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A statement by US President-elect Donald Trump that Nato is "obsolete" has caused "worry" in the alliance, Germany's foreign minister has said. Frank-Walter Steinmeier said it was a contradiction of comments made days ago by Mr Trump's incoming defence chief. In an interview in New York, Mr Trump also said Germany's Angela Merkel made "a catastrophic mistake" by admitting more than one million migrants. And he threatened German car makers with high import tariffs. Companies including BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler have invested in factories in Mexico, where costs are cheaper, with an eye to exporting into the US market. But Mr Trump said: "I would tell them to not waste their time and money unless they want to sell to other countries. That would be ok, if you want to build in Mexico. "I would tell BMW, if you want to build a factory in Mexico and sell cars to the US without paying a 35% tax, forget it." Mr Trump was giving details of his foreign policy goals in an interview with British and German newspapers, the Times and Bild, at Trump Tower in New York. Donald Trump's comments have caused dismay, concern - but perhaps not surprise - in Berlin. Few expected the new transatlantic relationship to echo the warm and trusting alliance nurtured by Angela Merkel and Barack Obama, who was a vocal supporter of Mrs Merkel's refugee policy. There is anger, too. Germany's outspoken Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel retorted that the migrant crisis was the result of "faulty, interventionist American policies in the Mediterranean and Middle East". That Mr Trump should take aim at Germany's car manufacturers has also raised eyebrows, though few here believe his congress would approve the 35% tax he appears to be threatening to impose on imported vehicles. Germans were largely unimpressed by Mr Trump during his election campaign and now, despite his own German heritage, the president-elect is doing little to endear himself. On Nato, Mr Trump reiterated his criticism that "a lot of" the 28 member states were not paying their fair share. He said the alliance had been forged "many, many years ago", adding: "It's obsolete because it wasn't taking care of terror. "And the other thing is the countries aren't paying their fair share so we're supposed to protect countries. But a lot of these countries aren't paying what they're supposed to be paying, which I think is very unfair to the United States." In an apparent contradiction, Mr Trump then said Nato was "very important" to him. Speaking later in Brussels, Mr Steinmeier said the president-elect's comments had caused "worry and concern". "I've just had a conversation with the Secretary-General of Nato, Jens Stoltenberg, who has expressed concern at the comments made by Donald Trump that Nato is obsolete," he said. "This is in contradiction with what the American defence minister said in his hearing in Washington only some days ago and we have to see what will be the consequences for American policy." At his Senate confirmation hearing last week, Mr Trump's choice for defence secretary, Gen James Mattis, described Nato as central to US defence. And he accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to "break" the alliance. A Kremlin spokesman said on Monday that Russia agreed with Mr Trump's evaluation of Nato, particularly that it had become obsolete, Russian news agency Interfax said. Mr Trump described German Chancellor Angela Merkel as Europe's most important leader, but said that the EU had become a vehicle for Germany. He also said Mrs Merkel had made a "catastrophic mistake" by admitting more than one million migrants and refugees. "I think she made one very catastrophic mistake and that was taking all of these illegals... And nobody even knows where they come from," he added. Asked about Mr Trump's comments, Mrs Merkel told reporters in Berlin that Germany would wait until after his inauguration and then work with the new administration to see what kind of agreements could be achieved. Mr Trump linked the migrant issue with Brexit - the UK referendum vote to leave the EU. He promised a quick trade deal between the US and the UK after he takes office on Friday. However, a European Commission spokeswoman has reiterated that the UK will not be allowed to engage in formal talks involving a trade deal with the US until 2019, when it has finished the process of leaving the EU. A senior figure in Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) said Mr Trump's comments on the EU were creating a false picture. "It seems that some people have the impression that the EU is about to unravel...[that] after Britain, others will leave too," said Jens Sphan

