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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators have voted to recommend that the U.S. end its assistance to Saudi Arabia for the war in Yemen and put the blame for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi squarely on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The votes are a direct challenge to both the longtime Middle East ally and President Donald Trump's handling of the relationship. Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who co-sponsored the Yemen resolution, calls the vote a "historic moment."
LONDON (AP) — EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says British Prime Minister Theresa May failed to bring a clear plan for how the European Union should help her get the Brexit deal past her recalcitrant parliament. Juncker says the British "still need to say what they want instead of asking us what we want." He said early Tuesday after an EU summit that he will need answers "within a few weeks."
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The office of the Paris prosecutor says a man killed in Strasbourg in a shootout with police has been identified as the main suspect in a Christmas market attack that killed three people. The man was identified as Charif Chekatt, a 29-year-old whom police had been searching for since Tuesday night's attack near Strasbourg's Christmas market. Thirteen people were also wounded.
TORONTO (AP) — Canada is feeling like it has no allies. First U.S President Donald Trump attacked Canada on trade. Then Saudi Arabia punished it for speaking up for human rights. Now China has the country in its cross-hairs, detaining two Canadians in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive on behalf of the U.S. Canada is caught between two super powers and taking the punishment _ and its ally to the south has been conspicuously absent in coming to its aid.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Federal immigration authorities have confirmed that a 7-year-old girl who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with her father last week died after being taken into the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol. The Washington Post reports the Guatemalan girl died of dehydration and shock more than eight hours after she was arrested by agents near Lordsburg, New Mexico.
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