Turkey’s Erdogan: The UN Security Council needs to be reformed

Turkey’s Erdogan: The UN Security Council needs to be reformed

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a press conference at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ISTANBUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for the United Nations Security Council to be reformed, decrying the fact that the United States could veto a … Read more

Britain’s Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM in row over Parthenon sculptures

Britain’s Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM in row over Parthenon sculptures

ATHENS/LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused his British counterpart Rishi Sunak of cancelling a scheduled meeting in London on Tuesday in a diplomatic row over the status of the Parthenon Sculptures. Greece has repeatedly asked the British Museum to permanently return the 2,500-year-old sculptures that British diplomat Lord Elgin removed … Read more

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area -owner

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area -owner

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The Galaxy Leader commercial ship was “illegally boarded by military personnel via a helicopter” on Nov. 19 and is now in the Hodeidah port area in Yemen, the vessel’s owner said on Monday. “All communications were subsequently lost with the vessel,” Isle of Man registered Galaxy Maritime Ltd, owner of … Read more

Erdogan stokes judicial crisis, calling for new constitution

Erdogan stokes judicial crisis, calling for new constitution

ANKARA, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waded into a brewing judicial crisis on Friday, calling for a new constitution to resolve an unprecedented clash between two of the country’s top courts, as opponents marched in Ankara. The comments stoked a debate over the rule of law that erupted on Wednesday when the … Read more

Iranian state media confirm meeting between Khamenei, Hamas’ Haniyeh in Tehran

Iranian state media confirm meeting between Khamenei, Hamas’ Haniyeh in Tehran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Palestinian group Hamas’ top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2023. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA/ File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has met with the leader of Tehran-backed Palestinian group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, … Read more

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing Rights BERLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Germany will from Thursday ban the activities of Hamas, already a designated terrorist organisation in the country, as well as pro-Palestinian group Samidoun, the interior minister … Read more

White House says Iran ‘actively facilitating’ some attacks on US military bases

White House says Iran ‘actively facilitating’ some attacks on US military bases

Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at the al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq, January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – (This Oct. 23 story has been refiled to add dropped words in paragraph 2) The White House on Monday said Iran was in some cases … Read more

Turkey’s Erdogan submits Sweden’s NATO bid to parliament for ratification -presidency

Turkey’s Erdogan submits Sweden’s NATO bid to parliament for ratification -presidency

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers from his ruling AK Party at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey October 11, 2023. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES./File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ANKARA, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on … Read more

Slovenia deploys police on borders with Croatia, Hungary

Slovenia deploys police on borders with Croatia, Hungary

[1/4]A Police officer inspects documents at the border crossing in Obrezje, Slovenia, October 21, 2023. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic Acquire Licensing Rights OBREZJE, Slovenia, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Slovenia on Saturday deployed police on border crossings with Croatia and Hungary to prevent potential security threats, leading to queues as travellers waited to have their documents checked. The … Read more

Dollar, yields rise, stocks fall after US consumer price data

Dollar, yields rise, stocks fall after US consumer price data

[1/3]Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights U.S. stocks end lower as yields rise Dollar index jumps; U.S. oil prices down Middle East troubles remain in focus NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields … Read more