Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara will continue to purchase Iran’s natural gas, despite US sanctions on Tehran. In an interview with Reuters published on Wednesday, Erdogan said the Turkish lira’s slide is not linked to a diplomatic row with Washington, noting that the country’s economic hardship has been exaggerated. ...
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan voiced concern Tuesday over increasing numbers of civilian casualties as a result of airstrikes by US or government forces, following reports that nine were killed in an eastern province last week. Airstrikes have spiked steeply this year, in a strategy aimed at forcing Taliban ...
