US administration using its judiciary to keep Turkey in line on FETÖ, PYD
Turkey accuses U.S. prosecutors and judges overseeing a case against former Economy Minister Çağlayan of being an instrument of an alleged conspiracy by U.S.-based cleric Fetullah Gulen against Ankara. Referring to the cases opened against former Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan and Erdoğan’s personnel in the US, experts stated that these are only side products of […]
Bomb Threats Across Russia Prompt Mass Evacuations
12 September, 2017 Comments Off on Bomb Threats Across Russia Prompt Mass Evacuations
Moskva News Agency Dozens of buildings including schools and malls in more than 12 Russian cities have been evacuated since Sunday after authorities received a series of anonymous bomb threats, the Interfax news agency reports. Interfax cited a law enforcement official in Chelyabinsk as saying that the evacuations were prompted by bomb scares across cities in Russia. “There’s reason […]
Continue reading …Welcoming UN sanctions, Seoul urges N. Korea to return to dialogue
12 September, 2017 Comments Off on Welcoming UN sanctions, Seoul urges N. Korea to return to dialogue
The presidential office said Tuesday it supports the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) adoption of a new resolution for tougher sanctions on North Korea for its sixth nuclear test. It demanded the Kim Jong-un regime stop further provocations and come to negotiations. “We highly evaluate the UNSC’s prompt and unanimous adoption of Resolution 2375 today,” […]
Continue reading …China backs Myanmar government efforts to ´safeguard stability´
12 September, 2017 Comments Off on China backs Myanmar government efforts to ´safeguard stability´
BEIJING: China said Tuesday it backs the Myanmar government´s efforts to “uphold peace and stability” in Rakhine state, where a military crackdown has sent more than 300,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing for Bangladesh. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the comments as the United Nations Security Council prepared to hold an urgent meeting on the crisis […]
Continue reading …Italy floods: Death toll rises to eight as body of final missing person found
12 September, 2017 Comments Off on Italy floods: Death toll rises to eight as body of final missing person found
Flood damage to homes in the Livorno area. Photo: STR/AFP Search teams on Tuesday morning found the body of a 67-year-old man killed in heavy flooding in the Tuscan city of Livorno over the weekend. The discovery brought the total death toll to eight, after six other bodies were found on Sunday and one on Monday, following […]
Continue reading …Iraqi parliament votes against Kurdish independence referendum
12 September, 2017 Comments Off on Iraqi parliament votes against Kurdish independence referendum
raqi parliament. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi parliament voted Tuesday against a planned referendum by Kurdistan Region Government on independence from Iraq, obliging the Iraqi government to take measures to “preserve the unity of Iraq”. The session was attended by 204 of parliament’s 328 members. “The Iraqi Constitution had enumerated issues for which a referendum is required, […]
Continue reading …French and US troops head to Gothenburg as Sweden’s biggest military drill in 20 years kicks off
12 September, 2017 Comments Off on French and US troops head to Gothenburg as Sweden’s biggest military drill in 20 years kicks off
A Swedish soldier taking part in a previous drill. Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT The biggest Swedish military exercise in over 20 years has started in Gothenburg, with French and US air defence units as well as other overseas troops joining the Swedes in the Aurora 17 drill of more than 20,000 military personnel. Taking place between […]
Continue reading …Erdoğan: S-400 is a done deal, down payment already transferred to Moscow
12 September, 2017 Comments Off on Erdoğan: S-400 is a done deal, down payment already transferred to Moscow
President Erdoğan said a lack of cooperation from allied countries in defense pushed Turkey to produce its own both unarmed drones and armed drones. As part of Ankara’s steps to improve its national defense systems and strategies, Turkey has made the down payment for the S-400 missile system to Russia, President Erdoğan said President Recep […]
Continue reading …Swedish Jews to appeal neo-Nazi march near synagogue
12 September, 2017 Comments Off on Swedish Jews to appeal neo-Nazi march near synagogue
The NRM marching in Falun. Photo: Ulf Palm/TT Sweden’s main organization for Jews is appealing a police decision to grant the openly racist neo-Nazi group the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) permission to stage a march near a synagogue in Gothenburg on September 30th. The march will not only fall on the same day as the […]
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