Russian President Vladimir Putin approved on Feb. 7 a bill on an agreement between Russian and Turkish governments on the construction of the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline. The agreement on the project entered into force through publication in Turkey’s Official Gazette on Dec. 6, 2016, four days after its ratification in parliament and signing into law by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Russia’s Federation Council, the upper house of parliament, approved the bill on Feb. 1 after the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, ratified the agreement in January while Turkey ratified it late in 2016. In the intergovernmental…
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UN appeals for $2.1 bn for Yemen aid as famine looms The United Nations appealed for $2.1 billion to provide desperately needed aid to millions of people in war-ravaged Yemen this year, warning the country could soon face famine. Two years of war have devastated Yemen and millions of children, women and men desperately need help to survive the coming year. Without international support, they may face the threat of famine in the course of 2017. The appeal from U.N. agencies and other humanitarian organizations aims to gather funds to help some 12 million of the nearly 19 million people…
The speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow, for voicing his comments and opposing Donald Trump addressing the Parliament.
The higher court’s denial of an ‘immediate stay’ means people from seven countries affected by Trump’s order will be allowed, for now, to enter the country while the legal battles continue.
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Israeli security force clash with Palestinian stone throwers following a demonstration demanding that Israeli authorities return the bodies of Palestinians killed
Isreal approves a further 3000 settlements in Palestine
Israel seized the West Bank and east Jerusalem in 1967. It later annexed east Jerusalem in a move never recognised by the international community.
What a first 10 days for the President.
Around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, the gunman shot a police officer who was guarding the front gate at the Reina nightclub, killing him, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said.
Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss not thinking about Premier League title yet
Financial Advisers helping tax evasion face fines
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A spectacular display of fireworks and video projections launches Hull’s year as UK City of Culture.
2017 will be dominated by the decisions we made last year. So will 2017 be dominated by 2016’s decisions
A disturbing video is circulating which captures the event from inside the club. As many as two-thirds of those killed in the attack were foreign nationals.
