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The United States is weighing sending up to 14,000 more troops to the Middle East in the face of a perceived growing threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was looking at imposing sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of a Russian missile system, blaming his predecessor for not selling Ankara a U.S. missile system.

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed legislation on Tuesday that would require the Trump administration to toughen its response to China’s crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority.

The FBI has warned that all cellphone apps developed in Russia are a possible threat to US counterintelligence given that Russian spy services have strong abilities to exploit cyber networks.

France and the European Union said on Tuesday they were ready to retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump acted on a threat to impose duties of up to 100% on imports of champagne, handbags and other French products worth $2.4 billion.

Anti-government protesters burned an Iranian consulate in southern Iraq for a third time on Tuesday, as the country’s political leaders continued talks over selecting a new prime minister following weeks of widespread unrest.

The Iranian regime confirmed on state television Tuesday morning that security forces shot and killed what it described as ‘rioters’ during protests that shook multiple cities across the Islamic Republic in recent weeks.

The House signaled its opposition Tuesday to allowing Russia to resume attending summits of the Group of Seven nations.

The United States proposed retaliatory tariffs against France on Monday for its new digital services tax, which has targeted American technology giants like Amazon and Facebook.

The US has pledged its support to democratic revolutions in South America, while warning against Russian interference.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the London Bridge attack last week that has temporarily suspended campaigning for the British election.

A huge crowd took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, some driven back by tear gas, to demand more democracy and an investigation into the use of force to crack down on the six-month-long anti-government demonstrations.

After he was imprisoned in 2012 for taking part in a terrorist plot that sought to bomb the London stock exchange—and also had a list of targets that included the home of then-London mayor Boris Johnson and the U.S. embassy—Usman Khan wrote a letter saying that he had since discovered that ‘the views’ he carried at the time ‘were not according to Islam and its teachings’ and that he wanted to take a ‘Deradicalization Course’ so he could live his life “as a good Muslim and also a good British citizen.”

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves on Monday for a NATO summit in London and he is under pressure from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resist the temptation to wade into the British election campaign coming up later in December.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi will step down following calls from Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric for him to vacate his post.

Germany is slated to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group.

Italian police on Thursday uncovered a widespread plan to create a new Nazi party.

President Donald Trump paid a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan, where he announced the U.S. and Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks and said he believes the Taliban want a cease-fire.

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, according to South Korea’s military.

Turkey plans on testing its Russian-bought S-400 missile defense system Monday.