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Acknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together for 2019 with a call for solidarity and cooperation to overcome deep political divisions. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GMgV7V via IFTTT

Special police forces dispersed protesters demanding the resignation of Bosnian Serb Interior Minister Dragan Lukac on Sunday over a student's death, detaining several people in the northwestern town of Banja Luka. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VkAzeh via IFTTT

Tough negotiations lie ahead over a new pact between China and Southeast Asian nations aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea, as Vietnam pushes for provisions likely to prove unpalatable to Beijing, documents reviewed by Reuters suggest. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Tn3nRT via IFTTT

UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond has been accused by his colleagues in the cabinet of failing to release the necessary funding required to prepare Britain for a no-deal Brexit, the Telegraph newspaper reported late on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2s1T7CF via IFTTT

Iraq's prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, and hinted at a bigger Iraqi role fighting Islamic State militants as U.S. troops withdraw from Syria. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2QVOObd via IFTTT

Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said President Donald Trump reassured him about his plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and his commitment to defeating Islamic State during a White House meeting on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Rnnzp7 via IFTTT

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party has won the national election, the Election Commission said early on Monday, giving her a third straight term in a widely expected result. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Aoj6cl via IFTTT