Aleppo evacuation: UN Security Council to vote on sending observers
The UN Security Council will decide whether to send observers to the stricken Syrian city of Aleppo. BBC News – Middle East
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Talks planned to avert pre-Christmas airports staff strike
Unite union officials and Swissport will hold talks aimed at preventing strikes by staff at UK airports. BBC News – Business
Venezuela delays 100-bolivar banknote withdrawal
Venezuela’s president delays the scrapping of the 100-bolivar banknote until January, amid protests. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Turkish bus attack: 13 off-duty soldiers killed by car bomb
A suicide car bomb kills 13 off-duty soldiers in central Turkey and wounds 56 others. BBC News – Europe
British values oath proposed for public office holders
Holders of public office should swear an oath to British values, minister Sajid Javid says. BBC News – UK
US hacking claims: Obama told Putin to ‘cut it out’
President Obama says he warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin in September to stop hacking the US election. BBC News – US & Canada