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Russian and Turkish Air Forces attacked Daesh in northern Syria on Monday

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The Russian Aerospace Forces and the Turkish Air Force, along with Turkey’s artillery have carried out several operations against Daesh in northern Syria, Daily Sabah newspaper reported on Monday. Russian aircraft attacked Daesh positions in the Dayr Kak region located in the vicinity of the Daesh-held city of al-Bab, the Daily Sabah newspaper reported citing Turkish military officials. The newspaper added that the activities of Turkey’s aircraft and artillery in northern Syria near al-Bab had killed 22 Daesh jihadists.

Fire broke out following an explosion at a gas pipeline  

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A fire erupted after an explosion at a gas pipeline in Azerbaijan on Monday morning, the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Monday.  “A large number of equipment and fire brigades have been dispatched to the scene of the accident,” the Ministry said. “The gas supply through the main gas pipeline of 1000 mm diameter has been suspended.”  The fire that broke out following an explosion at a gas pipeline in Sangachal settlement, has been extinguished, the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations informed.

211 servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces died in 2016

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“This year alone, 211 servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces sacrificed their lives for peace and freedom of our country, defending Ukraine from the adversary”, Poroshenko said when delivering a speech in Mariupol. Poroshenko went on saying that despite a slight decrease in fire intensity on the part of Kyiv’s adversary, “the silence agreed upon in Minsk failed to materialize”.

Trump’s will to eliminate Obama’s sanctions against Russia might meet oppositions

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The future press secretary of the President-elect Trump, Sean Spicer, said in an interview with ABC that sanctions imposed by President Obama to Russia for the affairs related to cyber attacks against the Democratic National Committee might be eccessive. Trump has also seen the good relations with Putin and has always maintained his skeptical on the effective influence of hacking operations. On Sunday, Trump will meet with leaders of the Intelligence to have more insight. Certainly, Trump’s will to eliminate the measures against Russia launched by Obama is going to meet many difficulties. In fact, the Congress’ Democratic opposition and a part of the Republican majority, that are hostile to Trump, seem ready to join forces to strengthen sanctions against Russia.

Aprista Party has proposals aimed at rationalizing expediture for public works

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Congressman Jorge del Castillo Gálvez, a member of the Aprista Party, a center-left political party, said that will present the amendments to the current law on public procurement in the National Accord forum meeting of January 5. The proposals of the Aprista Party are aimed at rationalizing expenditure for public works. Gálvez said that it would be necessary for each project presented -that was successfully developed- to avoid the phenomenon of the disproportionate increase of the construction costs. Also the Aprista proposal provides a lowering of the public funding commensurate with the degree of the project execution.

North Korea warned bu the United States: any unlawful action would have consequences

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After North Korea claimed it is close to successfully launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the United States issued a sharp rebuke to Pyongyang against “provocative actions.” The toughly worded US statement called on “all states” to show the North that any unlawful action would have “consequences”, reports the Guardian.

Vessel of fire: 17 people still missing, 23 dead

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A search resumed on Monday for 17 people reportedly missing after a ferry fire off the coast of Indonesia’s capital that left at least 23 dead, officials said. The victims died on Sunday when the vessel, Zahro Express, carrying more than 260 people from a port near Jakarta to Tidung, a resort island in the Kepulauan Seribu chain, caught fire, officials said. Most of the passengers were Indonesians celebrating the New Year holiday, according to local media reports.

Dissatisfied army elements and Imran Khan wanted to destroy the Parliament

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MULTAN – Senior politician and ex-PTI leader Javed Hashmi said that during the dharna movement in 2014, “Disgruntled elements in the army wanted to make Raheel Sharif unsuccessful at any cost, and through Imran Khan, they wanted to destroy the Parliament. A frustrated Imran Khan, because he didn’t get votes.” Imran accused the veteran politician of lying. “What response can I give to Hashmi’s jhoot plus?” he asked. Hashmi alleged that members asked if there had been rigging in Punjab during the election. “The parliamentary leader was Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Presiding over the parliamentary leaders, he said that there had been no rigging in Punjab. At most, in one or two constituencies,” Hashmi claimed.

North Korea: Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) almost completed

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Sunday that the country is in the final stages of test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The North’s KN-08 road-mobile ICBM with a range of more than 10,000 kilometers is capable, in theory, of hitting targets on the U.S. mainland. In his verbal New Year’s message broadcast by the state-run TV station, the young leader also said the North has become a powerful state with nuclear weapons last year, boosted by the success of its hydrogen bomb and nuclear warhead explosion tests.

Terrorist attack in Istambul: 2 Indian nationals killed

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NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said two Indian nationals were killed in the terrorist attack that took place in Istambul, Turkey, earlier in the day. “I have a bad news from Turkey. We have lost two Indian nationals in the Istambul attack. Indian Ambassador is on the way to Istanbul,” Swaraj tweeted. The Minister said in another tweet that the victims are Abis Rizvi, the son of a former Rajya Sabha MP, and Khushi Shah from Gujarat.

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