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Jerusalem as capital: All the latest NEWS / JERUSALEM  CASUALTIES Nine people killed 1933 injuries: PRCS 260 arrests: PPS Besides words, what can be done? Protests from Jakarta to Rabat Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital Battle for Jerusalem Jerusalem Israeli–Palestinian conflict Palestine Middle East, The decision of US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has generated a series of reactions in Palestine and around the world. Here are the latest developments, both on the diplomatic and street front, as of Monday, December 18: Latest developments The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on a draft resolution calling for the withdrawal of US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, diplomats say, a move likely to face a Washington veto. The Israeli military says it has carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip in reaction to new rocket attacks out of the Palestinian territory. The...

News Daily: Brexit 'end' plan, and UK embassy worker's murder By Justin Parkinson BBC News Hello. Here's your morning briefing: May to discuss 'end' plan for Brexit EU countries have agreed that talks on Brexit can move on. So what does the UK want from its future relationship with them? Theresa May will address that subject - the so-called "end state" - later when she chairs the "Brexit cabinet" , consisting of a dozen or so of her most senior ministers. The prime minister will also update Parliament on last week's Brussels summit, telling MPs she wants to sign trade deals with countries outside the EU during the "implementation period" immediately after Brexit happens in March 2019. The EU says discussions on the long-term trading relationship between itself and the UK are not likely to start before next March - although "internal preparatory discussions" can take place before then. Labour argues the timescale could ...

Saudi-led coalition air raids 'kill 10 women' in Yemen NEWS / YEMEN  THE LISTENING POST: Yemen - Media battles, narrative divides (25:40) Middle East Yemen War & Conflict, An image purportedly showing the vehicle targeted by the Saudi-led coalition [Media Committee in Sanaa] At least eight women and two girls heading home from a wedding have been killed in an air attack in central-west Yemen , a health official has told Al Jazeera. Saba news agency, aligned with Yemen's Houthi group, cited a security source as saying that the women's vehicle was struck by three Saudi-led coalition air raids late on Saturday. The attack reportedly took place at around 11pm local time (20:00 GMT) in the Harib al-Qaramish district of the Marib governorate, east of the capital, Sanaa, where the wedding had taken place. So far, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi rebels has not commented on the alleged air attack. Mohammad al-Sheab, head of the health bureau in Marib,said that t...

UN Security Council to weigh resolution on Jerusalem NEWS / MIDDLE EAST  READ MORE UN resolutions on occupied East Jerusalem READ MORE Trump's Jerusalem move: Key questions answered Jerusalem Middle East Politics, The draft resolution calls on all UN member states not to move their diplomatic missions to Jerusalem [File: Richard Drew/AP Photo] The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Monday on a draft resolution regarding the status of Jerusalem , less than two weeks after US President Donald Trump declared the city Israel's capital. Trump made the announcement on December 6, saying at the time that the US would be moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The leaked Egyptian-drafted resolution obtained, however, does not mention the United States by name, saying it "deeply regrets recent decisions regarding the status of Jerusalem". Mike Hanna, reporting from the UN headquarters in New York, said it was understood that countries such as Egypt ...

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017: World 10,000m champion Mo Farah wins 17 Dec Sports Personality of the Year: Mo Farah World 10,000m champion Sir Mo Farah has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017. The 34-year-old won his third successive world 10,000m gold medal in London in August, despite almost falling twice late in the race. He becomes the first long-distance runner to win the Sports Personality award since Paula Radcliffe in 2002. World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea was second and two-time Paralaympic champion Jonnie Peacock third. Farah, who could not be at the ceremony in Liverpool, was presented the award on video link by stepdaughter Rhianna. Sports Personality: Relive the action from Liverpool How the night unfolded in pictures, video and on social Spoty finish beyond wildest dreams, says runner-up Rea Former Liverpool and Scotland striker Kenny Dalglish announced the award at a sold-out Echo Arena after a public vote. Farah, who was at the Sir Mo Farah...