MIDDLE EAST

Iraq; Bomb blast kills two policemen, four civilians wounded in Diyala
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/bomb-blast-leaves-two-policemen-dead-four-civilians-wounded-in-diyala/

Iraqi troops kill two IS militants, destroy three hotbeds in Kirkuk
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-troops-kill-two-is-militants-destroy-three-hotbeds-in-kirkuk/

Iraqi F-16 jets kill 44 Islamic State alleged terrorists in Syria
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-f-16-jets-kill-44-islamic-state-terrorists-in-syria/ 

Syria: Seven mass graves containing hundreds of bodies found in Deir Ezzor
https://sana.sy/en/?p=153316

Syria: USA occupies areas around al-Tanf and protects thousands of terrorists there: Russian MoD:
https://sana.sy/en/?p=153320

Turkey rejects US plan to train 40,000 "local forces" in Syria: "We do not see them as well-intentioned approaches."
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/turkey-rejects-us-plan-to-train-local-forces-in-syria/1335941

November Yemen's 'deadliest month' in two years: ACLED report: War monitor says it documented more than 3,000 deaths as the Saudi-UAE coalition intensified raids
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/november-yemen-deadliest-month-years-acled-report-181211104015986.html

Yemen's Warring Sides Shake Hands On Deal To Swap Thousands Of Prisoners,
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/11/675588183/yemens-warring-sides-shake-hands-on-deal-to-swap-thousands-of-prisoners?

A Tragedy in Yemen, Made in America: Tracing an airstrike halfway around the world back to an American bomb factory.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/magazine/war-yemen-american-bomb-strike.html

'Yemenis are left so poor they kill themselves before the hunger does'
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/dec/11/yemen-war-norwegian-refugee-council

250,000 near death in Yemen 70% of nation's people living with hunger, U.N. says
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/dec/11/250-000-near-death-in-yemen-20181211/

GOP Purse Strings Held by Saudi Lobbyist
https://lobelog.com/gop-purse-strings-held-by-saudi-lobbyist/

Defying Trump, Saudi Arabia chooses 'Saudi first' oil policy at OPEC meeting
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/11/defying-trump-saudi-arabia-chooses-saudi-first-policy.html

Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian man: Rights group disputes Israeli army on West Bank killing
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-shooting/rights-group-disputes-israeli-army-on-west-bank-killing-idUSKBN1OA23G

West Bank: Settler posters call for Palestinian president killing
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/west-bank-settler-posters-call-palestinian-president-killing-181211154402445.html

Netanyahu: Israel will build West Bank settlements despite International Criminal Court pressure
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Netanyahu-Israel-will-build-West-Bank-settlements-despite-ICC-pressure-573970

Israel rejects air link between Gaza and Qatar
https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/israel-rejects-air-link-between-gaza-and-qatar-1.801418

AIPAC Affiliated Group Targets 'Pacific Progressive Leaders' for Israel Propaganda Trips:
An $85 million Israel advocacy organization is taking local American officials identified as "progressive" on propaganda trips to Israel.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/aipac-affiliated-group-targets-pacific-progressive-leaders-for-israel-propaganda-trips/252693/

AFRICA

At least 'nine civilians' killed in DR Congo attack
https://www.trtworld.com/africa/at-least-nine-civilians-killed-in-dr-congo-attack-22387

UN says Islamic State kills 6 captives in Libya
https://www.wral.com/un-says-islamic-state-kills-6-captives-in-libya/18056746/

Deadly Crash Highlights Concerns of Misconduct by U.S. Troops in Africa
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/us/politics/military-niger-green-beret-crash.html

France ships 1,400 assault rifles to Central Africa army
https://ewn.co.za/2018/12/11/france-ships-1-400-assault-rifles-to-central-africa-army

Alan Dershowitz defends Dan Gertler, the Israeli criminal billionaire who has looted the DR Congo
https://mondoweiss.net/2018/12/dershowitz-criminal-billionaire/

EUROPE

France shooting: At least 4 dead, gunman at large
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/strasbourg-shooting-dead-gunman-large-181211212103352.html

Strasbourg gunman was on terror watch list, had grenades at home
https://www.rt.com/news/446221-strasbourg-shooting-suspect-terrorism/

Madrid threatens to send NATIONAL POLICE to Catalonia if protests
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1057495/catalan-independence-catalonia-spain-madrid-national-police-AP-7-Fernando-Grande-Marlaska

Russia to track future US missiles with upgraded over-the-horizon radar
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/446157-hypersonic-radar-missile-russian/

Brexit: Opposition leaders sign joint letter accusing May of contempt over sudden cancellation of vote
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-news-latest-opposition-leaders-letter-theresa-may-contempt-parliament-vote-cancel-a8677066.html

Brexit: Tory resentment of Irish power within EU: "We simply cannot allow the Irish to treat us like this," the former minister said
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46528952

Need a laugh?
How many jeers did Theresa May receive in her Brexit deal delay statement?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW7Qx--YHyw&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop

