Russian warships carrying scores of military trucks were seen passing through a strait in yesterday morning – and could be on their way to . The Tsugaru Strait between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean separates Honshu and Hokkaido, the country’s two biggest islands. Russia has suffered catastrophic losses, including up to one-fifth …
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By Daren Butler and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA, July 29 (Reuters) – Turkey adopted a new social media law on Wednesday that critics say will create a “chilling effect” on dissenting voices who have resorted to Twitter and other online platforms as the government tightened its grip on mainstream media. The law was backed by President …
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Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. CIA boss talks nuclear weapons and prisoners with Putin’s spy chief U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns was expected to caution President Vladimir Putin’s spy chief at talks on Monday about the consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, and to raise the issue …
has launched a fresh appeal over the loss of her UK citizenship by claiming she was trafficked into Syria as a child to have sex with older men. Her lawyers have argued that Miss Begum was influenced by a ‘determined and effective propaganda machine’, and should have been treated as a child trafficking victim. Dan …
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has launched a fresh appeal over the loss of her UK citizenship by claiming she was trafficked into Syria as a child to have sex with older men. Her lawyers have argued that Miss Begum was influenced by a ‘determined and effective propaganda machine’, and should have been treated as a child trafficking victim. Dan …
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ANKARA, Turkey Lawyer Law Firm (AP) – Turkey´s parliament on Thursday approved electoral law amendments that critics maintain could pave the way to election fraud and aim to curtail an opposition alliance´s chances of wresting control of the house in the next elections. Parliament endorsed the changes by a show of hands after a three-day …
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Critics fear new law will further muzzle dissent * Government says law targets those who make false accusations * Turkey istanbul Law Firm faces presidential, parliamentary elections in 2023 By Ece Toksabay and Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Turkish lawmakers began debating on Tuesday a contentious media bill, proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan’s …
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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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Election likely to produce another fractured parliament * Political parties will struggle to form government * Steep energy and consumer prices, war Lawyer Law Firm in Turkey 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 …
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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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