Family members of a Houston-area high school student who killed herself are rallying for tighter laws against cyberbullying. TEXAS CITY, Texas — Family members of a Houston-area high school student who killed herself are rallying for tighter laws against cyberbullying. Brandy Vela’s family says cyberbullying pushed the 18-year-old over the edge, leading her to shoot herself in the chest Tuesday afternoon at the family’s Texas City home as family members watched. Her father, Raul Vela, said she had been receiving abusive text messages for months from bullies using an untraceable smartphone application. Her father said someone made a fake Facebook page of her, creating another cyberbullying medium. “I heard someone crying,” Brandy’s 22-year-old sister, Jacqueline Vela, told KPRC-TV of Houston, “so I ran upstairs and I looked in her room, and she’s against the wall and she has a gun pointed at her chest and she’s just crying and crying and I’m like, ‘Brandy, please don’t. Brandy, no.” Jacqueline Vela said she went to her parents’ room, “and I just heard the shot and my dad just yelled, ‘Help me. Help me. Help me.'” “I was almost certain that I could persuade her to put that gun down. It didn’t work. She pulled the trigger,” Raul Vela said. Her final cellphone text to her family was, “I love you so much just remember that please and I’m so sorry for everything.” Her family said the harassment focused mainly on Brandy’s weight. “They would make dating websites of her, and they would put her number and they would put her picture (on the sites), and lie about her age and say she is giving herself up for sex for free, to call her,” said Jacqueline Vela. The family said they reported the bullying to the Texas City school district and several law enforcement agencies. “School was a safe environment for Brandy,” said school district spokeswoman Melissa Tortorici. “She had a lot of friends and was thought of warmly by her peers and teachers. She did bring it to the school’s attention before Thanksgiving break that she was getting harassing messages to her cellphone outside of school. Our deputy investigated it, and the app that was being used to send the messages was untraceable. We encouraged her to change her phone number.” Brandy Vela changed her number, but bullies always found her, her family said. “We have lots of incident reports, and they always say the same thing: They can’t do anything about it,” Jacqueline Vela said. A Texas City Police Department statement says it continues to investigate the Velas’ complaints. Jacqueline Vela told KPRC that she and her siblings have a good idea who may have been behind some of these attacks and have been assisting in the investigation. The father said that he hopes for stricter laws against cyberbullying and greater awareness of the problem to give some meaning to his daughter’s death.

New York City police stand guard in front of Trump Tower, a residence of President-elect Donald Trump in New York, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016. New Yorkers are protesting the financial burden of the security costs for the Trump family. A pair of online petitions is demanding that the residents of New York City not be on the hook for President-elect Donald Trump‘s $1 million-per-day security costs. One of the petitions even has some heavyweights behind it — Speaker of the New York City Council Melissa Mark-Viverito, and Counc. Dan Garodnick. Since Trump’s surprise victory, New York City police have increased protection for the president-elect and his family, who residet at Trump Tower in the heart of Manhattan, not far from the Museum of Modern Art and Carnegie Hall. While Trump moves to the White House early next year, his wife Melania and son Barron will stay behind until the school year is over. There have been reports indicating Trump will live part-time in New York. Police have set up barriers and security details at the luxury skyscraper, which has been the headquarters for his transition team as he prepares for his inauguration. One petition lobbies for federal funds to cover the security costs; it is intended to be delivered to Trump. “At an estimated $1 million per day, protecting you, your family and your home at Trump Tower will total over one billion dollars during your four-year term,” the petition states. “This represents an extraordinary financial burden for New York City taxpayers.” The city’s basic services — such as police, sanitation, and schools — would suffer under the financial burden, it states. “Commit the necessary federal funds to reimburse New York for all costs of protecting you and your family— both before and after your inauguration as President of the United States of America. “Make it clear today that New York City is not going to get stuck with the bill.” A second petition takes aim at Melania’s plans to stay in New York after her husband goes to the White House. Signed by roughly 90,000 supporters, it urges Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio to refuse the security costs. “The New York taxpayers refuse to pay over $1 million a day so she can stay. If this decision has been made, between the two of them they should be the ones to pay for it. Not New York taxpayer dollars that could be used on roads, schools, transit, sanitation, new jobs and other expenses that the city has,” it states. “This is what tax dollars should be used for, improvements for the city and all the people of the city, not just one.” De Blasio previously said the cost of protection for Trump and his family was of concern. “We are particularly concerned about overtime costs, and we think it’s a very valid situation to turn to the federal government for the maximum possible reimbursement for those costs,” de Blasio told reporters last month. Trump’s inauguration day is Jan. 20, which is also the day the Obamas will officially make way for the Trumps in the White House.

Canada’s top one per cent of income earners pulled in an average of $466,700 in 2014, and paid more in taxes than the average Canadian household makes in a year. New data from Statistics Canada provides a glimpse of Canada’s wealthiest – the 268,505 Canadians who earn more than $227,100 annually. Canada’s top earners were mostly male, (78.3 per cent), likely to be in a relationship (81.5 per cent), with a median age of 52. In all, the top one per cent pulled in 10.3 per cent of Canada’s total combined income; that was unchanged from 2013. But data showed that while Canada’s rich were doing just fine, as a group their average total income barely budged between 2009 and 2014. Meanwhile, the average of all Canadian tax-filers grew by 4.2 per cent over the same period. The average tax bill for the top earners came in at $159,500 in combined federal and provincial taxes, a 2.7 per cent hike from the year before. The bulk of the high-income earners lived in Ontario (107,200) and increasingly Alberta (68,600). It should be noted that this data is from before the oil crash, which began its tumble in mid-2014, before hitting a 12-year low of US$28.50 in January 2016. The oil crash hammered Alberta, where unemployment rates spiked as energy sector jobs disappeared. Canada’s high earners should expect to pay more in federal taxes for 2016; the Trudeau Liberals bumped the tax bracket for people earning more than $200,000 to 33 per cent, an increase from the 2015 rate of 29 per cent.