ASIA

19 killed in clashes in southern Afghan province
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/11/c_137665961.htm

Afghanistan: 12 people including four security forces killed in Kabul suicide bombing;
https://www.firstpost.com/world/afghanistan-12-people-including-four-security-forces-killed-in-kabul-suicide-bombing-taliban-claims-attack-on-convoy-5711741.html

US occupation force soldier killed in 'insider attack' in Afghanistan
https://herdongazette.com/us-soldier-killed-in-insider-attack-in-afghanistan/148352/

America's War in Afghanistan Is Now About Only One Thing: Pride
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/americas-war-afghanistan-now-about-only-one-thing-pride-37997

U.S. Maintains Hard Line as Details Emerge in Trade Truce With China
https://www.wsj.com/articles/details-emerge-in-u-s-s-trade-truce-with-china-1544360520

China Stopped Buying U.S. Oil. :
China hasn't bought a drop of U.S. oil for the last three months, just two months. It's part of China's response to U.S. tariffs in the trade war
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2018/12/11/china-stopped-buying-u-s-oil-we-could-shut-off-saudi-spigot/#5c0692fe7ed8

GLOBE

The Persecution of Julian Assange: WikiLeaks Editor Says Media Is Giving the U.S. Cover to Extradite Him :
Any journalists worth their salt should be investigating who is involved in these plots.
https://www.newsweek.com/julian-assange-wikileaks-editor-us-extradite-opinion-1249871

IMF warns storm clouds are gathering for next financial crisis:
Deputy head David Lipton says global banking system is not prepared for another downturn
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/11/imf-financial-crisis-david-lipton

Arctic breaks records with 5-year heat streak
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/arctic-report-card-climate-change-1.4940997?cmp=rss

Report: Current Climate Policies Will Warm the World by 3.3°C
https://www.ecowatch.com/global-climate-policies-warming-projections-2623065326.html

Surge in Belief U.S. Should Be World Leader:
Three-fourths (75%) of Americans today think the United States has "a special responsibility to be the leading nation in world affairs,"
https://news.gallup.com/poll/245075/democrats-lead-surge-belief-world-leader.aspx

Facebook Files Patent To Calculate Your Location - In The Future
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-11/new-facebook-patent-calculate-your-location-future

AMERICAS

Gunman goes on rampage during mass in cathedral, kills 4 & takes own life in Brazil
https://www.rt.com/news/446203-campinas-shooting-cathedral-brazil/

Brazil government to pull out of UN migration accord
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/11/new-brazil-government-to-pull-out-of-un-migration-/?

Chile declines to sign U.N. migration pact:
Chile interior ministry provoked fury among opposition parties who accused Sebastian Pinera's government of "shameful and authoritarian" behavior.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-migration/chile-declines-to-sign-u-n-pact-says-migration-not-a-human-right-report-idUSKBN1O80QT?

Goodyear permanently ceases Venezuela operations: "Our goal had been to maintain its operations, but economic conditions and U.S. sanctions have made this impossible."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-goodyear-venezuela/goodyear-permanently-ceases-venezuela-operations-union-leader-idUSKBN1O91R5

Russian nuclear-capable bomber aircraft fly to Venezuela, angering U.S.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-russia-airforce/russian-nuclear-capable-bomber-aircraft-fly-to-venezuela-angering-u-s-idUSKBN1OA23L

Russia scoffs at US criticism of bomber deployment to Venezuela
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/clone.of.russia-scoffs-criticism-bomber-deployment.html

Argentina: two ex-Ford executives convicted in torture case
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/11/pedro-muller-hedro-sibilla-ford-executives-argentina-torture-case

Eight-month-old boy pushed under hole in US-Mexico border wall as attempts to cross illegally prove perilous
https://www.foxnews.com/us/eight-month-old-boy-pushed-under-hole-in-us-mexico-border-wall-as-attempts-to-cross-illegally-prove-perilous

ICE has arrested 170 immigrants who've stepped forward to potentially sponsor detained migrant kids
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/12/11/1818482/-ICE-has-arrested-170-immigrants-who-ve-stepped-forward-to-potentially-sponsor-detained-migrant-kids

Former Canadian diplomat detained in China:
Michael Kovrig's detention comes after police in Canada arrested Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/11/michael-kovrig-detained-china-former-canadian-diplomat

US has a 'concerted strategy' to push allies to reject Huawei's 5G equipment
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/11/us-has-a-concerted-strategy-to-push-allies-to-reject-huawei-eurasia.html

Black residents more likely to die during interactions with Toronto cops: report
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/12/10/ohrc-racial-profiling-toronto-police/

Mueller's Investigation is Missing One Thing: A Crime;
If he had something on Trump, we would have been watching impeachment hearings by now.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/muellers-investigation-is-missing-one-thing-a-crime/

9/11 Facts Collection - Evidence-Based Facts:
A Summary of the Most Credible Facts. Focusing on Academic and Scientific Research.
https://911evidence.org/