‘Unexpected’ South Korea Court Decision in Favor of ‘Comfort Women’ Puts Damper on Improving Ties with Japan

In contrast to a recent pattern of reasonable judgments by the South Korean judiciary, the Seoul High Court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling and ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to former wartime comfort…[Read more]

Japan, Southeast Asian Countries to Hold 1st Online Talks to Combat Disinformation

Japan plans to hold its first online talks with Southeast Asian countries to discuss measures against disinformation on Monday, government sources said.

The talks are to strengthen cooperation with other countries as tackling disinformation has become an urgent…[Read more]

Macron hosts Hungary’s Orban in bid to unlock EU support for Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron meets Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday in a bid to break the deadlock ahead of an EU summit after the Hungarian leader threatened to block further backing for Ukraine.

Hanukkah ceremony at Elysée sparks secularism backlash against Macron

After the chief rabbi of France lit a Hannukah candle in Emmanuel Macron’s company at the presidential palace, all the opposition parties have criticized a breach of French secularism, as has the head of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions.

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A culpable apathy to the ‘normalization’ of Le Pen’s Rassemblement National

For the first time, 43% of French people surveyed think that the Rassemblement National, a party with xenophobic and authoritarian aims, is capable of participating in government. Hardly anyone among the political and social forces is bothering to expose its…[Read more]

Le Pen, her party, and 26 people will be tried over fake European Parliament jobs

Two investigating judges referred Marine Le Pen, the Front National party (now called Rassemblement National), and 26 other people on Friday, December 8, to the Paris criminal court. All are suspected to have taken part in a system of misappropriation of European…[Read more]

Macron asks to transform the way research is organized in France

Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of a ‘presidential council’ to advise him on the progress of science, and has given research organizations and universities 18 months to ‘restore clarity’ in the war France’s scientific community is organized.

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What is the Martel Division, the neonazi group banned by the French government?

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Education cost saw nearly 70 pct surge last year: TÜİK

Total expenditure for all levels of education in Türkiye surpassed 587 billion Turkish Liras ($20.2 billion) last year, marking a remarkable increase of 69.3 percent compared to 2021, reveals data by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).

According to the figure published by TÜİK on Dec…[Read more]

“TRT World Forum 2023” is Starting

TRT’s influential event shaping the global agenda, the TRT World Forum, is being held in Istanbul on December 8-9. In its seventh year, the event brings together over 150 distinguished speakers from various parts of the world, including internationally recognized academics, politicians, civil society workers,…[Read more]

Türkiye, Greece could cooperate on nuclear energy: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday said Türkiye wants to develop cooperation with Greece on nuclear energy, adding that he hoped his visit to Athens would help improve ties between the NATO allies.

Türkiye and Greece agreed during a landmark visit by Erdoğan on Thursday to estab…[Read more]

Türkiye registers better-than-expected current account gap

Türkiye’s current account deficit widened to about $3.7 billion in November, official data showed Wednesday, propelled by soaring cost of energy imports and rapid increase in gold trade.

Although the shortfall remained on an expansionary path, the better-than-expected monthly reading sho…[Read more]

Turkish national football queens stir inspiration by soaring to B League

In a remarkable journey through the competitive landscape of women’s football, Türkiye’s national team has achieved a significant milestone by ascending from the C League to the B League in the Nations League.

Leading the success are two standout players: Yağmur Uraz, the l…[Read more]

Turkey told Sweden it expects Nato bid ratification ‘within weeks’, Swedish minister says

Tobias Billström, Sweden’s foreign minister, told reporters this morning that “it is high time to get the ratification done by both Türkiye and also by Hungary of course, and this was a clear message sent by the foreign ministers”.

For months, Turkey…[Read more]

From Gaza to Istanbul: Turkish woman recounts war and survival

Muhsine Alnajjar was at the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with her husband and their two-year-old daughter. They had waited for hours to get out of Gaza and escape Israel’s relentless aerial bombardment. Then, just as they were about to cross the border gate, there w…[Read more]

Türkiye envisions new era in relations with Greece on upcoming visit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed hope for a fresh beginning in bilateral relations with Greece, saying he will go to Athens with a “win-win approach”.

“We will discuss both our bilateral relations and Türkiye-EU relations to make decisions worthy of the s…[Read more]

Japan space agency hit with cyberattack; rocket and satellite info not accessed

Japan’s space agency was hit with a cyberattack but the information the hackers accessed did not include anything important for rocket and satellite operations, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.

“There was a possibility of unauthorized access by exploiting the…[Read more]

Daisaku Ikeda: Influential leader of Japan’s Soka Gakkai Buddhist group dies

Daisaku Ikeda, a former leader of Japan’s influential Buddhist group Soka Gakkai, has died at the age of 95.

Over decades Ikeda expanded the organisation’s international following and forged links with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

He died from natural…[Read more]

Japan begins trial sales of prescription-free morning-after pills

Japan has begun trial sales of morning-after pills without a prescription.

Under the pilot, the pill is set to be available at 145 pharmacies. Until now these had only been available at a clinic or pharmacy with a doctor’s prescription.

A public consultation by Japan’s health…[Read more]

US military aircraft with six aboard crashes off Japan island

apan’s NHK broadcaster said the CV-22 Osprey hybrid plane had been trying to land at Yakushima Airport with one engine on fire. There is no US comment.

Ospreys – which can function as a helicopter and a turboprop aircraft – have been involved in a string of fatal crashes over the…[Read more]