Spanish footballer Sesk Fabregas and Belgian Eden Azar were the main initiators of the resignation of coach Jose Mourinho from Chelsea among the players of the London club, NBC Sports reports. “Chelsea” on Thursday announced the termination of the contract with Mourinho by mutual agreement of the parties. The start of this season came out for the "aristocrats" one of the worst in the history of the club.

The authorities of Tehran decided to close the school of the Iranian capital on Sunday due to a critical situation with air pollution, reports Press-TV . Saturday and Sunday in Iri are working days. If the level of air pollution does not decrease tomorrow, then the classes will be forced to cancel on Monday. A metropolis with a population of 14 million people, in the morning is shrouded in thick gray smog, reduced visibility on the roads.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington has "certain data" about the incident with the Russian Su-24 bomber, shot down in the area of ​​the Turkish-Syrian border. At the same time, the head of the State Department noted that the American side does not know the details, and called for the final conclusions to the air system, which caused a significant cooling of relations between Russia and Turkey.

The French actress Brigitte Bardo turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to release the zoo defender Victoria Pavlenko, who was sentenced to 1.5 years in a colony on charges of theft of a guide dog at the blind singer Julia Dyakova. “You know my affection for Russia, to its people, but today my heart is torn apart by the injustice that touched Victoria Pavlenko. This noble woman was convicted of a year and a half prison for saving the lost Labrador.

The capital CSKA, Khimki near Moscow and Krasnodar Lokomotiv-Kuban confidently performed at the group stage of the basketball Euroleague. For the first time in the history of the tournament, Russia will be represented by three clubs in the TOP-16 round. CSKA won the Spanish UNICKA on Saturday with a score of 88:76 and took first place in the group. Lokomotiv-Kuban in Krasnodar defeated the Spanish Barcelona (78:74) and also went to the next stage of the tournament from the first place.

Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview, which included in the documentary "The World Cup" Russia-1, figuratively hinted that the relations of the Russian and current Turkish leadership can be curtailed. At the same time, the head of state emphasized that Russia wants to maintain friendly connections with the Turkish people. Putin said in an interview that "Turkey is not Europe," Interfax reports. “This is firstly.

The Spanish model Mirey Lalagun has become a new Miss World, the official website of the competition reports. Russian woman Sofia Nikitchuk was close to victory - she became the second, according to the Twitter of the beauty contest. The third place was taken by the representative of Indonesia Maria Harfanti. The five also included Valerie Abu Chakra from Lebanon and Sanneta Muriy from Jamaica. The final competition of beauties took place in China in the city of Sanya.

The Turkish Prime Minister Akhmet Davutoglu commented on the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin about Turkey during a recent press conference. The politician urged to react to the statements of the Russian leader with a smile. Putin's statement about the involvement of the Family of the Turkish President Recep Erdogan in the corruption schemes of Davutoglu called "Soviet propaganda", recalling the past of the head of the Russian Federation.

The World Bank (WB) worsened the forecast for the drop in Russia's GDP in 2016 from 0.1 to 0.7 percent. The deterioration of the forecast is associated with the fall of world oil prices, the report published on Friday on the bank’s website is noted. The most likely, according to the WB, the script involves the average annual oil price in the region of $ 49.4. Previously, the average price of $ 53 in 2015 and 2016 was forecasted.

A vessel, on board of which was more than a hundred people, was missing off the coast of Indonesia, Reuters reports. The incident occurred off the coast of the island of Sulawesi. The media transmit conflicting reports of the fate of the vessel: some sources claim that it sank. According to law enforcement agencies, 94 adults and 14 children were on board the ferry. Nothing is known about their fate.

In Moscow, a ten-month-old child died due to the drop in the elevator in a multi-storey building in the south-west of the capital. Subsequently, it turned out that the inhabitants of the house repeatedly complained about the elevator, and about a week ago it was repaired. According to Interfax , at about 13:00 in one of the houses on Ostrovitanov Street the elevator cable broke off, due to which the elevator sank to the first floor.

Speaking in the State Kremlin Palace at a solemn evening dedicated to the Day of the Security Bureau of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin reported the results of the FSB in 2015. In his speech, the head of state noted the special role of counterintelligence. According to Putin, the Federal Security Service over the past year prevented over 30 terrorist attacks, Interfax reports.

The UN Security Council on the night of Saturday unanimously approved the draft resolution enshrining agreement, reached as part of the Vienna process on Syrian regulation. The document emphasizes the need to observe the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and is a fear that the situation in the country will deteriorate if it is not possible to develop a political decision of the conflict.

Singer Dmitry Malikov recorded a New Year's appeal to the ruble. He was inspired by the fact that he involuntarily became the author of the Internet meme. In the new video, the artist persuades the national currency: "Be patient! Well, wait, don't fall!" Malikov calls the ruble a falcon and "our Russian brave." “Let it be hard - happiness is ahead,” Malikov reassures.

In the center of the capital, Somalia, a powerful explosion thundered, in front of which the sounds of shooting were heard. As a result, three people died, eight were injured. According to Reuters by the local police, Nur Farah, on one of the lively streets of Mogadisho exploded a car into which a bomb was laid. "The place is filled with hotels and supermarkets. Most of the victims are passers -by. It is expected that the number of victims will increase," the police officer said.