Early elections destabilize Turkey, says BBP leader
ANKARA
Amid an early elections debate in Turkey, an opposition leader said on Tuesday that early polls destabilize the country.
"Turkey needs stabilization, an early election decision breaks this stabilization," Mustafa...
French cafe culture alive as virus restrictions lifted
PARIS
As France enters phase two of its de-confinement plan from the coronavirus, cafes, restaurants, and bars are allowed to reopen on Tuesday, much to the delight of loyal patrons.
Parisians...
Malaysia: Ex-premier’s corruption trial set for July
ANKARA
A court in Malaysia has rescheduled former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s trial in a corruption case for next month, local media reported on Tuesday.
The trial, initially scheduled to begin...
US: Police violence against blacks in near history
WASHINGTON
George Floyd's death was the blasting point in the US after police violence killed 7,666 lives in a very near history, with majority of them black people.
Floyd, 46, an...
Size of Turkey’s ICT sector in 2019 topped $22B
ANKARA
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US: Australia to investigate attack on its journalists
ANKARA
Treating the matter “very serious”, Australia is investigating assault on two of its journalists by US police during the ongoing "I can’t breathe" protests, said the foreign minister on...
Turkey sends medical supplies to Tajikistan
Tashkent
Turkey's state-run aid agency has delivered 70,000 face masks and 1,000 medical overalls to Tajikistan to help the country tackle the coronavirus outbreak.
The help by the Turkish Cooperation and...
Singapore reopens economy after 2 months of lockdown
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Iran's coronavirus death toll nears 8,000
ISTANBUL
Iran on Tuesday confirmed 64 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,942.
A further 3,117 people have tested positive...
Africa to lose billions from COVID-19 lockdown
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
The novel coronavirus has impacted Africa in at least three ways: the loss of an estimated $69 billion since the lockdown started, a drop in the growth...
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All lives, black lives matter: EU foreign policy chief
BRUSSELS
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South Sudan's East African Affairs minister dies at 68
ANKARA
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Early elections destabilize Turkey, says BBP leader
ANKARA
Amid an early elections debate in Turkey, an opposition leader said on Tuesday that early polls destabilize the country.
"Turkey needs stabilization, an early election...
French cafe culture alive as virus restrictions lifted
PARIS
As France enters phase two of its de-confinement plan from the coronavirus, cafes, restaurants, and bars are allowed to reopen on Tuesday, much to...
Malaysia: Ex-premier’s corruption trial set for July
ANKARA
A court in Malaysia has rescheduled former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s trial in a corruption case for next month, local media reported on Tuesday.
The...