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Al-Bab In the suburbs of the Syrian al-Baba was a second 24 Feb explosion. As in the first case, was blown up by a car bomb. According to Al Jazeera, the attack killed eight people. The channel also notes that the number of victims of the first explosion has risen to 53 people. At the same time, the newspaper The Hindu reports that 62 of the victims. The majority of them civilians. 23 February it became known that the units of the Syrian free army (the armed opposition) with the support of the Turkish military managed to capture almost the entire territory of El-Baba, the last stronghold of the terrorists “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia) in the Northern province of Aleppo. February 24, Reuters issued a statement of the Turkish General staff, which reported on the establishment of full control over al-Bab. The battle for the city, located northeast

A native of Spain, 38-year-old Juan Sergio Oliva gómez (Gómez, Juan Sergio Oliva) is detained on suspicion in murder of two young children born in the marriage with a Russian woman. According to the newspaper Diario de Sevilla, the crime was committed in the German town of Aurich (lower Saxony) last Saturday, however, it has become known only now. Body children four and five years in the house of Gomez, found their mother, 34-year-old Julia lantuh that within a few months living separately with his former partner (it is unclear whether the couple was divorced). Beside it also found the bloodied Gomez. The autopsy showed that the children died as a result of a blow to the head with a blunt object. The man later told police that an unknown person allegedly broke into his home, killed the sons, and then attacked him. However, this version of the confirmation is

Donald trump with daughter Ivanka The President of the United States Donald trump rejected the idea to bring the country out of the Paris climate agreement, which has been repeatedly voiced during the election campaign. This decision was influenced by his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner. This is with reference to own sources reported by the newspaper The Wall Street Journal. Excerpts from the publication quotes The Hill. The interlocutor of the edition said that the criticism of the agreement was contained in one of the upcoming presidential decrees. Ivanka trump and Kushner, who served as senior adviser in the White house, insisted that the item was deleted from the document. The official representative of the presidential administration Sean Spicer refused to confirm this information. The climate agreement signed in 2015, involves, inter alia, the allocation of $ 100 billion to developing countries for climate solutions. It should replace

The soldiers of the Syrian free army In the suburbs of the Syrian city of al-Bab on Friday, February 24, a car bomb exploded. As reports Al Jazeera, citing sources in the medical community, the victims of the attack were 45 people, injured dozens. A suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint under the control of fighters of the Syrian free army — representatives of the armed opposition. According to TV channel, among the dead and wounded many civilians. The day before, on 23 February, Reuters reported that units of the Syrian opposition with the support of the Turkish Armed forces managed to capture almost the entire territory of El-Baba, which is the last stronghold of the terrorists of the “Islamic state” (IG; banned in Russia) in the Northern province of Aleppo. One of the soldiers, the Sultan Murad (Sultan Murad), said in a telephone interview that the city remained only the

Haider al-Abadi The Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi ordered air strikes on militant positions of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia) in Syria. About it reports on Friday, February 24, Reuters. “We are determined to pursue terrorists who are trying to kill our sons and citizens, wherever they may be. So we ordered the command of the air force to strike is positions in Husaiba and Albu Kamal in Syrian territory, as they [the militants] are responsible for the recent bombings in Baghdad”, — quotes Agency the statement of the Prime Minister. According to al-Abadi, the Iraqi military carried out the operation successfully. As writes Reuters, citing a source close to the Syrian foreign Ministry, airstrikes on ISIS, was held in full coordination with Damascus. 16 February it was reported that the attack in Baghdad killed 48 people, at least another 50 were injured. According to

A veteran of the marine corps, the US Navy fired on a group of immigrants from India. On Friday, February 24, reports the Times of India. According to him, the incident occurred on the night of February 23 in one of the bars of the city of Plains, Kansas. 51-year-old Adam Purinton (Adam Purinton) shouting “get out of my country!” pulled out a gun and opened fire on the man sitting near him to the Indians. 32-year-old aviation engineer Kuchibhotla Srinivas (Srinivas Kuchibhotla) from the city of Hyderabad, India, was killed on the spot, his colleagues Madasamy ALok (Alok Madasani) and Ian Grillot (Ian Grillot) injured and were hospitalized. Thursday morning, a few hours after the incident, the suspect was arrested and charged him with premeditated first-degree murder. “It was a tragic and senseless act of violence,” he described the incident, the city police chief Steven Menk (Steven Menke). It

Farewell ceremony with the deceased in new York by the permanent representative of Russia to the UN Vitaly Churkin began in great mourning hall of the Central clinical hospital in Moscow. It is reported by RIA Novosti. To say goodbye to Churkin came his colleagues at the Ministry of foreign Affairs, deputies and senators, foreign diplomats. Near the tomb are soldiers of honor. The head of Russian foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov handed over to the widow of Ambassador Irina Churkinoj the order of Courage, which he was awarded posthumously by the decree of President Vladimir Putin. Diplomat, will be buried at 13:00 Moscow time at the cemetery Troekurov. Charge d’affaires of Russia to the UN in connection with the death Churkin appointed his first Deputy Pyotr Ilyich. It will occupy this position until the appointment of a new Ambassador to the world organization. Churkin died in new York on 20

Iraqi government forces took full control of Mosul airport and a nearby military camp, located in a controlled terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia) the Western part of the city. This was announced on Friday, February 24, in command of the operation to attack, reports TASS. As noted, the sweep of the air port from is militants has been completed. After the liberation of the airport, government forces entered the city blocks in the West, where they began the battle with extremists. February 23 it was reported that the Iraqi security forces supported by the international coalition started the attack on the airport of Mosul, and camp al-Ghazlani. About the beginning of the attack on Western Mosul announced on 19 February, the Prime Minister of Iraq Haidar al-Abadi. According to him, the priority task is to rescue from the hands of terrorists civilians. On 18 January military

The Ministry of internal Affairs of Israel refused to extend a work visa to the head of local representative office of the international Human rights organization Human Rights Watch Omar Shakir. This is stated in a communiqué published on the website of the organization. The paper reported that the reason for the decision of the Israeli authorities became Pro-Palestinian position of the organization and that the organization “is not a real human rights group”. Deputy Executive Director, program Human Rights Watch Ian Levine (Iain Levine) said that he was disappointed by the decision of the Israeli authorities and questioned the state’s commitment to the values of democracy. According to him, the government “cannot or do not want to distinguish between criticism of their actions from hostile propaganda”. In 2014 the Israeli authorities refused to let the representatives of HRW and Amnesty International into Gaza. According to the official version, the

One of the two women, suspects in the murder of half-brother of North Korean leader using a highly toxic nerve agent VX, also suffered from his actions. About it reports Reuters with reference to the chief of police of Malaysia Khalid Abu Bakar. On the question of whether he acted in some way the substance of any of the suspects, he said that one of them was vomiting. The details he refused to go. Arrested in the case are two women nationals of Vietnam and Indonesia. They suspected that smeared a chemical substance on the victim’s face. Earlier the police said that Kim Jong-Nam has died from exposure to nerve agent VX. Chemical weapons on the basis of this material are qualified by the UN as weapons of mass destruction. Kim Jong-Nam, was killed on 13 February at the airport of Kuala Lumpur. From there he intended to fly to