Renzi ally Gentolini is Italy’s new prime minister #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The soft-spoken son of an aristocratic family, Paolo Gentiloni is set to become Italy’s fifth prime minister in as many years, promoted thanks to his unwavering loyalty to outgoing premier Matteo Renzi.

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ISIS Has Recaptured Palmyra, Syrian Activists Say

Turkey Mourns 38 Killed in Istanbul Blasts: ‘We Will Have Our Vengeance’

Battle for Syria's Palmyra rages as IS group launches new assault #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

More than 4,000 Islamic State (IS) group militants have regrouped and launched a second attack to try to recapture the ancient city of Palmyra, Russian news agencies cited Russia’s monitoring centre in Syria as saying on Sunday.

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Ex-foreign minister Gentiloni named new Italian prime minister #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Paolo Gentiloni was named Sunday as Italy's new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat.

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IranAir to buy 80 Boeing planes in biggest US deal since Islamic revolution #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

IranAir said it signed a deal on Sunday to buy 80 passenger planes from U.S. aircraft maker Boeing, state news agency IRNA reported, in the biggest U.S.-Iran deal since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

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Deadly blast hits Coptic cathedral in Cairo #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A bombing at Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral killed 22 people and wounded another 35 on Sunday, according to Egyptian state television, in the second deadly attack to hit the Egyptian capital in two days.

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Deadly suicide bombing rocks Somali capital #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

At least 16 people died early Sunday in a suicide truck bombing outside the busy sea port of the Somali capital Mogadishu, the director of the ambulance service said.

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'More than 10,000' flee rebel areas of Aleppo since midnight #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Fierce fighting and heavy bombardment saw more than 10,000 people flee rebel-held areas of the battleground Syrian city of Aleppo since midnight, a monitoring group said on Sunday.

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IS group withdraws from Syria's Palmyra, monitor says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Islamic State group fighters withdrew from Syria's Palmyra at dawn on Sunday following heavy Russian air strikes, only hours after they had re-entered the famed ancient city, a monitor said.

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Dozens killed as tanker rams into vehicles in Kenya #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A runaway tanker carrying volatile gas slammed into other vehicles and burst into flames on a major road in Kenya, killing at least 33 people and injuring 10, officials said early Sunday.

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Scores killed in Nigeria church collapse #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A church roof has collapsed in southeastern Nigeria causing "many deaths and injury" the country's president said Saturday, with state media reporting that up to 200 people could have been killed.

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Explosion strikes near sports stadium in Istanbul #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A suspected car bomb outside a soccer stadium in central Istanbul wounded around 20 people on Saturday hours after the end of a match between two of Turkey's top teams, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.

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IS group ‘re-enters’ ancient Syrian city of Palmyra #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Islamic State militants on Saturday captured most of Palmyra after penetrating Syrian army defences and securing strategic heights around the ancient city in eastern Syria following a surprise assault, a monitoring group and rebels said.

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ISIS Militants Re-Enter Syria’s Historic Palmyra

At Least 20 People Wounded by Explosion Outside Istanbul Soccer Stadium

Franco-Tunisian IS group leader killed in US-led strike, Pentagon confirms #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The US-led coalition has killed a key leader of the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria, the Pentagon said on Saturday.

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