World News Briefs -- December 26, 2019 (Evening Edition)

DW: Turkey poised to send troops to Libya, ratcheting up tensions in E. Mediterranean.

Turkey is preparing to send troops and advanced weapons to the embattled UN-backed Libyan government. The military muscle flexing puts it at odds with Russia and several Arab states backing Libya's rival government.

Turkey will send troops to Libya at the request of the UN-backed government in Tripoli as soon as next month, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, in a move likely to deepen an international proxy struggle in the north African country ravaged by civil war.

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MIDDLE EAST

Tens of thousands flee as Syrian forces continue Idlib advance.

Relief group: More than 200K people displaced in Syria amid offensive.

Syria missile attack kills pro-Iran fighters: Monitor.

Trump warns Syria, Russia, Iran not to kill civilians in Idlib province.

Top adviser to Syria's president warns of 'operations' against US troops guarding oil fields.

Iraqi president Barham Saleh threatens to quit as he rejects pro-Iran bloc’s pick for prime minister.

Iran starts internet shutdown before possible new protests.

Erdogan: Turkish parliament to vote on sending troops to Libya.

UN condemns third attack on Yemen market in a month.

Israel strikes Hamas after rocket launched from Gaza forces Benjamin Netanyahu off stage.

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu in party leadership challenge. Israel: voting under way in Likud primary seen as threat to Netanyahu.

Top chess player reportedly won't play for Iran due to ban on Israeli players.

Wikipedia ban: Top court calls for Turkey to lift block.

ASIA

Six killed in massive border fire exchange between India and Pakistan.

India to begin census next year amid outrage against new citizenship law that excludes Muslims.

Hong Kong protesters accused of 'reckless' violence over Christmas.


Hong Kong protesters plan major New Year’s Day rally after three days of Christmas chaos.

Taliban attack on Afghan army compound kills 6 troops.

Christmas Day passes with no sign of North Korea 'gift' to US.

North Korea cautions diarists, 'leakers of state secrets'.

Huawei says relationship with Chinese government ‘no different’ from any other private company in China.

‘A saboteur of international order’: Beijing rebukes US over anti-China defense-spending law.

Philippines Christmas Typhoon Phanfone kills at least 20 people, displaces thousands.

Fiji braces for tropical cyclone as government issues nationwide warning.

Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Philippines see decade's final solar eclipse.

AFRICA

Erdoğan arrives in Tunisia for surprise talks with president.

Turkey's Erdogan paves the way for troop deployment in Libya.

Clashes in C. African capital leave at least 30 dead.

Fourteen troops killed in Niger ambush.

Burkina Faso: Many women killed in suspected jihadist attack. Second deadly attack in Burkina Faso as global condemnation grows.

Eritrean president vows to 'bolster cooperation' with Ethiopia.

ICoast accuses ex-rebel chief Soro of plotting 'insurrection'.

Hundreds of thousands turn out to mourn Algeria's powerful army chief

Sudan recognises Christmas as an official holiday.

Moroccan YouTuber is jailed for four years for 'insulting the king'.

EUROPE

French transport strike enters fourth week with no respite for the holidays.

Ukraine to buy more U.S. Javelin anti-tank missile systems.

Russia can complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline by itself: Kremlin.

Russian police raid opposition leader Alexei Navalny's office.

Post-Brexit UK always welcome back in EU, says Timmermans.

Avalanche at Swiss ski resort Andermatt buries 'a number' of people.

300 migrants rescued off Spain over two-day Christmas period.

Thousands of Albanians homeless after earthquake.

Notre Dame cathedral so fragile there is '50 per cent chance' Paris landmark will not be entirely saved.

AMERICAS

GOP predicts bipartisan acquittal at Trump impeachment trial.

Trump goes after Pelosi in early morning tweets complaining about impeachment.

Seeing a Central American surge, Mexicans join the asylum line at the U.S. border.

Mexico to take Bolivia to ICJ over police presence at embassy.

Venezuela’s currency so worthless it’s mostly being used for making crafts.

Valparaíso fires: Dozens of homes destroyed in Chilean city.

U.S. aviation regulator proposes tracking most drones.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Burkina Faso tense, in mourning, amid jihadist attacks.

US defense bill extends Gitmo through 2020, blocks prisoner transfers.

Boko Haram jihadists kill seven people and abduct a teenage girl in Christmas Eve raid on Christian village in Nigeria.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

U.S. stocks climb again in Santa Claus rally as all three main indexes close at records.

Global stock markets gained $17 trillion in value in 2019.

China rare earth magnet exports to U.S. slide by a fifth in November.

China treads warily on US trade deal text to keep other partners on side.

Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick leaves board to focus on industrial 'CloudKitchens'.

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