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Indonesian Volcano Threatens New Tsunami

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12/24/2018

12/24/2018

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Indonesian Volcano Threatens New Tsunami

Top News: After a tsunami struck Indonesia on Saturday, killing at least 281 and injuring 1,000, first responders continued rescue and recovery operations on Monday. Indonesian officials believe that the tsunami was triggered by an underwater landslide, caused by volcanic activity from the Anak Krakatau volcano, which erupted again on Sunday, and remains active. Coastal residents in the surrounding area have been warned to stay away from the shore.

United States: U.S. President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis would leave office on Jan. 1, two months earlier than planned, after Mattis’s blunt resignation letter generated widespread attention, angering the president. Mattis is to be replaced by Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive who currently acts as his deputy, and will be acting secretary in the new year.

AFRICA

•  With 92 percent of ballots processed in Madagascar’s run-off election, Andry Rajoelina is leading the vote count, and his rival Marc Ravalomanana has alleged that the result is tainted by fraud.

•  In Sudan’s capital Khartoum, police fired tear gas at protesters expressing discontent over the government’s failure to control inflation, which has made basic goods like fuel and bread hard to buy.

•  A Congolese man who sought asylum in the United Kingdom is set to be deported back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Dec. 25, despite claims that he is in “severe danger” if he returns to the country.

AMERICAS

•  In the United States, a partial shutdown of the government is likely to continue into the next Congress, which begins on Jan. 3.

•  Guyana’s coalition government between Afro-Guyanese and Indo-Guyanese, heralded as a step forward in inclusive politics for the country, fell after a vote of no confidence.

•  The U.N. special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants called on the United States government to “address failings within the immigration system, and specifically within the US Customs and Border Patrol agency.”

ASIA

•  Seoul rejected claims from Tokyo that a South Korean warship had locked its targeting radar onto a Japanese patrol plane last week.

•  China’s foreign minister accused Britain and the European Union of hypocrisy over their expression of concern for Canadians detained in China, saying “When the Canadians illegally detained a senior executive at a Chinese company at the request of the United States, where were they?”

•  In Myanmar, a court heard arguments in the appeal of two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo,  who are seeking to overturn charges of breaking the country’s official secrets act.

EUROPE

•  French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Trump’s decision to rapidly remove U.S. troops from Syria, saying "An ally must be dependable."

•  In Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told the Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia that he is seeking a resolution to the country’s crisis over Catalonian independence by looking for a consensus that “doesn’t exist” at present.

•  In the United Kingdom, flights resumed at London’s Gatwick Airport, while the rogue drone operators who caused authorities to halt air traffic last week remain at large.

MIDDLE EAST

•  Units from the Syria National Army, backed by Turkey, took steps to prepare for the withdrawal of U.S. forces by fortifying the outskirts of Manbij.

•  A diplomatic spat between Bahrain and Iraq escalated after Iraqi Vice President Nuri al-Maliki met with activists from the February 14th Movement, which the government of Bahrain designated as a terrorist group in 2014.

•  The Israeli government accused Berlin’s Jewish Museum of “anti-Israel activity,” and called for the German government to stop funding it.

- By Jefcoate O'Donnell

(Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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