Erdogan: Commitment of all Turks Needed to Combat Attacks on Economy

The commitment and determination of Turks is the guarantee needed to combat attacks on Turkey’s economy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, in his first comments on the ongoing currency crisis in days. “As we tackle attacks against the Turkish economy today, our biggest guarantee is the commitment and determination ...

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Amnesty Worried Saudi May Execute Female Activist

Amnesty International has voiced concern about the situation of detained female Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul amid rising speculations that the kingdom may start to execute its jailed women rights campaigners. Al-Hathloul was detained back in May during an arrest spree by the kingdom of its female rights activists. “To be ...

‘Treasonous’ Trump Creating Political Unrest in US: Brennan

Former CIA Director John Brennan has called US President Donald Trump “treasonous” and said he is creating political unrest in the United States that “could spill over into the streets.” “Fundamentally, though, what he’s doing to this country, he’s dividing us…He’s dividing Americans,” Brennan said of Trump during an interview ...

Trump Calls off Pompeo’s Planned Trip to North Korea

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had canceled a planned trip to North Korea by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying progress toward the US goal of a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula was too slow. “I have asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to go to ...

Russia Respects Iran’s Lawful Presence in Syria: Deputy FM

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says Russia respects Iran’s presence in Syria which he described as lawful amid reports that the US was pressuring Moscow on Tehran’s role in the Arab country. Ryabkov said Iran has been in Syria at the official request of the Syrian government to help the ...

RAF Jets Interrupt Path of Russian Plane over Black Sea: UK

British fighter jets interrupted the path of a Russian maritime patrol aircraft over the Black Sea in the second such incident this week, Britain’s defense ministry said Friday. The RAF Typhoons scrambled from Mihail Kogalniceanu air base in Romania Thursday in response to a Russian Be-12 plane which was heading ...

Canada Will Continue to Stand up Strongly for Human Rights: PM

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed concern Thursday over reports that human rights activists in Saudi Arabia face the death penalty. The two countries are locked in a diplomatic dispute over Canada’s criticism of the kingdom’s human rights record, but Trudeau said Canada continues to “engage diplomatically” with Saudi Arabia. ...