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TRUMP: Assassination of Russian ambassador a ‘violation of all…

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday condemned the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, calling it a “violation of all rules of civilized order” and saying it was carried out by a “radical Islamic terrorist.” “Today we offer our condolences to the family and loved ones of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, who was assassinated by a radical Islamic terrorist,” Trump said in a short statement.

12 killed after truck rams Berlin Christmas market crowd

A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing at least 12 people and injuring around 50 as it tore through tables and wooden stands. Police said a suspect believed to be the driver was arrested nearby and a passenger died as paramedics were treating him.

Trump blames terrorists for killings in Turkey, Berlin

On the day that his election victory became official, Donald Trump on Monday experienced what life will be like as president as he condemned separate deadly incidents against a Russian diplomat and shoppers at a German Christmas market, blaming Islamic terrorism in both instances. Authorities in Turkey and Germany were still investigating when Trump issued back-to-back statements condemning the incidents, although the White House earlier had said that what happened in central Berlin when a trucked rammed a holiday crowd “appears to be a terrorist attack.”

At least 12 killed after truck hits Berlin, Germany Christmas Market

Berlin police have raised the death toll to 12 after a truck rammed into a Christmas market in the German capital. Germany’s top security official says that he’s not ready to call incident at Christmas market an “attack,” but adds that there are many indications pointing to the truck crash that killed nine people in Berlin as having been intentional.

Nation-Now 15 mins ago 2:27 p.m.Gunman kills Russian ambassador to…

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / This picture taken on December 19, 2016 shows Andrey Karlov , the Russian ambassador to Ankara, lying on the floor after being shot by a gunman during an attack during a public event in Ankara. A gunman crying “Aleppo” and “revenge” shot Karlov while he was visiting an art exhibition in Ankara on December 19, witnesses and media reports said.

Nation-Now 15 mins ago 2:27 p.m.Gunman kills Russian ambassador to…

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / This picture taken on December 19, 2016 shows Andrey Karlov , the Russian ambassador to Ankara, lying on the floor after being shot by a gunman during an attack during a public event in Ankara. A gunman crying “Aleppo” and “revenge” shot Karlov while he was visiting an art exhibition in Ankara on December 19, witnesses and media reports said.

Several killed when truck plows into Berlin Christmas market :0

Police and emergency workers stand next to a crashed truck at the site of an accident at a Christmas market on Breitscheidplatz square. A truck plowed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, on Monday night, killing multiple people and injuring at least 50 in a possible terrorist attack, according to published reports.

Several killed when truck plows into Berlin Christmas market :0

Police and emergency workers stand next to a crashed truck at the site of an accident at a Christmas market on Breitscheidplatz square. A truck plowed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, on Monday night, killing multiple people and injuring at least 50 in a possible terrorist attack, according to published reports.

Officials: Native dreamcatchers used in meth smuggling bid

A Mexican woman tried to smuggle liquid methamphetamine into the U.S. by hiding it inside Native American-style dreamcatchers when she crossed the border into New Mexico over the weekend, federal officials said Monday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said the woman was detained Sunday in Columbus, New Mexico when she crossed from Puerto Palomas, Mexico, and a drug-sniffing dog alerted customs officers.

Officials: Native dreamcatchers used in meth smuggling bid

A Mexican woman tried to smuggle liquid methamphetamine into the U.S. by hiding it inside Native American-style dreamcatchers when she crossed the border into New Mexico over the weekend, federal officials said Monday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said the woman was detained Sunday in Columbus, New Mexico when she crossed from Puerto Palomas, Mexico, and a drug-sniffing dog alerted customs officers.

Francois Girard-Leduc, 77, of Westborough

He was the husband of Anna Potapova Le Tiec; father of Philipine Girard-Leduc, Pauline Girard-Leduc and Charlotte Girard-Leduc, all of Paris, France, and Alexis Girard-Leduc of Westborough; brother of Jean Girard-Leduc and Christine Girard-Leduc both of Paris, France; and grandfather of Hugo Benard, Adele Benard, Hadrien Roger-Vasselin and Paul Ghuysen.

Francois Girard-Leduc, 77, of Westborough

He was the husband of Anna Potapova Le Tiec; father of Philipine Girard-Leduc, Pauline Girard-Leduc and Charlotte Girard-Leduc, all of Paris, France, and Alexis Girard-Leduc of Westborough; brother of Jean Girard-Leduc and Christine Girard-Leduc both of Paris, France; and grandfather of Hugo Benard, Adele Benard, Hadrien Roger-Vasselin and Paul Ghuysen.

Gunman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey at photo exhibit

An Ankara police officer dressed in a suit and tie shouted slogans about Syria’s civil war after he killed Russia’s ambassador to Turkey in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibition in the Turkish capital on Monday, according to officials and an Associated Press photographer who witnessed the shooting. Police later killed the assailant.

Gunman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey at photo exhibit

An Ankara police officer dressed in a suit and tie shouted slogans about Syria’s civil war after he killed Russia’s ambassador to Turkey in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibition in the Turkish capital on Monday, according to officials and an Associated Press photographer who witnessed the shooting. Police later killed the assailant.

Russian Ambassador Gunned Down, Killed in Ankara

Russia’s ambassador was shot dead in the Turkish capital on Monday in an assassination apparently linked to Syria’s civil war, heightening tensions over a conflict that’s drawn in almost all the region’s main powers. Andrey Karlov was shot in the back at an art exhibit in Ankara on Monday and died from his injuries according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The Latest: Putin, Erdogan: Killing aimed at derailing ties

The leaders of Turkey and Russia say the killing of the Russian ambassador in Turkey has been intended to ruin Russia-Turkey ties. Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking in televised remarks during a meeting with senior officials, said that the killing of Ambassador Andrei Karlov was a “provocation aimed at derailing Russia-Turkey ties and the peace process in Syria.”

9 Dead After Truck Plows Into Crowd at Berlin Christmas Market

A truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital Berlin on Monday evening, killing nine people and injuring up to 50 others, police said. German media, citing police at the scene, said first indications pointed to an attack on the market, situated at the foot of the ruined Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church, which was kept as a bombed-out ruin after World War Two.

We didn’t show up: President Obama says Clinton lost because she ignored rural areas

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Penspen forms alliance with Nigeria’s Crestech Engineering

Penspen, a provider of engineering and project management services, has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Nigerian engineering firm Crestech. The partnership will enable the two businesses to provide engineering, project management and asset integrity services and operation and maintenance services for oil, gas and energy assets in Nigeria.

Libya’s Elephant, Sharara oil fields restart said halted

Libyan oil-facility guards prevented two of the country’s biggest fields from resuming production, days after the National Oil Corp. reached an agreement to restart operations there to boost output in the politically divided OPEC state. The El Feel, or Elephant, and Sharara fields still aren’t operational after they were shut more than a year and a half ago, an NOC official said Sunday by phone, asking not to be identified for lack of authorization to speak to news media.

Trees felled by vandals in Brechin

An appeal has been launched by Angus Council and Police Scotland after several trees where felled in Brechin Public Park. A statement from Angus Council said: “Three trees have been felled at Brechin Public Park in an inexplicable act of vandalism.

101-year-old man jailed for historic sex crimes, becomes Britain’s oldest ever convict

A 101-year-old man, who last week became the oldest Briton to be convicted of a criminal offence, was jailed for 13 years on Monday for a string of historical sex crimes against two young sisters and their brother. Retired truck driver Ralph Clarke was found guilty of raping and abusing the sisters in the 1970s and early 80s, having earlier admitted indecently assaulting their brother and attempting to rape him when he was a schoolboy.