News: North Korea sends message to Trump amid threat to fire missile 'at any time'

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North Korea "signaling" Trump with latest statements, expert said
Pyongyang may be hoping to return to the negotiating table and reduce sanctions
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(CNN) — North Korea says it could launch an intercontinental ballistic missile "at any time," even as Pyongyang appeared to offer Donald Trump an avenue for future talks.
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen considerably since leader Kim Jong Un said in his new year's message that the country was close to testing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of delivering a nuclear weapon to the US mainland.
In a statement Sunday, a spokesman from North Korea's foreign minister said "the US is wholly to blame" for the development of its missile program.
Speaking to NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter called it a "serious threat" and said the US would shoot down any missile aimed at it or an ally.
China and South Korea on Monday denounced the North Korea missile threat, and warned that a test could lead to further sanctions.
"If North Korea disregards our warning and launches an ICBM, it will face more powerful and thorough sanctions and pressure by the international community," South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun said.ry highlights
North Korea "signaling" Trump with latest statements, expert said

Trump talks?
Following Pyongyang's apparent nuke threat in Kim's new year's speech, Trump tweeted that "North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the US. It won't happen!"
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway was later asked on "Good Morning America" what the President-elect intended to do to stop North Korea's nukes. "He's not stated that publicly, and he won't before he's inaugurated," Conway said.
Analysts have said that Trump, through his own pronouncements and the failure of the Obama administration to prevent North Korea from developing its nuclear arsenal, is left with few options.
Since six-party talks broke down in 2009, North Korea has claimed to have conducted four successful nuclear tests, strengthening its hand in any future negotiations.
"There's no question signaling is going on," Delury said.
"(The North Koreans) are trying to create some space for Trump to reverse the Obama policy and talk with them in a serious way."

Bruce Bennett, a senior defense analyst at the Rand Corporation,
told CNN last week that despite North Korea's apparent progress on a warhead, it doesn't yet have good enough missile and rocket technology to deliver a nuke.
The US has been working with South Korea to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) in that country, but the future of the program is in doubt under a Trump administration.

News: Obama's farewell: 'Hearts must change' on race relations

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Obama: 'We rise or fall as one'
His speech is the capstone of a months-long farewell tour
Obama's farewell speech
'Yes we can... Yes we did'
Obama tearfully thanks Michelle
Most memorable lines
Why Obama referenced Atticus Finch
Top 100 Obama moments
Then and now: 2008 vs. 2017
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Chicago (CNN) — Popular but politically humbled, President Barack Obama said goodbye to the nation Tuesday night, declaring during his farewell address that he hasn't abandoned his vision of progressive change but warning that it now comes with a new set of caveats.
His voice at moments catching with emotion, Obama recounted a presidency that saw setbacks as well as successes. Admitting candidly that political discourse has soured under his watch, Obama demanded that Americans renew efforts at reconciliation.
"Democracy does not require uniformity," Obama said. "Our founders quarreled and compromised, and expected us to do the same. But they knew that democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity -- the idea that for all our outward differences, we are all in this together; that we rise or fall as one."
In a concession that, for now, his brand of progressive politics is stalled in Washington, Obama admitted "for every two steps forward, it often feels we take one step back."
He implored his backers to be vigilant in protecting basic American values he warned could come under siege.

"Democracy can buckle when we give in to fear," he said. "So just as we, as citizens, must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are."
And he warned against turning inward, telling Democrats that only by involving themselves in a real political discourse could they hope to renew the hopeful vision he brought to the White House eight years ago.
"After eight years as your President, I still believe that," he went on. "And it's not just my belief. It's the beating heart of our American idea -- our bold experiment in self-government."Obama's speech is the capstone of a months-long farewell tour, manifested in extended magazine interviews, lengthy television sit-downs, and the White House's own efforts to document the President's waning administration. Through it all, Obama has sought to highlight the achievements of his presidency using statistics showing the country better off now than eight years ago.
As he spoke before a rowdy crowd of supporters, Obama was interrupted often with screams of "I Love you Obama." When a protester holding a "Pardon All of Us" sign, chants of "four more years" drowned out the shouts.
Obama sought to corral his crowd, listing the accomplishments of the last eight years ranging from health care to marriage equality, all while insisting that his work isn't finished.
He recognized his successor Donald Trump, saying he was committed to a peaceful transition of power. But he warned that going forward Democrats shouldn't fall in line with their commander-in-chief.
Obama, who has addressed race with varying degrees of force during his time in office, used his farewell to insist Americans work harder to understand each other's struggles. After presiding over eight years that saw race relations enter a fraught new era, Obama demanded that differences be identified and reconciled.
"Brown kids will represent a larger share of America's workforce" in the years ahead, Obama proclaimed, calling for better rules that will help the children of immigrants succeed.
He warned that "laws alone won't be enough" in resolving persistent differences between Americans.
"Hearts must change," he said.
He called on African-Americans and minorities to view with empathy "the middle-aged white man who from the outside may seem like he's got all the advantages, but who's seen his world upended by economic, cultural, and technological change."
Where change never came: Obama's hometown
And he urged whites to regard the protests of minorities as a fight "not demanding special treatment, but the equal treatment our Founders promised."
"Regardless of the station we occupy, we have to try harder," Obama said. "To start with the premise that each of our fellow citizens loves this country just as much as we do; that they value hard work and family like we do; that their children are just as curious and hopeful and worthy of love as our own."
Capitalize on goodwill
In coming to Chicago, Obama hoped to capitalize on a well of goodwill that's expanded in the final year of his tenure. He discarded the staid Oval Office or East Room for his last formal set of remarks, choosing instead the city where his political rise began and where he declared victory in 2008 and 2012.
Inside a vast convention hall packed with more than 20,000 of his most ardent supporters and former staffers, the mood was wistful. Ahead of his address, aides described the normally unsentimental commander in chief as nostalgic.
Over the past several weeks, Obama has offered a rational view of Trump's election and rarely let on to any apprehension about his future as an ex-president. First lady Michelle Obama has articulated a more candid view in a scaled-back version of her own farewell. She sat for an hour-long interview with Oprah Winfrey, frankly admitting that Democrats were now "feeling what not having hope feels like."
And she became emotional during her final set of formal remarks at the White House Friday, her voice quaking and eyes welling with tears as she told a crowd of educators: "I hope I made you proud."
During his speech Tuesday, Obama voice quaked when describing his wife's service.
"You took on a role you didn't ask for and made it your own with grace and grit and style and good humor," he said. "You made the White House a place that belongs to everybody."

News:Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him

Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump, multiple US officials with direct knowledge of the briefings tell CNN.
The allegations were presented in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The allegations came, in part, from memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work US intelligence officials consider credible. The FBI is investigating the credibility and accuracy of these allegations, which are based primarily on information from Russian sources, but has not confirmed many essential details in the memos about Mr. Trump.
The classified briefings last week were presented by four of the senior-most US intelligence chiefs -- Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, FBI Director James Comey, CIA Director John Brennan, and NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers.
One reason the nation's intelligence chiefs took the extraordinary step of including the synopsis in the briefing documents was to make the President-elect aware that such allegations involving him are circulating among intelligence agencies, senior members of Congress and other government officials in Washington, multiple sources tell CNN.
These senior intelligence officials also included the synopsis to demonstrate that Russia had compiled information potentially harmful to both political parties, but only released information damaging to Hillary Clinton and Democrats. This synopsis was not an official part of the report from the intelligence community case about Russian hacks, but some officials said it augmented the evidence that Moscow intended to harm Clinton's candidacy and help Trump's, several officials with knowledge of the briefings tell CNN.
The two-page synopsis also included allegations that there was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government, according to two national security officials.
Sources tell CNN that these same allegations about communications between the Trump campaign and the Russians, mentioned in classified briefings for congressional leaders last year, prompted then-Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid to send a letter to FBI Director Comey in October , in which he wrote, "It has become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between Donald Trump, his top advisors, and the Russian government -- a foreign interest openly hostile to the United States."
CNN has confirmed that the synopsis was included in the documents that were presented to Mr. Trump but cannot confirm if it was discussed in his meeting with the intelligence chiefs.
The Trump transition team declined repeated requests for comment.
CNN has reviewed a 35-page compilation of the memos, from which the two-page synopsis was drawn. The memos originated as opposition research, first commissioned by anti-Trump Republicans, and later by Democrats. At this point, CNN is not reporting on details of the memos, as it has not independently corroborated the specific allegations. But, in preparing this story, CNN has spoken to multiple high ranking intelligence, administration, congressional and law enforcement officials, as well as foreign officials and others in the private sector with direct knowledge of the memos.
Some of the memos were circulating as far back as last summer. What has changed since then is that US intelligence agencies have now checked out the former British intelligence operative and his vast network throughout Europe and find him and his sources to be credible enough to include some of the information in the presentations to the President and President-elect a few days ago.
On the same day that the President-elect was briefed by the intelligence community, the top four Congressional leaders, and chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate intelligence committees -- the so-called "Gang of Eight" -- were also provided a summary of the memos regarding Mr. Trump, according to law enforcement, intelligence and administration sources.
The two-page summary was written without the detailed specifics and information about sources and methods included in the memos by the former British intelligence official. That said, the synopsis was considered so sensitive it was not included in the classified report about Russian hacking that was more widely distributed, but rather in an annex only shared at the most senior levels of the government: President Obama, the President-elect, and the eight Congressional leaders.
CNN has also learned that on December 9, Senator John McCain gave a full copy of the memos -- dated from June through December, 2016 -- to FBI Director James Comey. McCain became aware of the memos from a former British diplomat who had been posted in Moscow. But the FBI had already been given a set of the memos compiled up to August 2016, when the former MI6 agent presented them to an FBI official in Rome, according to national security officials.
The raw memos on which the synopsis is based were prepared by the former MI6 agent, who was posted in Russia in the 1990s and now runs a private intelligence gathering firm. His investigations related to Mr. Trump were initially funded by groups and donors supporting Republican opponents of Mr. Trump during the GOP primaries, multiple sources confirmed to CNN. Those sources also said that once Mr. Trump became the nominee, further investigation was funded by groups and donors supporting Hillary Clinton.
Spokespeople for the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment. Officials who spoke to CNN declined to do so on the record given the classified nature of the material.
Some of the allegations were first reported publicly in Mother Jones one week before the election.
One high level administration official told CNN, "I have a sense the outgoing administration and intelligence community is setting down the pieces so this must be investigated seriously and run down. I think [the] concern was to be sure that whatever information was out there is put into the system so it is evaluated as it should be and acted upon as necessary."

Music: PnB Rock ft Ty Dolla $ign – Hanging Up My Jersey

PNB Rock releases “Hanging Up My Jersey” off his forthcoming debut album.
PnB Rock will release his debut album GTTM: Going Thru The Motions on Friday, January 13th. He’s released three tracks from the album this far: “Selfish,” “Playa No More,” & “New Day.” Monday afternoon, he released the fourth: “Hanging Up My Jersey,” which features his Atlantic teammate Ty Dolla $ign.
“Hanging Up My Jersey” doubles as a self-congratulations for all the girls PnB has bedded and a PSA that he is officially (temporarily) retiring from his philanderous ways in order to stay faithful to the woman with whom he has fallen in love. His warbling delivery is fraught with emotion… our little PnB has grown up.
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Music:Alicia Keys – Sweet F’in Love

Listen to new song from Alicia Keys called “Sweet F’in Love.”
For her first release of 2017, Alicia Keys decides to come through tonight and release the new single “Sweet F’in Love,” which was released by her husband Swizz Beats on his social media accounts Monday night.
Produced by Kaytranada, Alicia delivers a soft-spoken, harmonic record that finds her singing “I’m talkin’ ’bout sweet f-ing love,” repeatedly throughout the majority of the song. It follows up her latest contribution to the Hidden Figures soundtrack with “Apple.”
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News: Pound falls on May's Brexit comments

