Trump aide says U.S. sanctions on Russia may be disproportionate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that the White House may have disproportionately punished Russia by ordering the expulsion of 35 suspected Russian spies.
Gunman kills 39 in Istanbul nightclub, manhunt under way
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on New Year revelers at a packed nightclub on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosphorus waterway on Sunday killing at least 39 people, including many foreigners, then fled the scene.
Turkish, Russian aircraft destroy Islamic State targets in Syria: army
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes and artillery have struck Islamic State targets in Syria, killing 22 of the group’s militants, while Russian aircraft hit jihadists near the Islamic State-controlled town of al-Bab, Turkey’s military said on Monday….
Thai election won’t happen this year, legislator says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will need to delay a planned general election until 2018 to allow time to pass the necessary laws, a member of the military government’s national assembly said on Monday.
Syrian child refugees taught to release stress and resist recruitment
BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The screams of a dozen Syrian and Palestinian children pierce the air of a community center in Lebanon’s Shatila refugee camp.
China says won’t allow Hong Kong to be used as subversion base
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will not allow anyone to use Hong Kong as a base for subversion against mainland China or to damage its political stability, Beijing’s top official in the territory told state television.
Shooter kills 11, himself in Brazil New Year’s party rampage
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A gunman stormed a house party and killed 11 people, including his former wife and 8-year-old son, before shooting himself in the head during a New Year’s party in the southeastern Brazilian city of Campinas late on Saturday….
Denmark police arrest daughter of President Park’s friend: media report
SEOUL (Reuters) – Danish police have arrested the daughter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s friend, Choi Soon-sil, who is at the center of an influence-peddling scandal that has engulfed Park’s government, South Korean broadcaster JTBC reporte…
Senator McCain says U.S. ‘must stand up to Vladimir Putin’
TBILISI/KIEV (Reuters) – Republican Senator John McCain said on Sunday the United States could only improve its relations with Russia by taking a tough stance with President Putin, calling for stronger sanctions against Moscow.
Seeking a trade, Israel to withhold bodies of Palestinian militants
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Sunday it will withhold the bodies of Palestinian militants killed in attacks against its citizens as it seeks to pressure the Islamist movement Hamas to return the remains of soldiers and hand back missing Israeli …
