Eight people killed, injured in two bomb blasts in Baghdad
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/eight-people-killed-injured-two-bomb-blasts-baghdad/
Iraqi troops kill five Islamic State militants
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-troops-kill-five-islamic-state-militants-sneaking-attempt/
Pence Plan to Target Aid for Christians in Iraq Sparks Concern:
Aid experts fear the Trump administration's focus on Christians and other religious minorities could do more harm than good.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/01/17/pence-plan-to-target-aid-for-christians-in-iraq-sparks-concern-isis-genocide-syria-terrorism/
American exceptionalism -
Tillerson Vows U.S. Military Will Continue Illegal Occupation Of Syria
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-17/tillerson-vows-u-s-to-stay-in-syria-foreseeing-a-post-assad-era
'Afrin is a cemetery of Erdogan': Syrian Kurds vow to resist Turkey
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/afrin-cemetery-erdogan-syrian-kurds-say-they-will-resist-turkish-attacks-1361120873
Damascus warns it may shoot down Turkish planes attacking Kurds within Syrian borders
https://www.rt.com/news/416278-syria-turkey-planes-threat/
Tillerson denies US plans to form Syria border force
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/tillerson-denies-plans-form-syria-border-force-180118070914231.html
Sharp drop in Iraq and Syria terror deaths: Study
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/sharp-drop-in-iraq-and-syria-terror-deaths-study-9871662
Why Russia refuses to give refugee status to Syrians:
"There is a perception that it's difficult for Syrians to get refugee status in Russia. This is not true. It is actually impossible,"
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/russia-refuses-give-refugee-status-syrians-180116095003651.html
Three Saudi troops killed near Yemen border
http://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/three-saudi-troops-killed-near-yemen-border/1034903
US administration approves $500mn missile system deal with Saudi Arabia
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/18/549321/saudi-us-missile
Palestinian resistance fighter killed in fire exchange with Israeli occupation forces.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/palestinian-killed-fire-exchange-israeli-army-180118052207883.html
US holds back $65m aid to Palestinians
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42711985
'He wants to kill us'- Gazans fear for the worst as Trump severs aid to Palestinian refugees
http://mondoweiss.net/2018/01/severs-palestinian-refugees/
Belgium pledges $23m to UNRWA after US aid cut
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/belgium-pledges-23m-unrwa-aid-cut-180118081044623.html
It's become hard to believe anything the Palestinian president says: - News Analysis -
Abbas has shown once against that he has not changed and will not change.
http://www.raialyoum.com/?p=813590
Palestinian activists crushed online by the PA, Israel and Hamas:
Activists are often arrested for what they write on Facebook, or even posts they are tagged in
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinian-activists-crushed-online-pa-israel-and-hamas-1179980537
No, You Can't Be A Feminist And A Zionist
https://forward.com/opinion/387675/no-you-cant-be-a-feminist-and-a-zionist/?
At Least 12 Killed in Suicide Bomb Attacks in Nigeria
https://www.voanews.com/a/two-young-suicide-bombers-nigeria/4212025.html
Kidnappers abduct two Americans, two Canadians in Nigeria; two police killed
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-kidnapping/kidnappers-abduct-american-canadian-in-nigeria-two-police-killed-police-official-idUSKBN1F61XS
Watch: Boko Haram members killed as NAF blows sect's workshop in Sambisa [VIDEO]
http://dailypost.ng/2018/01/17/boko-haram-members-killed-naf-blows-sects-workshop-sambisa-video/
Cameroon crisis: two soldiers killed [The Morning Call]
http://www.africanews.com/2018/01/18/cameroon-crisis-two-soldiers-killed-the-morning-call/
Libya condemns Italy's decision to increase troops in Misurata
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/18/c_136906262.htm
EU delegation postpones visit to Libya for security reasons
https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/eu-delegation-postpones-visit-libya-security-reasons
Check post attacks kill 16 security men in Afghanistan
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2684666&Language=en
U.S. Kills 6 Alleged Militants In Afghanistan
https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/6-militants-killed-in-us-airstrike-in-afghanistan201801172356360003/
Russia calls for talks between Afghan government and the Taliban
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-putin-afghanistan-taliban/russia-calls-for-talks-between-afghan-government-and-the-taliban-idUKKBN1F60SR
U.S. kills alleged, Haqqani network commander in Pakistan
http://10thousandcouples.com/2018/01/usa-drone-strike-target-haqqani-terrorist-network-commander/
North and South Korea to march under one flag at Winter Olympics 'peace games':
Agree to field a joint women's ice hockey team after third day of talks on February's Winter Olympics
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/17/north-korea-to-send-cheerleaders-to-winter-olympics-peace-games
Olympic Détente Upends U.S. Strategy on North Korea
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/us/politics/trump-north-south-korea-olympics.html?
Trump: "Very Possible" Crisis With North Korea Can't Be Resolved Peacefully
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/trump-very-possible-crisis-north-korea-cant-be-resolved-peacefully
May we see the evidence?
