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Tit-For-Tat Move By Russia After 35 Diplomats Told To Leave US
The Russian foreign ministry has called for the expulsion of 35 US diplomats in response to a similar move by Washington.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the request had been made to President Vladimir Putin.
The Obama administration expelled 35 Russian diplomats and their families over alleged Russian hacking during the US election campaign. Russia denies any involvement and calls the US action "ungrounded".
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev accused the outgoing administration of President Barack Obama of ending in "anti-Russian death throes".
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Cabinet Papers Filed In 1989 Released
Sentries at Faslane naval base were ordered to shoot suspected intruders after three people broke into a nuclear submarine, cabinet papers show.
PM Margaret Thatcher, who was told of the order, said she was "horrified" that the intrusion had succeeded. The papers are among records filed in 1989 and 1990 and released on Friday. They also include a letter from Mrs Thatcher to Saddam Hussein, asking for clemency for British nurse Daphne Parish, who was accused of spying.
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Vladimir Putin Says Russia Is Stronger Than Any Aggressor
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is "stronger than any potential aggressor" because it has modernised its nuclear missiles and other forces.
He also said the US withdrawal in 2001 from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty had "created the conditions for a new nuclear arms race". The US-Soviet ABM Treaty was signed in 1972. Mr Putin was speaking at his big, set-piece, annual press conference. "It's no secret we've worked hard to improve our missile forces," he said.
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Libya Flight With 118 On Board Hijacked
A Libyan domestic flight carrying 118 people has landed at Malta International Airport after being hijacked.
The Airbus A320 was flying inside Libya for Afriqiyah Airways when it was diverted. There were two hijackers involved, who threatened to blow up the plane, according to initial reports.
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that security forces were standing by at the airport. The deputy mayor for Lija in Malta, Madga Magri Naudi, said that the hijackers had yet to make demands. She further added: "The request has not been made. This is a problem: we do not know what their requests ar…
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Anis Amri Berlin Attacker Shot Dead In Milan
The Berlin market attack suspect, Anis Amri, has been shot dead by police in Milan, Italy's interior minister says.
The man, who opened fire on police who asked him for ID during a routine patrol in the Sesto San Giovanni area in the early hours of Friday, was "without a shadow of a doubt" Anis Amri, Marco Minniti said.
One police officer was injured in the shootout but his life is not in danger.
Monday's attack on a Berlin Christmas market left 12 dead and 49 injured.
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Us Army Commander Accuses Russia Of Live Fire Training In Syria
The US army's commander in Europe has accused Russia of using its military campaign in Syria as a "live-fire training opportunity".
Lt Gen Ben Hodges said Russia's "disregard for civilian casualties... is not the conduct of a nation that wants to be treated like a superpower".
Russia's defence minister said on Thursday that its air force had killed 35,000 fighters in Syria. But Russia has been accused of using heavy weapons in civilian areas. It has consistently denied targeting civilians.
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Theresa May Urges People To Go About Their Business After Berlin Attack
The prime minister has said people should go about their business as usual and not be "cowed by terrorists" after the Christmas market attack in Germany.
Theresa May told the London Evening Standard it was important to "send a clear message that people should "carry on with our lives as usual". She added that the police and security services were "unsung heroes".
Twelve people were killed on Monday when a truck was driven into a crowd at the Breitscheidplatz market in Berlin. So-called Islamic State has said one of its militants carried out the attack but has offered no evidence.
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Security Tightened Around Buckingham Palace During Changing The Guard
Roads around Buckingham Palace will be closed during changing the guard as part of a tightening of security in the wake of the Berlin market attack.
From Wednesday, surrounding roads will be shut from 10:45 to 12:30 GMT on the days of the ceremony.
The three-month trial - planned for some time - has been brought forward amid a UK security review.
Twelve people were killed and 49 injured when a lorry ploughed through a Berlin Christmas Market on Monday.
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Manhunt Underway Across Schengen States For Lorry Attack Suspect
A manhunt is under way across Europe's Schengen states after prosecutors identified a suspect in the lorry attack on a Berlin Christmas market.
As an arrest warrant circulated, German prosecutors named him as Tunisian man Anis Amri, 24, and warned that he could be armed and dangerous. His residence permit was found in the cab of the lorry. It has emerged that he was reported to counter-terrorism police last month and had been facing deportation since June.
Reports suggest he may have been injured in a struggle with the lorry driver, found murdered in the cab. The attack claimed 12 lives in all.
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Gunman Found Dead After Shooting At Zurich Islamic Centre
A man who shot and wounded three people at an Islamic centre in the Swiss city of Zurich has been found dead a short distance away.
The attacker opened fire on Monday evening at a Somali-Islamic centre close to Zurich station.
A body and a gun were later spotted under a bridge a few streets away. Police confirmed it was the attacker.
The only information police have given so far is there is no indication of a link with so-called Islamic State. Two of the victims, aged 30 and 56, were severely wounded while the third man in his mid-30s was in a less serious condition, reports said.
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