ISTANBUL – Turkey’s electoral board has rejected a complaint by the main pro-Kurdish party accusing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of violating rules that require him to be impartial. Wednesday’s decision comes a month before Turkey’s June 7 general election. State-run Anadolu Agency says the board’s decision was unanimous. The People’s …
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PARIS – Airbus’ troubled A400M military plane has hit turbulence once again. The cargo plane whose rollout went billions over budget and years over deadline is being grounded by numerous governments after a crash in Spain this weekend killed two pilots and two flight test engineers. Though the crash is …
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KIEV, Ukraine – Ukrainian government and rebel officials say seven people have been killed over the last day of fighting between armed forces and separatists. The regional government of Luhansk, which is loyal to Kiev, said Wednesday that one civilian and one soldier were killed in mortar and grenade attacks. …
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has left a jail in Trinidad by ambulance a day after he was charged in a U.S. corruption case that has led to the arrests of more than a dozen international soccer officials and businessman. Judicial officer Abraham Ali said Thursday …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Qatar says it has filed a defamation suit against a senior official in France’s far-right National Front party over comments linking the Gulf nation to terrorism. Qatar said Monday it brought the case against Florian Philippot in France after he “repeatedly and publicly implied a …
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The United Nations has recommitted to offering food assistance to North Korea through December 2024. The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) noted its continued support in an undated document posted to the organization’s website outlining persistent humanitarian challenges faced by the authoritarian nation’s citizens. “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea …
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China’s military announced Wednesday that its fighter jets shadowed a U.S. Navy aircraft that flew over the Taiwan Strait. The People’s Liberation Army said it deployed fighters to warn the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and “deal with it in accordance with the law and regulations,” according to Reuters. “Troops …
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JERUSALEM – The Biden administration’s massive financial support for thescandal-ridden U.N. agency for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip was hit by a call from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to scrap U.S. funds for it due to its alleged benefits for the Hamas terror movement. “The United States should immediately halt …
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Two U.S Navy sailors were reported missing while conducting operations Thursday off the coast of Somalia, the U.S. Central Command said. Search and rescue operations are currently ongoing, the statement said. Officials said that the two sailors were reported missing on Thursday evening. The brief statement gave no additional information …
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SKOPJE, Macedonia – Macedonia’s main opposition leader has called for a caretaker government to lead the country until early elections next year, following an agreement to hold a ballot to resolve one of the country’s worst political crises since its independence in 1991. Social-Democrat head Zoran Zaev said Monday he …
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