The value of the pound has fallen to a two-month low against major currencies after Prime Minister Theresa May signalled the UK would pursue a so-called "hard Brexit" from the EU.
Sterling fell about 1% across the board. The only currency against which it gained ground was the Turkish lira.
The Prime Minister told Sky News on Sunday that she wanted the best possible deal for leaving the EU.
However, she dismissed the idea that the UK could "keep bits of membership".
She added: "We're leaving. We're coming out. We're not going to be a member of the EU any longer."
Commentators interpreted this as meaning that Mrs May would not seek to keep the UK in the EU's single market, with radical consequences for the country's economy.
'Populist politics'
By Monday evening, the pound was down 1.05% against the dollar at $1.2155, while against the euro, it was 1.41% lower at €1.1501.
"Sterling is on the back foot on Monday after Theresa May's comments were taken as a sign the UK government would prioritise immigration controls over single market access," said Neil Wilson, senior market analyst at ETX Capital.
"Domestic populist politics trumps the trade card for now, it seems, and that is weighing on the pound."
Mr Wilson predicted "more volatility" in the sterling exchange rate, adding that it could easily "bounce back" as the tone of political discourse shifted.
HSBC currency strategist Dominic Bunning agreed: "[Mrs] May saying that it's not about keeping 'bits' of the EU suggests it's not going to be about keeping access to the single market.
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"She said we will have full control of our borders, and given what the other side of the debate - the EU - has said, that's not compatible with full access to the single market, free movement of capital, free movement of goods and services.
"That's the direct trade-off that the [foreign exchange] market is looking at."
Inflation rising
Paresh Davdra, chief executive of RationalFX, said: "The looming fears that the UK might exit the single market continue to weigh down on the pound, and we expect the volatility to continue until further and actual on-ground clarity emerge.
However, he added: "All is not lost for the UK, as the fall in the pound's value has attracted international market activity and simultaneously boosted the country's export figures."
The pound fell sharply in the immediate aftermath of the UK's June 2016 vote to leave the EU.
The weaker pound makes UK goods cheaper for buyers overseas, but increases the cost of imported goods.
Analysts expect UK inflation to pick up this year as the impact of higher import costs feeds through to the economy. Last week, a string of economic surveys indicated that companies were facing rising price pressures as import costs increased.
November's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rate was 1.2%, up from 0.9% in October and the highest since October 2014, when it stood at 1.3%.

News: Pioneer Cabin Tree in California felled by storms

Storms in California have toppled one of America's most famous trees - the Pioneer Cabin Tree.
The giant sequoia was known for having a hole cut through its trunk - big enough for a car to drive through.
The tree, estimated to be more than one thousand years old, was felled by the strongest storm to have hit the area in more than a decade.
California and Nevada have been hit by unusually high rainfall levels, leading to flooding and falling trees.
The Calaveras Big Trees Association first reported that the drive-through Pioneer Cabin Tree - carved 137 years ago - was no more.
The storm was "just too much for it", the group wrote in a Facebook post that has drawn nearly 2,000 comments.
"Many memories were created under this tree," one read. "They will remain good memories."
Others pointed out that the tree might have survived for longer if a tunnel had not been carved into it.
"You can't cut a hole in a tree like this and expect it to live," said one comment.
"This hole always bothered me so much. Why not just drive around it?"
Park volunteer Jim Allday said the sequoia, also known as the Tunnel Tree, shattered as it hit the ground.
"We lost an old friend today," he wrote in a social media post.
Giant sequoia are closely related to the redwood tree, which is considered the tallest tree species on earth, reaching 250ft (76 metres).
They only grow in the groves of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range.
The tree fell as parts of California and Nevada were drenched by a seasonal weather system known as the Pineapple Express.
Not to be confused with the Seth Rogen movie of the same name, the Pineapple Express is an "atmospheric river" that extends across the Pacific from Hawaii to the US West Coast, meteorologists say.
"This is a serious flood situation," the National Weather Service said in a special flood statement late Sunday night after the Russian River in California and the Truckee River in Nevada burst their banks.
Hundreds of people have been forced to flee their homes in Northern California and Nevada as water levels rise, and avalanches and mudslides close roads.

Trump election: Russia 'tired' of US hacking 'witch-hunt'

Russia says US allegations that it ran a hacking campaign to influence the American presidential elections are "reminiscent of a witch-hunt".
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Moscow was tired of the accusations.
He said a report released by US intelligence agencies detailing the allegations was groundless.
It is the first official reaction from Russia since President-elect Donald Trump received the report on Friday.
The unclassified report contains allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the hacking of Democratic Party emails to damage Donald Trump's Democrat rival, Hillary Clinton, and influence the election.
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In his comments on Monday, Mr Peskov said Russia "categorically denied that Moscow had been involved in any hacking attacks".
"Groundless accusations which are not supported by anything are being rehearsed in an amateurish, unprofessional way. We don't know what information they are actually relying on."
The claims amounted to a "witch-hunt", he added.
Key findings of report (unclassified version):
Kremlin had "clear preference" for Mr Trump to win US election, with goal to "undermine public faith in US democratic process and "denigrate" Hillary Clinton
Russian military intelligence hacked into the email accounts of the Democratic National Committee and top Democrats
They used intermediaries such as WikiLeaks, DCLeaks.com and Guccifer 2.0 persona to release the information acquired from the hackings
They also used state-funded propaganda and paid social media users or "trolls" to make nasty comments
Vote tallies were not affected by Russian interference
Read more on the report here
Mr Trump used the same "witch-hunt" term last week in a New York Times interview to disparage the hacking claims, which he has repeatedly rejected since winning the presidential election in November.
But his incoming chief of staff, Reince Priebus, told Fox News Sunday that the president-elect had accepted the findings of the report, which was presented to him by intelligence chiefs on Friday.
"He's not denying that entities in Russia were behind this particular campaign," Mr Priebus added.
He did not clarify whether Mr Trump believed the report's assertion that Russian President Vladimir Putin had directly ordered the hack.
Mr Trump described his meeting on Friday with National Intelligence Director James Clapper, CIA Director John Brennan and FBI Director James Comey as "constructive" and said he would ask, within 90 days of taking office, for a plan on how to stop cyber attacks.
But he declined to single out Russia, saying it was one of several countries, outside groups and people who "are consistently trying to break through the cyber infrastructure of our governmental institutions, businesses and organizations including the Democrat(ic) National Committee".
With less than two weeks until his inauguration, Mr Trump is under increasing pressure from both Democrats and Republicans to respond to the allegations.
President Obama has already expelled 35 Russian diplomats from US soil over the hacking. Russia said it would not reciprocate.

Golden Globes 2017: The Night Manager and The Crown lead TV award winners

British actors have enjoyed a golden night in the TV categories at the Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood.
Three stars of BBC spy drama The Night Manager - Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman and Hugh Laurie - won acting prizes.
Claire Foy, who plays the Queen in Netflix's royal epic The Crown, was named best TV drama actress and the show won best TV drama.
In the other TV categories, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story and Atlanta won two awards each.
The Golden Globe Awards, which are run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, honour the best in TV and film from the past year. The musical La La Land swept the board in the film categories.
The ceremony as it happened
Golden Globes 2017: In pictures
All the winners and nominees
In the TV section, The Night Manager was the biggest winner. The six-part thriller was adapted from the 1993 John Le Carre novel of the same name and made by the BBC and US network AMC.
Hiddleston won best performance by an actor in a mini-series or TV movie for playing a hotel night manager who is recruited by the British government to infiltrate an arms dealer's inner circle.
"Well, this is lovely," Hiddleston said in his acceptance speech. "Thank you."
He dedicated his win to Medecins Sans Frontieres workers in South Sudan, having recently taken a humanitarian visit to the country.
He said some of the relief workers told him they "binge-watched" The Night Manager while they were stuck inside under curfew one night, and dedicated his award to those "doing their best" at "fixing the world in the places where it is broken".
Hiddleston received criticism on social media for the acceptance speech however, with some saying he was paying himself a compliment and others suggesting there was a "lack of interest" in his "story about his show" from fellow stars.
In the series, his handler was played by Olivia Colman, who was named best supporting actress in a series, mini-series or TV movie. However, Colman was not at the ceremony to collect her award.
The arms dealer was played by Hugh Laurie, who won best supporting actor in a series, mini-series or TV movie.
"Thank you to the HFPA for this amazing honour," he said. "I suppose made more amazing by the fact that I'll be able to say I won this at the last ever Golden Globes."
In a reference to US President-elect Donald Trump, he continued: "I don't mean to be gloomy. It's just that it has 'Hollywood', 'foreign' and 'press' in the title."
Meanwhile, The Crown beat shows including Game of Thrones and Stranger Things to win the best TV drama series title.
Netflix's regal epic tells the story of the British royal family from the 1950s onwards and has a reported budget of £100m.
Accepting her best TV drama actress award, Claire Foy paid tribute to the Queen, saying: "She has been at the centre of the world for the past 63 years and I think the world could do with a few more women at the centre of it if you ask me."
Elsewhere, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story won two awards from its five nominations - best mini-series or TV movie, and best mini-series or TV movie actress for Sarah Paulson.
And hip-hop comedy Atlanta was named comedy or musical series, while its creator Donald Glover won best actor in a comedy or musical series.

Golden Globes 2017: La La Land sweeps awards

It won every award it was nominated for - including best musical or comedy film, best director, screenplay, score and song.
Its stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling also won in the acting categories.
The Globes are seen as pointers to the Oscars. Moonlight was named best drama film, while Casey Affleck and Isabelle Huppert won other acting prizes.
British actors also enjoyed a golden night in the TV categories, with
prizes for The Night Manager and The Crown .
British stars dominate TV awards
All the winners and nominees
Golden Globes 2017: In pictures
The ceremony as it happened
Affleck was named best actor in a film drama for his role in Manchester By The Sea and French star Huppert was the surprise winner of the award for best film drama actress.
Her performance in thriller Elle - which was also named best foreign language film - beat contenders including Natalie Portman, who had been considered the favourite for playing Jackie Kennedy in Jackie.
Viola Davis was named best supporting film actress for playing a woman in 1950s Pittsburgh in Fences - a role she first played on Broadway six years ago.
The movie is an adaptation of the August Wilson play, which explores race relations in post-war America.
Accepting the award, Davis said: "It's not every day that Hollywood thinks of translating a play to screen - it doesn't scream 'moneymaker'. But it does scream art, and it does scream heart."
In a surprise result, British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson was named best supporting actor for his role in Nocturnal Animals - a prize that had been widely expected to go to Mahershala Ali for Moonlight.
Zootopia was named best animated feature film at Sunday's ceremony, which was hosted by Jimmy Fallon.
The comedian's opening monologue was less risque than those of some of his predecessors, but he still found time to make light of the divisive year in US politics.
The talk show host joked that the Golden Globes ceremony was "one of the few places left where America still honours the popular vote" - a reference to Donald Trump beating Hillary Clinton in the recent US election despite getting fewer votes overall.
He also described grief-stricken film Manchester By The Sea as "the only thing more depressing than 2016".
The ceremony featured several references to Mr Trump - not least when Meryl Streep launched an attack on the US President-elect while accepting the Cecil B Demille award for outstanding contribution to entertainment.
Streep referred to Trump's mocking of a disabled reporter and said: "Disrespect invites disrespect, violence incites violence. And when the powerful use their position to bully others we all lose."
There were several British triumphs in the television categories, including wins for Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman for The Night Manager.
Claire Foy also won best actress in a television series for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix's The Crown.
The Golden Globe Awards, which are run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, honour the best in TV and film from the past year.

Music: Sean Kingston – Pocket Watching

Sean Kingston recently appeared on Soulja Boy’s King Soulja 7 mixtape, and now the Jamaican singer is back with a Retro-produced track called “Pocket Watching.”
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Music : AKA x Anatii – 10 Fingers

After the massive success of their first collaboration single, The Saga, AKA and Anatii are back with another scorching hot single, 10 Fingers.
10 Fingers’ the first single since AKA released the Cassper Nyovest and Anatii diss track “Composure” in 2015. Aye! this is some new level ishh… “I think my future needs a ray ban”.
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Video: Erigga ft. King Perry – Coporate

Emirate Empire presents the highly anticipated video for “Coporate” by Erigga featuring member of Paperboi gang, King Perry.
The King of the South comes correct in this unique video shot by Clarence Peters in a luxurious Island in Lagos, Nigeria.”

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Video: Yemi Alade – Sugar n Spice

Effyzzie Music‘s diva Yemi Alade, kicks off 2017 by serving “Sugar n Spice” ; the seventh single off her acclaimed sophomore album “Mama Africa: The Diary of an African Woman” .
The GospelOnDeBeatz produced mid-tempo reggae and R&B fusion, follows-up Miss Alade’s high-octane Selebobo produced “Tumbum” which has amassed over 3 million views on YouTube in less than 2 months. The award-winning performer will release more visuals from “Mama Africa” album, in 2017 and the sugary romantic cut housed on the deluxe edition of the LP leads the pack.
Watch the Ovié Étseyatsé directed music video; as Mama Africa showcases a different side of her artistry, reaffirming the fact that she is arguably Africa’s most versatile and talented act.

