Новости за 08.12.2017

One by one, 14 members of the U.N. Security Council spoke out against President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital at an emergency meeting on Friday, some with regret and some with anger at the 15th member, the US.

Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and Italy called on the USA on Friday to put forward detailed proposals for peace between Israel and the Palestinians and described as “unhelpful” President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Point Guard Derrick Rose, who rejoined his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates this week after time away to consider his NBA future, said Friday he might still need ankle surgery.

Israel aircraft attacked Hamas military facilities in the Gaza Strip on Friday night in response to rocket attacks, the Israeli army said.

The United States Olympic Committee said Friday 2030 was the preferred option as it eyes a bid for the Winter Olympics.

President Donald Trump's deputy national security advisor, Dina Powell, is leaving the post early next year, the White House said Friday.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi said Friday that local Emirati authorities had "acquired" a $450-million painting by Renaissance master Leonardo Da Vinci, as reports swirled about the original source of funding.

Shohei Ohtani, dubbed the Babe Ruth of Japan, has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Angels, agent Nez Balelo said Friday.

Thirty years ago, on December 9, 1987, the first intifada or popular Palestinian uprising broke out, inflaming the occupied territories for six years.

A rare early winter snowstorm hitting the southeast United States forced Delta Air Lines on Friday to cancel hundreds of flights just two weeks before Christmas.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has become the latest player to slam the NFL's Thursday fixtures after a slew of team-mates suffered injuries in his team's loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Donald Trump threw his full weight Friday behind Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican running for the US Senate with the president's support despite being accused of molesting teenaged girls.

Party-goers and tourists love Berlin, the capital of techno and home to a vibrant art scene.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the rights of the Turkish-speaking Muslim minority in Thrace, northeastern Greece to be respected during a visit on Friday.

The United States stood alone Friday as one after another fellow UN Security Council member criticized its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Poland's right-wing dominated parliament on Friday passed controversial reforms that opposition politicians and the EU insist further undermine judicial independence and the separation of powers.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is set for the latest in a sweep of poll victories in mayoral elections on Sunday, with the opposition showing little sign they can prevent his re-election next year.

France's finance minister unveiled Friday a decree that would make it the first nation in Europe to allow the trading of some non-listed securities using the blockchain technology that underpins cryptocurrencies.

US President Donald Trump on Friday said penalties and fines against troubled commercial banking giant Wells Fargo & Co would not be abandoned and could be "substantially increased."

Iraq's autonomous Kurdish area Friday accused Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of "hatred" of the Kurds after he compared their September independence referendum to acts by the Islamic State group.

The Russian boss of fencing's ruling body has attacked the ban on his country's flag at the Pyeongchang Games as contradicting "the principles of the Olympic movement".

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Friday international experts may help justice officials probe charges that Mikheil Saakashvili, a former Georgian president now active in Ukrainian politics, received illegal Russian funding.

US President Donald Trump is committed to ongoing efforts to reach a Israeli-Palestinian peace accord, the US ambassador to the UN said Friday amid a backlash over his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Growing wildfires chewing through parts of Southern California on Friday ravaged avocado farms, racehorse stables and a retirement community, even as milder weather aided firefighters in their efforts to slow the progress of six major blazes.

Armies of firefighters on Friday battled an expanding front of Southern California wildfires that have raged for five days and destroyed at least 500 structures, with gusty winds expected to continue into the weekend.