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NAIROBI, Kenya — The African Union and the Somali government said Thursday that they had set up a joint team to investigate allegations by a Somali woman that she was held hostage and gang-raped by international peacekeepers, in a case that has prompted local outrage and could strain ties between the public and foreign troops in the country.

It could also further strain ties between Washington and Riyadh in the remaining days of Obama's administration and put the question of Saudi-U.S. relations squarely before the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office on Jan . 20

A row over territory around the 11th Century border temple of Preah Vihear continues to strain ties between Thailand and Cambodia.

Fresh accusations of Pakistani collusion with the Taliban will likely further strain ties between Western powers and Islamabad, which has long denied backing militants seeking to topple the U.S.-backed government in Kabul.

A Polish report into the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others says Russian air traffic controllers gave pilots incorrect and confusing landing instructions, a finding that could test already strained ties between the two countries.

American officials complain that Pakistan has been unwilling or unable to act against the militants, straining ties between the countries.

Nine people were killed in the raid on the ship, the Mavi Marmara, straining ties between Turkey and Israel.

Canada's former Liberal government refused a request to send troops when the US invaded Iraq in 2003, straining ties between the two neighbours.

Some 3.8 million Croatians were eligible to vote in the election, which came at a time of economic gloom and strained ties between neighbours in the volatile Balkans.

The effort strained ties between Washington and Turkey and Brazil, and Turkey is still trying hard to be a diplomatic go-between for Iran and the West, though not always successfully.

Peskov said Obama "expressed regret" over the warplane incident, which has strained ties between Russia and Turkey, exposing the possibility of more conflict between foreign powers operating in Syria.