A South Carolina man suspected of being a serial killer was formally charged with three additional counts of murder Monday for bodies found buried on his land. The murder warrants against Todd Kohlhepp weren’t a surprise. Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright already said the 45-year-old real estate agent was responsible for those three killings and four more at a motorcycle shop in 2003. Kohlhepp was charged with killing 32-year-old Charlie Carver between Aug. 30 and Sept. 2. Carver went to see Kohlhepp with his girlfriend to check on a cleaning job when he was shot and killed and she was kidnapped, authorities said. Kohlhepp was arrested Nov. 3 after deputies found Carver’s girlfriend chained in a storage container, Wright said. Kohlhepp shot 25-year-old Meagan McCraw-Coxie on Christmas or Dec. 26 after holding her against her will for about a week, according to arrest warrants that include a kidnapping charge. The Coxies were reported missing last December. Coxie was killed a day after his wife was released from jail. McCraw-Coxie had told her mother she needed to be bonded out so she could go to a job, but then her mother lost contact, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Lt. Kevin Bobo said. Kohlhepp already faces four additional murder charges for killing the owner, service manager, mechanic and bookkeeper at a motorcycle shop in 2003. Kohlhepp waived a bond hearing Monday night, according to media reports.

Ten paramilitary soldiers have been killed in a clash between security forces and Maoist rebels in India’s eastern Bihar state, police say. At least five other soldiers were injured in the battle in Aurangabad district late on Monday. Maoist rebels have carved out strongholds in a number of states in the north, east and centre of India. They say they are fighting for communist rule and greater rights for tribal people and the rural poor. Three rebels were also killed in Monday night’s gunfight in the Dumrinala area, nearly 170km (105 miles) south of Patna, the capital of Bihar, police officer PK Sahu told the Associated Press news agency, The police said the rebels used improvised explosive devices and fired at the soldiers when the latter were conducting anti-rebel operations in the area. India’s Maoist insurgency began in West Bengal state in the late 1960s and has been called the country’s “greatest internal security challenge”. The Maoists control large areas of several states in a “red corridor” stretching from the north-east to central India.

Jakarta. The Confederation of Indonesian Workers’ Unions, or KSPI, announced on Monday (21/11) that a million workers will go on strike across the country on Dec. 2 to demand higher wages and the arrest of inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama. KSPI president Said Iqbal said the strike will be staged in 20 provinces and 250 cities and districts across the country. “In the greater Jakarta area and Karawang, more than 200,000 workers will take to the streets on Dec. 2 and march towards the State Palace from the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle,” Said said in a statement. Workers in other provinces will protest at their respective governors’ offices, he added. The protesters will demand the revocation of Government Regulation No. 78 of 2015 on wages and a 15 percent to 20 percent increase in minimum wages. They will also call for the arrest of Ahok, who has been named a suspect in a blasphemy case. Several Muslim groups also plan to perform Friday prayers at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle and on Jalan Jend. Sudirman and Jalan M.H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Dec. 2 as part of another mass protest rally. According to Said, the workers’ rallies are intentionally scheduled for the same day because of the common interests of the protesters, which include the supremacy of the law, better wages, anger over human rights violations committed during forced evictions in the capital, and rejection of the Jakarta Bay reclamation project. The National Police have officially banned the protest over concerns that it may disturb the public order.

