Pres. Trump close to decision on Jerusalem

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to announce his decision on whether to recognize Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel and to move the U.S. embassy from it's currently location in Tel Aviv.

Regional leaders, including Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey have all warned that this would cross a red line and destabilize the Middle East.

White House spokesman Sarah Huckabee Sanders would only confirm the phone calls happened.

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Explosive Brushfire Burns Southern California

An explosive brush fire has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes northwest of Los Angeles. 

State fire officials say the prospects for containment are not good. 

Our California correspondent Rachel Silverman reports. 

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Pres. Trump confident massive tax bill will quickly become law

U.S. President Donald Trump is confident the massive tax reform bill will quickly be reconciled and the U.S. Congress will pass it into law.

However, a parliamentary move engineered by conservative Republicans in the lower chamber rto stop the process from moving forward illustrated how deep the divisions remain over what should be in the final legislation.

U.S. President Donald Trump continue to praise the tax reform bill. 

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Polling finds half of American voters actually oppose the tax reform legislation, no matter how many times U.S. President Donald Trump insists, the legislation is increasingly popular.

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We don't want a Democrat for Alabama - Pres. Trump repeats Moore endorsement

U.S. President Donald Trump is underscoring his endorsement of Roy Moore to be the next U.S. Senator from Alabama.

Multiple women have come forward to speak about their experiences with Roy Moore and about how he pursued them when they were teens and he was in his 30s.

Roy Moore insists the allegations are lies, but one women has now come forward with letters and an inscription in her yearbook from him, as she showed to the Washington Post.

Despite the allegations of possibly criminal wrong doing, President Trump says Republican Roy Moore is the preferred choice one week out from the special election (Tuesday, December 12)

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Deutsche Bank confirms providing Trump account information to Special Prosecutor

A top German bank has confirmed that it has provided details of President Trump's accounts to the special prosecutor investigating links between the President's top aides and the Russians.

Deutsche Bank says it is "committed to co-operating" with Robert Mueller's investigation.

Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: US President Donald Trump is moving US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

According to a statement from the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, US President Donald Trump is moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

A host of nations from the Middle East including Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have expressed deep concerns about the repercussions of a potential move.

But as our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson reports, there's been no confirmation from the White House about a telephone call between the two leaders:

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Review says chances to prevent the Manchester Arena suicide bombing had been missed

 A review of internal police and intelligence reports has concluded that opportunities to prevent  the suicide bombing of Manchester Arena which killed 22  people in May of this year had been missed. 

The  British government requested the review from former terrorism law reviewer, David Anderson QC following  four terrorist attacks in the UK over a four month period.    From London, Catherine Drew reports. 

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Rare UN visit to North Korea

The United Nations head of political affairs is visiting North Korea in a rare visit to the country.

The last senior UN official to visit Pyongyang was more than six years ago.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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Spain drops Puigdemont arrest warrant

Spain has withdrawn the international arrest warrant it issues against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont.

He and four other separatist leaders fled to Belgium after Spain took direct rule following Mr Puigdemont's declaration of independence for Catalonia.

The Spanish arrest warrant against them remains.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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UK: BREXIT DEAL STILL POSSIBLE THIS WEEK

The UK says it still hopes to reach a Brexit deal by the end of the week that will allow negotiations with the EU to move to the next phase.

Prime Minister Theresa May left Brussels on Monday without the agreement she expected - because she couldn't get the DUP of Northern Ireland's sign-off.

Britain's government says it's close to a solution that will ensure a frictionless border between Ireland and Northern Ireland as Brexit takes place.

And Brexit Secretary David Davis says he's confident.

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US Supreme Court to hear gay rights case

America's highest court is set to hear a case on the right to free speech versus the right to freedom of religion.

The case centers around a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for the wedding of a gay couple.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Indian state of Gujarat on alert as cyclone approaches

The state of Gujarat in India is on alert as a severe cyclone is expected to make landfall.

The cyclone has already claimed several lives in south India in recent days.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports 

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IOC set to decide whether to ban Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to decide on Tuesday evening whether to ban Russian athletes from 2018 Winter Games in South Korea. Moscow faces sanctions over allegations of state-sponsored doping system in Russian sports - accusations Moscow has vehemently denied. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Ireland Agrees to Collect Back Taxes from Apple

Ireland has reached an agreement with Apple to begin collecting about 15 billion US dollars in back taxes.

The Irish government at first fought the ruling—but now with this decision tensions over this issue between Dublin and Brussels will likely now ease. 

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.

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MAY SCRAMBLES ON BREXIT DEAL

British Prime Minister Theresa May is racing to try and secure support from the Democratic Unionist Party for a Brexit deal she'd largely agreed with the European Union.

Mrs May pulled out of an agreement with Brussels which would have allowed negotiations to move onto the next phase - because the DUP wouldn't back its suggestion to keep an open Irish border.

The DUP back the Conservative government at Westminster, so its support is crucial to Theresa May's administration.

She wants to settle key issues before an EU summit on 14th December which can give the green light to post-Brexit trade talks.

Former Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers believes the DUP can be persuaded to go along with the type of arrangements being suggested.

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US Supreme Court lifts partial block on Trump travel ban

The US Supreme Court has ruled that a travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries can go into full effect.

But there are still pending legal challenges against the block on travellers from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson has more:

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US Urges Pakistan to Redouble Efforts against Insurgency

The US Defense Secretary is urging Pakistan to redouble its efforts against insurgents operating in that country. 

James Mattis met with top Pakistani leaders on his first visit to Pakistan as US Defense Secretary. 

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 

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Pyongyang issues nuclear warning over latest US-ROK drills

North Korea has lashed out at the latest joint military exercise between the US and South Korea that kicked off Monday.

Pyongyang called the move a grave provocation that could escalate the situation on the Korean Peninsula to the brink of nuclear war.

Our US correspondent Liling Tan reports. 

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Despite High Hopes, No Brexit Breakthrough

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is leaving Brussels without a Brexit breakthrough.

The UK and EU were close to agreeing to give Northern Ireland a special customs status to prevent a hard border going up along the Republic of Ireland—but a Northern Irish party May entered into a coalition with rejected the idea. 

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek explains the pressure is on Prime Minister May who hoped the EU would agree to start trade talks next week during an EU summit. 

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Ireland's Taoiseach expresses disappointment over Brexit no deal for phase 1

Ireland's Taoiseach (Tee-Shuck) or Prime Minister has announced his disappointment the UK and EU failed to agree on their first phase of negotiations on Monday.

Talks over the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after Brexit appear to remain a sticking point, despite the UK being keen to move onto the next phase of discussions - involving trae.

Ireland's Taoiseach  Leo Varadkar, whose government negotiates as part of the European Union said a deal was on the table and expressed his surprised at the no deal outcome of this first phase, but did express hopes that an agreement could be reached before the week is out.

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