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Blast in Baghdad's Sadr City kills at least 16
BAGHDAD/TIKRIT, Iraq At least 16 people were killed by a car bomb in a busy square in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City district on Monday, while Islamic State attacks on military positions north of the capital killed 16 pro-government fighters, sources stated.
](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-blast-idUSKBN14M09J)
Daughter of South Korean leader's friend arrested in Denmark amid graft probe
SEOUL Danish police have arrested the equestrian competitor daughter of a woman at the center of a South Korean influence-peddling scandal that has engulfed President Park Geun-hye, police and prosecutors said on Monday.
](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-politics-idUSKBN14M01D)
Trump aide says U.S. sanctions on Russia may be disproportionate
WASHINGTON A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that the White House may have disproportionately punished Russia by ordering the expulsion of 35 suspected Russian spies.
](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-cyber-idUSKBN14L1BT)