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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday condemned the “vile attack” that ripped through central Istanbul, and which he said killed six people and wounded dozens of others. “The relevant units of our state are working to find the perpetrators… behind t…

More than 40,000 migrants have crossed the Channel to Britain so far this year, a new record, the UK government said on Sunday as it targets a deal with France to fight people smuggling. The provisional total for this year stands at 40,885, most of the…

A rally of thousands recently took place in Washington DC, amplifying calls for the United States federal government to finally pay cash reparations to the living descendants of black American slaves. Whereas other groups in the country have received r…

Israel’s veteran ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu secured a mandate Sunday to form a new government, paving the way for his comeback at the helm of what is expected to be the most right-wing administration in the country’s history. After a period of unpre…

Iran’s judiciary has charged more than 750 people in three provinces for participating in “recent riots”, local media reported, amid nationwide protests since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini. More than 2,000 people had alread…

A large fire at a motor engine oil factory in Isfahan’s Mobarakeh industrial town in central Iran on Sunday has been brought under control, state TV reported. About 95 percent of the fire has been extinguished, said Mansour Shisheforoush, head of Isfah…

A strong explosion of unknown origin shook the busy shopping street of Istiklal in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Sunday, leaving four people dead and wounding dozens more, officials said. Police cordoned off the area, where crowds were dense on Sunda…

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday ratified a prisoner exchange treaty with Belgium, official media said, after criticism in the European country that it could free a bomb-plot mastermind. Belgium’s opposition has alleged the treaty was “tailor m…

Democrats held onto control of the US Senate, handing a major victory to President Joe Biden and extinguishing hopes of the “red wave” that Republicans had expected leading into the midterm elections. Biden – who struggled with low approval ratings ahe…

Iraq is keen to maintain stable oil prices at not more than $100 per barrel, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani told reporters on Saturday. Iraq, a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), will have discussions with o…