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Music: Nasta C_ GOLDEN_

Nsikayesizwe David Ngcobo, best known by his stage name Nasty C just released brand new unmastered music titted, Golden in a surprise post on Sunday (January 08).
The 19-year-old rapper who is signed underMabala Noise Entertainment set to drop the mastered version of the song soon.
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Music:Vision DJ ft King Promise & Sarkodie – Double Trouble

Vision DJ ft King Promise & Sarkodie – Double Trouble
Vision DJ teams Up With King Promise And Ghanaian Rap Star Sarkodie To Deliver Double Trouble. Download & Listen below:
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Music:B Clean & Muno – Never Regret (Cover)

B Clean a.k.a D Dancehall papa is one strong reggae force in Africa, Nigeria to be reckon with. B’clean brings his magical touches to Muno #Never regret

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Music:Blessing Tangban – Excuses

A beautiful rose that has emerged from the massive terrain of alternative music is Folk Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist, Blessing Tangban. Enjoy this Brand new single from her called “Excuses”.
The song conveys exquisite songwriting skill, unsurpassed vocals, and rarely seen musical prowess; The very same that we experienced from her debut single “Pennsylvania”. listen, and be inspired to stop making excuses.
You can find Blessing on Twitter, Facebook and instagram @Blessingtangban
and on her website at www.blessingt.com

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Music: A.Miz_ CHEATED_

A.Miz an upcoming artist from jos city comes with this R&B track tittle Cheated.II know you going to love the combination.
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Music!: Nicki Minaj ft Rick Ross, Kevin Gates & Tyga – Flexin

Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, regardless of her breakup rumor with MMG rapper Meek Mill, premiers with a brand new single titled “Flexin”, featuring MMG boss Rick Ross, Kevin Gates and Good Music artiste Tyga.

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Music: Vybz Kartel – Portmore City To Uptown

Second release of the year, kartel sings about his type of girls in this new tune called Portmore City to Uptown (Yard Vybz Ent.)
“mi need a girl weh bin to high school, pretty dunce fi get bounce the thugz nuh like fool” Produced by Yard Vybz Ent.

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Music: Vybz Kartel – Hold It Celebrated dancehall

Celebrated dancehall legendary artiste Vybz Kartel unwrap another classy single tune called Hold It. Now any body want to Hold It but do you? Song was produced by Studio Vybez.
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Israel's ambassador sorry over 'take down' Sir Alan Duncan comment

Israel's ambassador to the UK has apologised after a senior member of his staff was secretly filmed saying he wanted to "take down" Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan.
Israeli Embassy senior political officer Shai Masot made the comment in footage filmed in a London restaurant and obtained by
the Mail on Sunday .
He told a reporter that Sir Alan was creating "a lot of problems".
Ambassador Mark Regev said this was not the embassy or government's view.
Secret recording
The conversation involved Mr Masot and Maria Strizzolo, an aide to education minister Robert Halfon, the former political director of Conservative Friends of Israel, as well as an undercover reporter.
It was recorded in October 2016 as part of an investigation by Al Jazeera.
Mr Masot asked her: "Can I give you some names of MPs that I would suggest you take down?"
Ms Strizzolo replied that all MPs have "something they're trying to hide" and Mr Masot responded by saying "I have some MPs", adding "she knows which MPs I want to take down" before specifying "the deputy foreign minister".
Sir Alan, who has been critical of Israel, was seen as more of a problem than Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson who was "basically good", according to Mr Masot in a transcript of the conversation.
"He just doesn't care. He is an idiot but has become minister of foreign affairs without any responsibilities. If something real happened it won't be his fault... it will be Alan Duncan."
'Completely unacceptable'
Crispin Blunt, Foreign Affairs Select Committee chairman, said the "apparent activity of a diplomat of a foreign state" was "formally outrageous and deserving of investigation".
Lord Stuart Polak, director of Conservative Friends of Israel, said: "We utterly condemn any attempt to undermine Sir Alan, or any minister, or any member of Parliament."
Ms Strizzolo told the newspaper that her conversation with Mr Masot was "tongue-in-cheek and gossipy".
In a statement, the Israeli Embassy said it "rejects the remarks concerning minister Duncan, which are completely unacceptable".
"The comments were made by a junior embassy employee who is not an Israeli diplomat, and who will be ending his term of employment with the embassy shortly," it said.
"Ambassador Regev on Friday spoke with minister Duncan, apologised for the comments and made clear that the embassy considered the remarks to be completely unacceptable."
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The Israeli Ambassador has apologised and is clear these comments do not reflect the views of the embassy or government of Israel.
"The UK has a strong relationship with Israel and we consider the matter closed."

News Update: Beijing pollution: Police force to combat toxic smog

A new team of environmental police will try to reduce hazardous levels of toxic smog engulfing Beijing, the city's acting mayor has said.
The police will look for local sources of air pollution, including open-air barbecues and dusty roads, Cai Qi says, according to Xinhua state news agency.
The mayor has also promised to reduce coal consumption by 30% this year.
Many residents have been forced to stay in their homes for days at a time to avoid breathing the poisonous air.
The public has been calling on the government to do more to address major sources of smog, including reducing China's reliance on coal-fired power plants, the primary source of electricity in the country.
Officials say unfavourable weather conditions in the capital have prevented pollutants from dispersing.
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"Open-air barbecues, garbage incineration, biomass burning, dust from roads - these acts of non-compliance with regulations are actually the result of lax supervision and weak law enforcement," Mr Cai was quoted by Xinhua as saying.
The city's only coal-fired power plant will be closed after the winter, when consumption increases for heating, Mr Cai added.
Another 300,000 high-polluting old vehicles will be phased out, Xinhua says. Polluting factories will be closed and some 2,000 others will be upgraded to meet higher pollution treatment standards.
Beijing authorities had earlier announced that they would begin installing air purifiers in some of the city's schools and kindergartens. They were already ordered to stop all outdoor activities.
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Qatar Open: Novak Djokovic beats Sir Andy Murray in final to end Brit's winning streak