Sky's Ed Conway looks at the most important charts of the Autumn Statement and what they say about Brexit's impact on the economy As Autumn Statements go, this was both thick and thin. Thin in terms of the number of pages in the document itself - a mere 64 of them, which makes it more of a pamphlet than a major fiscal document, about half the length of its predecessors. But in terms of the changes to the official outlook for the economy, and the Government's own plans in the coming years, the Autumn Statement for 2016 was thick with changes. Let's go through them using some of the most important charts of the day. The best place to start is with this chart, showing you just how much Government borrowing is due to increase in the coming years (£122bn in total, compared with the March Budget), and where all that extra borrowing comes from. As you can see, a fair chunk of it is down to the usual stuff: extra spending commitments from the Government (the green bit), forecast changes (red) and reclassifications of where the debt sits in the national accounts (yellow). But as you can see, by far and away the biggest chunk of the increase in the deficit each year is down to Brexit-related effects (blue). In short, the Office for Budget Responsibility (who do these forecasts) thinks the economy will be weaker in the coming years. That, in turn, means less income shared across the country, which means less income tax, which means a higher deficit. In other words, the big story from the Autumn Statement this year is less about the extra money the Government is spending and more about the ginormous fiscal impact of Brexit - a cumulative £58.6bn, or more than half of the total deficit increase. Which raises the question: why does Brexit cause so much fiscal damage? The answer can be found in this chart, put together using some of the figures in the OBR's documents. In short, most of the Brexit weakness is associated with three things: lower migration, weaker productivity (itself partly a consequence of weaker investment) and a likely cyclical economic downturn caused by uncertainty and a squeeze on wages. In other words, all the stuff those economists were warning about before the referendum will mean the UK economy will be significantly weaker (2.4% over the forecast horizon) and households will be left with a major chunk of extra borrowing (£122bn) to pay off in future. Then again, these are still forecasts, so if you're one of those people who's inclined not to believe them, that's your prerogative. That brings us to this chart, which shows you just how unsure economists in the UK are about the potential growth rate in the coming years. As you can see, the OBR has set its own forecast somewhere in the middle, but admits that the room for error is far greater than ever before. Indeed, it revealed today that despite imploring the Government for more detail about the likely path of the negotiations, it knows about as much as the rest of us. Which is to say, not a lot. Still, we are where we are. And with the deficit and the national debt now much higher than before, that means the Treasury has already broken the three fiscal rules set by George Osborne to keep borrowing in check. Philip Hammond's solution? Get another three fiscal rules. His new rules (which, as you can see from this helpful checklist from the OBR) are all being met at the moment. That's not a surprise, since they're so much easier than the previous ones. In fact, by some measures they're easier to meet than those proposed by Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell. Interestingly, despite this sudden fiscal lurch, markets remain relatively sanguine, and while the UK's cost of borrowing increased a touch, it's still well, well below recent levels. Which just about tells you how much they care about missing fiscal rules (or indeed needing them in the first place). Anyway, now for the question you're all no doubt asking: who gets all the money? Well, such as it is (this was not a big rabbit-out-of-hat moment), the vast majority of it will be spent on infrastructure: roads, railway, broadband and all that. That's the grey-blue chunk in this chart from the OBR. It is leavened out by some small tax rises (such as an increase in insurance premium tax (again) and removal of salary sacrifice and other such loopholes) and sits alongside some smallish increases in welfare spending. But - and this is important - Government spending on investment will remain very low in the coming years. Indeed, as this long-run chart shows, public sector net investment (eg with depreciation subtracted) will still, in 2021, be lower than it was in 2010. So not as big as it looks at first. Finally, the Treasury did something welcome and honest in this Autumn Statement (how often can we say that?) and provided a bit of detail about winners and losers. This chart shows you which income groups will benefit and suffer most as a result of the policies both in today's statement but also in the announcements we've had since last year's election. As you can see, the wealthiest 10% of the po[CENSORED]tion are by far and away the biggest losers. However, they are followed by the poorest 10% of the po[CENSORED]tion, who of course will bear the brunt of the benefits freeze introduced by Mr Osborne. And that raises one big unanswered question from today's announcements: why is the Government not addressing the one policy that will cause most pain to the Just About Managing families and reconsidering this freeze? The upshot is that for many people, working and reliant on benefits to keep them financially afloat, the coming winter and spring will be very chilly indeed.

One of the suspects, a school official, is thought to have travelled to Syria during school holidays to learn combat techniques. A theme park was among the targets listed by terror suspects arrested in France at the weekend, according to French media. An area described as having a high number of police officers was also mentioned, iTele reported. The seven suspects - of French, Moroccan and Afghan origin and aged between 29 and 38 - were detained in the southern port city of Marseilles and the eastern city of Strasbourg overnight on Saturday and Sunday. The raids followed an eight-month investigation by French security services. On Monday, interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve told reporters that the arrests prevented "a terrorist act that had been envisaged for a long time on our soil". Bernard Cazeneuve said the arrests had prevented a terrorist attack Two handguns, an automatic pistol, a machine pistol and jihadist propaganda were found during the raids. One of the suspects arrested in Strasbourg, named as Yasin B, 38, was an official at a school who went to Syria via Cyprus in 2015, possibly using school holidays to avoid arousing suspicion, iTele said. During his stay, he and an accomplice, who was also arrested, were taught combat techniques and the art of concealment, the news outlet reported. Meanwhile, two of those arrested in Marseilles were released on Tuesday. They had been suspected of helping to shelter a Moroccan identified as Hicham E, who is thought to have financed the group and is still being held by police. A total of 418 people have been arrested in France for suspected links to terror networks since the start of the year, including 43 people this month alone. The country remains in a state of emergency a year after Islamic State jihadists killed 130 people in Paris in co-ordinated attacks.

