Detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, from Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Wednesday slammed the recent judicial charge against him, which carries a potential sentence of up to 2,430 years, and demanded a public trial aired on national TV. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday released an indictment against Imamoglu, seeking…
Reuters. A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crashed in Georgia after taking off from Azerbaijan on Tuesday (November 11), prompting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to offer condolences for “our martyrs” as search and rescue crews headed for the scene. Turkey’s defence ministry announced the crash, near Georgia’s border with Azerbaijan, and said it was…
Reuters. The U.S. Senate on Monday (November 10) approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food benefits for millions, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid and snarled air traffic. The 60-40 vote passed with the support of nearly all…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are signaling they’ve stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red Sea as a shaky ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip, AP reports. In an undated letter to Hamas’ Qassam Brigades published online by the group, the Houthis offered their clearest signal that their attacks have halted. “We…
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a judge ruled he could serve the rest of his sentence outside jail under strict judicial supervision, The Guardian reports. Sarkozy, 70, was driven by car from La Santé prison in Paris accompanied by his wife, the singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, and arrived…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed claims that his relationship with the US president was volatile, insisting he is not “afraid” of him. In an interview with The Guardian, he also rejected reports that, during a White House meeting in October, Trump had “tossed maps aside”. “He didn’t throw anything. I am sure,” he said. He…
An Istanbul court on Friday issued arrest warrants for 37 suspects, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide in Gaza and against the Global Sumud Flotilla vessel that was seized in October, Anadolu reports. The warrants were issued upon the request of the Istanbul chief public prosecutor’s…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is privately telling confidants that JD Vance is the frontrunner for the 2028 Republican nomination and that he’d support the vice president if he chose to run, according to two people close to the administration, Politico reports. Rubio’s private comments are a vivid example of how some Republicans are…
Tesla boss Elon Musk has had a record-breaking pay package that could be worth nearly $1tn approved by shareholders. The unprecedented deal was approved by 75% of votes and drew huge applause from the audience at the firm’s annual general meeting on Thursday. Musk, who is already the world’s richest man, must drastically…
A bipartisan group of US senators is urging Hungary to stop buying Russian energy ahead of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, Bloomberg reports. US lawmakers expressed concern that Hungary has shown “no signs of reducing its reliance on Russian fossil fuels” and called on Orbán and…
Reuters. The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Kalmaegi rose to 140 with another 127 people still missing, the disaster agency said on Thursday (November 6), as the storm that devastated the country’s central regions regained strength as it headed towards Vietnam. At Talisay City in the hardest-hit province of Cebu, houses at…
Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met foreign ministers from five Central Asian states on Wednesday (November 5), saying that he planned to visit their countries in the coming year. The presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (November 6) for talks…
Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a New Jersey lawmaker serving in the US House of Representatives, has won the governor’s race in the Garden State, BBC reports. In one of several races that are seen as an indication of the public mood on the Trump administration’s policies, Sherill will succeed Democrat Governor Phil Murphy. The…
Democrats swept a trio of races on Tuesday (November 4) in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the presidency, giving the beleaguered party a shot of momentum as it looks ahead to the congressional midterm elections next year, Reuters reports. In New York City, Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the…
Reuters. Protesters gathered outside the Serbian parliament in Belgrade on Monday night (November 3), in a rally against President Aleksandar Vucic’s government. Despite heavy rain, wind and loud music blaring from government-installed speakers, hundreds joined the protest. It is the latest in the now year-long wave of demonstrations in Serbia ignited by the…
Reuters. Republican U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (November 3) he will restrict federal funds for New York City if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the city’s mayoral elections that will be held on Tuesday. If Mamdani won the election, Trump said on Truth Social that “it is highly unlikely that I will…
A medieval tower in the heart of Italy’s capital, near the famous Roman Forum ruins, partially collapsed on Monday during renovations of the structure, critically injuring one worker and trapping another, authorities said, AP reports. Hundreds of tourists watched as firefighters used a mobile ladder to bring a stretcher to the upper level of…
Russia is planning to issue its debut yuan-denominated bond on the local market this year, sources told Reuters, offering an investment option for the vast amounts of yuan liquidity accumulated by exporters and banks from Russian energy sales to China, Reuters reports. Three financial market sources said the Finance Ministry plans up to four…
China is proposing to the international community to establish a global organization for cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI), Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea. “China proposes establishing a global organization for cooperation on artificial intelligence to provide public goods in the field of AI…
The Pentagon has given the White House the green light to provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles after assessing that it would not negatively impact US stockpiles, leaving the final political decision in President Donald Trump’s hands, according to three US and European officials familiar with the matter, CNN reports. Trump said earlier this…
The United States is preparing a plan to deploy international stabilization forces in the Gaza Strip within a matter of weeks, the Al Arabiya television channel reported, citing sources. According to the Saudi channel, the international forces in Gaza will include both Arab and foreign troops. The specific countries expected to contribute military personnel…
