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<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Ending Berlin's Manhunt

The search for the suspect behind the Berlin Christmas market attack ended in a shoot-out, the U.S. did not veto a United Nations resolution criticizing Israeli settlements, President-elect Donald Trump called for expanding U.S. nuclear capabilities, and more.
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The Manhunt Ends: Anis Amri was killed in a shoot-out with Italian police in Milan, bringing an end to the five-day search for the 24-year-old Tunisian national who authorities suspect of being behind the truck rampage at a Berlin Christmas market that left 12 people dead and 48 injured. ISIS, which has claimed responsibility for the attack, said Amri pledged allegiance to the group in a video.

The United States did not veto a U.N. Security Council resolution in the Palestinian territories. The measure, which passed between the outgoing administration and the incoming one.

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