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has blocked as many as 11 illegal Christian TV channels being run across the country, drawing strong criticism from the minority and rights activists. The media watchdog is also said to have carried out a crackdown against the cable operators who were found airing the illegal TV channels. PEMRA officials say the channels were blocked in line with the organization’s policy to ban all the illegal channels, dispelling the notion that any minority was the target of the campaign. The PEMRA has also issued a notification directing all regional managers to take necessary measures to stop the transmission of the 11 illegal TV channels form cable TV networks. Isaac TV, Gawahi TV, God Bless TV, Barkat TV, Praise TV, Zindagi TV, Shine TV, Jesus TV (Jessi TV), Healing TV, Khushkhabari TV, and Catholic TV are said to have been banned by the PEMRA, according to reports. "What is the future of church media in Pakistan? It is a very difficult time for us. We were just trying to reach our own community who are generally ignored by other TV channels," Father Morris Jalal, founder and executive director of Catholic TV was quoted as saying by a foreign media outlet.

RAWALPINDI: As part of his farewell visits, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif visited Quetta on Tuesday, where he addressed officers and troops of Southern Command and Frontier Corps Balochistan, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement. The army chief said that the people of Balochistan had clearly rejected foreign sponsored terrorists and helped the state in busting their network. While paying glowing tributes to the officers and soldiers of Southern Command and Frontier Corps, he said, "the tide in Balochistan has been turned against terrorists and their sympathizers, and large number of Ferraris were surrendering. We will continue to work with the provincial and federal governments towards greater security and stability". He said, as army chief, security and assistance to civil government in institution building and development work in remote areas has been his priority which brought him to Balochistan almost every month. The COAS commended Southern Command for managing an arduous task of construction of over 1000 KM long road network in the rugged and hostile terrain by FWO and NLC which helped in operationalisation of CPEC in a sti[CENSORED]ted time frame. General Sharif said that Gwadar port and CPEC would usher into new era of hope and prosperity for the area with dividends reaching a common man. He also appreciated Southern Command for reintegrating youth by their mass induction into FC and army, rehabilitation of earthquake hit Awaran and training of 6000 policemen and Levies. The army chief also appreciated the improvement in management of long and treacherous border with Afghanistan and Iran which has helped improve overall security situation in the province.

TOKYO: Photos of US President-elect Donald Trump´s landmark first talks with a foreign leader show his daughter Ivanka was present, underscoring the family´s influence as he readies to take power. In the meeting with Japan´s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the mogul´s Trump Plaza residence, Ivanka -- a model-turned-business executive -- was seen seated as the group conversed in the opulent reception room. Media were shut out of the gathering in Manhattan, but images released by the Japanese government also showed Ivanka and her husband, real estate developer and publisher Jared Kushner, standing and chatting with Abe. Ivanka and Kushner, both 35, have emerged as key advisers to Trump, who shocked the world by beating Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November 8 election. World leaders have scrambled to establish ties with Trump but Abe was the first to see him in person since the vote which has provoked anxiety over US foreign policy and its commitment to security in Asia. Abe told reporters afterwards that the encounter convinced him the US president-elect was someone "in whom I can have great confidence". "We were able to have a very candid talk over a substantial amount of time. We held it in a very warm atmosphere," he said. "Without confidence between the two nations, our alliance would never function in the future." Also seen standing in one of the photos, amidst the gilt and chandeliers of Trump´s skyscraper, was former general Michael Flynn, who has reportedly been offered the post of national security adviser. But the presence of Ivanka, in a black-and-white dress and high heels, drew attention in protocol-conscious Japan, particularly after the tabloid press reported Trump planned to appoint her as US ambassador to Tokyo. "It´s quite unusual to see a family member attending the first encounter between two leaders even if it´s informal," said Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture, "It indicates that she would be playing some important role in the Trump administration," he added. "But it´s no surprise to see her there as she has already been involved in politics. Anyway, that´s the Trump way." Ivanka Trump is a key player in her father´s business empire and has her own fashion label and jewellery line, and active Twitter and Instagram accounts that nourish her brand. The Tokyo Sports newspaper carried an article headlined "Trump daughter-blonde beauty Ms Ivanka the next ambassador to Japan!?" on its website last Saturday. It cited unidentified overseas media as having reported before the vote that Trump had secret plans to appoint her ambassador, replacing current envoy Caroline Kennedy who is the daughter of assassinated US president John F. Kennedy. "I don´t think the possibility that Ivanka would be an ambassador to Japan is zero, but it´s too early to say," said Yamamoto.

