Erdogan leaning towards holding Turkish elections in June
President Tayyip Erdogan’s government is inclined to hold Turkey’s elections as scheduled in June, having cooled on the idea of postponing due to this month’s devastating earthquake, ...
China deepens ties with Russia as Biden rallies NATO over Ukraine
China pledged to deepen cooperation with Russia on Wednesday as U.S. President Joe Biden prepared to meet leaders of NATO’s eastern flank – highlighting geopolitical tensions ahead of the ...
British-born schoolgirl who joined Islamic State loses appeal over citizenship removal
A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS) lost her latest appeal against the UK government’s decision to take away her citizenship ...
Six killed after latest earthquake shakes Turkey-Syria border
Six people were killed in the latest earthquake to strike the border region of Turkey and Syria, authorities said on Tuesday, two weeks after a massive quake killed more than 47,000 ...
Putin issues new nuclear warnings to West over Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered a warning to the West over Ukraine by suspending a landmark nuclear arms control treaty, announcing that new strategic systems had been put on ...
Greece and Turkey can make region one of cooperation – Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Aegean Sea rivals Greece and Turkey to engage to resolve differences and avoid unilateral actions that could increase tension.
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Blinken pledges long-term aid for Turkey after devastating earthquakes
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a trip to Turkey that Washington will help Turkey “for as long as it takes” after earthquakes rocked the country two ...
Biden walks through Kyiv to show resolve ahead of war’s anniversary
U.S. President Joe Biden walked around central Kyiv on an unannounced visit on Monday, promising to stand with Ukraine as long as it takes, on a trip clearly timed ...
UK consumers bought more in January but overall gloom persists
British consumers unexpectedly increased their shopping in January, but the big picture remains one of weak demand from inflation-hit households relying more on discounts at retailers to make ends meet.
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Blinken to Turkey: ‘the United States is here’ with aid
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced further aid to Turkey and said Washington would provide longer term help to Ankara as it seeks to rebuild following ...
Ukraine troops prepare for threat of Russia capturing Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops conducting weekend exercises near the small town of Siversk, in the country’s east, said they were preparing to defend one of the possible targets of a new ...
U.S. stages joint air exercises with Asian allies after North Korea’s ICBM launch
The United States held joint air exercises bilaterally with South Korea and Japan involving strategic bombers on Sunday, a day after North Korea fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ...
Survivors dug out of rubble in Turkey, but many families pray to find a body to mourn
Survivors were still being dug out of the rubble in earthquake-hit Turkey, but for many grieving families their only hope is that the remains of their loved ones will be ...
Blinken warns China’s Wang Yi against aiding Russia in Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday warned top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi of consequences should China provide material support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying in ...
Orban says Europe ‘drifting into’ Ukraine war
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday that Europe was “indirectly at war with Russia” as several European countries pledge to send battle tanks to help Ukraine fight Moscow’...
Japan, China to hold security talks next week, Japan foreign minister says
Japan and China will hold security talks next week, Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said after meeting his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
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Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders discuss peace at first meeting in months
Armenia and Azerbaijan held talks with the United States in Munich on Saturday, the first meeting between the leaders of the South Caucasus nations since October amid heightened tensions over ...
WFP boss criticises northwestern Syrian authorities for slowing quake aid
The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) on Saturday pressured authorities in northwestern Syria to stop blocking access to the area as it seeks to help hundreds of thousands ...
Earthquake death toll passes 45,000, many still missing in flattened apartments
More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar with some 264,000 apartments in Turkey destroyed and many still ...
British embassy guard who spied for Russia jailed for ‘treachery’
A former security guard at the British embassy in Berlin who passed highly sensitive information to Russia and was paid for his “treachery” was jailed for more than 13 years in ...
Ukrainian troops appeal for help as global security meeting starts
Ukrainian soldiers fighting to hold off a Russian push on the small eastern city of Bakhmut pleaded for more weapons from the outside world as senior Western leaders met in ...
Portugal ends Golden Visas, curtails Airbnb rentals to address housing crisis
Portugal announced on Thursday a hefty package of measures to tackle a housing crisis, including the end of its controversial “Golden Visa” scheme and a ban on new licenses for ...
Teenager pulled from rubble in Turkey; anger smoulders
A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey on Thursday more than 10 days after a devastating earthquake hit the region, but such rescues have become increasingly rare, ...
Ukraine pounded by missiles (Update)
Russia rained missiles across Ukraine on Thursday and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicted the long-besieged city of Bakhmut would ...