In Seoul, a court refused to arrest Samsung Vice President Lee Jae-yong, whom prosecutors suspect of bribery, embezzlement and perjury. It is reported by the Yonhap agency. It is not reported how the court argued the refusal to arrest the head of the company. An arrest warrant for the vice president and de facto head of the company, Lee Jae Young, was issued on January 16. Prosecutors believe he paid a girlfriend of South Korean President Choi Sun-sil in exchange for patronage.

The last press conference of Barack Obama as president of the United States was held in the White House. The event lasted about an hour. At the beginning of the press conference, Obama said that he contacted the family of former President George Bush Sr. after reports on the hospitalization of himself and his wife. The President also expressed gratitude to the journalists who worked in the White House. “Your presence helped this place to work better,” he said.

Troops of countries belonging to the West African economic union ECOWAS have prepared for the invasion of the Gambia, reports the Associated Press, citing a representative of the military command. According to him, if Gambian President Yahya Jammeh does not leave his post before midnight, the armed forces "will begin to act." Earlier, residents of Senegal (the only country with which the Gambia borders) reported the movement of troops in the direction of the border with the Gambia.

Former prisoner of IK-7 Oleg Kuznetsov filed a lawsuit against the head of the colony, Sergei Kossiev, for moral damages for illegal detention in a punishment cell. It is reported by TASS. The prisoner intends to get a personal apology from Kossiev through the court. The co-defendant in the suit is the Ministry of Finance, from which Kuznetsov demands compensation in the amount of 11 thousand rubles.

Screenwriter Homeland - about the new season and the election of the head of the United States Photo: Twentieta Century Fox Film Corporation / AmediaTeka On the American television channel, on January 15, the sixth season of the series "Homeland" (Homeland) started. In Russia, the first episode was shown on January 16 - at the Amediak.

In Moscow, a killer shot a businessman in the head. The assassination attempt took place in Shmitovsky Proezd. At about six in the evening on January 18, the body of a man was found in a Lexus car. The wounded businessman was hospitalized in serious condition. The killer fled in a Mercedes . The “Interception” plan was announced in Moscow. The name of the victim has not been released. What kind of business he did is also unknown. Update.

Law enforcement agencies opened a case under the article of beatings (Article 116 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) against the father of adopted children, who were removed from the family by the Moscow guardianship authorities in January. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. “The defendant in the case is the father of adopted children,” a source from the agency said. Update.

The Pixar studio published a video on the official page of the Toy Story cartoon, in which it showed that all the studio's films are connected to each other. The three-minute video contains all the moments when the hero of one cartoon appears in another picture in the form of an “Easter egg” - an unnoticed minor character, toy, drawing or image on the wall. Pixar Easter Eggs Oh my spurs! You ain't never seen Easter eggs like these, partner.

Wikileaks informant served the most severe in the history of the US History for the drain of secret data Photo: Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Three days before leaving the White House, US President Barack Obama did what he was asked for a very long time-he reduced the 35-year term by the Pentagon Chelsea Manning. She will be released on May 17, 2017, and not in 2045, as the court ruled.

The Moscow authorities terminated the agreement on a foster family with parents from whom ten children were seized in early January. This was announced on the air of Life by the head of the Moscow Department of Labor and Social Protection Vladimir Petrosyan. “It is categorically impossible to return children to this family, because absolutely all children categorically confirm the fact that their dad beats, they are afraid of this dad,” he said.

Juventus introduced a new logo. And the fans did not like him very much Photo: Interbrand Turin Juventus, one of the most popular football clubs in the world, introduced a new logo - instead of a traditional coat of arms with a crown and a bull, which refers to the coat of arms of Turin, there will now be modern graphics on the T -shirts of football players.

As a press secretary of Rosneft, Mikhail Leontyev communicates with reporters 💋 Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Mikhail Leontyev has been holding the post of spokesman for Rosneft for three years. During this time, Leontyev, commenting on the events related to Rosneft, himself more than once became a source of information farms-because of a kind of way to interact with the press. Medusa gives the most remembered statements by the speaker of the largest company in Russia.

Rosneft spokesman Mikhail Leontiev said that the head of the company, Igor Sechin, has the right to a car with a flashing light, since he holds the position of executive secretary of the commission for the development of the fuel and energy complex under the President of the Russian Federation. “That is, at least he is a government official of a certain level, who has the right to a flashing light and a special car,” Leontiev told the BBC.

Netflix published a trailer for the comedy series “Diet from Santa Clarite”, in which Drew Barrimore plays zombies. Netflix US & Canada Santa Clarita Diet | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix The heroine of Barrimor's name is Sheila. Sheila's husband (Timothy Oliphant) discovers that the spouse has turned into a zombie and feeds on human brains. The premiere of "Santa Clarite diets" will be held on February 3 at Netflix.

The armed forces of Russia and Turkey have launched the first joint operation against terrorists from the "Islamic State" in Syria, according to the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. The operation is underway in the province of Aleppo near the city of Al-Bab, which is controlled by IS militants. It involves nine Russian and eight Turkish military aircraft.