Tens of thousands of Georgians on Sunday staged a pro-Europe rally, days before parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test for the country’s democracy and its bid for EU membership. Saturday’s vote will pit an unprecedented alliance of pro-Western opposition forces against the ruling Georgian Dream party, accused by Brussels of shifting towards authoritarianism…
Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says was behind a 2016 failed coup, has died in the United States where he was based, Reuters reported citing Turkish media and a website associated with Gulen. He was 83. Gulen built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years accused of…
Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday (October 18) there is a possibility of working towards a ceasefire in Lebanon but it will be harder in Gaza. Biden, on a visit to Berlin, also told reporters he has an understanding of how and when Israel will respond to the missile attacks by Iran….