Attacks on Line of Control NEW YORK: Pakistan has drawn the attention of the United Nations to India’s escalating actions which are fuelling tensions and threaten regional peace and security. In letters addressed to the President of the UN Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi, said that Indian occupation troops in Kashmir launched artillery barrages last week in a major escalation of attacks on the Line of Control (LoC) threatening regional peace and security. “This was the first use of such weapons in 13 years and was a clear indication of the Indian intention to further escalate tensions and undermine regional peace and security,” she wrote and argued that this was an effort by India to divert the international attention from its continued violations of human rights in the Indian-occupied Kashmir. Ambassador Lodhi called on the UN chief and the Security Council as the custodians of international peace and security to take note of the continued ceasefire violations by India that pose a real danger to regional peace and security. She told the UN authorities that the frequency of these violations has increased over the last two months. She wrote, “Indiscriminate firing and shelling deliberately targeting civilian po[CENSORED]ted areas have resulted in 26 civilian casualties and injury to another 107 civilians, including women and children, in the past two months. “Pakistan has condemned these continued ceasefire violations which are a contravention of the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding as well as of international law.” In her letters, Ambassador Lodhi also referred to India’s continued non-cooperative attitude and denial of access to the United Nations Military Observers Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) that has been mandated to maintain peace and tranquility on the Line of Control and the Working Boundary. “Pakistan, of course, fully cooperates and provides unhindered access to UNMOGIP on its side of the Line of Control and the Working Boundary,” she added. In her letter to the President of the Security Council, Fode Seck, Ambassador Lodhi also requested for the letter to be circulated to all the members of the Security Council under the Agenda Item, “The India Pakistan Question”. The letter has since been circulated as an official document of the Council.

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The tycoon appears to have backtracked a little on a wall between the US and Mexico, saying some of it could be fencing. President-elect Donald Trump says he will keep his promise to deport up to three million illegal migrants from the US. He said: "What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, probably two million, it could be even three million. "We are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate." Regarding the wall he pledged to build between the US and Mexico during the election campaign, Mr Trump said it might not be made entirely of bricks and mortar. "There could be some fencing," he told CBS' 60 Minutes programme. He added: "But (for) certain areas, a wall is more appropriate. I'm very good at this - it's called construction." But the Republican leader of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, appeared to be taking a different tack to the President-elect, telling CNN's State of the Union programme: "We are not planning on erecting a deportation force. "I think we should put people's minds at ease." Meanwhile, the President-elect has chosen the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, to be his White House chief of staff. Mr Trump's campaign chairman, Stephen Bannon, will be his chief strategist. Mr Trump said he would "think about it" when asked whether he would appoint a special prosecutor to look at Hillary Clinton's email use. In another development, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has suggested Mr Trump put his businesses in a blind trust. "He should basically take himself out of it, and just be a passive participant in the sense that he has no decision-making, no involvement," Mr Giuliani said, adding that it would be "for the good of the country".

Francois Hollande lays wreaths and meets some of those affected by the night of mass slaughter in the French capital one year ago. The French President has been leading tributes to those who died a year ago in the Paris terror attacks. Francois Hollande unveiled a series of plaques and laid wreaths in memory of some of the 130 victims who died on 13 November 2015. Prime Minister Manuel Valls, interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve and mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo were among those accompanying him to a number of cafes and other sites. Six cafes and restaurants, including Le Carillon, Le Petit Cambodge, Bonne Biere, Comptoir Voltaire, were targeted by Islamist militants. The other site that was targeted was the Stade de France where Mr Hollande was watching a France-Sweden football match when a bomber blew himself up when he failed to get inside. The names of all of the people who died at each site was read out as part of the ceremony. Mr Hollande did not speak but among those who did was Michael Dias, son of Manuel Dias, who was killed in the attacks. He said: "If we want to continue to live freely, it is vital to advocate tolerance towards all the differences. "When he was alive, my dad left me with answers. Born in Portugal and having chosen France as his adoptive country, he was the proof that integration is possible and necessary. This is this image of tolerance that I keep of him." The attacks last November were the second major terror atrocity to hit the French capital after jihadist gunmen attacked the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo earlier in 2015. In July this year another Islamist-inspired fanatic killed dozens of people in Nice, southern France. The only suspect still alive believed to have played a direct role in last November's coordinated attacks, Salah Abdeslam, is in jail in France awaiting trial.

