FOREIGN POLICY
US Embassy in Ankara on lockdown
The US Embassy in Ankara was put on lockdown after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot and killed at an art gallery nearby.
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Seven killed in east DR Congo clashes
Police said five rebels had been killed in the fighting and two others had been captured.
FRANCE
IMF's Lagarde found guilty over payout
The Paris court censured Lagarde for failing to contest the “colossal” payment.
POLITICS
Iran slams 'barbarous' Russia envoy killing
Andrey Karlov was shot dead while delivering a speech on the opening of a photo exhibition in the Turkish capital Ankara.
PALESTINE
Israel stalling Gaza power line repairs
The Gaza Electricity Distribution Company blasts Israel over stalling repairs on a major power line.
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'Explosive belts found after Jordan attack'
Jordanian police have said they suspected Takfiri Daesh extremists were behind the recent attack in central province of Karak.
POLITICS
Scotland threatens referendum to leave UK
Scotland threatens a new independence referendum unless it can stay in the European Union’s single market.
FOREIGN POLICY
China rejects Trump’s drone 'stealing' claim
China rejects Donald Trump’s claim that it stole an underwater US drone in the South China Sea.
BUSINESS
Etihad lays off staff to reduce costs
Etihad airline has laid off an unknown number of its staff amid a weakened global economy.
POLITICS
Rouhani, Putin discuss Syria on phone
The Iranian and Russian presidents hold a telephone conversation to discuss the latest developments in Syria.
TURKEY
Russia envoy to Ankara killed in gun attack
The ambassador was speaking at the opening of an art exhibition in the Turkish capital.
ARGENTINA
Argentina transportation paralyzed over strike
Flights, trains, buses and subways stopped services on Monday.
FOREIGN POLICY
‘Tillerson directed US-Russian oil firm’
Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state was a director of a Bahamas-based US-Russian oil firm, a document shows.
RUSSIA
EU extends Russia bans for six months
The leaders of the EU member countries had already at a summit in Brussels on December 15 decided to extend the sanctions against Russia.
ECONOMY
Otokar says signs deal with Iranian Co.
A leading Turkish commercial vehicle maker says it has signed a deal with Iran's OGHAB on export of buses.
NIGERIA
‘6 killed in Nigeria communal violence’
Nigerian police say tribal clashes in the country’s east left at least six people dead over the weekend.
SYRIA
UNSC votes to deploy observers to Aleppo
The UN Security Council calls for monitoring the evacuation of civilians from the recently-liberated eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo.
POLITICS
'Trump allies colluded with Russia on hack'
Clinton's former campaign chief suggests that Donald Trump's associates could have colluded with Russia on election hacking.
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