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	World Daily update ⋅ January 2, 2020
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	Washington Post Netanyahu to ask Israeli parliament for immunity from criminal charges Washington Post JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that he would ask the Israeli parliament to grant him immunity in three criminal cases, tying up further the already lengthy legal proceedings against him in a political system that has ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Trump Bet He Could Isolate Iran and Charm North Korea. It's Not That Easy. The New York Times President Trump entered the new year facing flare-ups of long-burning crises with two old adversaries — Iran and North Korea — which are directly challenging his claim to have reasserted American power around the world. While the Iranian-backed attack ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Kim Jong-un Takes a Wait-and-See Approach as Trump Faces a Tough Year The New York Times SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, has long threatened to "find a new way" if the United States persists with sanctions. And when North Korea announced his "revolutionary" new way on Wednesday, the strategy revealed both a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Netanyahu Seeks Immunity in Graft Cases The New York Times JERUSALEM — Fighting for his future, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Wednesday said he was asking Parliament to grant him immunity from prosecution in three graft cases, a rare and contentious step that critics said violated the principle of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Austria's Kurz to Govern With Green Party in Unlikely Partnership The New York Times BERLIN — Seven months after his conservative party's coalition with the far right collapsed in a spectacular scandal, Sebastian Kurz, Austria's former chancellor, announced a new government with the leftist Green party late Wednesday. "These were ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US Embassy security personnel fired rubber bullets at Baghdad protesters in second day of unrest CNN (CNN) Security personnel at the US Embassy in Baghdad fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of protesters on Wednesday, as demonstrations at the compound entered a second day. Protesters were seen trying to climb the embassy's exterior walls, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Why Did the US Become the Focus of Iraqis' Anger? The New York Times For months, furious protests have battered Iraq, driven by frustration at a dysfunctional economy, corruption and the pervasive influence of a foreign power: Iran. Then a rocket attack killed an American contractor in Iraq, American airstrikes hit an ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times US Troops Fire Tear Gas as Protesters Swarm Embassy in Iraq Again The New York Times BAGHDAD — For a second day, demonstrators swarmed the United States Embassy in Iraq on Wednesday and troops fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse them, but after a few hours the militia leaders who had organized the demonstration called on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Pompeo Cancels Ukraine Trip Amid Protests at Embassy in Iraq The New York Times WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday canceled a weeklong trip to Ukraine and four other nations to stay in Washington and monitor tensions in Iraq after protesters broke into the United States Embassy compound in Baghdad and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN How the Trumps spent their New Year's Eve CNN PALM BEACH, Florida (CNN) Sequins and Benghazi. Canapés and a "big fat hoax." Peonies and the potential for war. President Donald Trump began celebrating a new year Tuesday perched squarely on the junction of opulence and bluster that have come ... Flag as irrelevant
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