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• Top golfers honor military at Patriot All-America
• Oman joins Saudi-led Islamic alliance: Gulf sources
• Iraqi forces in Mosul reinforced, new push against IS soon
• After 40 days on foot, Turkmens flee fighting in Iraq to reach Turkey
• Germany: 54,000 migrants get grants to return home in 2016
• Syrian Kurds, allies set to approve new government blueprint
• In Iraq, disruptions of war fray families' support for the elderly
• Number of migrants leaving Germany voluntarily rises in 2016
• Trump signals shift from Obama's focus on multilateralism
• Air strikes kill 22 civilians in eastern Syria: monitor
• Today in History
• The Atlantic Daily: Leia's Legacy
• Before 'Fake News' Came False Prophecy

Top golfers honor military at Patriot All-America Posted: 28 Dec 2016 05:34 PM PST LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Ginger Gilbert-Ravella stood before the crowd, calmly describing the day her husband died.

Oman joins Saudi-led Islamic alliance: Gulf sources Posted: 28 Dec 2016 12:11 PM PST Oman, which has traditionally resisted Gulf Arab states' efforts to close ranks against Iran, has joined a Saudi-led coalition of Muslim countries to fight terrorism, Saudi and Gulf sources said on Wednesday. The sultanate indicated its willingness to take part in the 40-country alliance in a letter to Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman, the sources said. Although differences are rarely aired in public, Oman has long stood out among its Gulf allies.

Iraqi forces in Mosul reinforced, new push against IS soon Posted: 28 Dec 2016 10:48 AM PST MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi forces stalled for weeks on the edges of Mosul have been bolstered by reinforcements and are now ready, along with elite special forces, to launch a stepped up, three-pronged assault against Islamic State group militants in the city's eastern sector, ending a two-week lull in fighting, a top Iraqi general told The Associated Press.

After 40 days on foot, Turkmens flee fighting in Iraq to reach Turkey Posted: 28 Dec 2016 08:14 AM PST By Yesim Dikmen HATAY, Turkey (Reuters) - After trudging for 40 days through the bitter cold and sometimes difficult terrain of northern Iraq, Ahmet Ali Bekir reached Turkey, one of 1,500 Turkmens to arrive in the last two days after fleeing deadly fighting near home. Ethnic kin of the Turks, the Turkmens were fleeing clashes between Islamic State and Shi'ite militias near the Islamic State-controlled town of Tal Afar in northern Iraq.

Germany: 54,000 migrants get grants to return home in 2016 Posted: 28 Dec 2016 07:04 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — German authorities approved government funding for more than 54,000 migrants to return to their homelands this year, authorities said Wednesday — paving the way for a significant increase in voluntary departures.

Syrian Kurds, allies set to approve new government blueprint Posted: 28 Dec 2016 06:45 AM PST By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian Kurdish groups and their allies are expected to approve a blueprint for a system of federal government in northern Syria this week, Kurdish officials said, reaffirming their plans for autonomy as Russia and Turkey seek to revive diplomacy. The aim is to cement the autonomy of areas of northern Syria where Kurdish groups have already carved out self-governing regions since the start of the war in 2011, though Kurdish leaders say an independent state is not the goal. Increasing Kurdish influence in northern Syria has alarmed neighbouring Turkey, while the United States also opposed the federal plan first announced in March.

In Iraq, disruptions of war fray families' support for the elderly Posted: 28 Dec 2016 05:27 AM PST A World Living Longer: Global aging is one of the greatest challenges of the century. And this is not just a "Western" problem. Politicians and policy makers around the world are rethinking healthcare networks, urban design, nursing care, and pension systems to prepare for it. The elderly themselves are key players to help turn this from challenge to opportunity.

Number of migrants leaving Germany voluntarily rises in 2016 Posted: 28 Dec 2016 03:43 AM PST By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) - Nearly 55,000 migrants who were not eligible for or were likely to be denied asylum left Germany voluntarily in 2016, up by 20,000 from the number who left of their own volition in 2015, the government said on Wednesday. "That's a considerable increase from last year," Interior Ministry spokesman Harald Neymanns told a news conference, saying the 2016 figure had climbed to 54,123 through Dec. 27. It's always preferable when people leave the country voluntarily instead of being deported." A Finance Ministry spokesman said the government would boost funding slightly to 150 million euros in 2017 to support efforts to encourage people to leave Germany.

Trump signals shift from Obama's focus on multilateralism Posted: 28 Dec 2016 12:30 AM PST For eight years, President Barack Obama's foreign policy doctrine has been rooted in a belief that while the United States can take action around the world on its own, it rarely should.

Air strikes kill 22 civilians in eastern Syria: monitor Posted: 28 Dec 2016 12:06 AM PST Air strikes carried out by unidentified aircraft killed at least 22 civilians, including 10 children, in a village held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, a monitor said Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the civilians were from two families at Hojna in Deir Ezzor, which borders Iraq and is the country's second biggest province after Homs. The oil-rich province of Deir Ezzor is almost totally under IS control and has been regularly targeted by a US-led military coalition.

Today in History Posted: 27 Dec 2016 09:02 PM PST Today in History

The Atlantic Daily: Leia's Legacy Posted: 27 Dec 2016 03:11 PM PST Fans remembered Carrie Fisher, Russia investigated the cause of a plane crash, scientists determined how to address President-elect Donald Trump's climate change denial, and more.

Before 'Fake News' Came False Prophecy Posted: 27 Dec 2016 03:00 AM PST The revelation that fake news deceived voters in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election generated real outrage in the aftermath of Donald Trump's electoral victory. The top fake news stories garnered more clicks than the top real news stories on Facebook in the final three months of the campaign season. Fake news and other campaign fantasies led Oxford Dictionaries to select 'post-truth' as the word of the year for 2016.

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