Türkiye captures key PKK/KCK terrorist from Finland network in Istanbul

Iranian national Mehnaz Omari was responsible for coordinating activities between the PKK/KCK cadres in Finland and the organisation’s top leadership, sources say.

The National Intelligence Organization (MIT), in collaboration with the Istanbul Provincial Police Department,…[Read more]

Japan’s economy rebounds strongly on consumption boost, backs case for more rate hikes

Japan’s economy expanded by a much faster-than-expected annualised 3.1% in the second quarter, rebounding from a slump at the start of the year thanks to a strong rise in consumption and backing the case for another near-term interest rate hike.
The Bank of…[Read more]

In Japan’s ageing countryside, some villages face extinction

Japan has an estimated 9 million abandoned homes as rural areas grapple with rapid population decline.

Nanmoku, Japan – Like all bakers, their day starts before dawn.

Hours later, as the mid-afternoon light streams through the windows of their kitchen, Masayuki Kaneta, 85, and his son…[Read more]

Japan’s embattled PM had a cruel summer – it ended with his exit

It’s been a cruel summer for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
A series of scandals that implicated the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Mr Kishida’s closest allies within it and even his family had put his job on the line.
That this happened as living costs shot up and…[Read more]

A different kind of Trump goes on display

The pork sausage was a sign that this was going to be different. Or at least, that it was meant to be.
Like a grocery store employee in front of a concession stand, Donald Trump stood framed by the everyday items of an American shopping basket.
Breakfast oats. Bread. Butter. The sausage.
In a…[Read more]

Five charged over Matthew Perry’s death

Five people have been charged in the drug-related death of Matthew Perry last year, police say, including two doctors and the actor’s personal assistant.
Police said on Thursday that their investigation, launched in May, uncovered a “broad underground criminal network” of drug suppliers who distributed…[Read more]

Five charged over Matthew Perry’s death

Five people have been charged in the drug-related death of Matthew Perry last year, police say, including two doctors and the actor’s personal assistant.
Police said on Thursday that their investigation, launched in May, uncovered a “broad underground criminal network” of drug suppliers who distributed…[Read more]

Ukraine’s surprise advance into Russia a dilemma for Biden

Washington is absorbing the impact of Ukraine’s lightning assault into Russia’s Kursk region as the scale of President Zelensky’s bold gamble emerges.

US officials are assessing how the incursion might reshape the political and military dynamics of the war, as well as the impli…[Read more]

Turkey gets $100m to support quake-hit agriculture sector

Turkey has secured $100 million from the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank to support its agricultural industry, which was impacted by last year’s earthquakes.

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the development bank, has provided funding to the D…[Read more]

With or without foreign help, Libya’s 2m-barrel goal looks tough

Libya is hoping to double its crude oil production over the next three to five years, but analysts have warned that a lack of investment and the political crisis that has led to the country having two rival governments are jeopardising those plans.

The country’s National Oil Cor…[Read more]

Turkey arrests teenager for stabbing attack at mosque

Eighteen-year-old injured at least five people at random, reportedly under the influence of a video game.

Turkish police have arrested a teenager who on Monday stabbed at least five people at a mosque in the northwest of the country.

Minister of the Interior Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday…[Read more]

Palestinian leader Abbas tells Turkish parliament he will go to Gaza

The president of the Palestinian Authority tells Turkish legislators he will stand by the Palestinian people even at the cost of his life.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has promised to go to the besieged Gaza Strip, saying he will stand by the Palestinian people…[Read more]

Can Kamala Harris help Democrats regain lost Black votes?

Some Black voters have gravitated away from the Democrats in recent years, but will Kamala Harris be able to pull them back?

Barely a week after President Joe Biden dropped out of the United States presidential race, his deputy Kamala Harris emerged as his replacement atop the Democratic…[Read more]

Harris tells pro-Palestine protesters ‘now is time for ceasefire’ in Gaza

People chanted ‘free, free Palestine’ during Democratic presidential candidate’s speech at Arizona rally.

United States Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has told pro-Palestine protesters who interrupted her campaign rally in Arizona that now is the time for…[Read more]

Olympics: USA rack up relay golds; Barshim bows out with high jump bronze

USA win both 4x400m relay and men’s 100m hurdles finals for their 14 athletics medal at Paris Olympics 2024.

The United States have won their eighth consecutive Olympic women’s 4×400-metre relay crown to clinch the country’s 14th track and field gold medal of the Paris…[Read more]

Tahitian surfing champion Kauli Vaast takes victory lap along the Seine

After winning the gold medal in surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kauli Vaast thrilled fans again by surfing along France’s iconic River Seine. The 22-year-old was pulled by a boat, and surfed the small waves it created with the Eiffel Tower in the background.…[Read more]

Left-wing candidate Lucie Castets’ strange campaign for France’s premiership

Over the two weeks since her name burst onto the French political scene, the Nouveau Front Populaire’s candidate for prime minister has been thrust into the limelight and is trying to forge a reputation for herself.

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Physical attacks targeting nonresidents have been up sharply on French territory since 2016

A study by the Interior Ministry’s statistical office shows that assaults on foreigners (mainly tourists) have doubled in seven years.

“In traffic (…) be prepared to take evasive action at any time”; “Do not leave any valuables visible in your vehicle,…[Read more]

Paris Olympics: Gold medallist boxer Imane Khelif files complaint over ‘moral harassment’

The 25-year-old Algerian woman, who won the Olympic final in her category on Friday, August 9, has been the target for the past week of an online hate campaign regarding her gender identity.

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