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Japan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the next five years to support U.S. forces facing China's military in the Western Pacific, two new government defense papers said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2GjOy0y

A Salvadoran woman accused of the attempted murder of her newborn baby under the country's strict abortion laws after she was raped by her stepfather was freed by a court on Monday after more than 18 months in jail. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2SVMs8r

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for the unswerving implementation of reforms on Beijing's terms but offered no new specific measures in a closely watched speech marking 40 years of market liberalization. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PKLLwL

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China has reached a stage where it can only move forward, and that as a big country it should have high aspirations. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2BoU8sR

Democratic Republic of Congo will vote on Dec. 23 in a long-delayed election that could enable the vast Central African country's first democratic transfer of power since independence from Belgium in 1960. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2EB5tu0

A judge will decide on Tuesday whether former national security adviser Michael Flynn should be sent to prison for lying to the FBI in a case stemming from the investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QAeF88

Members of a group of Honduran migrants, which included a mother who had been photographed running with her daughters from tear gas several weeks ago, began seeking asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday, according to a Reuters witness and lawyers for the group. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LmqCsq

An Australian government minister who resigned over allegations of improper behavior with a younger woman will not stand for re-election -- a new hit to a conservative coalition reeling from a series of resignations ahead of a tough 2019 election. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QCAJze

China's anti-graft agency has fired the general manager of state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) and expelled him from the Communist Party after an investigation found he had accepted bribes and abused his power. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2A5gbFc

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday the country's civil militia had grown to 1.6 million members - more than tripling in size from the beginning of the year - and that its mission was to defend the country against external aggression. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2A2km4E

The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution that asks U.N. chief António Guterres to submit proposals by the end of the month on how to monitor a ceasefire agreed by Yemen’s warring parties for the key port city of Hodeidah, diplomats said on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QzL5zC

The United States found itself isolated in the 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Monday over Washington's concerns about the promotion of abortion and a voluntary plan to address the global refugee crisis. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2EAZEg3

Democratic Republic of Congo will hold a presidential election on Sunday that could lead to the country's first democratic transfer of power, following decades marked by authoritarian rule, coups and deadly conflict. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2S92Lz4