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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has tweeted at the official Space Force twitter account saying 'Starfleet begins'. The tweet is a reference to Star Trek and is in support of the creation of the Space Force, a new military division based around combat in space. 16,000 personnel will be assigned to this new military branch.

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Twitter has removed 5.929 Saudi accounts from their platform, claiming that all the accounts were backed by the state. These accounts were said to be creating positive propaganda for the Saudi government, posting most of the content in Arabic. Twitter has been trying to tackle misinformation on its platform for some years now.

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US federal prosecutors have finally found the security footage from the nigh Jeffrey Epstein first tried to kill himself. The footage was said to be missing just earlier this week and led to much speculation regarding the nature of his death, with many suspecting foul play. An investigation into his death is ongoing.

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The New Zealand government has ended its gun buyback scheme and will now implement a full gun ban in the country. The scheme allowed gun owners to sell their weapons to the government before they become illegal. The scheme was started in response to the fatal Christchurch mosque shooting that took place earlier this year.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he is open to changing the constitutional rule that disallows him from running for President for the third time. He has been in power as Prime Minister or President since 1999 and critics have said that he will likely try to remain in power.

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In a historic vote held in the United States House of Representatives, the resolution to impeach president Donald Trump for abuse of power was passed with a final tally of 230 yeas and 197 nays, making Trump the third US president to be impeached. The vote was split along party lines, with all except one Republican representative voting nay on the resolution.

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The Indian government has already begun construction of detention centers for those Muslims who cannot prove that their families have been in India since 1971. The new citizenship bill will allow Non-Muslims to become nationals and thus avoid the detention centers. Most poor people in India do not keep written records of their family history or citizenship.

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The German government has created 600 more jobs, 300 in the police and 300 in the intelligence services, to stop the rise of far-right neo-nazi movements within the country. The country has faced a number of scandals involving high ranking officials who had sympathies with the Nazi movement. The government is taking a pro-active approach to fighting the rise of intolerance.

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The Indian Supreme Court has postponed all petitions regarding the constitutionality of the new citizenship bill.to January 22nd. Lawyers have argued that the bill discriminates based on religion, which goes against the country's secular constitution. Protests regarding the bill have broken out all over the country, some even turning violent.

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Puerto Rico has recently announced that the government will allow cockfighting within the territory despite it being declared illegal by the US government. Cockfighting is a large industry on the island, creating over $18 million a year. Animal rights groups claim these numbers are exaggerated and that the practice is cruel.

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A US district judge has ruled that the government may collect the revenue from Edward Snowden's book sales in America. The judge said that Snowden violated a contract with the NSA and CIA and thus he has forfeited any revenue from this book. Snowden is currently living in Russia to avoid arrest.

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The Australian government has given environmental approval to Equinor, a Norwegian energy company, to drill for oil in the Australian bight. The company has claimed that the drilling can be done safely although environmental groups have raised some concerns regarding the decision. These groups have claimed that no scientists or environmentalists were consulted when this decision was made.

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The United States Congress has unveiled its new government spending bill in order to avoid another temporary government shutdown. The bill includes a reduction in funds for Trump's border wall, reducing it from $5 billion to $1.37 billion. They have also suggested raising the age at which a person can purchase tobacco to 21.

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The United Nations security council will meet behind closed doors to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Kashmir on Tuesday. The meeting is taking place at China's request and will be the first meeting on the issue since August. Pakistan's Foreign Minister sent a letter to the UN regarding the situation on December 12th.

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Russia and China have submitted a formal proposal to the United Nations to ease sanctions on North Korea. They have suggested allowing North Korea to export seafood and textiles in order to create more dialogue with the nuclear-armed state. Negotiations regarding the bill are to start on Tuesday and the US will still be able to veto the decision.

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Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed, an Ethiopian national who was already in prison for terror offenses, was recently caught organizing an ISIS cell in the prison. He was training other prisoners to commit future terrorist attacks once they were released. Some of the prisoners were planning to travel abroad to join ISIS.

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Chinese state councilor and acting foreign minister Wang Yi has stated that after months of the prolonged trade war between the United States and China, the Chinese government is going to attempt to strengthen ties with the European Union to become less dependent on US trade, emphasizing that the EU should view China as a collaborator instead of a competitor.

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson, whose Conservative party won a historic majority in the general elections this week, announced his intentions to sign into law a resolution requiring all Brexit negotiations to conclude before 2020. He hopes that the move will accelerate negotiations with the EU, since in the absence of a comprehensive trade deal, UK companies would be burdened under the more stringent requirements of the World Trade Organization.

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Marry Mubaiwa, the wife of the Vice President of Zimbabwe has been charged with attempted murder after she tried to remove her very sick husband from the hospital. She was fully aware of his condition and removed a medical intravenous drip before trying to sneak him out. She has also been charged with laundering $1 million to South Africa.

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Ex-Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has given an interview just weeks before his trial and has refused to discuss the allegations brought against him. Instead in the interview he discussed his health and complained about how people have forgotten all the good things he has done for women. He added that he intends to have a career comeback after the trial.

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Around 2,000 people gathered in Dehli in order to protest the new propose citizenship bill that would grant nationalities to non-Muslim immigrants from neighboring Muslim majority countries. The bill has sparked fears of further discrimination of the Indian Muslim population. Many have also come out to protest in order to prevent the immigration the bill will cause.

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In a move that circumvents the European Union's laws, Turkey has announced that it has reached an agreement with Libya delineating maritime territories, which includes a swath of territory claimed by Greece. The territories concerned are considered ripe for oil exploration. Greece has deferred to international law on the matter, with the EU dismissing the legal status of the Turkey-Libya agreement.

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The United States Trade Representative office has released a new report in which it is considering implementing 100% tariffs on some European goods such as Irish and Scotch Whiskey. The tariff is coming in response to the country's dispute with the EU over the Union's subsidies to Airbus. Many consider the move to be a bargaining tool for a future deal.

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A prominent Uyghur historian has finally been found after being missing since 2017. Iminjan Seydin was found in prison in Northwest China according to his US-based daughter who claimed he was likely jailed by the government for a book that he published three years ago. His family was not informed of his imprisonment.

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Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was 17, has claimed that the FBI has warned her of a 'credible threat to her life'. She believes a number of powerful people are attempting to silence her, although she has not provided any proof of this threat or warning.

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