Trump says Russia is helping North Korea avoid sanctions
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-russia-is-helping-north-korea-avoid-sanctions/
Lapdogs bow to U.S. pressure:
20 Nations to consider more North Korea sanctions, U.S. warns on military option
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-northkorea-missiles-diplomacy/nations-to-consider-more-north-korea-sanctions-u-s-warns-on-military-option-idUKKBN1F42AU
Russia's Lavrov berates Trump administration on Iran deal, Syria and North Korea
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/15/russias-lavrov-slams-trump-administration-on-iran-syria-north-korea.html
Ukraine declares Russian 'occupation' in eastern region
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/ukraine-declares-russian-occupation-eastern-region-180118164950405.html
As Petro-Yuan Looms, Bundesbank Adds Renminbi To Currency Reserves
http://peakoil.com/publicpolicy/as-petro-yuan-looms-bundesbank-adds-renminbi-to-currency-reserves
Putin calls for development of digital economy within Eurasian Economic Union
https://www.rt.com/business/416293-putin-digital-economy-eeu/
Democrats are becoming the party of the new and more perilous Cold War.
https://www.thenation.com/article/democrats-are-repudiating-fdrs-precedent-of-detente-with-russia/
European leaders have started wooing Britain:
Jean-Claude Juncker has started sending us Cupid arrows of love, asking us to consider that Brexit would be a 'lose-lose situation'
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-eu-presidents-bayeux-tapestry-jean-claude-juncker-emmanuel-macron-uk-donald-tusk-a8164406.html?S2ref=875036
Second vote not undemocratic, Irish PM says on Brexit:
It would not be "anti-democratic" for Britons to reverse their Brexit vote in a second referendum, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said at the European Parliament on Wednesday
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-varadkar/second-vote-not-undemocratic-irish-pm-says-on-brexit-idUSKBN1F61QX
Glenn Greenwald: Democrats Launch Smear Campaign Against Chelsea Manning, All to Keep an Old, Straight, White Man in Power
https://theintercept.com/2018/01/15/centrist-dems-launch-smear-campaign-against-young-trans-woman-all-to-keep-an-old-straight-white-man-in-power/
'Don't Wait
Until the Bombs Are Falling.' Pentagon Papers Leaker Encourages More Like Him
http://time.com/5106039/daniel-ellsberg-nuclear-war-north-korea/
CIA rendition flights from rustic North Carolina called to account by citizens;
A Gulfstream jet from a quiet airport south-east of Raleigh flew captives to be tortured around the world
http://time.com/5106039/daniel-ellsberg-nuclear-war-north-korea/
These 18 Senate Democrats Just Voted to Hand Trump Mass Spying Powers
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/43248-these-18-senate-democrats-just-voted-to-hand-trump-mass-spying-powers
Trump administration to bar Haitians from seasonal work visas
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-bar-haitians-seasonal-work-visas/story?id=52425629
US border patrol routinely sabotages water left for migrants, report says:
Agents routinely destroy supplies left in Arizona desert, condemning people to die of thirst
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/17/us-border-patrol-sabotage-aid-migrants-mexico-arizona
A group of janitors started a movement to stop sexual abuse
https://www.revealnews.org/article/a-group-of-janitors-started-a-movement-to-stop-sexual-abuse/
US Debt Visualized in $100 Bills: United States owes a lot of money.
As of 2017, US debt is larger than the size of the economy. Currently there is no debt ceiling, it has been suspended.
http://demonocracy.info/infographics/usa/us_debt/us_debt.html
Chinese ratings agency cuts US debt ratings over political 'deficiencies'
https://citizen.co.za/news/news-world/1785368/china-us-rating-credit/
Warning Bell? China May Stop Buying US Debt
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4137514-warning-bell-china-may-stop-buying-u-s-debt
Bannon does a deal with special counsel Mueller
https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/bannon-does-a-deal-with-special-counsel-mueller/3313694/
"He Slipped Up": The One Thing Bannon Told Congress Yesterday That Could Haunt Trump
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/he-slipped-one-thing-bannon-told-congress-yesterday-could-haunt-trump
White House Lawyer Asked Bannon to Cite Privilege: Former Trump aide refused to answer some House panel questions
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-18/white-house-lawyer-is-said-to-ask-bannon-to-cite-privilege
Facebook, Google tell Congress they're fighting extremist content with counterpropaganda:
Companies told Congress Wednesday that they've gone beyond screening and removing extremist content from their services and are creating more anti-terror propaganda.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/17/facebook-google-tell-congress-how-theyre-fighting-extremist-content.html
Report: U.S. democracy has "sharpest one-year drop" in 40 years:
The annual report finds "democracy is in retreat around the world" for the 12th year in a row.
https://www.axios.com/democracy-in-retreat-1516185944-2065d7ef-7df6-4bb1-9b89-0840c128194e.html
Pew: US media bias ranks worst in the world
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/pew-us-media-bias-ranks-worst-in-the-world/article/2645644
Bannon's attorney relayed questions to White House during House panel interview:
Bannon's attorney got on the phone with the White House counsel's office, relaying questions and asking what Bannon could tell Congress
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/01/17/white-house-told-steve-bannon-to-star-silent-during-house-panel-interview-sources-say.html
Sanjay Gupta: By all standards, Trump has heart disease
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/369287-sanjay-gupta-by-all-standards-trump-has-heart-disease
Apple Gives Employees $2,500 Bonuses Because Of Trump Tax Cuts
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/apple-gives-employees-2500-bonuses-because-trump-tax-cuts
Trump's 2017 Fake News Awards
https://gop.com/the-highly-anticipated-2017-fake-news-awards/
