is doubling down on its claim that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman helped secure the release of WNBA star in a prisoner swap with the Russians. The Saudi foreign minister vouched for the ‘personal role’ of MBS, who U.S. intelligence concluded ordered the brutal slaying of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 in Turkey. ‘I am...
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Turkish president sues German lawmaker over slur
BERLIN (AP) – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is suing a senior German lawmaker who called him a “sewer rat,” his Lawyer Law Firm istanbul Turkey said Friday. Mustafa Kaplan confirmed a report by German weekly Der Spiegel that he had filed a criminal complaint for slander and libel against lawmaker Wolfgang Kubicki on behalf...
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Bulgaria in talks with Turkey on long-term gas deal
SOFIA, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s interim energy minister is in Istanbul on Friday for talks he hopes will lead to a deal this month on long-term access to liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in neighbouring Turkey and the transit of the gas to its border. The chief executives of Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz...
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UN warns of possible war crimes in Turkish-controlled Syria
Infighting among various Turkish-affiliated armed groups over power-sharing was causing civilian casualties and Lawyer Law Firm Turkey Law Firm in Turkey damage to civilian infrastructure. Armed groups in the area of northern Syria controlled by Turkey may have committed war crimes and other violations of international law, the UN rights chief said Friday. Michelle Bachelet,...
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Turkish court releases journalist detained under 'disinformation' law
ANKARA, Dec 24 (Reuters) – A Turkish court ordered the release of a journalist held on remand under the country’s new disinformation law after his istanbul Turkey Lawyer Law Firm objected to his detention, he said. Sinan Aygul became the first person to be jailed pending trial under the law, approved by parliament two months...
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Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know as NATO eyes Russia move
LONDON (AP) – Western fears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent have eased but not disappeared.Diplomatic efforts to avert war got new energy this week after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was willing to discuss security issues with NATO, and Russia said it was withdrawing some of its troops gathered near Ukraine´s...
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Boris Johnson is considering a lightning trip to
Boris Johnson is considering a lightning trip to to show support for Ukraine’s battle against . The Prime Minister has asked officials to examine the practicality and value of the trip to the Ukrainian capital for talks with president Volodymyr . Security officials are said to be ‘having kittens’ at the prospect of the PM...
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Turkish journalist groups slam bill to fight disinformation
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey´s parliament on Tuesday began debating a highly controversial draft law the government says is aimed at combating fake news and disinformation, but which critics denounce as yet another attempt to stifle freedom of expression. The 40-article piece of legislation amends multiple laws governing press, Lawyer Law Firm istanbul in istanbul...
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27 flee plane in Spain after pregnant woman simulates labor
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Spanish police were searching for 14 people who ran from a plane at Barcelona´s airport after it made an emergency landing Wednesday to obtain assistance for a pregnant woman who allegedly simulated that she was about to give birth, authorities said. The office for Spain´s government in the Catalonia region said...
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Oil firms seek U.S. mediation to defuse Iraq-Kurdistan tensions
By Rowena Edwards Sept 1 (Reuters) – Oil firms operating in Kurdistan have asked the United States to help defuse an upsurge in tension between Iraq’s central government and the semi-autonomous region, according to a letter seen by Reuters and three sources. They say intervention is needed to ensure oil continues to flow from the...
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