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The Federal Government will recognize West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but will not for now move Australia's Embassy to the disputed city.  The ABC reports Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce this while acknowledging the Palestinians' hope to make East Jerusalem the capital of an independent State of Palestine.  It appears to be Mr. Morrison's way of navigating between Donald Trump, who announced he's moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and Indonesia which backs the Palestinians and with which Australia needs to stay friendly for trade.  This also keeps the status quo, as every diplomat in the world already knew that Israel and the Palestinians each want Jerusalem for their respective capitals.

The US claims it will investigate the death of a seven-year old girl while in the custody of the US Border Patrol.  Jakelin Caal Maquin, was detained last week after crossing the US-Mexico border with her father; it had been reported that she died of severe dehydration, but the Border Patrol claims she had access to food and water in custody.  On Friday, Donald Trump's Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen blamed the girl's family: "This family chose to cross illegally," she told Rupert Murdoch's Fox News.  But California Democratic Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, who is expected to chair the Homeland Security Appropriations subcommittee, said:  "This is yet another example of how the Trump Administration puts NO value on the lives and dignity of our immigrant brothers and sisters."  And the American Civili Liberties Union (ACLU) blamed the "lack of accountability, and a culture of cruelty" within the US Customs and Border Patrol.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May came away empty handed after her attempt to cajole European leaders into giving her something, anything to help sell the Brexit deal to her Parliament for a vote likely to take place next month.  Instead, she seemed to get defensive:  After EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker referred to the UK's political climate as "nebulous" and "imprecise", which Ms. May took personally:  "What did you call me?" she was seen asking Junker in an uncomfortable confrontation, "You called me nebulous."  Juncker was seen shaking his head and replying: "No I didn't."  In a news conference later, Junker insisted the misunderstanding was patched up.

A "miracle" baby in the DR Congo survived the Ebola virus that killed her mother.  The newborn girl, named Benedicte, was admitted into a treatment center in the city of Beni just six days after she was born.  "She went home in the arms of her father and aunt," said the country's health ministry.  She is believed to be the youngest survivor in this, the second-largest Ebola outbreak since the virus was first detected in the 1970s.  More than 300 people have died out of 515 confirmed and suspected infections.

Nigeria ordered UNICEF to suspend its activities in the extremist-plagued northeast, accusing the celebrated United Nations children's' agency of "training selected persons for clandestine activities" - commonly known as "training spies".  Military spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu accused UNICEF of harming Nigeria's counter-terror efforts via "spurious and unconfirmed allegations" of human rights abuses by the military.  UNICEF said it is attempting to confirm the military's accusations.

Kurdish forces have taken the last significant urban stronghold from the so-called Islamic State.  The fall of Hajin, Syria cements the reputation of the US-backed Kurds as the most-effective fighting forces against the extremist terrorist group, and marks the newest nadir of a group that at its heights effectively controlled large swaths of Iraq and Syria.  IS is reduced, but still dangerous - along with controlling a few scattered towns in Syria, it is believed to still have sleeper cells in several Western countries.

A fourth person has died as a result of the Islamist extremist attack at the Strasbourg Christmas Market, identified as Italian journalist Antonio Megalizzi.  French officials say a fifth person is brain dead.  Cops shot and killed Cherif Chekatt on a doorstep in the eastern French city two days after he opened fire on people at the famous holiday market.

Police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a protest against a proposed agreement with neighbor Macedonia that would end a decades-long name dispute.  Nationalists hate the deal - under which Greece's neighbor would change its name to "North Macedonia" and Athens would drop its objections to the country's accession to NATO and eventually the European Union - fearing that the other country would lay claim to Greece's northern province, also called Macedonia. 

A Brink's armored car spilled US$370,000 in small, non-sequential bills on a New Jersey highway.  Around $200,000 of it is still missing, and police are reviewing video from CCTV and snitches' dash cams for suspects.