Novak Djokovic withstood a comeback from Sir Andy Murray to defend his Qatar Open title and end the Briton's winning streak of 28 consecutive ATP Tour matches.
Murray remains world number one despite the 6-3 5-7 6-4 defeat by the Serbian world number two.
The Scot saved three match points to come from a set and a break down to win the second set and level the match.
But Djokovic broke in game seven of the decider to win in two hours 54 minutes.
Both players now head to Melbourne for the Australian Open, the year's first Grand Slam, which starts on 16 January.
"Its a tough one to lose," said Murray, 29. "It was high level tennis, some of the points were physically tough. But it's a great way to star the new year and I look forward to the next few weeks."
This was the 36th meeting between the pair and Murray had won the last time they met at the ATP Tour Finals in November, a victory that kept him at world number one.
The Scot has never beaten the Serb after losing the first set and he was soon trailing as Djokovic broke in the eighth game following a string of unforced errors from Murray.
Djokovic broke again in the second set and served for the match at 5-3 but Murray fought back and reeled of four straight games to level.
The 12-time Grand Slam champion looked to be tiring in the third and was 0-30 on his own serve at 2-3 down but he fought back to hold and then broke Murray for the third time in the match as he won his second title in Doha.
"To win here, against the biggest rival, is a dream start," said Djokovic, who was penalised a point in the second set for smashing his racket.
Djokovic is the defending champion in Melbourne, having won his sixth Australian Open title last year as he condemned Murray to a fifth defeat in the final of the tournament.
'Murray and Djokovic to dominate 2017'
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
The end of his winning streak will be less of a concern to Murray than the fact he was beaten by Djokovic - who appears to be nicely back on track.
The world number two played a phenomenal deciding set - showing great resilience after Murray had turned the second set on its head. The win is sure to give Djokovic renewed confidence as he heads to Melbourne as a six time Australian Open champion.
But Murray also looks to be in fine form: if they stay free of injury, these two look likely to dominate 2017 as well.

Ivory Coast president says agreement reached with soldiers over bonuses

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The soldiers claim they were promised a salary bonus they never received
The unrest has spread to several cities as well as a neighborhood of Abidjan
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UN peacekeepers arrive Friday in the Ivory Coast city of Bouaké, a stronghold for soldiers.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) — Amid unrest in cities across the nation, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced Saturday the government reached an agreement with soldiers who have been demanding pay bonuses.
Some of the soldiers said they were promised -- but never received -- a salary bonus for their role in bringing Ouattara to power after disputed elections in 2010, a military source told CNN.
Following a meeting Saturday with Ivory Coast Defense Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi and the soldiers, Ouattara announced the agreement and asked soldiers to return to their barracks.

.But a government military source told CNN some mutinying soldiers in Bouaké rejected the agreement and started firing around the house where the negotiations took place. The soldiers said they want written proof they will be paid, the source said.
The unrest began Friday in Bouaké, but gunfire then broke out in the cities of Man in the west and Korhogo and Odienné in the north, as soldiers took up positions at the entrance to each city with heavy weapons, the military source saidThe unrest spread Saturday to Abidjan, where soldiers set up roadblocks around the neighborhood of Palmeraie.
So far, there have been no reports of anybody being shot or killed.
The soldiers, including some who have been demobilized, say they were each promised 5 million CFA francs ($8,000) and a house for their role in the rebellion that brought Ouattara to power after his predecessor refused to acknowledge his election win.
A government source told CNN on Friday that the government did give salary bonuses to the heads of the rebellion and it was not distributed to regular soldiers -- although he did not specify theThe unrest comes amid political reshuffles in the Cabinet and several government institutions.
Ivory Coast suffered months of violence following the disputed presidential elections in November 2010. Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent, refused to step down after Ouattara was declared the winner.
Gbagbo was arrested five months later and is on trial at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands.
A UN peacekeeping force remains in Ivory Coast, tasked with ensuring the protection of civilians and supporting the government's efforts to disarm and reintegrate former combatants.
CNN's Margot Haddad and journalist Eric Agnero reported from Abidjan, and CNN's Laura Smith-Spark wrote from London.

EXCLUSIVE: Secret Service chief sets record straight

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It's not unusual for a first lady to be in a different location than the President, Clancy said
Trump's Fifth Avenue residence in New York City presents a unique challenge

Washingotn (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy wants to set the record straight about President-elect Donald Trump's private security team and whether it's causing conflict with his agents.
In an exclusive interview with CNN -- his first since Trump's election -- Clancy also offered a wide-ranging look at the unique logistical challenges of providing security for the President-elect's large family and securing his New York residence.
Most of all, however, he wanted to push back against suggestions that there were conflicts between the Secret Service and the private security team that's protected Trump for years. Politico reported last month that Trump's private team "bristled" at the Secret Service's desire to take the lead in protecting Trump and in some cases, they had gotten in the way of the agency's protocols.
"There is no friction at all" with Trump's private team, insisted Clancy, who said his agency has "sole responsibility" for protecting the President and the first family. He added that there is no overlap between the private team and his agency.
"They are not in our meetings," Clancy said. "They are not armed. They are more of a staff function than a security function. We don't interact with them."
He explained that while Trump's private team is there to ensure public events run smoothly and there are no disruptions from the crowd, Secret Service agents are the only ones protecting the President-elect.
Although protesters have been a feature of many Trump campaign stops and some have pledged to protest the inauguration, Clancy said that unless a protester is a direct physical threat to the President, the Secret Service will not intervene.
"We want to make sure everyone has their First Amendment rights," he said, adding that if a protester is removed, that is a decision made by event staff.
Trump has named the head of his private security team, retired NYPD officer Keith Schiller, as his director of Oval Office operations and deputy assistant to the President. Clancy said Schiller serves as a "conduit for information" between the agents and the President-elect and helps inform the Secret Service about any changes to Trump's itinerary.
"He has a larger family. He's got five children, grandchildren, so that will require more assets, more personnel," Clancy said.
He noted that Trump's children are "young adults, so they're very active, they travel." But Trump's Fifth Avenue residence in New York City, Trump Tower -- where future First Lady Melania Trump plans to reside through next spring with the couple's youngest son -- presents a different challenge.
It's not unusual for a first lady to be in a different location than the President, Clancy said, but he acknowledged the new Trump arrangement represents a "longer period of time" than usual -- even though his agency would never advise the first family to change their preferred living arrangements.
"There are enough inconveniences when you take on this role as President and first lady," Clancy said. "We don't want to add to that."
Trump Tower
The midtown Manhattan building sits on one of the busiest streets in the country. Clancy said the goal is to provide robust security while simultaneously allowing local businesses and residents to continue using the building.
"We are bringing in more resources" to handle the situation, he said, adding that the Secret Service is working to establish a command post inside Trump Tower that would be "pretty close to an entire floor."
According to Jared Horowitz, who works for the company responsible for available commercial space at Trump Tower, the floors available to rent -- with the average floor space running between 13,500 to 15,500 square feet -- cost about $1.5 million a year. Asked about the high price tag, Clancy said they were required by law "to pay for the property that we need," adding that the space was "critical to the protection of the President, so it's something that needs to be done."
"It's actually no different than what we've done with other presidents," Clancy continued. "We rented some property in Chicago when President Obama first became president for his trips when he was going out to Chicago. So, this is typically what we do."
Regarding the government's negotiations with their new landlord, the Trump Organization, Clancy said, "They're very fair with us. They understand the responsibilities we have and they've been very accommodating."
Protecting the President
Clancy, a 27-year veteran of the Secret Service who ran the presidential protection division during the first years of Barack Obama's presidency, noted there are more similarities than differences among the presidents they protect.
"I don't think any of them sleep very well," he said. "They're also very schedule-oriented. They all run on tight schedules," adding that, "They're all involved in athletics. Some enjoy golf, some enjoy running, some biking."
In the past year and a half that the Secret Service has been working with Trump, Clancy said he has met with him a couple of times, describing him as "very gracious and very appreciative" of the Secret Service.
Asked how Trump was adjusting to motorcades and having round-the-clock teams of armed agents guarding him, Clancy said "it's unusual for anyone to get used to it, but he has been terrific."
Threats in the age of Twitter
Two newer areas the Secret Service is focused on are social media and cyberthreats, an area of particular concern given Trump's frequent use of Twitter and mounting concerns regarding US cybersecurity.
The director said the Secret Service now has a specific division focused on potential social media threats. He also said they are deploying the same experts that provide cyber security for the US financial system in order to ensure that facilities visited by the president are defended from cyber-attacks.
"Everything keeps me up night," he said of the array of threats.
But, he added, "that's our business

