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The UK Parliament rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plea for an election on 12 December, marking the one billionth vote that Johnson has lost as PM; he says he will try again tomorrow, but it remains to be seen if Speaker John Bercow will allow it, seeing as Bercow has on several occasions denied attempts to hold second votes on things after Johnson and his predecessor Theresa May rearranged a few words.  The European Union went ahead and granted a 90-day extension to the Brexit, on the condition that British representatives agree not to obstruct the EU Parliament while they wait for the Brexit.

US Military officials say two men were taken into custody during the raid in northern Syria in which the leader of the so-called Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, committed suicide with an explosive vest.  But details on those men, images from the raid, and even the name of a US military dog that was injured will be kept classified.  Meanwhile, the New York Times suggested that while Donald Trump tried to take credit for ordering the raid to get the terrorist leader, it appears to have happened despite Trump.  The raid had been under planning for months, but Trump jostled that when he back-stabbed the Kurds and allowed Turkish forces to invade their territory.  Now working against the clock and Trump's inept bungling, US forces moved up the timetable and carried out the operation over the weekend.

French Police arrested a former candidate for Marine Le Pen's far-right party for an arson and shooting attack at a mosque.  Two men, aged 74 and 78 are in hospital in a good condition after being shot.  The suspect is an 84-year old man ran and lost in 2015.  Le Pen and her deputies denounced the man, who apparently left the former Front National (now the National Rally) because it wasn't racist and xenophobic enough.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an emergency declaration to bring in more resources to fight a new, dangerous wildfire burning in some of the city's most valuable real estate.  The Getty Fire is so-named because it broke out near the Getty Museum of Modern Art on the 405 freeway, threatening homes from the 101 to Mullholland Drive to Sunset Boulevard, just to give an idea of the very famous addresses involved.  Basketball legend LeBron James is one of the evacuees, spending much of the day driving around L.A. to find temporary digs for his family; Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris Pratt and Clark Gregg from the Marvel Comics films, also evacuees.  Meanwhile, the massive Kincade Fire is marching through 54,000 acres of wine country hundreds of miles to the north.  The incendiary hot and dry conditions prompted Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a statewide emergency.

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced he has sacked eight hardline cabinet ministers after last week's massive and fast-growing protests over economic inequality.  That includes the hated interior minister Andres Chadwick - an outspoken admirer of the Pinochet fascist dictatorship who was heavily criticised for the police response to the protests which critics say was violent and illegal.  At least 20 people died, more than 1,000 have been injured, and more than 100 are partially blinded after being shot in the eye with so-called non-lethal rounds.  The UN and rights groups are calling for investigations.

Despite Pinera's cabinet moves, thousands of Chileans flooded the streets of Santiago and other cities in the tenth day of protests.