Netanyahu reprimands nations that supported UN settlement resolution
JERUSALEM — Israel summoned to Jerusalem on Sunday, Christmas Day, ambassadors representing countries that voted in favor of a U.N. Security Council resolution that harshly criticizes Israeli settlement activity, calling them an obstacle to peace. Ambassadors of four of the five permanent Security Council members — the United Kingdom, China, France, Russia — as well as nonpermanent members with diplomatic relations with Israel — Egypt, Japan, New Zealand, Uruguay, Ukraine and Spain — were iss..>> view originalSuper typhoon Nock-Ten makes landfall in Philippines
Image copyright AFP Image caption Residents are evacuated in Albay province A typhoon packing gusts of wind up to 255km/h (158mph) has made landfall in the eastern Philippines.Nock-Ten hit the coast near Catanduanes island at 18:30 local time (10:30GMT) but there are no reports yet of damage or casualties.However, some 100,000 people have been moved from areas at risk in the Bicol region amid fears of widespread flooding and possible landslides.Dozens..>> view originalBritain's Queen Elizabeth to miss Christmas church service due to "heavy cold"
LONDON, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth, 90, will miss a traditional Christmas church service on Sunday for the first time in nearly 30 years due to a heavy cold, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.Elizabeth, the world's longest-reigning living monarch, and her husband Prince Philip, 95, suffered what the Palace described as heavy colds this week that delayed by a day their journey to their Sandringham country residence in eastern England.They traveled instead by helicopter on Thur..>> view originalPope's Christmas message offers hope in world hit by terrorism, war
By Philip Pullella | VATICAN CITY VATICAN CITY Pope Francis on Sunday offered a Christmas hope for peace in a world lacerated by war and terrorism, urging people to remember migrants, refugees and those hit by economic instability caused by "idolatry of money". Francis, marking the fourth Christmas season since his election in 2013, also urged Palestinians and Israelis, facing renewed tension after a U.N. resolution condemning Israeli settlements on occupied land, to have the courage to p..>> view originalChina's 1st Aircraft Carrier Heads for Western Pacific
BEIJING — China's first aircraft carrier has set off for the Western Pacific for an open-sea training exercise, the Defense Ministry said.State media said Sunday that it is the first time that the Liaoning, which was commissioned by the Chinese navy in 2012, has headed to "distant sea waters." The Western Pacific region stretches from China to New Zealand and encompasses countries in the Pacific, Oceania and parts of Asia.The statement said a navy formation including the Liaoning set off Sat..>> view originalEurope|Famed Russian Military Choir Among 92 Feared Dead After Plane Crashes Into Black Sea
Passengers on the flight, which originated in Moscow and stopped in Sochi to refuel, included 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, the Russian military choir, who were traveling to Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base in Syria. The band planned to serenade Russian servicemen in Syria on New Year’s Eve. President Vladimir V. Putin deployed Russian armed forces in Syria in September 2015, ostensibly to fight terrorism but primarily to prop up President Bashar al-Assad, leader of the lone remaining Russia..>> view originalNigeria: Boko Haram is crushed, forced out of last enclave
LAGOS, Nigeria — The Boko Haram extremist group has finally been crushed — driven from its last forest enclave with fighters on the run and no place to hide, Nigeria’s president declared Saturday. His victorious statement came as the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, with which one faction of Boko Haram is allied, claimed a successful attack on an army barracks in northeast Nigeria’s Yobe state “killed and wounded many.” The communique on social media said the attack took place Thursda..>> view originalPakistan releases Indian fishermen in bid to ease tensions with Delhi
By Syed Raza Hassan | KARACHI, Pakistan KARACHI, Pakistan Pakistan released 220 Indian fishermen on Sunday as a goodwill gesture aimed at easing tensions with its neighbor, officials said.The men were arrested more than a year ago, accused of entering Pakistani waters in an area of the Arabian Sea where the border is unclear. India is also holding Pakistani fishermen for the same reason and Pakistan hopes its gesture - on the birthday of the nation's father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, which coinci..>> view originalBerlin-attack ties to others under review
MILAN -- Investigators Saturday worked to determine whether the Berlin Christmas market attacker received any logistical support that allowed him to cross at least two European borders and evade capture for days before being killed in a police shootout in a Milan suburb in Italy. Tunisian fugitive Anis Amri's fingerprints and wallet were found in the truck that plowed into the market in Berlin on Monday night, killing 12 people and injuring 56 others. Despite an intense, Europe-wide manhunt, Am..>> view originalTrump says he's closing foundation, but Democrats want more
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump says he will dissolve his charitable foundation before taking office to avoid conflicts of interest. The Democratic Party says that’s not enough and is calling for the billionaire businessman to put his assets in a blind trust. The New York attorney general’s office has been investigating the foundation following media reports that foundation spending went to benefit Trump’s campaign. A spokeswoman says the foundation cannot close until the i..>> view original
Thursday, January 5, 2017
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