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Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:29:41 +0200
Russia detains Ukrainian consul general
Alexander Sosonyuk arrested by Federal Security Service over spying allegations.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:38:25 +0200
Cargo ship runs aground in Canakkale, Turkey
Rescue operation launched immediately after incident in northwestern Turkey

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:33:46 +0200
UK-Palestine relations reach 'low point'
Boris Johnson announces that he opposes ICC probe into Israel’s alleged war crimes in occupied territories.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:45:27 +0200
Australia: Google faces fine for 'deceptive' conduct
Tech giant may pay millions in penalty as court says it misled mobile, tablet users about collection of location data.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:20:17 +0200
Canada accused of double standard in arms ban to Turkey
2 NATO members at loggerheads regarding drone incident.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:20:17 +0200
Japan's nuclear waste plan 'unpardonable': North Korea
Unmoved by int'l criticism, Tokyo says will have action plan for disposal of Fukushima wastewater by end of 2021.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:16:57 +0200
Turkey: Agriculture minister's jet makes urgent landing
None hurt after engine failure reportedly forces emergency landing in eastern Malatya province some 40 minutes from takeoff.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:52:46 +0200
Turkish missile engine breaks world record: Minister
Turkey's 1st missile engine reaches record level thrust power, says technology minister.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:04:17 +0200
US city’s first Muslim mayor faced ballot Islamophobia
When Farrah N. Khan considered running for office in 2014, she says Irvine, California was not ready for diversity in leadership.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:58:13 +0200
Iran confirms nuclear enrichment of 60% at Natanz
Move comes in response to Sunday’s cyberattack on Natanz nuclear facility, committed by Israel, say Iranian officials.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:50:08 +0200
Biden ready to take further action if Russia escalates
President holds out hopes for improved ties, says US 'not looking to kick off a cycle of escalation and conflict'.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:47:05 +0200
Pakistan blocks social media amid fears of protests
Moves comes amid fears of protests against France following Friday prayers.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:44:16 +0200
Chinese economy sees record rebound in first quarter
GDP growth reaches record 18.3% in first 3 months of 2021 due to ‘strong domestic and foreign demand’.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:40:11 +0200
Jailed by Israel, students pay heavy price in Palestine
Birzeit University has long been center for student activism in Palestinian territories.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:15:26 +0200
US: Mass shooting in Indianapolis claims 8 lives
Shooter kills at least 8, injures several others before taking his own life

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:36:58 +0200
Turkey: New company launches leap in Q1
More than 32,000 new businesses started in January-March, jumping 15% year-on-year, according to top business body.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:13:43 +0200
Pakistan sees high daily deaths from virus in 3rd wave
Country reports 110 new COVID-19 related fatalities with over 5,350 cases in past 24 hours.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:38:22 +0200
Over 100M people in Africa face food insecurity: Report
International Federation of Red Cross says COVID-19 has also been predominant driver of high acute food insecurity.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:47:38 +0200
US: 5,800 infected with coronavirus despite vaccination
Almost 400 have required hospitalization; 74 deaths recorded.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:47:38 +0200
Over 1M Europe region deaths from COVID-19: WHO
World Health Organization warns of serious situation in Europe, as 1.6 million new cases are reported every week.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:33:18 +0200
US sanctions Russia for alleged interference, hacking
Move aims to deter 'full scope of Russia's harmful foreign activities,' says White House.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:27:33 +0200
Dozens of settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex
Since 2003, Israel has allowed settlers into compound almost on daily basis.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:43:01 +0200
US House panel passes bill on slavery reparations
Legislation advances to full House by 25-17 vote, but it faces dim prospects in evenly divided Senate.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:39:37 +0200
Turkish Central Bank keeps interest rates unchanged
Policy rate, also known as 1-week repo rate, stands at 19% in line with market expectations and tight monetary policy stance.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 12:30:06 +0200
NATO to begin withdrawing all forces from Afghanistan
Full drawdown to be completed 'within a few months,' says Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:15:42 +0200
Turkey registers over 263,000 housing sales in Q1
Residential property sales slip 23% in January-March compared to same period last year, official data shows.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:04:07 +0200
Turkey: Private sector foreign debt up in February
Central Bank says private sector's short-term external loans amount to $9.9B, long-term loans total $164.4B.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:32:01 +0200
Pressure mounts on Japan over plan to dump wastewater
Several governments, organizations call for reversal of Tokyo’s decision to release ‘radioactive’ nuclear water into sea.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:25:08 +0200
India exceeds 200,000 daily coronavirus cases for 1st time
Country’s coronavirus infections cross 14M.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:37:21 +0200
Denmark completely halts use of AstraZeneca vaccine
Decision taken due to concerns over vaccine’s link to blood clots, according to health authority.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 15:43:10 +0200
'Israeli occupiers target Palestinians with impunity'
UN rapporteurs say occupiers are attacking, damaging properties of Palestinians in occupied West Bank in a climate of impunity.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:16:44 +0200
At least 714 killed since coup in Myanmar: Rights group
Muslim man calling to prayer found hanged at mosque, group says it is part of military strategy to incite religious discord.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:49:49 +0200
Niger: 20 children killed in school blaze in Niamey
Classrooms destroyed by fire