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Runtown’s ‘Mad Over You’ hits number 38 on Billboard chart

Eric Many frontline act, Runtown is starting the new year on a high note. His smash hit single ‘Mad Over You’ released just a couple of weeks ago has just made it to number 38 on the Billboard chart for January 2017.
Runtown, an award winning African pop star now joins other international pop stars like Drake, Wyclef, Justin Bieber and other who all made the new chart.
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China tells Donald Trump to lay off Twitter

China has slammed US President-elect Donald Trump over his use of Twitter to conduct international diplomacy in a commentary published by the country's official news agency Xinhua.Trump has earned a reputation for making unpredictable statements on Twitter that often depart from long-standing US policies and he's made several controversial comments about China."The obsession with 'Twitter diplomacy' is undesirable," said the bylined commentary, which only appeared on the agency's Chinese website. Xinhua is the biggest and most influential of China's state-run media."It is a commonly accepted that diplomacy is not a child's game -- and even less is it business dealing. As former United States Secretary of State [Madeleine] Albright said, Twitter should not be a tool for foreign policy," the commentary, which was published this week, said.Albright served under former President Bill Clinton and was a vocal supporter of Trump's democratic rival Hillary Clinton.In a Tweet late Monday, Trump suggested that China wasn't doing enough to rein in its nuclear-armed neighbor North Korea.He's also used Twitter to accuse China of keeping its currency artificially low, of military posturing in the South China Sea and to announce that he'd spoken directly with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen -- upending a long-standing US policy.China's official reaction to Trump has been relatively muted.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs went as far saying it was "seriously concerned" after Trump questioned whether the United States should keep its position that Taiwan is part of "one China."However, The Global Times, a provocative but state-sanctioned tabloid, has gone further, calling Trump "ignorant as a child in foreign policy" and "pandering to irresponsible attitudes."It's not just China that Trump has targeted in his tweets.In the last 24 hours alone, he's tweeted on the delay in an intelligence briefing on"so-called 'Russian hacking'" -- "perhaps more time needed to build a case. Very strange!"He's renewed his attacks on ObamaCare -- "Republicans must be careful in that the Dems own the failed ObamaCare disaster, with its poor coverage and massive premium increases......"And accused "some people" of not understanding the "Movement" in relation to his upcoming inauguration.In an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" in November, Trump suggested that after beingofficially sworn in as president he'd be "very restrained" on Twitter.There are few signs yet that that's likely to happen.

News: 2.5 billion people, nukes and missiles. What could go wrong?

It's a frightening prospect, India and China going to war.The countries are home to 2.5 billion people, a long and sometimes disputed border -- which they've fought wars over -- and each have nuclear weapons.And India announced last month it successfully tested the Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which could theoretically deliver a nuke to Beijing.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted the accomplishment "makes every Indian proud."But some in China see the test as a provocation. And provocations can make the region less stable, which can lead to hostilities, says Victor Gao, the director of the China National Association of International Studies."To contemplate a war, especially involving involving nuclear weapons, against each other is completely ludicrous," Gao told CNN. "And it's a misallocation of resources."Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for China's Foreign Ministry, responded to a question about the missile launch by noting UN Security Council regulations regarding nuclear capable ballistic missiles and stressing that the two countries "are not rivals for competition but partners for cooperation."An Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman responded by telling CNN that its "strategic capabilities are not targeted against any particular country," and that the country abides by its international obligationsBut not everyone shares such a sanguine view of the Sino-Indian relationship."Everyone should be interested in and concerned about India's successful ICBM test, inc(luding) China because it's within range of this new missile and because it especially of the major Asian countries understands the dangers of nationalism and itsvolatility," says Yvonne Chiu, a professor of at Hong Kong University.'Precisely ambiguous'India and China both maintain what's called a "no first use" policy as part of their nuclear doctrine.The policy means exactly what it sounds like -- in the event of a war, the country won't use nuclear weapons unless they're attacked by an enemy using nuclear weapons.But India's hawkish defense minister, Manohar Parrikar, publicly mused in November whether India should be bound by the "no first use" policy."If a written down policy exists, or you take a stand on a nuclear aspect, I think you are truly giving away your strength in nuclear," Parrikar said. "Why should I bind myself? I should say I'm a responsible nuclear power and I will not use it irresponsibly."It's important to note that Parrikar said those were his personal opinions, and that India's nuclear doctrine was not changing.And he made those comments in November, after tensions with Pakistan were on the rise due to unrest in KashmirBut Parrikar isn't the only one in India questioning the "no first use" doctrine."Nuclear deterrence is a curious thing -- it succeeds when it creates doubts in the mindof the adversary state, and doubt is created in the nuclear realm by being precisely ambiguous about your intentions, your capabilities and about the possibilities of its use," said Bharat Karnad​,​ a professor of national security studies at the Indian Centre for Policy Research."We are far too certain about our retaliatory strike certainties. It's not the kind of certainty you'd like your adversaries to believe, primarily because it undermines your own deterrent posture."It could be all smoke and mirrors -- what better way to publicly sow doubt about your intentions than to publicly muse about changing them, but in private, stay committed to"no first use."​But any ambiguity doesn't look great from China's position.What would you do if southern neighbor, which you fought a war against in the 1970s, starts beating nationalist drums and gives mixed messages on whether or not they'll fire a nuke first in a war?"In today's world, to position yourself in terms of a nuclear strike against your neighbor is the wrong policy. And therefore I'm a little bit frightened and disappointed by this kind of high-level of excitement in India about the new ICBM capability," Gao said.Keeping enemies closer?Indian Prime Minister Modi has made rapprochement a staple of his China policy since he took officeModi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met early at the start of the Indian leader's premiership in 2014. The two sides spoke glowingly of what the countries could accomplish by working together.Gao, who was Deng Xiapoing's translator, believes Modi has done a good job engaging with China.But just because trade and diplomatic ties are strengthened doesn't preclude India from trying to catch up to China militarily."There are long-standing tensions and ongoing disputes between the two countries, and one possible path to better relations is to come at it from a position of relative strength, particularly if the increased strength in question is both a genuine threat (nuclear capability)," Chiu, the professor at HKU, told CNN in an email.The elephant in the roomPakistan is the big wild card.The country, which boasts its own nuclear arsenal, is India's historic adversary and considered an "all-weather" friend of China.Those relationships form a double-edged sword, analysts say.On the one hand, it offers India an excuse for building up its missile systems that doesn't involve China, so "both sides can continue relations without the sense one of them has suddenly been put under undue pressure," Chiu says.