More than three months of darkness await a team of scientists as they head to a place so remote that rescue is almost impossible. A team of British scientists and support staff has begun arriving at one of the world's coldest and most remote research bases. The team of 16 will spend the next 18 months at the British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station, 850 miles from the South Pole. They will have to endure 105 days of darkness during the Southern Hemisphere's winter, with temperatures dipping to -55C and winds reaching 80mph. The conditions will be so hostile that rescue, even in a medical emergency, is almost certainly out of the question. Station leader John Eager, who will be spending his second winter on the base, told Sky News: "It is easier to get back from the International Space Station than it is from Halley in winter. "You are as remote as you can be." The base's location, far from pollution, is attractive to scientists studying the atmosphere, climate and space weather. Over the summer months 95 people will be working on the ice. But most leave before the base is sealed off by 400 miles of pack ice. Just a skeleton crew remain. "You have to rub along together," Mr Eager said. "You have to be able to persevere when things are tough. "You also need patience - just getting dressed to go outside can take 25 minutes. "And you need to be up for it every single day and that's particularly hard when it is dark 24/7." One of this season's first-timers is the station medic Dr Neil Spencer. He is swapping a high-tech A&E unit of a London hospital for the more basic environment of the base medical room. He will be able to x-ray suspected fractures and run basic blood tests. But he will also be the base dentist, GP and physiotherapist. "We train up some of the people to assist," he said. "But sometimes you have to bite the bullet and see what you can do." Trauma specialists at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital are on standby in case he needs advice over the satellite phone. But surgery such as an appendix removal is no longer attempted on the base. "Everybody is (medically) screened, so we are not going to see heart attacks and strokes I would see in A&E. But it is slippery and cold, so I will see injuries from that. "I hope nothing serious happens but, if it does, that's part of the appeal in going there." In 1999 an American doctor stationed over winter at another Antarctic base carried out a biopsy on herself to confirm a diagnosis of breast cancer. It was several weeks before she could be airlifted out for surgery.

Sirens sound in coastal areas and people are told to move to higher ground as a 7.8-magnitude quake triggers a tsunami. A tsunami has hit coastal communities in New Zealand after a powerful earthquake struck the country's South Island. New Zealand's civil defence ministry warned people to move to higher ground as the tsunami threat could last for several hours. The tsunami was described by the ministry as "an event of life-threatening or national significance". The quake was 7.8-magnitude and hit just midnight local time, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It hit 57 miles (91km) north of the South Island city of Christchurch, which was badly damaged by in a deadly 6.3-magnitude quake in 2011. The initial tremor was followed by several aftershocks, further north and also inland - including several above magnitude 6. Sirens sounded in Christchurch and other towns and cities along the coast as authorities told people to leave their homes and seek safety. Strong jolts were reported in the capital, Wellington, where several people posted pictures on Twitter of damage to their homes and other buildings. There are reports that waves of up to 1.5 metres have hit the Kaikoura area and smaller waves hit Castlepoint and Wellington. The civil defence warned that waves could reach two metres and last for at least two hours. The service tweeted: "A tsunami has been generated, the first wave has arrived in the North Eastern Coast of the South Island." It added: "The first wave may not be the largest. Waves may continue for several hours. "If you are in a low lying area on the East Coast of the North, South or Chatham Islands move immediately to higher ground." Earlier, the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre had said there was no risk of a tsunami from the first quake. There were reports of traffic jams as people attempted to flee low lying coastal areas. The country's 111 emergency service was also down for at least ten minutes in some areas and many areas reported power cuts. New Zealand's Geonet, which describes itself as the official source of geological hazard information for the country, listed dozens of quakes between 6.6 and 3.8 after 12.02am local time. Hugh Sintes, who lives in Christchurch, told Sky News: "My wife had gone off to the bathroom, I had just lay down on my bed and all of all of a sudden the bed started wobbling and it got more and more intense. "And I thought 'okay this is getting a bit serious'. It continued on and on - it got quite concerning." The relatively shallow first quake occurred at a depth of six miles (10km). Shallow tremors are said to be felt more strongly on the surface. Witnesses in Christchurch have told Sky News that the tremors lasted for a longer time that previous quakes but were less intense. But others further north described strong shaking, with some calling the feeling "weird". Rick Kiesseg said on Twitter: "Primary New Zealand #earthquake lasted about a minute. Long, long, long shake and roll. About 17 aftershocks so far, biggest mag 6.1" The February 2011 earthquake hit just a few miles outside Christchurch, New Zealand's third biggest town, and caused widespread damage and left 185 people dead.

