Shinzo Abe has achieved much of his conservative security agenda but unless he can revive his flagging popularity, his goal of revising the pacifist constitution is likely to elude his grasp. “He thinks revising the constitution is his greatest mission as a politician …” lawmaker Hirasawa told Reuters. Source: Reuters
With France still reeling from the Strasbourg terrorist shooting, the government has called on the “yellow vest” protest movement to cancel its next rally. Meanwhile, a protester has died after being hit by a truck. Source: Deutsche Welle
Yemen’s warring sides agreed on Thursday to a ceasefire for the flashpoint city of Hodeidah and its surrounding governorate, a major breakthrough that could end what the UN calls the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”. Source: Al Jazeera
Turkish forces will enter the Syrian town of Manbij if the United States does not remove YPG members, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Dec. 14. Source: Hürriyet Daily News
