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On Friday, outgoing President Barack Obama is welcoming President-elect Donald Trump along with his wife Melania at the White House ahead of the official inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C.

A Turkish man traveling on a train from Ankara to Istanbul wasn't allowed to sit alongside his nine-year-old daughter because of Islamic law, Turkey's Dokuz8haber news portal reported.

The decision of Italian Council of Ministers to extend the state of emergency was made because of the series of earthquakes that occurred on Wednesday and extreme weather conditions in the regions of Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche and Umbria, according to the government's statement.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said the developments in Venezuela were similar to a "color revolution" scenario.

An errant firework at Donald Trump's pre-inaugural fireworks display Thursday which spelled out 'USR' instead of 'USA' has sparked a storm of jokes suggesting that the incoming president plans to turn America into the 'United States of Russia'.

According to the document posted on the Russian government's legal information portal, Russia and Syria have signed a protocol to the agreement on the Russian Aerospace Forces' airbase in Syria, which envisions deployment of Russian aircraft free of charge at a section of the Hmeymim airfield.

Vladimir Remek, Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia stated that relations between Russia and the US ought to be improved under Donald Trump's presidency.

The presence of the Russian naval maintenance facility on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic meets the objectives of maintaining peace and stability in the region, is defensive in nature and is not directed against other states, according to official document.

While US intelligence agencies continue to chase the phantoms of Russian hackers allegedly responsible for manipulating elections and generally being nasty people, real Russian IT experts help make the Internet a safer place and receive rewards and recognition for their efforts.

Russia and Syria have signed an agreement on the expansion and modernization of the Russian naval maintenance facility in the Syrian port of Tartus, according to the document posted on the Russian government's legal information portal on Friday.

Ahead of his Donald Trump's inauguration as US president, more than 650 appointments requiring senate approval had not been announced in top roles in key departments, such as the State, Defense, Treasury and Justice - as well as a welter of ambassador positions across the globe.

Many people do not understand why the 'left' adopted neoliberal economic policies. The left criticizes inequality and advocates progressive social policies such as promotion of feminism and gay rights but seems to increasingly back deregulated market driven economics. In this program, Professor Steve Keen offers an explanation into what went wrong.

The United Kingdom will remain the Gambia's most important partner in trade, democracy and other domains, new Gambian President Adama Barrow told UK Sky News broadcaster on Friday.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated that the European Union should allocate money not only for accommodating migrants but also for their further extradition.

According to the Turkish General Staff, five Turkish servicemen were killed and nine others were wounded in an attack of Islamic State militants near Syria’s Al Bab.

Manning pardoned, Assange to leave the Ecuadorian embassy, CNN runs a story on Trump being murdered and more!

Some garments are not solely about comfort or fashion. The issue of Muslim headwear has left Europa divided and embittered. In Norway, various forms Islamic headdress have become a heated topic of debate, and the country remains divided over which are appropriate in public places and why.

Protesters are holding a rally against Trump's inauguration in Washington, DC on Friday ahead of the official ceremony.

Bashar Assad said Daesh was created "under the supervision" of the United States and sponsored by Turkey, so Syria could not expect a genuine fight against Daesh from those countries.

The family of a Romanian man, who was fatally electrocuted while showering in "cramped rat-infested conditions" in London where he lived like a modern slave, have spoken of their "devastation" at his death.

CEO Alexei Miller said that the share of Russian energy giant Gazprom on the European gas market over the past year increased by three percentage points to reach 34 percent.

Russia and Serbia are united in a fight to recognize historical truth, which is threatened by the constant stream of information presented by modern life, acclaimed film director Emir Kusturica told Sputnik Srbija.

The decision to close the Russian factory of the Roshen candy manufacturer, which belongs to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, was made independently by the company's shareholders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.

The readiness of US President-elect Donald Trump to lift US sanctions against Russia in exchange for a bilateral agreement on reduction of nuclear weapons may destroy the Western countries' consensus over the measures to address the situation in eastern Ukraine, the German government's point man on Russia said Friday.

Vladimir Dzhabarov, the first deputy chairman of the Russian Federation Council Committee for International Affairs, said that an agreement with Ankara on the Turkish Stream gas pipeline will be submitted to the plenary meeting of the Federation Council on February 1.