Hope? A roadmap for peace in Syria
The UN formulated a blueprint for peace in Syria • tension between China and the US • News summary of Shabbos
- Eli Schlesinger
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country has no intention to harm relations with Turkey, and the problem is with the country's current leadership. "Nothing is forever", he said of the Turkish government.
69 Kurds and two Turkish soldiers were killed in the last four days in clashes between Turkish security forces and members of the Kurdish Workers Party PKK in the southeastern state.
The UN Security Council endorsed the road map for a peace plan in Syria, which was formulated by five members with veto power in the council. The bill was passed unanimously.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said that "There must be a decision on a transitional government in Syria within a month or two". Kerry spoke at a news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and said that the goal of the talks between the Syrian opposition and Assad administration is reaching an agreement on a unity government. Lavrov added that such an agreement could be signed within six months.
China accuses US of "military provocation" because of the heavy bomber Boeing B-52 flying over the skies of the artificial islands which China demands in the South China Sea. China's defense ministry said the US has ramped up the tension deliberately and demanded Washington take immediate measures to prevent such incidents and the damage of relations between the two armies.
In the Aegean sea 18 migrants drowned to death on their way from Turkey to the Greek island of Kalymnos. 14 others, including Syrians, Iraqis and Pakistanis, were rescued by the Turkish coast guard forces.
Nine Iraqi soldiers were accidentally killed in an air strike on Friday night of the US-led coalition. The forces attacked several targets near Fallujah based on intelligence information of Iraq. The issue is under investigation.
US President Barack Obama said on Friday night that he acted to reduce the number of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, with the aim of eventually closing the facility. Guantanamo prison does not operate under US law, and it serves the Washington prison facility for terror suspects.
An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude was felt in the north-east in the island nation of Vanuatu in the southwest Pacific, on Saturday morning (Israel time). There were no reports of injuries or damage.
According to the agreement signed by the nuclear powers, Iran will transfer nine tons of enriched uranium to Russia in the coming days, a fact confirmed by the head of the Atomic Energy Agency of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi.
A state of emergency was declared in the capital Beijing by Chinese authorities, due to the dangerous air pollution. About 22 million people living in the city were instructed to remain in their homes and schools were closed. Traffic was reduced and all lighting of smoke outside was banned.
Last month at least 75 people were killed in demonstrations against the expropriation of land in the eastern Ethiopian Province or Oromiya. According to reports by the human rights organization Human Rights Watch, Ethiopian security forces opened fire on demonstrators, injuring many of them. In contrast, the Ethiopian government claimed that only five protesters were killed.
Barack Obama President of the United States, met with the families of the victims of the massacre that occurred two weeks ago in San Bernardino, California, where 14 people were murdered and wounded 17. Obama said at the end of the meeting that families "represent the strength, unity and love that exists in the United States."
Summary of events in cooperation with Roternik Network Group
69 Kurds and two Turkish soldiers were killed in the last four days in clashes between Turkish security forces and members of the Kurdish Workers Party PKK in the southeastern state.
The UN Security Council endorsed the road map for a peace plan in Syria, which was formulated by five members with veto power in the council. The bill was passed unanimously.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said that "There must be a decision on a transitional government in Syria within a month or two". Kerry spoke at a news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and said that the goal of the talks between the Syrian opposition and Assad administration is reaching an agreement on a unity government. Lavrov added that such an agreement could be signed within six months.
China accuses US of "military provocation" because of the heavy bomber Boeing B-52 flying over the skies of the artificial islands which China demands in the South China Sea. China's defense ministry said the US has ramped up the tension deliberately and demanded Washington take immediate measures to prevent such incidents and the damage of relations between the two armies.
In the Aegean sea 18 migrants drowned to death on their way from Turkey to the Greek island of Kalymnos. 14 others, including Syrians, Iraqis and Pakistanis, were rescued by the Turkish coast guard forces.
Nine Iraqi soldiers were accidentally killed in an air strike on Friday night of the US-led coalition. The forces attacked several targets near Fallujah based on intelligence information of Iraq. The issue is under investigation.
US President Barack Obama said on Friday night that he acted to reduce the number of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, with the aim of eventually closing the facility. Guantanamo prison does not operate under US law, and it serves the Washington prison facility for terror suspects.
An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude was felt in the north-east in the island nation of Vanuatu in the southwest Pacific, on Saturday morning (Israel time). There were no reports of injuries or damage.
According to the agreement signed by the nuclear powers, Iran will transfer nine tons of enriched uranium to Russia in the coming days, a fact confirmed by the head of the Atomic Energy Agency of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi.
A state of emergency was declared in the capital Beijing by Chinese authorities, due to the dangerous air pollution. About 22 million people living in the city were instructed to remain in their homes and schools were closed. Traffic was reduced and all lighting of smoke outside was banned.
Last month at least 75 people were killed in demonstrations against the expropriation of land in the eastern Ethiopian Province or Oromiya. According to reports by the human rights organization Human Rights Watch, Ethiopian security forces opened fire on demonstrators, injuring many of them. In contrast, the Ethiopian government claimed that only five protesters were killed.
Barack Obama President of the United States, met with the families of the victims of the massacre that occurred two weeks ago in San Bernardino, California, where 14 people were murdered and wounded 17. Obama said at the end of the meeting that families "represent the strength, unity and love that exists in the United States."
Summary of events in cooperation with Roternik Network Group
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