Compiled by Maria Caspani (@mariacaspani85) President Trump had more than one thorny issue to address in his first solo press conference, from the controversy over a former aide’s ties with Russia, to the withdrawal of his first nominee for labor secretary, Andrew Puzder. However, during a back and forth with the press that went over one hour, Trump’s focus shifted to the media itself, which he said was now "out of control." More from Trump’s press conference:
Thanks, but no thanks: Trump’s choice to replace Michael Flynn as national security adviser, retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, turned down the offer. Harward cited family and financial reasons, but some insiders think he said no to the job because he wanted to bring in his own team. In other politics news, the Supreme Court will set guidelines that could help or hinder Trump's efforts to ramp up border security and accelerate deportations of illegal immigrants. Trump and Republicans said they will soon unveil plans to repeal and replace Obamacare. And the administration will introduce a revised travel ban next week.
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Around the world - With its show of military force, Russia changed the tide of the Syrian civil war. It is finding the next phase - brokering an end to the fighting - a tougher proposition.
- Malaysian police said they will not release the body of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un until it receives DNA samples from his next-of-kin. Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, died after being assaulted at Kuala Lumpur International Airport with what was thought to be a fast-acting poison.
- Islamic State is grooming child soldiers to become "cubs of the caliphate” -- a network of child informers and fighters used by the jihadists to support their military operations. Where? At an orphanage in Iraq’s Mosul. How? With the help of textbooks like "English for the Islamic State," which includes ordinary words like apple and ant beside army, bomb and sniper.
Quote of the day "It's badly thought out. It's a chain of stupidities, complicities and errors from the legislative power to the executive." - Economist Manuel Molano on Mexico’s Papantla facility, a very costly prison with no inmates
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Around Wall Street More coverage on scandal engulfing the Samsung dynasty:
Mattress on cell floor, toilet in the corner for Samsung scion
Mentor of Samsung scion seen stepping up after Lee’s arrest - In the coming months, Apple will start assembling its lower-priced iPhone SE models at a contract manufacturer's plant in the southern Indian technology hub of Bengaluru, a source told Reuters.
- Rock-bottom interest rates hurt more big European banks in 2016 than in the previous year, but the worst could soon be over with the prospect of rising borrowing costs rippling from the United States to Europe.
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