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NEW YORK, D (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday for crimes including orchestrating hush payments to women in violation of campaign laws before the 2016 election, and he promised to keep cooperating with the U.S.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland yesterday  warned the United States not to politicize extradition cases, a day after President Donald Trump said he could intervene in the affair of a Chinese executive detained in Canada at Washington’s request.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – In a rare break with President Donald Trump, the Senate voted yesterday to move ahead with a resolution to end U.S.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Police are investigating accusations by over 200 women that a self-proclaimed Brazilian faith healer, who became a celebrity after appearing on a show hosted by Oprah Winfrey, sexually abused them while they were seeking spiritual guidance and treatment.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Germany and Bolivia yesterday sealed a partnership for the industrial use of lithium, a key raw material for battery cell production, in an important step to become less dependent on Asian market leaders in the dawning age of electric cars.

DAR ES SALAAM,  (Reuters) – Tanzania will build a $3 billion hydroelectric plant in a UNESCO world heritage site under a contract announced yetserday involving Egyptian companies despite concerns raised about the impact on wildlife.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – The regional Supreme Electoral Court building in Bolivia’s biggest city was burned down on Tuesday night during a protest against President Evo Morales’ bid to seek a fourth term.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight for her job in a leadership challenge on Wednesday triggered by Conservative lawmakers, saying a change could jeopardise Britain’s divorce from the European Union.

VANCOUVER,  (Reuters) – A top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd was granted bail by a Canadian court yesterday, 10 days after her arrest in Vancouver at the request of U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday he was not concerned that he could be impeached and that hush payments made ahead of the 2016 election by his former personal attorney Michael Cohen to two women did not violate campaign finance laws.

STRASBOURG, France,  (Reuters) – A gunman on a security watchlist killed three people and wounded a dozen others near the picturesque Christmas market in the historic French city of Strasbourg last evening before fleeing.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Two Russian strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons have landed in ally Venezuela in a show of support for the government there that infuriated Washington.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday postponed a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal to seek more concessions but the European Union refused to renegotiate and lawmakers doubted her chances of winning big changes.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Accused Russian agent Maria Butina, suspected of trying to infiltrate the National Rifle Association and influence U.S.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron yesterday announced wage rises for the poorest workers and tax cuts for pensioners in further concessions meant to defuse weeks of often violent protests that have challenged his authority.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – The Governor of India’s central bank, Urjit Patel, resigned abruptly yesterday after a months-long tussle over policy with the government that has raised concerns about the bank’s independence as a national election nears.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya should be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges resulting from the collapse of his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, a London court ruled yesterday.

SAO PAULO/TOKYO,  (Reuters) – A Rio de Janeiro apartment containing cash, art works and personal belongings of Carlos Ghosn has become the latest battleground between the indicted former Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman and the automaker.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May today abruptly postponed a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal, throwing Britain’s plan to leave the European Union into chaos after admitting that she faced a rout.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump could face impeachment and jail time if hush money payments reported by his former lawyer are proven to be campaign finance violations, Democratic lawmakers said yesterday.