Turkey
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Iran has taken care of millions of Afghan refugees with little international support | Letters
Ayoub Heidari of the Iranian embassy contests the claim that hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees may be r…
- Comedy, Culture, Freedom of speech, India, Russia, Trump administration, Turkey, US news, US politics, World news
For comedians around the world, the laughs often end as democracy fades
Silencing of Jimmy Kimmel sets US on course similar to that charted by authoritarian regimes from Egypt to Ind…
- Asia Pacific, China, India, Narendra Modi, North Korea, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russia, Turkey, Vladimir Putin, World news, Xi Jinping
Xi welcomes Putin and other world leaders to China – in pictures
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, welcomes dozens of world leaders to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summ…
- Asia Pacific, China, India, Narendra Modi, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russia, South and Central Asia, Turkey, Vladimir Putin, World news, Xi Jinping
Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi
Chinese president hosts bilateral meetings on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin…
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Lion’s owners arrested after woman and children injured in attack in Pakistan
Footage shows animal leaping over wall in Lahore before attack that left victims with face and arm injuriesThe…
- Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iran, Mexico, Myanmar, Pakistan, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, US news, World news, Yemen
The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores
While all eyes are on the Middle East and Ukraine, brutality still reigns in many other regions suffering many…
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Baby gorilla rescued from hold of Turkish Airlines plane
Five-month-old, now named Zeytin, was found in a box on a flight that was travelling from Nigeria to ThailandA…
- Belarus, Crimea, Israel, Israel-Gaza war, Military, Second world war, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, US military
‘You can’t fight your way to peace’: from a 20-year-old Israeli to a 99-year-old Briton, eight conscientious objectors on why they refused to serve in the army
Military service for 18-year-olds is a key Tory election pledge in the UK. But in countries with conscription,…
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Lost luggage leaves New Zealand’s band without instruments for Anzac Day at Gallipoli
Bags went missing in Dubai floods, with embassy staff only able to retrieve one instrument and a handful of dr…
- Arms trade, Australia news, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Gaza, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Israel-Gaza war, Middle East and North Africa, Netherlands, Palestinian territories, Spain, Turkey, UK news, US news, World news
Politicians from 12 countries unite to press for arms ban on Israel
Letter aims to bring public anger over 30,000 deaths of Palestinians in Gaza into heart of parliamentsMore tha…
- Afghanistan, Europe, Human trafficking, Iran, Italy, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Pakistan, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Syria, Turkey, World news
Italian court jails people smuggler over shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants
Gun Ufuk, 29, sentenced to 20 years in prison over deadly sinking that occurred metres from shoreAn Italian co…
- Azerbaijan, Europe, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Migration, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, World news
People smugglers recruiting skippers from central Asia on Turkey to Italy route
Boat drivers from former Soviet republics often have very little experience and no idea what they are doing is…
- Africa, Americas, Argentina, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Environment, Europe, Extreme weather, India, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Turkey, World news
Weather tracker: rain batters Argentina and DRC as fog shrouds India and Pakistan
Turkey also affected by fog, with 10 killed and 57 injured in serious road crash involving three busesDuring t…
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War in Ukraine defining new world order, says thinktank
Poll reveals west more united but gulf growing with countries such as India that do not subscribe to post-cold…
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Weather tracker: cold snap adds to woes of Turkey-Syria quake survivors
Temperatures 5-10C below seasonal norm as high pressure over Europe prevents westerly airflowAs Turkey and Syr…