ISTANBUL, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Black Sea grain export agreement on Sunday with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, as both sides seek changes that would boost their exports. Turkey has acted as mediator alongside the United Nations in the grain deal, which opened up Ukrainian ports for exports …
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ISTANBUL, Lawyer Law Firm Turkey Jan 8 (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is planning a logistics hub at Istanbul Airport and a data centre near the Turkish capital Ankara with an investment of more than $1 billion, Lawyer Law Firm Turkey Turkey its president, Lawyer Law Firm Turkey Michael Evans, was …
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ISTANBUL, Oct 27 (Reuters) – A court ruled on Thursday that the head of Turkey’s medical association should be detained ahead of her trial on charges of “spreading terrorist group propaganda,” her Lawyer Law Firm Turkey said, in what one rights activist said was a move to silence her. Prosecutors opened an investigation into Sebnem …
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Election likely to produce another fractured parliament * Political parties will struggle to form government * Steep energy and consumer prices, war in Ukraine spook voters By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Bulgarians vote in their fourth national election in less than two years on Sunday, with little hope for a stable government …
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is still believed to be in Moscow today and has met with the ex-German chancellor trying to broker peace with Putin after his own world was turned upside down by sanctions – forcing him to divert his £1.3billion of superyachts and private jets to spots where they won’t be seized. The Chelsea owner, 55, last seen …
New blasts rocked Kyiv tonight after Russia was slammed as ‘barbaric’ for bombing a TV tower near the Babyn Yar holocaust memorial in Kyiv on the site of one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Holocaust. Several of the city’s neighbourhoods are currently under attack, according to local reports.The Kyiv Independent reported …
An MI5 witness in Shamima Begum’s latest appeal over the loss of her UK citizenship said the ISIS bride was an A-star pupil and it was ‘inconceivable’ that she did not know what she was doing when she left to join the terrorist group aged 15. But her lawyers have argued that Ms Begum, now …
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House passes same-sex marriage bill in retort to high court WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S.House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade abortion access could jeopardize other rights criticized by many conservatives. In a robust but lopsided debate, Democrats argued intensely …
Deal values combined company at $10 bln – Financial Times * Valuations have fallen as sector struggles for profitability * Job cuts expected – Financial Times (Updates with details) By Ebru Tuncay and Hakan Ersen ISTANBUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Turkish delivery company Getir has bought German rival Gorillas in a deal worth $1.2 billion …
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Britain has been urged to ‘come clean’ after apparently covering up the role of a Canadian spy accused of smuggling into . There are growing calls for an inquiry into claims the Met and the government knew the alleged people smuggler was responsible for helping Begum and her two fellow schoolgirls join while also working …
