Here is your monthly news briefing for December 2017.
Tillerson says US ready to talk to N. Korea; Japan wants pressure
China and South Korea pursue closer ties, but THAAD remains issue
UN Security Council sanctions N. Korea: N. Korea calls sanctions an “act of war.”
https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/24/politics/north-korea-un-resolution-response/index.html
France – US meet to discuss degraded situation in W. Africa
https://af.reuters.com/article/africaTech/idAFKBN1DV3YM-OZATP
Saudi Arabia pledges $100 million to fight for W. Africa
http://www.africanews.com/2017/12/05/saudi-arabia-pledges-100-million-to-g5-sahel-force/
14 UN peacekeepers killed, 40 wounded in Congo
Nigerian troops arrest 400 Boko Haram militants and families
Eygpt: Gunman kills 11 in attack on Coptic church
Son of slain Yemeni president takes up anti-Houthi cause
US to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
“Day of Rage” protests against US embassy move enter second week: Largely orchestrated and mandated by Hamas leadership, not grassroots
US weighing budget cuts to UN over vote to condemn US-Israeli diplomatic sovereignty
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455019/donald-trump-nikki-haley-un-reformers
As Venezuela disintegrates, Maduro consolidates power
White House: 2017 in Review
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