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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The last remaining opposition fighters and civilians have evacuated Aleppo and the Syrian city is back under government control. Western Aleppo erupted in celebratory gunfire at the announcement that the four-year rebel hold had come to an end. The Syrian government's recapture of Aleppo is a major turning point in the Syrian civil war.
MOSCOW (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin both want the same thing for each of their countries: more nuclear weapons. Putin today told an annual meeting of defense chiefs that strengthening Russia's nuclear arsenal should be a chief objective for 2017. Trump is echoing that sentiment in a tweet -- saying the United States must "greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability." His comments come a day after a meeting with incoming White House national security adviser Michael Flynn.
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-based Muslim cleric who's been accused of involvement in the assassination of a Russian envoy to Turkey is rejecting the accusation. The Turkish president has said Fethullah Gulen's movement had links to the gunman. Russian and Turkish officials continue investigate the assassination of Ambassador Andrei Karlov. He was killed Monday by an off-duty policeman who appeared to be angered at Russia's role in the Syrian conflict.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration could be making it harder for President-elect Donald Trump to create a registration system for Muslims. The White House says it's officially scrapping a post-9/11 requirement for immigrant men from predominantly Muslim countries to register with the federal government. The U.S. hasn't used the program since 2011, but a top immigration adviser to President-elect Donald Trump had spoken of renewing it.
BERLIN (AP) — A Christmas market that was ripped apart by the truck attack in Berlin has reopened with increased security measures. It's a sign of resilience -- but the mood is certainly more somber at the site. Concrete blocks have been placed along sidewalks and the bright lights and party music have been shut off. Police are still searching for the Tunisian man they say was behind Monday's attack. Anis Amir's family is urging him to turn himself in.
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