As crackdown continues, Turkey investigates Kurdish party leader
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Selahattin Demirtas, the leader of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party. The move comes as
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Blatter, Platini banned from football for eight years
The ethics committee of soccer governing body FIFA has banned embattled President Sepp Blatter and his one-time protege from the
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IMF chief to appeal French court’s trial decision
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, says she will appeal a decision by a French court ordering
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Nations unanimously adopt Paris climate agreement
Delegates of more than 190 nations meeting in Paris adopted a historic accord Saturday that aims to slow the pace
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US dismisses Russian allegations of Turkey’s involvement in trading IS oil
The U.S. government has dismissed Russian allegations that Turkey is involved in illegal oil trade with the Islamic State group,
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Turkey: No apology for downing Russian jet
Turkey’s prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday his country will not apologise for shooting down a Russian fighter jet last
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Paris primer: rundown on climate talks
Despite the recent terrorist attacks in the French capital, the climate meeting set for November 30-December 11 in Paris will
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Lavrov: Turkey downing jet ‘planned provocation’ but not going to war
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane “looks like a planned provocation,” but
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NATO backs Turkey but seeks to lower tensions with Russia
NATO says it stands with Turkey following an emergency meeting in Brussels of its 28 ambassadors requested by Ankara to
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