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Israel: Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to boycott Margot Wallstrom's visit to country

Israel's top diplomat to avoid Wallstrom in response to EU decision to recognise Palestine.

Scottish devolution: IFS warns new recommended tax powers are 'unworkable'

Scotland was promised devolution max in the event of voting to stay part of the UK in the independence referendum.

Israeli minister says Palestinian UN draft a 'hostile step' towards conflict

An Israeli minister on Thursday (December 18) said a Palestinian-proposed UN Security Council draft resolution that calls for a peace deal within a year and an end to the occupation of Palestinian territories by the end of 2017, is a "hostile step" against Israel which will only deepen the conflict."This Palestinian move is a hostile, extremely unfriendly step against Israel. It's not a step towards peace, it's a step towards war. If you take hostile unilateral steps this is the worst way to promote peace," Minister of Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz said.The draft resolution was formally submitted by Jordan to the 15-member council on Wednesday (December 17), which means it could be put to a vote as soon as 24 hours later, but it does not guarantee it will happen. Some drafts have never been voted on.

Vladimir Putin: 'Too early to decide whether I will run for 2018 Russia presidency'

Russian leader declines to confirm whether he will seek fourth presidential term in annual speech.

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Robber disguised as Father Christmas plunders San Francisco bank and makes escape into Santacon crowd

Red-robed robber escapes bank heist by blending into crowd of revellers dressed as Santa

US: Black teenager George Stinney Jnr cleared of murder 70 years after electric chair execution

Conviction of George Stinney Jnr overturned; teenager was found guilty of murdering two white girls.

UK government dealt blow as EU supreme court deems family visa rule illegal

The complex case involved a non-EU resident married to EU-resident with British citizenship.

Inquiry clears British soldiers of murder and torture of Iraqis

Allegations that British troops executed captured Iraqi prisoners and tortured or seriously abused others after a battle in 2004 were based on lies, a long-running inquiry concluded on Wednesday (December 17), exonerating the armed forces.The Al-Sweady inquiry, which has lasted five years and cost £31 million pounds, was charged with examining allegations made by Iraqis that British soldiers captured and then murdered 20 men after a battle in southern Iraq.Iraqi witnesses told the inquiry the soldiers killed the men at the Abu Naji army camp in May 2004 and separately that they had mistreated nine detainees. Troops said throughout that the men died fighting on the battlefield and denied mistreatment.

David Cameron blasts Labour for showing 'true colours on Israel' in Palestine vote

The UK Prime Minister was addressing attendees at a Conservative Friends of Israel annual lunch.

Ruble crisis: Germany's Merkel warns sanctions 'remain unavoidable' as currency collapses

Russia's economy is in a severe downturn following sanctions by the West.

Israel calls Palestinian UN draft resolution to end occupation by 2017 a 'gimmick'

Israel call controversial UN draft resolution a 'gimmick' after its submission by Jordan to UN.

George Osborne slammed for claiming a false victory over EU tax bill

In October, the EU declared that the UK would have to pay £1.7bn in extra tax.

UK's ex-Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was 'never complicit' in torture of terror detainees

The Labour MP says he applied himself 'assiduously' to his legal obligations while in office.

Russians 'panic buy' luxury London properties to beat ruble crisis

High end estate agents say luxury property sales to Russians have rocketed 10% over the year.

Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency: Islamists kill 35 and kidnap 100 women in north-east village

BREAKING: Terror group continue attacks in country's northern regions in village of Gumsuri

Peshawar massacre fallout: India on security alert ahead of Barack Obama's visit

Threat seen from Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Indian Mujahideen.

Cuban President Raul Castro hails landmark prisoner exchange deal with US

Raul Castro praises Barack Obama's decision to release three Cuban spies and calls for 'living together with differences'

Bjorn Soder sparked controversy by claiming Jew must ditch Semitic identity to be proper Swedes

Jews in Sweden told to drop Semitic identity by far-right politician Bjorn Soder

Sweden Democrats politician condemned for remarks 'exactly like 1930s Germany'.

EU to widen sanctions on 'illegally annexed' Crimea and target Russian oil and gas exploration

US set to pass similar measures against Black Sea region Russia annexed from Ukraine in March.

Islamic State fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of a northern Raqqa province in Syria

Isis massacre: 230 al-Sheitaat tribesmen found in mass grave in eastern Syria

BREAKING: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reveals mass grave found in Deir al-Zor province.

Historic US-Cuba deal: 'Let us leave behind legacy of colonialism and Communism,' says Obama

BREAKING: US President gives landmark address on changing 'rigid' relationship with Cuba.

US-Cuba diplomacy agreement: American travel restrictions lifted, cigars and rum allowed for import

Licensed US travellers will be allowed to import $400 worth of Cuban goods in total.

400 Russian sailors to leave France over Mistral warship spat

France has indefinitely suspended the delivery of the two Mistral warships.

Women fighting for justice in Afghanistan are treated with contempt by foreign donors

Donors talk a good game - but their actions tell a different story.

Lebanon: Mossad double agent 'infiltrated Hezbollah' to be bodyguard of leader Hassan Nasrallah

Kuwaiti reports claim spy guarded Hezbollah chief who lives in hiding to avoid assassination.

EU's Mogherini detects some 'willingness' from Russia to resolve Ukraine conflict

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Wednesday (December 17) she and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had detected some signs of greater willingness from Russia to resolve the crisis in Ukraine's separatist eastern territories."We shared the impression that there might be some elements that could make us think that there might be some more willingness to solve the conflict on the Russian side, on President Putin's side. But we also share the fact, the evaluation of the fact that we've gone through similar feelings or similar impressions other times in the last months," Mogherini said in Kiev adding that "what counts is not the expression of willingness, is the real willingness and the real capacity to deliver on the Minsk agreement."

Peshawar school attack: Pakistan Taliban terrorists 'planning to plant magnetic bombs on children's buses'

BREAKING: Pakistan police call for increased security at schools and underneath school buses.

Cameron condemns atrocities in Australia and Pakistan

In his last speech to parliament before Christmas, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday (December 17) condemned the atrocities that took place in Australia and Pakistan in recent days."I'm sure the whole House will join me in condemning the outrages that have shocked the world in recent days. The siege of a cafe in Sydney ended in tragedy but was accompanied by heroism so typical of that great nation, and we all grieved with Australians today," Cameron told Parliament.Three people were killed, including hostage-taker Man Haron Monis, when police stormed a Sydney cafe early on Tuesday (December 16) morning to free terrified hostages held at gunpoint for 16 hours.

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