Turkish Vice President to visit north on Sunday
The new Vice President of Turkey Cevdet Yilmaz, will make a one-day visit to the north on Sunday.
Turkey’s Vice-Presidential office announced that Yilmaz will visit memorials to Cyprus’...
Blinken heads to Beijing hoping to calm fears of a US-China break
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Beijing this weekend with expectations low that he will make headway on the long list of disputes between the United States ...
United Nations, United States ring alarm on West Darfur violence
The United States and United Nations have said the situation in Sudan’s region of West Darfur could herald a repeat of past mass atrocities there as fighting in Sudan ...
Pittsburgh synagogue attacker found guilty of hate crimes
A jury on Friday found Robert Bowers guilty of dozens of federal hate crimes for the killing of 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemitic ...
Flags lowered, relatives brace for bad news as 15 elders die in Canada crash
Flags flew lowered in the Canadian province of Manitoba on Friday and relatives braced for bad news after 15 mainly elderly people died in one of the country’s worst recent ...
Emotional reunion amid despair as Greece searches for shipwreck survivors
A Syrian teenager who survived a shipwreck that killed at least 78 people off Greece was emotionally reunited with his elder brother on Friday, but there was no news for other ...
Russia to open consular section offices in Jerusalem -statement
Russia’s embassy in Israel will open offices in Jerusalem to serve its consular section as part of an agreement with the city, the embassy and Israel’s foreign ministry ...
NATO meeting fails to approve first defence plans since Cold War
NATO defence ministers failed on Friday to reach agreement over new plans on how the alliance would respond to a Russian attack, and one diplomat blamed Turkey for blocking them.
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EU to launch changes to its budget to accommodate Ukraine, new challenges
The European Commission will propose on Tuesday changes to the European Union’s long-term budget to support Ukraine in coming years and deal with higher debt servicing costs for joint ...
Russia, Turkey agree on Putin visit to Turkey ‘soon’ -Ifax cites Kremlin aide
President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed that the Russian leader will visit Turkey “soon”, Interfax cited a Kremlin aide as saying on Friday.
The visit ...
Ethics body accuses UK’s Johnson of new breach for taking newspaper job without vetting
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who quit parliament last week over a finding that he misled lawmakers about COVID lockdown parties, was accused on Friday of a new breach ...
Putin extols Russian economic performance, defends military spending
President Vladimir Putin on Friday cited positive data points to laud Russia’s economic health and said surging defence spending was needed to boost national security, as Moscow grapples with ...
Deputy ministry of shipping aims to strengthen ties with Greece
The deputy ministry of shipping wishes to promote joint initiatives with Greece, Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanoli told the Ambassador of Greece Ioannis Papameletiou, on Friday.
According to official announcement, the ...
Denktash grandson named Turkey’s Warsaw Ambassador
Rauf Alp Denktash, grandson of former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Raif Denktash, was named Turkey’s Ambassador to Poland on Friday.
File photo: Rauf Alp Denktash with his grandfather
The ...
Nicosia expects London to play its part on the Cyprus issue
Nicosia is expecting London to exert pressures that can pave the way for a resumption of talks on the Cyprus problem, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday after a ...
Mader dies after ravine crash on Tour de Suisse
Swiss rider Gino Mader has died after crashing into a ravine on the descent towards the finish line in Thursday’s stage five of the Tour de Suisse, his team ...
‘Highly likely’ Russia behind Ukraine dam collapse – international experts
It is “highly likely” that the collapse of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine was caused by explosives planted by Russians, a team of legal experts assisting Ukraine’s prosecutors ...
Tesco says Britain’s food inflation has peaked
Tesco (TSCO.L), Britain’s biggest retailer, said the country’s food inflation was starting to ease, signalling some relief for squeezed shoppers and the wider economy as the group ...
Turkish central bank net reserves rise to $-3.17 billion as Ankara loosened grip on foreign-exchange market
The Turkish central bank’s net forex reserves rose some $2.5 billion from a historic low to stand at $-3.17 billion as of June 9, data showed on Thursday, as Ankara loosened ...
Explosions rock Kyiv as African peace mission visits Ukraine
At least two explosions rocked Kyiv on Friday and air raid sirens blared as African leaders began a peace mission, hoping to mediate between Ukraine and Russia.
The African delegation, ...
Bank of England set to raise rates to 4.75 per cent as inflation slow to fall
The Bank of England looks set to raise interest rates by a quarter point to a 15-year high of 4.75 per cent on June 22, its 13th straight rate rise as it ...
Kremlin says Putin open to any contacts on ‘Ukrainian problem’
The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is still open to any contacts to discuss a resolution of the Ukraine conflict, Russian news agencies reported.
The comments ...
Involving EU in Cyprob ‘futile’ says Tatar, amid intense re-start efforts
Ersin Tatar issued a statement on Thursday saying that seeking involvement outside of the UN, towards resolution of the Cyprus problem, is pointless without Turkish Cypriot input.
Tatar’s comments ...
Blinken heads to Beijing hoping to calm fears of a US-China break
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken flies to Beijing this weekend with expectations low that he will make headway on the long list of disputes between the U.S. ...