At least ten Syrian opposition groups announced the termination of preparations for negotiations in Astana, planned at the end of January 2017. It is reported by Reuters . According to them, the reason for making such a decision was non -compliance with the ceasefire by Damascus. The agency noted that the preparation was suspended until the government forces and their ally will comply with the agreements reached with the help of Russia and Turkey.

The Turkish police arrested 12 people suspected of involvement in the terrorist attack in the night club of Istanbul on New Year's Eve. It is reported by the BBC. According to the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Numan Kurtulmush, law enforcement agencies have fingerprints and a description of the appearance of the attacker.

Data on Russian after in Turkey Andrei Karlov gathered two months before his murder. This was reported by Anadolu with reference to the results of the investigation. Experts studied requests from the computer of the former neighbor on the room of the murderer of the Merty Altyntash and found that the search for information about the Russian diplomat was carried out in October. Including the user watched videos with the participation of Karlov.

During the first day of trading in 2017 on the Moscow Exchange, the cost of the dollar fell below 61 rubles, and the cost of the euro is below 64 rubles. The dollar exchange rate to the ruble in the first minute of bidding fell by 30 kopecks and amounted to 60.97 rubles, and the cost of the euro at 10:09 Moscow time reached 63.98 rubles, dropping 55 kopecks. The cost of Brent oil during trading on the ICE London Exchange reached $ 57.29 per barrel with delivery in March.

Turkish police officers identified the terrorist who is suspected of execution of visitors to the Raina Istanbul club on the night of January 1. This was said on the air of the Turkish television channel TRT World, reports New Gazeta. The police believe that the attack was committed by a citizen of Kyrgyzstan Yahya Mashrapov. It is indicated that he was born in 1988, and received a foreign passport shortly before the attack - in October.

The wife of the suspect in the terrorist attack in the Istanbul club was detained in Turkey. It is reported by CNN Turk with reference to unnamed sources. It is reported that they came to Istanbul from Kyrgyzstan on November 20 with two children. Two days later they went to the city of Konya, where they rented an apartment for three months.

The Russian Federation of Russia called the names of Russian skeletonists detached from international competitions, TASS reports . From the competition until January 19, the gold medalist of the Olympics in Sochi Alexander Tretyakov, bronze medalist Elena Nikitina, as well as Olga Potylitsyna and Maria Orlova, was removed. At the end of December, the International Federation of Bobsleya and Skeleton removed four Russian athletes, but the names were not called.

The American family coach Amy McCridi has been advising parents who have difficulties in raising children for many years. Children are now growing more and more self -centered and less and less responsible - this is the result of too careless life and the performance of almost any whims of a child from his very birth. In the book “Mom, I myself!

The cruisers "Admiral Kuznetsov" and "Peter the Great" will complete the campaign in the Mediterranean Sea in January. This was reported by Interfax with reference to an informed interlocutor. “It is expected that in January“ Admiral Kuznetsov and Peter the Great ”will complete the long campaign and go to their native shores,” the agency’s source said. The cruisers will return to Severomorsk, where the main base of the Northern Fleet of Russia is located.

Military exercises in China.

The Ambassador of Great Britain to the EU Ivan Rogers resigned. It is reported by The Financial Times. Rogers did not name the reasons for his act. It is reported that he was supposed to play a key role in negotiations with the European Union on Brexit. Ivan Rogers was one of the consultants of Prime Minister Teresa May on the issue of Britain's exit from the European Union. According to the publication, in recent months, Rogers's views have become diverge from other officials.

The investigation has no evidence that the ex-head of the Ministry of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev knew that there was money in the suitcase handed over to him. About this "Rosbalt" was told by a source familiar with the situation. According to the protection, Ulyukaev went on November 14, 2016 to the Rosneft office after the invitation of the head of the corporation Igor Sechin.

The police interrogated the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, who is suspected of receiving gifts and “other benefits” from businessmen. About this writes The Jerusalem Post. According to the publication, the interrogation was held at the Netanyahu residence in the center of Jerusalem within three hours. “The prime minister’s actions are a violation of his duties to maintain public trust,” the newspaper explained.

The price of Brent oil has reached $ 58.34 per barrel. This happened for the first time since November 2015. WTI quotes reached $ 55.24 per barrel, the price of oil of this brand was last higher than $ 55 in July 2015. February futures WTI thus grew by 2.32%. The increase in prices occurred after a decrease in the level of oil production in Kuwait and Oman.

The elected US President Donald Trump will offer Robert Lightheiser to the post of trade representative of the United States. This was reported by Trump's transition team, reports Reuters . Lightheiser served as deputy trading representative under the 40th US President Ronalde Reagan. In the statement of the Trump team, it is noted that he played an important role in the formation of the country's trade policy and the conclusion of international agreements.