1. Plane Taking Brazilian Soccer Team to Cup Final in Colombia Crashes, 71 Dead
A plane taking Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense to a South American cup final, crashed in Colombia after reporting an electrical fault, killing 71 people, including most of the team and accompanying journalists.
2. Trump Turns to Obamacare Critic to Overhaul Health System
US President-elect Donald Trump named a vociferous critic of Obamacare and a health policy expert to key appointments on Tuesday to help him repeal and replace President Barack Obama's signature healthcare programme.
3. Assad, Allies Aim to Seize All Aleppo Before Trump Takes Power: Official
Syria and its allies aim to drive rebels from Aleppo before Donald Trump takes office as US President, senior official in pro-Damascus military alliance said, as pro-government forces surge to their biggest victories in city in years.
4. Iran, Iraq at Loggerheads with Saudis Ahead of OPEC Meeting
Iran and Iraq are resisting pressure from Saudi Arabia to curtail oil production, making it hard for the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to reach a deal to limit output and boost price of crude when it meets on Wednesday.
5. Beijing Untypically Quiet on Taiwan Drills in South China Sea
Taiwan holds rescue drills on Tuesday off the coast of its sole outpost in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, but the biggest claimant in the disputed area kept uncharacteristically quiet.
6. Ohio State Attacker May Have Self-Radicalised, Say Officials
A Somali immigrant, who injured 11 people at Ohio State University in a vehicle and stabbing attack before he was shot dead, may have followed the same path to self-radicalisation as militants in a number of "lone wolf" attacks, US officials said.
7. Cuba's Allies Join Thousands to Honour Castro in Havana; Obama Absent
Cuba's leftist allies and Washington's top diplomat in Havana join a sprawling throng of Cubans at a rally on Tuesday to commemorate Fidel Castro, the man who built a Communist state on the doorstep of the United States.
8. Fillon's Economic Shock Therapy for France Risks Side Effects
On paper, French presidential favourite Francois Fillon's free-market plans to cut business taxes, relax labour laws and shrink public sector should give corporate France shot in arm and boost economic growth. But his reforms are likely to come at the cost of showdowns with labour unions and public-sector workers, who face losing jobs in the country, where strikes can often drag on for several weeks if not months.
9. After Trump and Brexit, EU to Launch Defence Research Plan
The European Union will unveil its biggest defence research plan in more than a decade on Wednesday to reverse billions of euros in cuts and send a message to US President-elect Donald Trump that Europe wants to pay for its own security.
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