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Now displaying: December, 2017
Dec 22, 2017

Amb. Nikki Haley throws an invite-only party for countries that did not condemn President Trump's Jerusalem decision in a U.N. General Assembly vote, and pro-independence Catalan lawmakers win back parliament.

Dec 21, 2017

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley threatens to divert funding to the U.N. to "more productive" pursuits if U.N. states continue to defy the U.S.

Dec 19, 2017

Saudi Arabia says Houthi rebels attempted to hit Riyadh with a missile for the second time in two months and Japan agrees to purchase new American missile defense systems.

Dec 18, 2017

Russia's presidential spokesperson thanks the U.S. for an intel tip that thwarted a December 16th terror attack, and a new trans-South American rail links is given the green light.

Dec 15, 2017

The US and China trade blame at the UN Security Council over how best to contain North Korea.

Dec 14, 2017

Theresa May suffers a defeat on part of her Brexit deal, Colombia's largest drug gang surrenders and Zimbabwe calls for an end to western sanctions.

Dec 13, 2017

British MEP Nigel Farage heads to the EU Parliament to disparage Theresa May's handling of the Brexit process.

Dec 12, 2017

Media reports suggest China is building refugee camps along the country's border with North Korea and the World Bank plans to end funding for oil and gas exploration and production by 2020.

Dec 11, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a surprise trip to Syria and Germany accuses China of launching an intelligence operation on LinkedIn.

Dec 7, 2017

A prominent German politician floats the idea of creating a United States of Europe, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Russian troops in Ukraine are preventing improved relations.

Dec 6, 2017

The US bans government officials from Palestine's West Bank or the Old City of Jerusalem, Pope Francis weighs in on President Trump's Jerusalem announcement and Russia is banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Dec 5, 2017

World leaders react to President Trump's possible recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Germans are more concerned about the US relationship than North Korea or Russia, according to a new poll, and the search for MH370 could be back on.

Dec 4, 2017

The US withdraws from the UN's global migration talks, tensions rise after elections in Honduras and an unusual propsal in Australia's parliament.

Dec 1, 2017

Representatives of the Assad government walk out of Syrian peace talks, media outlets are bearing the brunt of sour US-Russia relations and Australia turns on the world's largest lithium-ion battery.

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