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Aircraft carrier reaches Middle East, bolstering Iran options for Trump17:18 The U.S. military buildup near Iran continues, with the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, as the White House contemplates another strike. Israel confirms remains of last hostage, Rani Gvili, returned from Gaza16:07 The return of the last hostage’s remains brings the years-long saga over the fate of the captives, both Israeli and foreign, to a close. After 80-year bond, Germans find breaking up with the U.S. is hard to do12:38 To many Germans, Americans were saviors after World War II, and they feel especially hurt over President Donald Trump’s disdain for Europe and traditional alliances. Amid botched procedures, China is cracking down on cosmetic surgery11:30 After reports of blackened noses and swollen faces from back alley plastic surgeons, China is sounding the alarm on the booming aesthetics industry. Iraqi spy chief warns of reemerging threat from ISIS as its ranks swell11:30 Hamid al-Shatri, Iraq’s head of intelligence, said in a rare interview that he sees dramatic growth in the number of Islamic State militants next door in Syria. Looking for signs of Trump’s new world order after Davos6:31 With his so-called “Board of Peace,” President Donald Trump’s transactional new world order takes shape. Trump, in retreat, praises U.K. troops after royal family expresses hurt25.ledna President Donald Trump’s comments belittling the role of NATO allies in Afghanistan sparked outrage in Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the U.S.-led war. U.K. lawsuit seeks ban on smartphones in schools to protect children25.ledna The risks of children’s smartphone use, including sexual exploitation and bullying, are mounting in Britain where some say the government has a responsibility to do more. How bad is Delhi’s air? Like smoking half a pack of cigarettes.25.ledna Millions of people in India’s capital city are breathing in polluted air that is equivalent to smoking roughly nine cigarettes a day, a Post analysis found. Trump tells one history of Greenland. Historians tell another.25.ledna Greenland’s history and relationships with Denmark and the U.S. have become the subject of heated discussion. At Pakistan’s Afghan border, a trade shutdown empties markets25.ledna Islamabad shut the border down in October amid clashes. A ceasefire has proved durable, but the frontier remains closed. Myanmar’s military choreographs an election with Beijing’s help24.ledna The military junta announced the election with China’s backing. Election watchdog, the European Union and the United Kingdom have dismissed it as illegitimate. ‘Free Solo’ climber Alex Honnold set to scale Taiwan’s tallest building23.ledna The American superstar climber sees a new record in Taipei 101, Taiwan’s tallest building. Beleaguered Taiwan, fending off China, sees a marketing opportunity. |