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  AA Photo Turkey and the U.S. reached an understanding of historical importance regarding the establishment of a secure zone in Syria in a phone call held by the leaders of the two countries on Monday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. Speaking at the Justice and Development (AK Party) Party’s parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday, […]

Peter Dejong, POOL, AFP | Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo arrives for the start of his trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague on January 28, 2016. Judges at the International Criminal Court will rule on Tuesday over former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo’s request to be acquitted and released after more […]

Turkey has vowed to carry out military operations against the YPG, and has condemned the US for its military relationship with the Kurdish fighters [File: Presidency Press Service via the Associated Press] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, have discussed the situation in northern Syria over the phone amid rising tensions over the fate […]

M© AFP / HASAN SHIRVANI An Iranian Boeing 707 cargo aircraft has crashed into residential areas after leaving the runway, killing 15 of the 16 people on board, the military has said. The plane had departed from Kyrgyzstan carrying cargo to Iran. A total of 15 of the 16 people on board the ill-fated jet […]

Turkey has said its military offensive against the PKK-affiliated People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria hinges on its own decision, regardless of anyone’s permission. “We do not seek permission from anyone. We would take necessary steps against terrorists near our borders, and we will decide the timing on our own,” Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu […]

US President Donald Trump has threatened to “devastate” Turkey’s economy if it carries out a military offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, drawing a response from Ankara which warned Washington against “shadowing” the country’s strategic partnership with “terrorist propaganda”. Trump’s threat on Sunday came amid tensions between the United States and Turkey over the fate of Washington’s Syrian Kurdish allies in the […]

House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, along with House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, took issue with the president’s remarks Saturday to Fox News. | J. Scott  The Democratic chairmen of three powerful House committees appeared to suggest on Sunday that President Donald Trump attempted to “obstruct […]

US threatens sanctions over Russia-Germany gas pipeline Richard Grenell. Photo: DPA The US ambassador to Germany has warned of sanctions against firms linked to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, the American embassy in Berlin confirmed on Sunday. A letter envoy Richard Grenell sent to several businesses “reminds that any company operating in the […]

Fabio Marchi, AFP | Italian ultra-leftist militant Cesare Battisti arrives escorted by police to the headquarters of the Federal Police in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, on October 5, 2017, after a judge ordered his detention. Cesare Battisti, an Italian sought by Rome for four murders attributed to a far-left group in the […]

US President Donald Trump hid details of his conversations with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Washington Post has reported. The Washington Post report, published on Sunday, comes two days after the New York Times disclosed that the FBI had opened an investigation into Trump’s relations with Russia. Citing current and former officials in the White House, the Washington Post reported […]