AP, Jerusalem
A top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump says his boss doesn’t think Israeli settlements should be condemned and they don’t pose an “obstacle to peace.”
Jason Greenblatt’s comments to Israel’s Army Radio Thursday would mark a stark departure from the long-time American stance that Israeli construction in areas captured in the 1967 war makes it more difficult to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians.
2 Norwegians killed in Vietnam bus crash
AP, Hanoi
A bus with 31 passengers aboard overturned on a rain-soaked road in central Vietnam, killing a Norwegian couple and injuring 14 others, police said Thursday.
Most of the passengers were asleep when the bus skidded off a curved road during heavy rains around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, police said. It was traveling from the central highland province of Dak Lak to the historic city of Hue.
7 killed in London tram derailment
AP, London
Seven people were killed and more than 50 injured when a tram derailed while rounding a tight curve in a rainstorm in south London Wednesday, police said.
Investigators said the train, which tipped over on its side, apparently was going faster than permitted.
British Transport Police initially said five people had died, with several others seriously injured.
