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he Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) is reportedly planning to set up a total of 12 observation and security points in Syria’s Idlib under the scope of the Astana peace process as the Turkish army is preparing to extend the operation to Afrin and Manbij. According to a report published by Anadolu Agency, Turkish troops will […]

Sweden’s nuclear shelters are insufficient to protect the population from a potential attack, according to a new report from Sweden’s Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). File photo of one of Sweden’s fallout shelters. Photo: Adam Wrafter / SvD / TT The country currently has 65,000 shelters with space for seven million people in the event of […]

Britain’s foreign secretary on Sunday defended his predecessor’s role a century ago in paving the way for the creation of Israel, saying two sovereign states for Israelis and Palestinians remains the “only viable solution” for peace. In the article, Johnson said he was writing his thoughts down in the same room Balfour used a century […]

In a sign of how complicated the migrant crisis has become for European countries, Belgian police officers who were returning a group of migrants to France were then arrested by their French counterparts on suspicion of “aiding illegal immigration” Photo: AFP . All is not well on the frontiers of France. While the migrant crisis […]

Prime Minister Haider al-Abad Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi premier Haider al-Abadi has called for calm and for avoiding chaos in Kurdistan Region after as violence was reported following declaration by the region’s president he rejects a renewed tenure. “We are closely watching developments in Kurdistan Region and the assaults on political parties’ offices and media workers, […]

© Reuters North Korean missiles now have the range to strike Europe which puts NATO members in danger, Jens Stoltenberg has stated ahead of his visit to Japan and South Korea, saying the military alliance has the capabilities to respond to any threat. “We recognize that Europe has also entered the [North Korean] missile range, […]

As the Spanish government enters its first working day following the Senate’s granting of unprecedented powers to Prime Minister Rajoy to activate Article 155 of the Constitution and remove and replace Carles Puigdemont’s pro-independence regional government and its officials, The Local Spain brings you live updates throughout the day. Photo: Lluis Gene/AFP. A bride and […]

Head of the African Culture and Solidarity Foundation Şakir Doğluer, (L) says his ancestors are reported to have come to Anatolia as agricultural workers or soldiers. Afro-Turks whose ancestors came to Anatolia as workers during the Ottoman era yearn to know more about their roots but, still consider themselves at home in Turkey The grandchildren […]

Irans and stockpiling or “using” any weapons to defend itself, as this does not violate any international deals, President Hassan Rouhani said will not back down and stop producing missile FILE PHOTO: Ballistic missile Zelzal is launched during the second day of military exercises, codenamed Great Prophet-6, for Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards at an undisclosed […]

The broadcast on state media said his father Kim Jong-il visited the factory in KCNA VIA REUTERS North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has taken time away from the confrontation with the US and allies to visit a cosmetics factory in Pyongyang. He went to the newly renovated factory with senior party members and his rarely seen […]