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Updated: Manhunt for Santa Claus attacker in Turkey after New Year's nightclub shooting
A manhunt is on in Turkey for an assailant in a Santa Claus hat who unleashed a salvo of bullets in a crowded Istanbul nightclub during New Year's celebrations Sunday, killing at least 39 people.Foreigners were among the fatalities, including an 18-year-old Israeli woman and a Belgian national, according to ...
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Under 3 weeks left: Obama in closing stretch of presidency
His last presidential vacation behind him, Barack Obama is entering the closing stretch of his term, an eleventh-hour push to tie up loose ends and put finishing touches on his legacy before handing the reins to President-elect Donald Trump.Obama returns to Washington at midday Monday from Hawaii with less than ...
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Security Council supports mediation efforts, calls for humanitarian access throughout Syria
Source: UN Security Council Country: Syrian Arab RepublicThe Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution supporting efforts by the Russian Federation and Turkey to end nearly six years of bloodshed in Syria and jump-start a political process.SC/12663 Security Council 7855th Meeting (PM) The Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution supporting efforts by the Russian ...
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UN adopts resolution supporting efforts by Russia and Turkey to end violence in Syria
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution supporting efforts by Russia and Turkey to end the nearly six-year conflict in Syria and jump-start peace negotiations.The resolution approved Saturday afternoon also calls for the "rapid, safe and unhindered" delivery of humanitarian aid throughout Syria. And it anticipates a meeting of the Syrian government ...
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Updated: Russian President will not expel US diplomats; condemns new round of sanctions
President Vladimir Putin has condemned a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia but says Moscow will not retaliate by expelling American diplomats.U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia's interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political ...
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Editorial: Death by a thousand cuts
First it was stopping the Frankfurt route, one of the first and for many years Air Malta's flagship route.Now it is the Manchester route.Is Air Malta facing death by a thousand cuts?In both cases, both the airline and the Tourism Minister, replied the decisions have been taken in full knowledge ...
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2016 in review: Panama Papers scandal turns popular sentiment against governments worldwide
Globalization, the path that the world economy has largely followed for decades, took some hefty blows in 2016.The election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and Britain's decision to leave the European Union have raised questions over the future of tariff-free trade and companies' freedom to move production to lower-cost ...
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Ban Ki-moon buoyed by climate accord but laments conflicts
Ban Ki-moon ends 10 years at the helm of the United Nations lamenting the "fires still burning" from Syria to South Sudan but buoyed by a global agreement to combat climate change and new U.N. goals to fight poverty and inequality.As a final act before his term ends at midnight ...
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Russian Embassy mocks Obama as a 'lame duck' on Twitter
Embassies are generally paragons of diplomacy, using language so measured it can often frustrate those not accustomed to the niceties of statesmanship. But acrimony between the US Obama administration and its Russian counterpart has led to at least one Russian Embassy throwing diplomacy out the window. Russia's UK Embassy yesterday tweeted a ...
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Activist and Sakharov prize finalist fears situation in Crimea will become worse
An activist for the Crimean Tartars, Mustafa Dzhemilev is one of the protagonists behind human rights activism under soviet rule. Faced with years of hardship while serving time in Soviet prison, his political achievements earned him a place among the finalists for this year's most prestigious European Parliament prize, the ...
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Holiday hit: Japan sees surge in crab prices amid drop in imports
Prices of crab, a delicacy for Japanese, especially in the year-end and New Year period, are surging on the back of a sharp fall in imports, including from Russia and Alaska. Wholesale prices are some 30 to 50 percent higher than the year-before levels. Imports account for most of the ...
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Russia: bene la manifattura, vola ai massimi da oltre 5 anni e mezzo
(Teleborsa) - Segnali incoraggianti giungono dal settore manifatturiero russo. Nel mese di dicembre, l'indice PMI che misura l'attività manifatturiera del Paese ha registrato un ulteriore passo...
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Putin orders Russian military to scale-down presence in Syria as cease-fire begins at midnight
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to scale down its presence in Syria, where it has provided crucial support to Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces.Putin spoke Thursday, as a Syrian cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey was set to begin at midnight.Putin didn't say how many troops ...
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The Turkish-Russian road map for Syria peace
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s statement on Dec. 28 that expanding the cease-fire to evacuate Aleppo across Syria was “at hand” thanks to talks with Russia has raised hopes and questions in equal measure.
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Turkey, Russia ‘to push for’ Syria truce
Russia and Turkey agreed in a telephone call on Dec. 27 to push for a cease-fire in Syria and to prepare for possible peace talks planned in Astana set for next month, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said.
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Recuperata la prima scatola nera dell’aereo russo precipitato nel mar Nero.
Recuperata la prima scatola nera dell’aereo russo precipitato nel mar Nero. Le autorità russe hanno ritrovato la scatola nera e l’hanno spedita a Mosca. L’aereo TU-154 è precipitato subito dopo il decollo il 24 dicembre, mentre era in viaggio verso la Siria. Nell’incidente sono morte 92 persone, tra cui i ...
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Police school changed assassin of Russian envoy: Sister
Going to police school changed Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, the off-duty police officer who killed Russia’s ambassador to Turkey last week, according to the deceased officer’s sister
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Alfano: "Condoglianze al popolo russo per il tragico incidente aereo"
"Sono vicino alle famiglie delle vittime dell'incidente aereo avvenuto questa mattina nelle acque del Mar Nero, che ha coinvolto anche il Coro dell'Esercito russo" ha dichiarato Angelino Alfano, ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale. "Alla Russia, partner significativo dell'Italia,...
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Turkey urges Iran for withdrawal of foreign militia from Syria
Ankara has urged Tehran to effect the immediate withdrawal of Shiite militants from Syria amid the announcement of plans for a trilateral meet among Turkey, Russia and Iran in Astana in mid-February 2017
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Labour MEPs to safeguard national interests - Alfred Sant in end-of-year message
The new year will present difficult and tough challenges for Europe during which Labour MEPs will continue to safeguard Malta’s national interests, said Alfred Sant, Head of the Labour Delegation at the European Parliament in a New Year’s Message. Maltese Labour MEPs will continue to follow developments in Europe which ...
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A murder, an accord and the end of Ankara’s ‘Assad must go’ policy
When news broke of the horrendous murder of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov in the heart of the Turkish capital, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was on his way to Moscow to meet his Russian and Iranian counterparts for critical talks on Syria.