Demonstrations are being held in cities throughout America, with some protesters burning flags and refusing to accept the result. Thousands of people have taken to the streets across the US in protest at Donald Trump's surprise victory in the presidential election. Demonstrators descended on midtown Manhattan and advanced towards Trump Tower, the President-elect's home, angered by his campaign rhetoric on Muslims and immigration. They screamed "Not my President" and expressed concern about what was happening to their country - brandishing placards calling on the public to "fight racism". In Oakland, California, a crowd of 6,000 protesters smashed the windows of storefronts and, in Chicago, police set up blockades to stop 1,800 protesters from gathering outside the Trump International Hotel. The Trump campaign is yet to respond to the protests. In his victory speech, the Republican said he would be president for all Americans, adding: "It is time for us to come together as one united people." As Mr Trump prepares to meet Barack Obama later today in the White House, where they will discuss January's handover of power, a judge is holding a hearing on what to allow into class-action lawsuit against the President-elect and his now defunct Trump University, which could see him appear in court weeks before he is inaugurated. Meanwhile, with the reverberations of his win continuing to echo around the world, it emerged that the President-elect has spoken to the leaders of several countries closely tied to US foreign policy. The office of South Korea's President Park Geun-hye said Mr Trump had told her he was commited to defending South Korea in the face of North Korean sabre-rattling. During his campaign, he said he would be willing to withdraw US military personnel stationed in South Korea unless Seoul paid a greater share towards the cost of deployment. Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said after his conversation with Mr Trump that the President-elect agreed with him about the importance of a US military presence in the Asia-Pacific region to ensure security. Japanese officials said Mr Trump - who will meet the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next Thursday in New York - confirmed the importance of the Japan-US alliance and the US's commitment to cooperation. Again, during the campaign, Mr Trump made clear his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, which includes Japan and is yet to be ratified, and demanded that Japan pay more for American troops or risk having them withdrawn. The foreign affairs ministry of China - which Mr Trump repeatedly criticised in his campaign speeches - told Sky News that its country's trade relationship with the US was what made relations "stable". It added that it hoped the US could continue to view "our economic and trade relationship in an objective and unbiased perspective, and work with us to move forward such relationship". Mr Trump was expected to have a phone conversation with Theresa May "at the earliest opportunity", after the Prime Minister congratulated him on his victory on Wednesday. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has also said he plans to meet Mr Trump during the transition period following a "cordial, friendly and respectful conversation" in the wake of his win. The talks between Mr Trump and Mr Obama are scheduled to begin at 11am (4pm UK time) in the Oval Office, as First Lady Michelle Obama hosts Melania Trump in the residence. Security has already been ramped up for the President-elect, with air space restrictions imposed over Trump Tower in New York City. Rubbish trucks filled with earth have also been parked outside the entrance to the high-rise building, forming a protective barrier. Inside, Mr Trump and his senior aides are plotting their next steps - with a campaign source telling Reuters that they have been hunkered down in meetings to plan the administration's first 100 days, and decide who should serve in key staff positions. Among those tipped for senior posts are former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and New Jersey governor Chris Christie. Both men had eagerly supported Mr Trump during the race. The White House has begun to make the President's daily briefing and other intelligence files available to Mr Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence, a courtesy that George W Bush extended to Barack Obama as he was preparing to take office. The Republican currently has 290 Electoral College votes, while Hillary Clinton has 228. Results from Michigan and New Hampshire are yet to be declared.

Poliţiştii de frontieră doljeni au depistat, în noaptea de miercuri spre joi, cu aparatura pentru detectarea bătăilor inimii, ascunşi într-un camion încărcat cu piese de mobilier, trei cetăţeni pakistanezi care intenţionau să intre fraudulos în România Potrivit Poliţiei de Fontieră, la Punctul de Trecere a Frontierei Calafat, judeţul Dolj, s-a prezentat, în noaptea de miercuri spre joi, pentru a intra în ţară, cetăţeanul bulgar Ivanov T., în vârstă de 53 de ani, la volanul unui autocamion cu care transporta mobilier din Turcia pentru o firmă din Olanda. Poliţişti de frontieră români şi bulgari au verificat autocamionul cu aparatul pentru detectarea bătăilor inimii, care a indicat prezenţa unor persoane în interior. Totodată, poliţiştii de frontieră au observat că prelata remorcii era tăiată în partea din spate. Astfel, s-a efectuat un control amănunţit asupra camionului, fiind descoperiţi, ascunşi printre piesele de mobilier, trei bărbaţi. Aceştia nu aveau documente de identitate asupra lor şi au declarat că sunt din Pakistan, având vârste cuprinse între 25 şi 48 de ani. La rândul său, şoferul a declarat că nu avea cunoştinţă de prezenţa celor trei persoane în semiremorcă. Călătoria celor trei pakistanezi a fost întreruptă de către poliţişti, iar conform protocolului româno - bulgar, şoferul, mijlocul de transport şi cei trei migranţi au fost preluaţi de Poliţia de Frontieră Bulgară în vederea continuării cercetărilor şi dispunerii măsurilor legale ce se impun.