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• Exploring a Brexit That Isn't Binary

  

  Here is one of the toughest questions British Prime Minister Theresa May will have to answer as she maps out her thinking on the exit negotiations from the European Union, starting with a speech on Tuesday: Should the U.K. seek to stay, at least temporarily, in the EU’s customs union? At stake are critical issues such as how quickly Britain could tie up new trade deals, whether Brexit will herald tariffs on U.K.-EU trade and how free...

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• Breakfast at Duterte's: Abe samples Philippine leader's simple style

  

  MANILA Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe feasted on bean soup and rice cakes at the humble home of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, and sampled the down-to-earth living of a volatile new friend who is shaking up the status quo in Asia. With the backdrop of family photos, cups hanging from kitchen cabinets and clusters of used beer and wine bottles, Abe ate Duterte's favorite breakfast in Davao City and was given a tour of his creaky, two-storey house, including a bedroom featurin..

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• This former British spy was identified as the Trump dossier source. Now he is in hiding.

  

  Christopher Steele, who wrote reports on compromising material Russian operatives allegedly collected on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, is a former officer in Britain's MI-6, according to people familiar with his career. (Reuters) LONDON — The former British intelligence officer who had a key role in drafting the dossier that alleged Russia holds compromising material and information on President-elect Donald Trump has gone into hiding, according to British reports. Christopher Steele..

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• Asia Pacific|Chinese State Media Denounce Rex Tillerson's Call to Block Island Access

  

  Photo Rex W. Tillerson, the nominee for secretary of state, at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. He said that Beijing’s fforts to build islands in the South China Sea, and to equip some with military equipment, were illegal. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times BEIJING — The Chinese state news media lashed out at Rex W. Tillerson, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, on Friday, warning that his call to deny China access to island..

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• Tristram Hunt, Labour Lawmaker, Resigns to Lead V&A Museum

  

  Photo Tristram Hunt in Washington in December. Mr. Hunt has an impressive cultural résumé and has written several books, including a history of the English Civil War. Credit Alex Wong/Getty Images LONDON — One of the Labour Party’s isolated moderates, Tristram Hunt, a historian and writer, announced his resignation from Parliament on Friday to lead one of Britain’s most popular museums, the Victoria and Albert, prompting an election in his vulnerable constituency.Mr. Hu..

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• Cuban-Americans react to end of 'wet foot, dry foot' policy

  

  So, she applauded the Obama administration's abrupt end to the longstanding policy, known as "wet foot, dry foot," by which the US sent back Cubans intercepted at sea but allowed those who reached land to stay. The policy encouraged Cubans to risk their lives to seek freedom and enter the US without a visa to become permanent residents, Vianelo said."It is now up to the new generation, the young Cubans, to liberate themselves from communism the way it's supposed to be done, from inside Cuba," Vi..

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• President Obama Surprises Joe Biden With Medal of Freedom

  

  This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.... as I have worried deliver my farewell address will try to be relatively brief ... I just wanted that ... some folks together to pay tribute to somebody was not ... only been by my side ... for the ration of this ... amazing journey ... but somebody who is devoted his entire ... professional life ... to service ... to this country ... best Buy's resin America's ever had ... to go buy the the the ... this also gives ..

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• Iraqi forces reach second Mosul bridge, enter university complex: military

  

  By Isabel Coles and John Davison | MOSUL, Iraq/BAGHDAD MOSUL, Iraq/BAGHDAD Iraqi special forces stormed the Mosul University complex in the city's northeast on Friday and pushed Islamic State further back to reach another bridge across the Tigris river, the military said.The militants were fighting back at the university, which they had seized when they took over the city in 2014. A Reuters reporter witnessed heavy clashes inside the campus.Iraqi forces have recaptured most districts in east..

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• Syria Says Israel Attacked Military Airport, Warns Of 'Repercussions'

  

  The Syrian government says Israel has attacked a military airport west of Damascus, and warns of "repercussions" without promising any specific retaliation. The Syrian state news agency SANA reports that rockets fired by the Israeli air force caused a fire at the al-Mezzeh airport just after midnight local time on Friday morning. The report did not identify if there were any casualties. Syria also accuses Israel of attacking the same airport with ground-to-ground missiles on Dec. 7, also causin..

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