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The opposition says the government ordered the move to avoid broadcasting their win. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Rs2aew

Survivors of the Florida school shooting hit out after the comic poked fun at them in a stand-up set. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GNMaQ4

A Dutch judge on Monday extended the detention of four men suspected of plotting a militant attack in the Netherlands, two days after they were arrested in Rotterdam, police said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TnnTBR

Germany's foreign ministry said on Monday it was providing consular aid to a German man barred from leaving Turkey after the authorities accused him of supporting a terrorist organization on social media. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CGGGlT

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Russia's FSB state security service said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow and had opened a criminal case against him. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2QXui9U

Pollution levels spiked last week in New Delhi, India's teeming capital of more than 20 million people, climbing to nearly 12 times the recommended level and exacerbating a public health crisis. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BRNHyQ

President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of US forces in Syria. Nevertheless, for some Syrian Christians, the pending US pullout is hard to accept. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2R0EX3U

The US president confirms reports that the withdrawal of US forces will be slower than he promised. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2TeFz2q

A Turkish pro-government television channel has broadcast video showing men carrying suitcases purportedly containing the remains of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi into the residence of his country's consul general in Istanbul. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Anzwlb

As many as 40 people could still be trapped in the rubble of a Russian apartment block that partially collapsed in an explosion on Monday, killing at least four people, news agencies reported. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2StsKRX

The Northern Irish party that props up Britain's minority government will hold Prime Minister Theresa May to her commitment to secure changes to the divorce deal struck with the European Union, its leader said on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EX970x

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Security forces clashed with students in Iran on Monday in the third day of protests over a deadly bus crash, online videos showed, adding to officials' fears that rising public unrest could threaten national security. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EWu2AU

Russia's FSB state security service said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow and had opened a criminal case against him. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EX5jwh

The US Democratic senator announces she has set up an exploratory committee to consider a 2020 bid. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3Y6Tz

The pace of reform in China will not stagnate and it will open its door wider still to the outside world, President Xi Jinping said on Monday in his New Year message, as he also warned of challenges ahead. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TpPv9x

The Vatican spokesman and his deputy resigned on Monday over disagreements on strategy, ending a year of upheaval in the Holy See's communications structure. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CHeI9S

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they plan to upgrade their speed boats in the Gulf with radar-evading stealth technology and new missile launchers as tensions rise between Tehran and Washington in the vital oil shipping route. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TpPrGP