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Well, European Union leaders gathered in Brussels to quickly and unanimously endorse the agreement on Britain's departure from the 28-nation bloc on 19 March 2019.  UK PM Theresa May insists the deal "delivered for the British people" and set the UK "on course for a prosperous future", but passage through Parliament on 12 December is hardly assured.  A rift in her Conservative Party sets off hardline Brexiteers who believe the deal gives up everything to the EU and getting little in return.  The opposition Labour and Lib-Dem parties are against it, and are demanding a second national referendum to confirm if the people really want to go through with it.  But if anyone in the UK thinks the deal can be renegotiated, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has a bucket of cold water ready; he says, "This is the only deal possible."

Ukraine is accusing Russia of firing at and stealing its ships in the Sea of Azov, a body of water in the north of the Black Sea bordered by the two countries and the disputed Crimea region, which Russia annexed in 2014.  Kiev says two of its Navy gunboats and a tug were captured by Russian special forces after a chase.  Two Ukrainian crew members were injured.  Earlier, a Russian coast guard vessel rammed a Ukrainian navy tugboat, resulting in damage to the ship's engines and hull.  The Russians are blocking Ukrainian access to the Sea of Azov on the northern edge of the Black Sea, would on the surface appears to violate a bilateral treaty giving both countries the right to navigate. 

Russian warplanes pounded rebel-held positions in the Syrian city of Aleppo, claiming that chemical weapons had been fired from the sites.  The rebels deny it, but state media reported that several people were treated for breathing difficulties overnight.  The Syrian Civil war is possible in its last throes, with forces loyal to the government of Russian asset.. oops, I mean "ally" President Bashar al-Assad in control of most of the country.  Areas around Aleppo are controlled by a hodge-podge of Jihadists and Turkish-backed rebels.

Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn is denying accusations he misused company assets and under reported his income.  He has not spoken publicly since his arrest in Tokyo last week, but Japan's public broadcaster NHK says he is explaining there was no intention to under-report his earnings.  Former board member Greg Kelly also defended his ex-boss's compensation and says it was discussed with Nissan's board.  The timing of Nissan turning on its own CEO is raising suspicions of a "nationalist" power play within Nissan's executive suites, as Mr. Ghosn was reportedly working on tightening the alliance between Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Renault, making the company the junior partner in an international conglomerate.

Mexico is denying a Washington Post report that is agreeing to a Trump administration plan to change the way the US deals with asylum seekers from the southern border.  The report claims that the incoming government agreed that the migrants would stay in Mexico while their cases go through the US courts.  But the same official who was quoted in the WaPo report - incoming Interior Minister Olga Sanchez Cordero - has denied that report to every other news outlet that asked.  Ms. Sanchez takes office on 1 December, when Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) is sworn in.

The biggest sporting event in Latin America, the Copa Libertadores football final in Argentina, has been postponed for a second day after River Plate hooligans attacked a bus carrying Boca Juniors players hours before Saturday's kickoff.  Some Boca players had arm and eye injuries and others complained of breathing difficulties after tear gas and pepper spray used by police to stop the attack. 

At least 29 people died when a party boat with 100 revelers capsized on Lake Victoria off the Ugandan capital of Kampala.  The African lake frequently sees deadly disasters, mostly due to over-crowding of under-maintained boats.  Just two months ago, a ferry capsized on the Tanzanian side of the lake killing more than 130 people.