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Trump Has Upended Traditional Foreign Policy. What's In Store For 2018?

11:56am January 02, 2018

Trump has said the U.S. will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Ailsa Chang talks to Ambassador Ryan Crocker, who served in the Obama and Bush administrations, about what he might do this year.

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Thousands Of Hondurans May Be Forced To Leave The U.S.

10:52am January 02, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

The Department of Homeland Security renewed their Temporary Protective Status or TPS until July, but it doesn't look like the Trump administration will grant any more extensions.

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Moscow Boasts That It Has The World's Biggest Ice Rink

10:14am January 02, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Many Muscovites celebrate winter with a visit to the world's biggest ice rink, a refurbished Cold War relic in a park dedicated to Soviet achievements that was created in the 1930s.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei speaks during his meeting with students in Tehran, Iran in October. Photo by Iranian Leader's Press Office - Handout

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Iran's Supreme Leader Blames Tehran's 'Enemies' For Inciting Protests

10:11am January 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Ali Khamenei said "enemies of Iran" were meddling in the country using money, weapons and intelligence assets to create havoc in the Islamic country.

Young women cosplay as the main characters of the mobile game Arena of Valor in Tianjin, China, in October. More than half the game's players in China are female.

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China's Most Popular Mobile Game Charges Into American Market

8:57am January 02, 2018

by Allen Peng

Tencent's Arena Of Valor faces challenges coming into the U.S. market, including unbundling from the company's popular social app and American gamers' less-intense focus on mobile.

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives for a New Year's Eve gala at his Mar-a-Lago resort, in Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday.

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Pakistani Leaders Fire Back At Trump Tweet Accusing Them Of 'Lies & Deceit'

8:12am January 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In his first tweet of the new year, the president said Islamabad had been playing U.S. leaders for fools by taking billions in foreign aid and continuing to harbor Afghan extremists.

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New Year's Eve Revelers Get Around Town's Drinking Ban

6:43am January 02, 2018

A New Zealand town bans drinking in public places during the holidays for safety reasons. According to The New Zealand Herald, a group of friends created their own island to get around the ban.

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Pakistan Prepares Official Response To Trump's Tweet

6:43am January 02, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

Pakistan has reacted angrily and called a cabinet meeting in response to President Trump's New Year's Day tweet threatening to withdraw aid to the country.

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Drop In Refugee Arrivals May Force U.S. Resettlement Offices To Close

6:43am January 02, 2018

State Department regulations may force refugee resettlement agencies to close some offices. Ailsa Chang talks to Matthew Soerens of World Relief, who says his agency has made cuts to its program.

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Anti-Government Protests In Iran Reach New Level Of Intensity

6:22am January 02, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to journalist Ali Noorani, who's with Agence France-Presse in Tehran, about ongoing protests and violent clashes with the police. The protests began over economic issues.