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		Sculptor gets laughs in New York with monuments to fake tragedies
		
			Culture
			
				
				 
		
	December 24, 2018
Sculptor gets laughs in New York with monuments to fake tragedies
						  It all started in 2016 with a bronze statue commemorating the tragic day in November 1963 when a giant…					
				
			
		Bahrain summons Iraqi diplomat over ex-PM Maliki
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 24, 2018
Bahrain summons Iraqi diplomat over ex-PM Maliki
						DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry summoned the deputy charge d’affaires of the embassy of Iraq on Monday to denounce…					
				
			
		Trump moves up defense chief’s exit to January 1
		
			World
			
				
				 
		
	December 24, 2018
Trump moves up defense chief’s exit to January 1
						  Donald Trump on Sunday announced he will replace Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with his deputy Patrick Shanahan, speeding up…					
				
			
		US lawmakers home for Christmas, govt workers unpaid on shutdown Day 3
		
			World
			
				
				 
		
	December 24, 2018
US lawmakers home for Christmas, govt workers unpaid on shutdown Day 3
						  US lawmakers headed home for Christmas leaving the government partially shut for a third day Monday in an impasse…					
				
			
		Pro-Turkish rebels welcome US withdrawal from Syria
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 24, 2018
Pro-Turkish rebels welcome US withdrawal from Syria
						Residents and fighters in territory held by pro-Turkish rebels in northern Syria cautiously welcomed Washington’s decision to pull out troops,…					
				
			
		US envoy in fight against Islamic State quits after Syria pullout
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 23, 2018
US envoy in fight against Islamic State quits after Syria pullout
						  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top US envoy leading a global coalition fighting Islamic State has quit over President Donald…					
				
			
		US government shutdown enters 2nd day, set to last through Christmas
		
			World
			
				
				 
		
	December 23, 2018
US government shutdown enters 2nd day, set to last through Christmas
						  A partial US government shutdown that entered its second day on Sunday was set to stretch through Christmas, after…					
				
			
		Canada, US call for ‘immediate release’ of two Canadians held by China
		
			World
			
				
				 
		
	December 22, 2018
Canada, US call for ‘immediate release’ of two Canadians held by China
						  Ottawa and Washington on Friday stepped up pressure on Beijing, calling for the immediate release of two Canadians detained…					
				
			
		Trump’s foreign policy in spotlight after military withdrawals
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 22, 2018
Trump’s foreign policy in spotlight after military withdrawals
						  US politicians and international allies scrambled Friday to make sense of President Donald Trump’s momentous foreign policy decisions for…					
				
			
		Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 22, 2018
Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism
						  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan is planning to ease visa restrictions for visitors from 55 countries, including most European nations,…					
				
			