Why Trump's tweets favor Russia over China

President-elect Donald Trump has been playing global favorites on Twitter.He has showered praise on Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him "very smart!," and dismissed charges that Moscow tried to hack the election process -- even as he's bashed China for currency manipulation, skewing trade and failing to rein in North Korea.It's unusual enough for a president-elect to try to sway foreign policy before he's in office, let alone in 140-character bursts. While Trump aides have said some of his statements shouldn't be taken "literally," the tweets offer insight to his foreign policy views and raise a question: When both China and Russia are challenging US power globally, why does he favor Moscow and not Beijing?Trump's positions on Russia and China mark a sharp turn from current policies -- and that might to the point. Trump and much of the Republican establishment have made clear they aim to dismantle parts of President Barack Obama's legacy. Trump is also looking to use international relations in pursuit of economic ends, even as some observers worry his approach is based on misperceptions of economic forces.Some analysts point to the possibility that Trump is taking a deeply strategic approach;others say he simply fails to understand the crucial importance of long-standing US alliances. At the least, it is an approach that contrasts with Obama, who has tried to find areas of common interest with China to bridge serious divides. At the same time, he has endeavored, with little success, to isolate Russia for a series of international violations."It's a sign of confusion if you're making trouble with the Chinese at the same time as you're making trouble with US allies in Asia, and it's a sign of confusion if you're trying to make up with Russia at the same that you're not tending to American alliances in Europe," said Steven Sestanovich, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.Trump "acts like a guy who thinks he can make everybody mad at the same time and not pay a price for it," Sestanovich said.Russia has conducted a stealth invasion of Ukraine, annexed Crimea -- the first attempt to alter European borders by force since World War II -- and is believed to havesupplied the missile that brought down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine in 2014.Moscow has supported Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his country's civil war, including in the bombing of civilians in Aleppo, in direct opposition to the US. The Russian military has buzzed US aircraft and ships. And the US intelligence community found with "high confidence" that Russia was behind hacking during the presidential election campaign meant to sow doubts about American democracy.And yet Trump speaks warmly of Putin and his desire for better cooperation with Russia, publicly dismissing the hacking allegations and accusing the intelligence community of acting politically.That stand has damaged morale within the intelligence community and puzzled observers who wonder whether it's a strategic decision or a function of Trump's admiration for authoritarian figures, possible business deals with Russian oligarchs, or as-yet-undiscovered links or financial debts. Russian officials have said they were in contact with the Trump campaign throughout the election.Matt Rojansky, head of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, said one reason could be Trump's belief that the US should do more work with Russia to defeat terrorism and his view of that challenge as a "civilizational battle between radical Islam and, broadly speaking, the forces of Western civilization."Trump and his aides, particularly his future national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, are much more comfortable including Russia under the "Western civilization" umbrella than prominent Republicans such as Arizona Sen. John McCain and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rojansky said. That will cause friction, possibly sooner rather than later.McCain will hold hearings Thursday to examine Russia's role in the election hacking. The Arizona senator and Graham have announced that they will also lead new sanctions against Russia. McCain already is working on legislation with the leading Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin.If Trump's stance on Russia might fray some of his alliances in Congress, he's already put European allies on edge with his warmth toward Putin and questions about the worth of NATO. He's also unnerved Asian allies by questioning the cost of helping Japan and South Korea defend themselves."I can see why it's a temptation for a big shot like Trump to think that smaller powers don't matter and you just solve your problems with the other big guys," said Sestanovich, who is also a professor at Columbia University. "That's just a mistake. Theother guys are going to eat your lunch if you have let American alliance ties wither. I think that's what he doesn't get."He said that, "The biggest lever we have with the Chinese is our network of alliances, similarly with the Russians."Some analysts have suggested Trump is practicing a sophisticated version of the"triangular diplomacy" former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and President RichardNixon used to play the Soviet Union and China off against each other in the 1970s.But the two nations are no longer bitter enemies and instead have a well-defined, if mutually wary, relationship."There's no way by improving relations with Russia you get a significant bang for your buck with the Chinese," Sestanovich said.

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Adekunle Gold, Viktoh And Chinko Ekun To Exit YBNL

News according to theNET suggests that YBNL artistes Adekunle Gold, Viktoh and Chinko Ekun are on their way out of the record label.
The development comes after the expiration of their recording and management contracts with YBNL. It is believed that the trio are still looking up to Olamide as regards their future on the YBNL roster.
Sources say, Adekunle Gold’s contract with YBNL recently expired,’ and he’s yet to decide on his contract renewal because he’s not ready to go unaided.’
In the case of Adekunle Gold, the singer worked as a graphics designer with YBNL before being offered a contract as an artiste. This was around the inaugural OLIC (Olamide Live In Concert) held in 2014. The contract proper was handed to Adekunle Gold following the release of his chart topper debut “Sade”.
The contracts of Viktoh and Chinko Ekun expired long time ago, but they decided to keep the update on the low as they fear it could make or tarnish careers.
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