The Buzz | UN Security Council gets new members, and one gets presidency

The United Nations Security Council has five new members, and one of them — the Dominican Republic — is starting out as the group’s president. Belgium, Germany,

Hasan Minhaj | Netflix criticized for yanking comedian’s episode in Saudi

Muslim-American comedian Hasan Minhaj Netflix faced criticism from human rights groups for pulling an episode in Saudi Arabia of comedian Hasan Minhaj’s “Patriot Act” series that

USA | Tops on House Democrats’ to-do list: Try to end shutdown

House Democrats are sweeping into power this week on a campaign promise of improving government for ordinary Americans. But first, they’ll have to get government reopened

Cuomo vows New York will lead nation with progressive agenda

Sounding like the presidential candidate he insists he is not, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unleashed an energetic attack against President Donald Trump’s policies yesterday, pledging New

Brazil | Bolsonaro assumes presidency, promises big changes

Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil’s president yesterday , taking the reins of Latin America’s largest and most populous nation with promises to overhaul myriad

Offbeat | From duct-taped shoes to USD11m: Man leaves surprise donations

Alan Naiman was known for an unabashed thriftiness that veered into comical, but even those closest to him had no inkling of the fortune that he quietly amassed

This Day in History | 2000 – Art theft was ‘professional’ job

Police have said the Cezanne painting taken from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford on New Year’s Eve was probably stolen to order. The painting - Auvers-sur-Oise

World briefs

PHILIPPINES Suspected Muslim militants remotely detonated a bomb near the entrance of a mall in the southern Philippines, killing at least two and wounding nearly 30, officials

The Buzz | UK’s Hunt says confident May will seal deal for Brexit

Britain’s foreign secretary says he is confident Prime Minister Theresa May will obtain the concessions needed to convince enough lawmakers to back an unpopular Brexit deal. Jeremy

Hello, 2019: Revelry and reflection greet new year

Fireworks, concerts, spiritual services and political addresses abounded to mark the transition to 2019 as revelers around the globe bid farewell Monday to a year filled with challenges to many

Russia | Putin scores some wins but tensions with the West mount

It’s been a mixed year for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin may look like a winner after an abrupt U.S. decision to pull out of Syria.

Egypt says its security forces killed 40 militants

Egypt said Saturday its security forces have killed 40 militants in raids on their hideouts in the Sinai Peninsula and the Greater Cairo area, just hours

Offbeat | Montana lawmaker proposes state rock and roll song

Montana has a state song, a state ballad and a state lullaby. And, for goodness sake, Democratic Rep. Jacob Bachmeier of Havre would like to see the

This Day in History | 1999 – Putin takes over as Yeltsin resigns

Boris Yeltsin has resigned as Russian president, taking the country and the rest of the world completely by surprise. Mr Yeltsin made the shock announcement live

World briefs

JAPAN-S.KOREA Japan released video footage it said proved a South Korean warship locked its fire-control radar onto a Japanese warplane off the northeastern coast in the latest move of

The Buzz | Acclaimed author Amos Oz dies at 79

Israeli author Amos Oz, one of the country’s most widely acclaimed writers and a pre-eminent voice in its embattled peace movement, died on Friday after a battle with

Presley’s ‘Comeback Special’ still relevant, 50 years later

Elvis Presley wanted an honest answer. Steve Binder gave him one. Presley was meeting Binder for the first time in Binder’s office in Los Angeles

Vatican | Pope’s initial blind spot on sex abuse threatens legacy

It has been a wretched year for Pope Francis, whose blind spot on clergy sex abuse conspired with events beyond his control to threaten his legacy

Syria | Israeli official confirms airstrikes as Russia objects

An Israeli security official has confirmed responsibility for overnight airstrikes in Syria, saying the air force had hit a series of targets involved in Iranian arms transfers

This Day in History | 1993 Mafia link in cocaine haul

British customs officials have seized £70m of Colombian cocaine which is thought to be directly linked to the Mafia. The discovery of more than a quarter of a tonne

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