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Russia launches new offensive; airstrikes hit Syria’s Aleppo
Russia launched new strikes in Syria on Tuesday involving carrier-borne jets and long-range missiles as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.
Greek police use tear gas, stun grenades to quell anti-Obama protesters in Athens
Greek riot police used tear gas and stun grenades Tuesday in Athens to disperse about 3,000 left-wing marchers protesting a visit by President Barack Obama after they tried to enter an area off-limits to demonstrators.
Saudi Arabia warns Trump on blocking oil imports
Saudi Arabia has warned Donald Trump that the incoming US president will risk the health of his country's economy if he acts on his election promises to block oil imports.
Germany bans Islamist 'True Religion' group, raiding mosques and flats
Police launched dawn raids across Germany on Tuesday on about 190 mosques, flats and offices linked to an Islamist group after the government banned the organization, accusing it of radicalizing youngsters.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Netanyahu: Israel in ‘close contact’ with Moscow to avoid issues over Syria
Israel is in “close contact” with Moscow, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, the day Russia launched a major new offensive in Syria.
Rabbis Urge Trump, Putin to Help Rebuild Temple in Jerusalem
A group of leading Israeli rabbis see in US President-elect Donald Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin echoes of King Cyrus of Persia, who 2,500 years ago assisted the Jewish people in rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu calls on Obama not to back any new peace moves as term ends
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped President Barack Obama would not back any new UN initiatives on Palestinian-Israeli peace in the final weeks of his term.

Inside the United States
Clinton Email Scandal Update: 5 Congressional Committees Poised To Hold More Hearings On Private Server
The election may be over and president-elect Donald Trump may be wavering on whether he wants a special prosecutor to investigate former rival Hillary Clinton, but that hasn't cooled the ardor of congressional Republicans who want to investigate her private email server.
Drought Fuels Tens of Thousands of Acres of Southern Wildfires
As drought-stressed forests burn across much of the South -- including a blaze scorching a Manhattan-size area of north Georgia -- some traditional outdoor activities are now banned.
Mayor de Blasio urges all Americans to continue protesting Trump
Pointing to Donald Trump's recent comments on abortion and controversial appointment of an extremist right favorite to the White House, Mayor de Blasio on Monday urged all Americans to continue protesting the President-elect.
Targeting of Trump's new Chief Strategist Bannon called 'hysterical'
Still reeling from Nov. 8, the Washington-based media erupted after President-elect Donald Trump (who reportedly won the election) name one of the people responsible for getting him to the White House, Stephen K. Bannon, as his chief strategist.
Thousands donate to Planned Parenthood in anti-abortion US vice president-elect Mike Pence's name
Thousands of people have made donations to Planned Parenthood in the name of US Vice President-elect Mike Pence, an abortion opponent, so that he will receive official acknowledgements from the women's health care provider, the group says.
Soros bands with donors to resist Trump, 'take back power'
George Soros and other rich liberals who spent tens of millions of dollars trying to elect Hillary Clinton are gathering in Washington for a three-day, closed door meeting to retool the big-money left to fight back against Donald Trump.
79 Anti-Trump Protesters Arrested Didn't Vote in Election
At least 79 anti-Donald Trump demonstrators who were arrested in Portland, Oregon after protests turned violent did not vote in the presidential election, according to state records. Over 70 percent of the 112 anti-Trump protesters recently arrested during demonstrations in Portland to contest the election results did not cast their ballots for anyone, NBC affiliate KGW Portland reported Tuesday.

U.S. Politics
You're fired: Trump cuts all lobbyists from transition team
President-elect Trump's White House transition team is going lobbyist-free.
Pence removing lobbyists from Trump transition team
Lobbyists are being purged from official roles in President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, sources told Fox News late Tuesday.
Nancy Pelosi on the ropes? House Democrats delay leadership vote
House Democrats have delayed a scheduled vote this week on their leadership team for the incoming Congress -- giving some of the lesser-known members of the caucus more time to make their case that the party needs a face-lift in the wake of the general elections.
Paul Ryan unanimously renominated as House speaker, will face Jan. 3 vote
Republicans in Congress unanimously renominated Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as speaker of the House for another two years Tuesday.
Ben Carson says no to serving in Trump administration; Rep. Mike Rogers leaves transition team
Former presidential candidate Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, said he will not likely join Donald Trump's upcoming administration.

Christian News
Christian florist, 71, takes appeal to Washington Supreme Court in gay marriage case
The Washington Supreme Court heard on Tuesday the case of a 71-year-old florist who was sued by the government for declining to service a same-sex wedding ceremony.
'They Beat My Husband As We Pleaded For Them To Stop': New Film Highlights Persecution Of Christians Around The World
The 26-minute film - made in collaboration with Aid to the Church in Need - shows communities in countries such as Turkey and India where Christians suffer threats to religious freedom.
Christians Being Killed for Organ Harvesting
New evidence suggests China is engaged in large-scale forced organ harvesting, killing prisoners of conscience, including many Christians, and selling their organs on the lucrative international market.