BAGHDAD (AP) — A banned Kurdish militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key defense company in Ankara that killed at…
Read more Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firmNEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has never been shy about his globetrotting ways. But he’s not always said how he bankrolled years’ worth…
Read more A look inside the indictment accusing New York City’s mayor of taking bribesNEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing mounting questions over his ability to govern after federal investigators seized phones from multiple officials in…
Read more Swirling federal investigations test New York City mayor’s ability to governANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused social media platforms of “digital fascism” on Monday for allegedly censoring photographs of Palestinian “martyrs.” The Turkish leader’s…
Read more As Instagram remains blocked in Turkey, Erdogan accuses social media companies of ‘digital fascism’GENEVA (AP) — Turkey’s quest to host the men’s European Championship is among the great unfulfilled goals in world soccer. Having newly re-elected state President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
Read more Turkey turns to quest for hosting soccer’s Euros after Champions League finalWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to allow allies to train Ukrainian forces on how to operate F-16 fighter jets — and eventually to provide the aircraft…
Read more Biden’s shift on F-16s for Ukraine came after months of internal debateHELSINKI (AP) — A parliamentary election in Finland on Sunday is shaping up as an extremely close race between three parties as Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats…
Read more Finland’s young leader is popular but faces tough reelectionISTANBUL (AP) — Survivors of the earthquake that jolted Turkey and Syria 15 days ago, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving hundreds of thousands of others…
Read more New quake brings fresh losses to residents of Turkey, SyriaANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Thursday slammed a group of Western countries that temporarily closed down their consulates in Istanbul over security concerns, accusing them of waging…
Read more Turkey slams West for security warnings ‘harming’ tourismANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s defense minister said Wednesday that Turkish and Russian troops could “expand” their joint patrols in northern Syria as part of efforts to bring security…
Read more Turkish, Russian forces could ‘expand’ Syria joint patrolsANKARA, Turkey — Inflation in Turkey showed a sharp drop in December thanks mainly to technical reasons — which could help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ‘s standing before…
Read more Turkey’s December inflation slows to 64% in boost to ErdoganANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish, Syrian and Russian defense ministers have held previously unannounced talks in Moscow, the Turkish and Russian defense ministries said on Wednesday. It was…
Read more Turkish, Syrian, Russian defense chiefs hold surprise talksPARIS — The man suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris ahead of Christmas weekend told investigators that he had set out that morning aiming to kill…
Read more Prosecutors: Paris shooting suspect wanted to kill migrantsPARIS — Members of France‘s Kurdish community and anti-racism activists joined together in mourning and anger on Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish…
Read more Kurds, anti-racism groups gather after deadly Paris shootingKABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups to suspend employing women, the latest restrictive move by the country’s…
Read more Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOsKABUL, Afghanistan — The minister of higher education in the Taliban government on Thursday defended his decision to ban women from universities — a decree that had triggered…
Read more Taliban minister defends ban on women’s university studiesISTANBUL — A court in Turkey sentenced the mayor of Istanbul, the country’s most populous city, to two years and seven months in prison Wednesday on charges of…
Read more Turkish court gives Istanbul mayor prison term, politics banBEIRUT — After weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria, Kurdish forces and international players are trying to gauge whether Ankara’s threats of a ground invasion are…
Read more EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in Turkey’s new Syria escalationWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday the United States is confident that Finland and Sweden will be approved soon for membership in NATO despite ratification…
Read more Blinken confident in Finland, Sweden accession to NATOAn electronic board displays exchange rate information at a currency exchange bureau in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Nicole Tung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Turkey’s…
Read more Turkey cuts rates by 150 basis points and ends easing cycle
