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Continued: Fillon urged to suspend presidential campaign International terrorist organization “Islamic state” has claimed responsibility for the attack on the police in Paris. About it reports Reuters with a reference to the resource associated with the extremists. The report said that the attack was made by one of the “soldiers” of ISIS that bears his name and nationality — Belgian Abu Yusif. French President Francois Hollande in a televised address, said that on Friday, April 21, held an emergency meeting on security, defense and intelligence. According to him, all the signs indicate that the attack was related to terrorism. The head of state promised that security forces will remain vigilant during the upcoming presidential elections. The first round is scheduled for Sunday, April 23. Attack on police was made on Thursday evening, April 20. Next to a utility vehicle, a car stopped, got out a man and fired shots. One

Julian Assange The US authorities have prepared charges against the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange and intend to seek his arrest. It is reported by CNN, citing officials. During the work of the previous administration of President Barack Obama and the justice Ministry was established to bring charges against Assange would be difficult, because WikiLeaks was not the only resource, which published the documents stolen, in particular, of the US army Bradley Manning now known as Chelsea manning. Secret data were published and the newspaper the New York Times. Then the investigation in connection with the activities of WikiLeaks continued, but the process of bringing charges has been postponed. In particular, it was argued that such a prosecution is contrary to the First amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech. Opinion of U.S. law enforcement agencies began to change after investigators found evidence that, in their opinion,

Russia will maintain its Embassy in tel Aviv as long as the Israelis and Palestinians do not agree on the status and future of Jerusalem. On Thursday, April 20, said the acting permanent representative of Russia to the UN, Peter Ilichev, reports RIA Novosti. Speaking at a meeting of the UN security Council on the middle East, the diplomat reminded that on April 6, the Russian foreign Ministry issued an official statement “in support of the two-state solution to the middle East conflict with emphasis on the necessity of establishing a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders”. “The capital of this state, we recognize East Jerusalem. At the same time the Russian leadership made a decision about recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” said Ilyichev. Up to this point, Russia, like most countries, officially recognized capital of Israel is tel Aviv. On 30 July 1980, Israel declared

Continued: Witnesses said the details of the attack on the police in Paris In a shootout in Paris killed a police officer, two of his colleagues were injured, reports Reuters. The gunman was eliminated. The incident occurred on Thursday evening, April 20, in the Champs Elysees area. Twitter police Department reported that the district conducted a special operation. According to the correspondent of the Agency involved helicopter support. Police are urging people to limit visits to the area of the incident. In law enforcement bodies assume that the attackers were two. The attack occurred three days before the first round of presidential elections in France. On the morning of 18 March, the man opened fire on police in North of Paris after his car was stopped for inspection. The first driver showed the documents and then pulled out guns and started shooting. It has affected police officer. The offender fled,

From the received wounds died the second policeman attacked by criminals in the Champs Elysees area in Paris, reports Reuters. In addition, it is reported that the criminal who fired the shots and was eliminated on the spot, were known to security services. An hour later, after a firefight in the same area again gunfire was heard. Details are not yet disclosed. As reported by RIA Novosti the representative of the police, people are evacuated from public places all over the Champs Elysees from the arc de Triomphe to Concorde. Police, armed with pistols, asking people to quickly go in the direction of the Concorde, all the time remaining in the light. On Thursday evening, April 20, gunmen opened fire on the police in Paris. One of the employees was killed, two were injured. The gunman was eliminated. Police believe that the attackers were two men, one managed to escape.

The first round of elections of the President of Albania was held without candidates and ended in 10 minutes. About it reports Reuters. According to the Constitution, the President is elected by Parliament. There are five rounds of elections: in the first three for approval of the candidate the necessary votes of two thirds of deputies. If the President during this time is not elected, then his claim by a simple majority. However, due to the fact that members of the opposition party of Albania, which has 50 seats out of 140, two months ago, demonstratively left the hall of sittings of the National Assembly and since then has not returned to gain a two-thirds majority is physically impossible. Candidates nominated for senselessness. But the vote, as required by law, held: present in the courtroom deputies threw in a box of blank ballots. The next round is scheduled for Thursday,

Bashar Al-Assad Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in an interview with RIA Novosti called the incident in town of Khan shaykhun Idlib provocation, noting that no chemical attack was not. The Syrian government army strikes on targets of militants in Khan Sheyhun, but didn’t use the chemical weapons. The attack was carried out at the wrong time, which indicate the Western countries. Assad added that the statements of the alleged chemical attack occurred, was necessary only in order to justify the American attack on the airbase Shirt. “If there was a gas leak or attack (…), how would the city continued to live as before? They evacuated the population of Khan shaykhun. The city is not left for any one person, life continued in a familiar vein, and there’s their version, had used weapons of mass destruction,” the President said. On the night of 7 April, the President of the United

The organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW) by a majority of votes rejected the proposal of Russia and Iran to investigate the incident in the Syrian town of Khan shaykhun, Idlib province. On Thursday, April 20, according to the British delegation in his Twitter. — France aux Pays-Bas (@FranceinNL) 20 April 2017, 14:45 It is noted that six of the organization’s members voted in favour of Moscow and Tehran, 21 against and 13 abstained. As RIA Novosti reported with reference to Russia’s permanent representative to the OPCW Alexander Shulgin, the new Russian-Iranian proposal reflected comments made by a number of partner countries. In particular, Russia and Iran advocated the establishment of an independent Commission to investigate the incident. 20 April Moscow has submitted to the OPCW a range of evidence demonstrating the nature of the staging of the incident with the possible use of chemical warfare agents in

Bulgarian police detained five citizens of Germany tried to Wade through the state and join the militants banned organization “Islamic state” (IG). About it reports Reuters. German citizens entered the territory of Bulgaria from Romania. Then they hoped to get to Turkey and from there cross the border and join ISIS. They were taken off the train at the border crossing at Kapitan Andreevo. Four detainees extradited to Germany. Fifth, the juveniles placed under the supervision of the guardianship until, until the opportunity to return it to the family. For the year 2016 from Bulgaria in total was extradited 22 of a foreigner suspected of links with militants. The country is an important transit point in the route of European jihadists who are trying to get to Turkey.

Mohammad Javad Zarif The Iranian foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has demanded from the United States to comply with the terms of the nuclear deal, and not throw accusations against Tehran. About it reports Reuters. “Battered American charges cannot disguise the fact that Washington is forced to admit the fact of Iran’s compliance with nuclear deal,” Zarif wrote in his microblog. — Javad Zarif (@JZarif) 20 April 2017, 10:15 The Minister has responded to criticism from U.S. Secretary Rex Tillerson, who have accused Iran of continuing and alarming provocations aimed at destabilizing the Middle East and undermining American interests in the region. He also said that the deal with Iran on its nuclear program failed, and accused Tehran of sponsoring terrorism. On 19 April President of the United States Donald trump instructed the national security Council (NSC) to assess the conditions of the nuclear deal with Iran. For more than