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| Berlin, Uber, Donald Trump: Your Friday Briefing | Berlin, Uber, Donald Trump: Your Friday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Anis Amri, the suspect in the attack at a Berlin Christmas market, was killed in a shootout on the outskirts of Milan. | • Anis Amri, the suspect in the attack at a Berlin Christmas market, was killed in a shootout on the outskirts of Milan. |
| Here’s a timeline of events in the life of Mr. Amri: his crossing of the Mediterranean, the years spent in Italian prisons and his contact with a Salafist preacher. His journey also underscores a vexing problem: how to handle masses of virtually stateless wanderers. | Here’s a timeline of events in the life of Mr. Amri: his crossing of the Mediterranean, the years spent in Italian prisons and his contact with a Salafist preacher. His journey also underscores a vexing problem: how to handle masses of virtually stateless wanderers. |
| As Berliners returned to Christmas markets after Monday’s attack, the mood was subdued. | |
| Germany arrested two Kosovar brothers on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping mall. Separately, Australia also said it believed it had averted a terrorist plot in Melbourne — possibly on Christmas Day — with the arrest of five people. | Germany arrested two Kosovar brothers on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping mall. Separately, Australia also said it believed it had averted a terrorist plot in Melbourne — possibly on Christmas Day — with the arrest of five people. |
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| • President-elect Donald J. Trump added more turbulence to U.S. foreign policy, posting on Twitter that the country should greatly “expand its nuclear capability” after comments by the Russian president. He also pressured President Obama to veto a United Nations resolution critical of Israel. | • President-elect Donald J. Trump added more turbulence to U.S. foreign policy, posting on Twitter that the country should greatly “expand its nuclear capability” after comments by the Russian president. He also pressured President Obama to veto a United Nations resolution critical of Israel. |
| Mr. Trump’s transition team is asking employees at the State Department to give details of gender equality programs, fanning fears of a rollback. | Mr. Trump’s transition team is asking employees at the State Department to give details of gender equality programs, fanning fears of a rollback. |
| And the Obama administration is dismantling a dormant national registry program for visitors from countries with active terrorist groups after Mr. Trump seemed to suggest that the attack on a Christmas market in Germany validated his proposal to bar Muslims from entering the U.S. | And the Obama administration is dismantling a dormant national registry program for visitors from countries with active terrorist groups after Mr. Trump seemed to suggest that the attack on a Christmas market in Germany validated his proposal to bar Muslims from entering the U.S. |
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| • The Syrian government controls all of Aleppo for the first time since 2012. | • The Syrian government controls all of Aleppo for the first time since 2012. |
| The last evacuations from rebel-held areas of the city represent a turning point in the war and a morale-building victory for President Bashar al-Assad’s troops. | The last evacuations from rebel-held areas of the city represent a turning point in the war and a morale-building victory for President Bashar al-Assad’s troops. |
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| • Italy’s government approved the creation of a 20 billion euro fund to support the country’s troubled banking industry. | • Italy’s government approved the creation of a 20 billion euro fund to support the country’s troubled banking industry. |
| Monte dei Paschi di Siena is the first in line to receive state funds after the bank said that it failed to raise sufficient capital from investors. | Monte dei Paschi di Siena is the first in line to receive state funds after the bank said that it failed to raise sufficient capital from investors. |
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| • Two Baltic cities are in a feud over which had the world’s first decorated Christmas tree. | • Two Baltic cities are in a feud over which had the world’s first decorated Christmas tree. |
| Riga, the capital of Latvia, says it was first, in 1510. Estonia’s Tallinn claims a much earlier event, in 1441. Civic pride and tourist dollars are at stake. | Riga, the capital of Latvia, says it was first, in 1510. Estonia’s Tallinn claims a much earlier event, in 1441. Civic pride and tourist dollars are at stake. |
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| • The year in pictures: 2016 was so unexpected, so tumultuous that the fight has just begun over which narrative might possibly explain it. These images might help. | • The year in pictures: 2016 was so unexpected, so tumultuous that the fight has just begun over which narrative might possibly explain it. These images might help. |
| • Deutsche Bank announced a tentative $7.2 billion settlement to resolve a U.S. federal investigation into the sale of toxic mortgage securities. Credit Suisse settled similar claims for $5.3 billion. | • Deutsche Bank announced a tentative $7.2 billion settlement to resolve a U.S. federal investigation into the sale of toxic mortgage securities. Credit Suisse settled similar claims for $5.3 billion. |
| And the Justice Department announced a lawsuit against the British lender Barclays over mortgage securities. | And the Justice Department announced a lawsuit against the British lender Barclays over mortgage securities. |
| • Iran agreed to buy 100 Airbus jets in the country’s biggest deal with Europe since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Deliveries start next month. | • Iran agreed to buy 100 Airbus jets in the country’s biggest deal with Europe since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Deliveries start next month. |
| • Uber drivers are set to block traffic at Paris airports today amid a dispute over a rise in commissions the company takes from its drivers. | • Uber drivers are set to block traffic at Paris airports today amid a dispute over a rise in commissions the company takes from its drivers. |
| • Ikea reached a tentative settlement to pay $50 million to three American families whose young children were killed after furniture sold by the Swedish company fell on them. | • Ikea reached a tentative settlement to pay $50 million to three American families whose young children were killed after furniture sold by the Swedish company fell on them. |
| • The European Investment Bank has started providing a one billion euro credit line to Greek banks to support smaller companies. | • The European Investment Bank has started providing a one billion euro credit line to Greek banks to support smaller companies. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Expect a wide range of topics — nuclear weapons, terrorism, Syria, economics, U.S. politics — when President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia gives his annual news conference today. [Bloomberg] | • Expect a wide range of topics — nuclear weapons, terrorism, Syria, economics, U.S. politics — when President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia gives his annual news conference today. [Bloomberg] |
| • Marine Le Pen, the French far-right politician, is struggling to raise the 20 million euros she needs to fund presidential and legislative campaigns in 2017 after the party’s Russian lender failed. [Bloomberg] | • Marine Le Pen, the French far-right politician, is struggling to raise the 20 million euros she needs to fund presidential and legislative campaigns in 2017 after the party’s Russian lender failed. [Bloomberg] |
| • Macedonian voters at a single polling station will return to the polls on Christmas Day. The outcome could significantly change results of the Dec. 11 general election. [Balkan Insight] | • Macedonian voters at a single polling station will return to the polls on Christmas Day. The outcome could significantly change results of the Dec. 11 general election. [Balkan Insight] |
| • Israel arrested an Arab lawmaker over accusations that he smuggled cellphones to Palestinian prisoners. [The New York Times] | • Israel arrested an Arab lawmaker over accusations that he smuggled cellphones to Palestinian prisoners. [The New York Times] |
| • The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is prime time for English soccer. [The New York Times] | • The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is prime time for English soccer. [The New York Times] |
| • Residents of the Spanish town of Pinos Puente found an unexpected reprieve to economic malaise: 56 million euros in winnings in this year’s “El Gordo” Christmas lottery. [El Mundo] | • Residents of the Spanish town of Pinos Puente found an unexpected reprieve to economic malaise: 56 million euros in winnings in this year’s “El Gordo” Christmas lottery. [El Mundo] |
| • Santa Claus Village in Finland attracts half a million visitors a year. Join the elves (postal workers) as they sort through some 700,000 letters to Santa in our latest 360 video, above. | • Santa Claus Village in Finland attracts half a million visitors a year. Join the elves (postal workers) as they sort through some 700,000 letters to Santa in our latest 360 video, above. |
| • Franca Sozzani, the editor of Italian Vogue and one of the most influential journalists in fashion, died at 66. | • Franca Sozzani, the editor of Italian Vogue and one of the most influential journalists in fashion, died at 66. |
| • A wave of appraisal marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Hieronymus Bosch, the enigmatic Dutch painter. | • A wave of appraisal marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Hieronymus Bosch, the enigmatic Dutch painter. |
| • When it comes to everyday cooking, convenience is king. The recipes our readers loved most this year prove that point deliciously. | • When it comes to everyday cooking, convenience is king. The recipes our readers loved most this year prove that point deliciously. |
| We all know what it’s like to get a less-than-ideal gift. Compare your own this season with some of the oddities our journalists have received. | We all know what it’s like to get a less-than-ideal gift. Compare your own this season with some of the oddities our journalists have received. |
| Alissa J. Rubin, our Paris bureau chief, remembers that she was given a copper-colored, plasticky statuette of an Egyptian sphinx when she covered the war in Iraq: “It had translucent bright blue eyes, and it would light up.” Another one that sticks out: “A Saddam watch.” | Alissa J. Rubin, our Paris bureau chief, remembers that she was given a copper-colored, plasticky statuette of an Egyptian sphinx when she covered the war in Iraq: “It had translucent bright blue eyes, and it would light up.” Another one that sticks out: “A Saddam watch.” |
| Marc Lacey, our national editor and a former international correspondent, still has an Iraqi translator’s disconcerting gift: “A painting by an artist said to have painted Saddam Hussein himself, showing a man in a flowing white robe on a majestic white steed holding a sword toward the heavens. He had my face.” | Marc Lacey, our national editor and a former international correspondent, still has an Iraqi translator’s disconcerting gift: “A painting by an artist said to have painted Saddam Hussein himself, showing a man in a flowing white robe on a majestic white steed holding a sword toward the heavens. He had my face.” |
| Jim Yardley, our Europe editor, recalls a range of gifts when he was covering China: “A plaque with a photograph of a local dam project. A few tea sets. And Olympics swag, including a stuffed doll of one of the Beijing mascots, ‘The Friendlies.’ ” | Jim Yardley, our Europe editor, recalls a range of gifts when he was covering China: “A plaque with a photograph of a local dam project. A few tea sets. And Olympics swag, including a stuffed doll of one of the Beijing mascots, ‘The Friendlies.’ ” |
| Andrew Jacobs, a correspondent, remembers another gift to the Beijing bureau: “a compressed Frisbee-sized disc of tea shaped in the image of the Chinese helicopter tycoon who was giving them out.” No one, he says, drank the tea. | Andrew Jacobs, a correspondent, remembers another gift to the Beijing bureau: “a compressed Frisbee-sized disc of tea shaped in the image of the Chinese helicopter tycoon who was giving them out.” No one, he says, drank the tea. |
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| We’re off on Monday. Your Morning Briefing will resume publishing on Tuesday. | We’re off on Monday. Your Morning Briefing will resume publishing on Tuesday. |
| What would you like to see here? Contact us at europebriefing@nytimes.com. | What would you like to see here? Contact us at europebriefing@nytimes.com. |