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Turkey recalls envoy to Israel
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» ISTANBUL - Turkey said Saturday it was recalling its ambassador to Israel and breaking off contacts with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in protest at the bloodshed in Gaza.
Erdogan rival faces uphill struggle in runoff
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkey's secular opposition leader may have succeeded in forcing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan into his first ever runoff, but his chances of winning on May 28 are remote.
Turkey cancels Swedish minister's visit over planned protest
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkey on Saturday called off a visit by Sweden's defence minister over a planned demonstration by a right-wing extremist in Stockholm.
Swedish far-right leader calls Erdogan 'Islamist dictator'
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» STOCKHOLM - The leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats has attacked Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an "Islamist dictator" as Ankara maintains its objections to approving Stockholm's bid for NATO membership.
Hanging of Erdogan effigy not a crime: Swedish prosecutors
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» STOCKHOLM - The hanging of an effigy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan showing him dangling by his legs from a rope in Stockholm does not warrant a criminal investigation, prosecutors said Monday.
Paris shooting suspect admits 'pathological' hatred of foreigners
AFP, Published on 25/12/2022
» PARIS - A French man suspected of killing three Kurds in a Paris shooting has confessed to a "pathological" hatred for foreigners, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Sunday.
Suspect in Paris shooting admits to 'pathological' hatred of foreigners
AFP, Published on 25/12/2022
» PARIS: A French man suspected of killing three Kurds in Paris has confessed to a "pathological" hatred for foreigners, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Sunday.
Ingebrigtsen seals Euro double-double as Thiam dominates
AFP, Published on 19/08/2022
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Norwegian prodigy Jakob Ingebrigtsen sealed a memorable European distance double-double in Munich on Thursday as Belgium's Nafi Thiam retained her heptathlon title in style.
Ukraine grain deal set for signing as Russia batters Donbas
AFP, Published on 22/07/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Kyiv and Moscow are set to sign a deal Friday in Istanbul to unblock grain exports and relieve a global food crisis, even as Russian forces launch deadly artillery barrages over east Ukraine.
Ukraine grain deal expected Friday as Russian gas flows resume
AFP, Published on 22/07/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine and Russia are set to sign a deal Friday to unblock grain exports and relieve a global food crisis, as a critical Russian gas pipeline to Europe reopened.