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 17:01:10 +0200
UN rights chief warns of 'full-blown' Myanmar conflict
Michelle Bachelet urges states to take immediate, decisive measure to halt Myanmar's junta slaughter of its people.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:21:01 +0200
Manila negotiating up to 40M doses of Pfizer vaccine
Philippines launched vaccination campaign on March 1

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:03:45 +0200
Russia: Fire in St Petersburg kills 1, injures 2
1 firefighter killed, 2 injured in big fire in business center in Saint Petersburg.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:51:56 +0200
Oil prices mixed over weaker dollar, rising supplies
Prices still under pressure after major oil producers of OPEC+ agree to increase output after April

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:51:08 +0200
9 missing in China after blast hits demolition site
Blast hit workers at site for disposing of expired explosives in northern China

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:10:01 +0200
Iranians skeptical about strategic deal with China
25-year cooperation agreement part of China’s “Belt and Road” initiative.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:50:24 +0200
Sudan's Buhran visits Qatar for talks
Chairman of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrived in Doha on Wednesday for talks with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 15:43:54 +0200
NATO chief, Ukrainian leader talk Russian activities
Jens Stoltenberg express concern over Russia’s ‘military activities in, around Ukraine’

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 15:38:02 +0200
Libya forms reconciliation commission for social peace
Commission will establish justice among Libyans and create solidarity in country, says head of Presidential Council.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:52:04 +0200
Iran says arrested Israeli spy in East Azerbaijan
Tehran says Israeli spy and others were working for security services of different countries

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:12:44 +0200
EU, Ukrainian envoys discuss reports of Russian buildup
EU foreign policy chief says ‘EU is behind you,’ according to Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:29:05 +0200
Turkey: 3 PKK terrorists surrender to security forces
7 PKK, FETO terror suspects also nabbed in country’s southeastern Sirnak province.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:34:23 +0200
Japan urges dialogue to resolve Myanmar crisis
Tokyo does not believe it would be productive to impose sanctions, says foreign minister.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:27:50 +0200
Turkey, Azerbaijan start passport-free travel
Nationals of both countries will only need to carry special ID card

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:23:31 +0200
UK targets Myanmar army with new sanctions
Foreign secretary announces sanctions against military-linked conglomerate Myanmar Economic Corporation.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:47:16 +0200
Heavy gunfire heard near Niger's presidential palace
While authorities did not immediately comment on the incident, media reported an attempted coup, as yet unconfirmed

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:42:03 +0200
Pakistan, India resume limited trade after 2 years
Move follows exchange of letters between Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Indian Premier Narendra Modi

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:39:06 +0200
Yemen: Saudi-led coalition attacks 25 Houthi positions
21 airstrikes targeted Marib and four others Hajjah, according to pro-Houthi website

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:36:23 +0200
Australia unveils plan to produce guided missiles
Production of guided missiles is part of country's plan to spend $270B on defense in next 10 years

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:35:08 +0200
Turkey neutralizes 3 YPG/PKK terrorists in N. Syria
Terrorists attempted to 'disrupt peace, security environment' in Operation Euphrates Shield zone, says Defense Ministry

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:36:50 +0200
Israel seizes 85% of land in West Bank: Palestine
International law views West Bank as occupied territory and considers all Jewish settlement-building activity there illegal

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:15:54 +0200
Iranians protest cooperation pact with China
Demonstrators vent anger over 25-year strategic cooperation agreement inked last week

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:14:40 +0200
5 terrorists ‘neutralized’ in southeastern Turkey
Anti-terror operations carried out in Mardin province, says interior minister.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:11:19 +0200
Egypt: 113 ships cross Suez Canal since Monday
Crisis expected to end in few days, says head of Suez Canal Authority.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:25:40 +0200
Armenian prime minister says he will resign in April
Nikol Pashinyan says he will remain acting prime minister until snap elections.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:23:33 +0200
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes in Aegean Sea
 A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea in the early hours of Monday, according to the country’s disaster agency.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:20:56 +0200
EU Commission, Council heads to visit Turkey on April 6
Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:16:32 +0200
Pakistan, Qatar hold joint naval drill
Exercise aims at strengthening bilateral ties, enhance naval collaboration, says Pakistan Navy.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:15:01 +0200
Powerful dust storm hits South Korea
Authorities advise people with respiratory or cardiovascular problems to refrain from going outdoors.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:13:25 +0200
459 killed in Myanmar since coup, says rights group
As many as 2,559 people arrested, with 37 of them convicted: Assistance Association for Political Prisoners

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:09:52 +0200
Traffic in Suez Canal back to normal: Official
-Announcement follows reports that strong winds drove ship stranded in Suez Canal back to previous position

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:07:46 +0200
Czech billionaire dies in Alaska helicopter crash
Czech billionaire Petr Kellner was among five people killed in a helicopter crash in the US state of Alaska, said a statement by his company on Monday. 

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:04:13 +0200
Municipal councilor, police killed in Kashmir attack
 A municipal councilor and police officer were killed while another councilor injured in a suspected militant attack on a meeting in the northern Kashmir area of Sopore on Monday, police said.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:38:04 +0200
Turkey neutralizes 5 YPG/PKK terrorists in N.Syria
Terrorists were attempting to infiltrate Operation Peace Spring zone, says Turkey's National Defense Ministry.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:33:12 +0200
Israel detains 3 prominent Hamas leaders in West Bank
Hamas accuses Israel of intimidating its members not to take part in elections.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:28:44 +0200
Saudi Arabia downs 8 Houthi drones
Riyadh says attack targets security of petroleum exports

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:01:20 +0200
Turkey neutralizes 2 YPG/PKK terrorists in N. Syria
Terrorists neutralized by commando teams in Operation Peace Spring zone, says Turkish National Defense Ministry

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:01:20 +0200
Uyghurs protest Chinese foreign minister's Turkey visit
Protesters say they have not been able to contact their relatives in China's Xinjiang region.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:28:06 +0200
Netanyahu bloc falls short of Knesset majority
Uncertainty prevails as pro-Netanyahu may not be able to form coalition government.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:26:17 +0200
North Korea fires 2 ‘cruise missiles’ off west coast
2 projectiles presumed to be cruise missiles fired from western port county of Onchon on Sunday’ says South Korean military.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:22:30 +0200
Uzbekistan imposes new restrictions from April 1
With 119 new infections, overall caseload hits 81,678 including 623 related deaths.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:08:41 +0200
261 killed in Myanmar military crackdown: NGO
2,682 people arrested for protesting against coup, says Thailand-based group.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:05:13 +0200
Bomb attack in Iraq capital kills 1, injures 3
Explosion targets Meshtel region in southeastern Baghdad.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:01:55 +0200
Mexico to open new honorary consulate in Turkey
Latin American country’s 3rd honorary consulate to open in April in northwestern Kocaeli province.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:00:09 +0200
China summons UK ambassador over sanctions move
Chinese vice president informs UK envoy of Beijing’s countermeasures, local media report.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:57:40 +0200
Israel: 4 elections in 2 years harm public trust
Israeli president urges public to vote, as country may have 5th election if deadlock in forming government remains.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:56:03 +0200
Iran says it supports cease-fire in Yemen
Statement comes day after Saudi Arabia offered peace plan to end 6 years of war

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:52:51 +0200
UK army to focus on unmanned units in defense shakeup
Military, aiming to reduce troop numbers, will invest in new war technologies, according to new defense strategy.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:51:32 +0200
US mayor declares emergency over migrant influx
Chris Riggs says migrants being bussed to Gila Bend, which he says lacks resources to help.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:46:26 +0200
Greek premier visits US aircraft carrier at Crete
‘Military cooperation between US, Greece is at extremely high level,’ says Prime Minister Mitsotakis

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:16:31 +0200
Greece resumes flights to Turkey, Albania, N. Macedonia
Ban relaxed to allow arrivals also from UK, EU member states, and Schengen zone

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:15:22 +0200
Massive fire breaks out at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
At least 3 dead, many missing, eyewitness says, authorities trying to contain blaze

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:13:26 +0200
Myanmar: Junta continues to kill anti-coup protesters
5 people killed in night raid, local media reports

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:38:08 +0200
US, China open 2-day meeting in Alaska on cold foot
Delegations engage in highly rare public undiplomatic showdown in first face-to-face meeting of Biden era

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:34:04 +0200
Afghan talks must go beyond US - Taliban deal: Turkish envoy
Turkey expects progress on Afghan settlement at Istanbul meeting.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:29:52 +0200
Palestinian wounded as Israeli army fires at protesters
Palestinians hold weekly protest in eastern Nablus against illegal Israeli settlements

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:28:32 +0200
224 people killed since Myanmar coup: Rights group
At least 2,258 people arrested, convicted, or sentenced in cases related to protests against Feb. 1 military coup

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:27:11 +0200
Archery's popularity in Turkey taking flight
Turkey now boasts around 5,000 licensed archers, says official of Traditional Turkish Archery Federation

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:25:40 +0200
Afghanistan welcomes Moscow conference’s resolution
Russia, US, China, and Pakistan urge warring Afghan factions to reach negotiated political settlement

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:23:34 +0200
Gov't struggles may restart in post-ballot Israel: Poll
Poll suggests no party will get simple majority needed to form gov't with just days until 4th general election in 2 years

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:22:24 +0200
Turkish, Iranian foreign ministers meet in Istanbul
Mevlut Cavusoglu, Javad Zarif meet at Dolmabahce Office, diplomatic sources say.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:50:15 +0200
Spain’s ruling coalition in disarray over rent control
Unidas Podemos warns Socialists they will have to 'change partners' if more is not done to battle rising rents

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:23:04 +0200
Putin wishes Biden 'good health' in response to criticism
Russian President says 'we always see our own qualities in other person and think that he is same as we are'

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:19:10 +0200
G7, EU condemn Russia's Crimea annexation on 7th anniversary
'We condemn Russia’s violations of human rights on peninsula, particularly of Crimean Tatars,' joint statement says.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:07:04 +0200
'Talks in US a good start but China under no illusions'
Chinese ambassador rules out possibility of ‘compromise,’ says Beijing not counting on '1 dialogue to solve all problems'

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:04:42 +0200
Netanyahu claims UAE did not cancel his visit
Israeli premier tells Israeli Army Radio that he would visit the UAE soon

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:02:41 +0200
Afghan peace settlement meeting starts in Moscow
Turkey sends its representatives to meeting in Russian capital attended by China, US, Pakistan, Afghan parties, and Qatar



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