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China seized the vessel in waters just off the coast of the Philippines. The device was used to test water temperate and measure ocean currents, officials say.

The encounter will add to US concerns of growing after months of tension in the South China Sea.

Harry Horton reports from Washington.

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UN chief urges resumption of Aleppo evacuation

The United Nations Secretary-General has asked the Syrian government
to allow the evacuation of civilians from Aleppo to resume.

Speaking at his final press conference, Ban Ki-moon said the situation
in Syria was "heartbreaking" and that the UN had failed the Syrian
people.

He also apologized for leaving so much unfinished business for his
successor Antonio Guterres who takes over as UN Secretary-General on
January the first.

Ban Ki-moon said the world was watching the situation deteriorate in Aleppo.

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Ban Ki-moon urged the Syrian authorities to restart the evacuations in Aleppo.

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Ban Ki-moon said he regretted leaving so many conflicts still unresolved.

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UK airport staff to strike Dec 23rd

Staff at 18 UK airports are to go on strike from the 23rd of December for 48 hours...

The walkout threatens to cause major disruption to Christmas travel plans for thousands.

The union says it open for talks.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Cuban officials offer to pay debt in rum

Cuban officials have asked the Czech government if they can pay out an outstanding debt in rum instead of cash.

If they accept the deal, the Czechs would have enough rum to last the country at least one hundred years.

Andrea Arenas has the details on this unusual offer.

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Trump Israeli Ambassador pick signals major US Mideast policy change

American President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the next American Ambassador to Israel is proving contentious.

As our North American correspondent John Clarke reports, hardliner David Friedman holds controversial views about Israeli settlements and on where Israel's capital ought to be.

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Moscow urges Washington to provide proof to hacking allegations

The Kremlin has dismissed accusations that Moscow and the Russian President himself were behind alleged hacking of the U.S. presidential election. The Presidential spokesman suggested Washington to provide proof or "stop talking about it". The comments came after several U.S. officials accused Moscow of trying to discredit American democracy. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Facebook to clamp down on spread of fake news

Facebook has announced new measures to help clamp down on the spread of 'fake news' on the social network site.

Some US politicians criticised Facebook last month after complaints that fake news could have influenced votes in the US election.

Facebook said it was approaching the problem of fake news "carefully" and would focus efforts on "the worst of the worst".

Harry Horton reports from Washington.

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UK will not scale back child sexual abuse inquiry

The new chair of a UK independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, Alexis Jay, has rejected calls for it to be scrapped.

An internal review of the inquiry was called for, after Professor Jay became the fourth person to head-up the inquiry which has faced several set-backs since it was set up in 2014.

Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports

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President Obama vows action over Russian cyberattacks

President Obama is promising to take action against Russia for interfering in the U.S. presidential election.

In an interview with National Public Radio, the President said some sort of action is needed if another government tries to impact American elections.

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Aleppo evacuation halted

Greece debt relief suspended over Christmas bonus for pensioners

Greece has defied its creditors by approving a 656 million dollar Christmas handout to pensioners.

The European Central Bank and European Commission have suspended planned debt relief to Greece.

Elena Casas reports from Brussels.

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Deal for EU and British nationals living abroad a priority for UK PM

Russia, Turkey agree on Syria peace talks as Aleppo evacuation continues

Russia's Vladimir Putin said he and his Turkish counterpart President Tayyip Erdogan agreed to hold peace talks on Syria. Russia will seek talks on a nationwide ceasefire in the war-torn country. The proposal came after rebels started leaving Aleppo under a withdrawal deal brokered by Russia and Turkey earlier this week. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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EU leaders back three stage brexit plan

LIQUOR STORES ON INDIAN HIGHWAYS TO BE CLOSED

India's top court has ruled that alcohol shops on state and national highway roads should be closed.

It's part of an attempt to reduce road accidents caused by drink driving.

Olly Barratt reports from Mumbai.

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White House Suggests Russia Behind US Election Interference

The Obama administration has suggested that Vladimir Putin was directly in interfering with the US election.

The White House deputy national security advisor, Ben Rhodes, said the Russian president's likely to have been aware of and involved with cyber intrusions.

It comes as NBC News has quoted two anonymous senior officials as saying that the hacking began as a vendetta against Hillary Clinton, then became an effort to discredit American political processes and split off important US allies.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that President Elect Donald Trump's team should take the investigations seriously - and rejected suggestions the administration was trying to de-legitimise the incoming leader:

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Josh Earnest, President Obama's spokesman, said Mr. Trump had encouraged Russian hacking, and the intelligence services are sure Russia was involved:

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Thursday, December 15, 2016

EU Leaders Decide Not to Impose New Sanctions Against Syria and Russia

EU leaders are condemning Syria and Russia for the bombardment of Aleppo--but aren't pursing additional sanctions.

An EU summit--which the mayor of East Aleppo attended--focused on Syria but the bloc didn't decide to take any concrete action to stop the bloodshed.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.

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Aleppo evacs continue; US condemns convoy attack; France seeks urgent UN meeting

Evacuations continue in eastern Aleppo as part of a Russia-Turkey ceasefire deal reached this week.

But the pause in fighting and humanitarian arrangements remain precarious amid reports of an attack on an aid convoy.

The United States is calling for a lasting political solution, and the UN is planning an emergency meeting on Aleppo.

Here's UN correspondent Liling Tan with the latest.

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Man accused of church massacre, found guilty of all charges