Three Americans killed by IS gunman in Syria, US military says
Two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in the attack, according to the US Central Command.
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Drone strike on UN facility in war-torn Sudan leaves six peacekeepers dead
UN secretary general António Guterres says ‘unjustifiable’ attack on base in city of Kadugli ‘could be war crime’A drone strike hit a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, killing six peacekeepers, the UN secretary general António Guterres has said.The strike hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli, in the central region of Kordofan, Guterres said in a statement. Continue reading...

Six U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Drone Strike in Sudanese Battle Zone
The strike on a United Nations base in the southern Kordofan region was the deadliest single episode for the body’s personnel in Sudan’s civil war.

3 Americans Killed in ISIS Attack in Syria, Trump Says, Vowing to Retaliate
Two soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed while supporting counterterror operations, the Pentagon said. They are the first U.S. casualties in Syria since the fall of the dictator Bashar al-Assad

Giuffre family ‘disappointed’ Met police not investigating claims against Andrew
Relatives of Virginia Giuffre say they are surprised Scotland Yard made decision just before release of Epstein filesThe family of Virginia Giuffre have expressed their “deep disappointment” that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not face a criminal investigation in the UK over allegations against him.It was alleged that Mountbatten-Windsor had sex in London with a teenager who was trafficked, and then put pressure on his police protection officer to dig up dirt on her. Continue reading...

Kansas Native American tribe in turmoil over deal to design ICE facilities
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation signed deal in October, but president says tribe is now trying to exit contractA Native American tribe in Kansas is facing criticism from other tribal groups after its economic development subsidiary secured a $29.9m federal contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to design potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities.The development entity of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation signed the contract to design the detention facilities in October, leading to criticism that the tribal group, which was uprooted from the Great Lakes region to reservation lands north of Topeka, Kansas, in the 1830s, was itself benefiting from forced removals under the Trump administration. Continue reading...

Tommy Robinson’s London ‘Christmas service’ draws about 1,000 people
Number is stark contrast with estimated 110,000 at far-right activist’s ‘unite the kingdom’ rally in SeptemberThe far-right activist Tommy Robinson led a carol concert to “put the Christ back into Christmas” on Saturday in an event that had a huge drop-off in attendance from his last rally in London.The Metropolitan police said about 1,000 people attended the event at its peak, in stark contrast to the estimated 110,000 who turned up to Robinson’s “unite the kingdom” rally in September. Continue reading...
Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions
Opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova is among those released in exchange for a deal with the US.
Angry fans throw chairs and bottles at Messi event in India
The Inter Miami and Argentina forward is in India for a tour, taking in events in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi.
BBC captures celebrations as Belarus frees political prisoners
Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken.