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UK Prime Minister Theresa May's proposal on how to leave the European Union went down to a particularly ignominious defeat in Parliament, rejected by a vote of 432-202.  That's the worst showing of a sitting government in almost a century; Ms. May acknowledged that fact, and agreed to allow debate on a no-confidence motion, which UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he will table.  However, May's allies in the DUP from Northern Ireland say they would vote to retain her as PM.  That would leave Labour, the Scottish National Party, and the Lib-Dems short of the threshold needed to trigger an election.  And May had already survived a party room challenge a few weeks ago, meaning an internal coup cannot be triggered for about a year.  The people of the UK are stuck with the leadership that for two and a half years has been unable to successfully negotiate a Brexit deal to anyone's liking, and refuses to call a new referendum to allow people to back out - and the Brexit is scheduled to happen one way or another on 29 March.  

Al Shabaab is claiming responsibility for a terrorist attack at an upscale hotel and business compound in Nairobi, Kenya.  The death toll is eleven and growing, much more than the government's initial claim of one dead and 15 injured - that claim was quickly refuted when a wire service photographer captured an image of at least four bodies slumped over in their chairs in an outdoor cafe at the "DusitD2 Hotel".  Government sources say the attackers stormed the complex at about 3:00 PM local time, bombing cars at the front of the driveway and moving into the buildings to kill people.  Security forces were quick to arrive to escort people to safety as they battled the gunmen.  The attack echoes al Shabaab's 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi that left 67 people dead.

Germany's internal intelligence service will monitor the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party for suspected extremist activity.  Some party leaders have been condemned for their extremist rhetoric and have been accused of encouraging the anti-immigrant violence in Chemnitz last year. Particular scrutiny will be focused on the AfD's youth wing, whose leaders have condemned and insulted Holocaust memorials in Germany.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo in the gruesome violence following the disputed 2010 election.  He was the first former head of state to go on trial at the ICC.  Mr. Gbagbo refused to accept his loss to his rival, Alassane Ouattara; prosecutors say he clung to power by every means available, including violence, murder, rape, and intimidation.  Eventually, more than 3,000 people were killed and half a million displaced in the most brutal clashes the country had ever seen.  This is the third major case against African leader to collapse at the ICC.

Already the murder capital of the world, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree to make it easier for people to own guns under the premise that it will make it easier for people to defend themselves.  The former army captain and far-right leader said his electoral win last year was a sign that citizens in Latin America's largest nation wanted to arm themselves: "The people decided in favor of buying guns and ammunition and we can't deny what the people want at this moment."  Last year, nearly 64,000 were murdered in Brazil, the majority by firearms.

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Canada has asked China to spare the life of 36-year-old Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian sentenced to death at a one-day retrial for drug smuggling - which he denies.  "We believe it is inhumane and inappropriate, and wherever the death penalty is considered with regard to a Canadian we speak out against it," Ms. Freeland said.  His re-sentencing happened in the wake of Canada's arrest of top-level Huawei electronics CFP Meng Wanzhou on a US warrant. 

Earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized the death sentence, saying "All countries around the world" should be alarmed at Beijing's politicization of its justice system.  China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying expressed Beijing's "strong dissatisfaction" and said Trudeau should "respect the rule of law, respect China's judicial sovereignty, correct mistakes and stop making irresponsible remarks".  Canada has issued a travel warning to its citizens about China due to "the risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws."