Headlines:

• Merkel Suggests Christmas Carols, Flute-Playing in Face of Islam Concerns
• Britain Sends Tanks, Drones and 800 Troops to Russian Border Amid Fears of All-Out Nuclear War
• Pakistan, Philippines Threaten to Leave U.S. for Stronger China/Russia Ties

The following was mentioned in the Sixth Discussion Paper for the head of the regime under the heading “The Sovereignty of the Law is the Basis of the State”: “The civil state is the state that refers to judgment to the constitution and the law which is applied upon all without favouritism. It is consequently not synonymous with the secular state.

Headlines:

• The Battle for Mosul Erupts
• Attack in Quetta
• China IntensifiesDrive against Muslims

Palestine: Gaza Mass Picket in support of Aleppo