International report - Pandemic-hit India holds out hope of ‘brighter future’...
India’s government has promised support for the uncounted number of children who are either orphaned or have lost a parent in the Covid-19 pandemic that so far has infected more than 30 million people...
View ArticleInternational report - The geopolitical and environmental dangers of Turkey's...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has initiated the controversial building of a multi-billion-dollar canal intended to bypass the busy waters of the Bosphorus Strait, despite grim environmental...
View ArticleInternational report - UN Security Council to meet as waters and tensions...
Ethiopia has started the second phase of filling the reservoir of its mega-dam on the upper Blue Nile, according to the authorities in neighbouring Egypt and Sudan, raising tensions ahead of a UN...
View ArticleInternational report - Afghanistan turns to India as US hastens to escape...
Afghanistan has called on India to engage with the Taliban once American troops return home. The signals became public just one day after the US vacated its biggest airbase near Kabul in a step...
View ArticleInternational report - After the war of words, are Paris and Ankara on the...
Turkish and French Presidents are pledging to ease tensions after months of trading insults, but difficulties between them remain, especially over their increasingly contrary interests in Africa....
View ArticleInternational report - Afghan refugees in India tensely wait for news of...
With a resurgent Taliban now re-established all over Afghanistan, thousands of anxious refugees in India continue to live in fear and uncertainty, wondering what the future holds for the family and...
View ArticleInternational report - Pegasus spyware scandal raises questions about...
A collaborative investigation into Pegasus spyware, based on information accessed by the France non-profit Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International and shared with a host of publications, has...
View ArticleInternational report - Turkey looks to play pivotal role in Taliban's new...
Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, Turkey has been holding talks with the group's leadership. Ankara is looking to play a pivotal role in the new Taliban Afghanistan, but voices caution...
View ArticleInternational report - Afghan NATO forces flee to Istanbul to seek refuge
Growing numbers of Afghans who fought alongside NATO forces are arriving in Istanbul looking for help from the countries they once worked with. Youssef, an Afghan helicopter pilot, shows photos of the...
View ArticleInternational report - Why proposed legislation in Turkey aims to rein in...
Dokuz Sekiz news web portal is one of a myriad of independent Turkish outlets that's opened up on social media in recent years. Like many others, it receives international support. But Turkey's...
View ArticleInternational report - Turkey fears another Syrian refugee crisis as Damascus...
Turkey fears another exodus of Syrian refugees as Damascus, backed by Russia, is ramping up attacks against Idlib, the last Syrian rebel enclave. A Turkish military force stands in the way of Syrian...
View ArticleInternational report - Turkey steps up threats against Syrian Kurdish forces...
Turkey is threatening to launch a military operation against Syrian Kurdish forces after a deadly attack in Syrian territory where Turkish forces are present. Last month's deadly car bombing in the...
View ArticleInternational report - Climate change: The impact of intense winters on Gaza...
In the Gaza Strip, farmers, customers, and traders of olives lament the sharp decline of olive production this season. The reason for the decline, according to experts, is climate change and high...
View ArticleTurkey’s ambitions in the Caucasus strain relations with Iran
Turkey's highly publicised arrest of alleged Iranian agents is the latest sign of growing tensions between the two neighbors, as Turkey expands its influence in the Caucasus region at Iran's expense....
View ArticleTurkey's Syrian refugees face local hostility as economic problems mount
Turkey is in the grip of an economic crisis. Last year the Turkish lira plummeted nearly 35 percent, resulting in surging prices and rising poverty. The country's deepening financial woes are...
View ArticleNew talks could see Turkey and Armenia reopen their borders after 30 years
Hopes are growing Turkey and Armenia could reopen their borders after nearly thirty years after Turkish Armenian envoys described last month's diplomatic talks as "constructive and positive," Ankara...
View ArticleWhy drones pose a threat to Russia-Turkey relations as Ukraine crisis develops
With Russian forces poised to attack Ukraine, Turkish-made drones are set to face a big test in battle as well as a challenge to Turkey's relations with Russia. Russian tanks continue to exercise...
View ArticleThe strategic role of Istanbul's Bosphorus in the Ukraine crisis
A Russian kilo class submarine gliding through Istanbul's Bosphorus waterway en route to the Black Sea recently provided an early morning spectacle to city commuters crossing the strait of water that...
View ArticleTurkish people feel pinch as Ukraine war drives up poverty
The financial turmoil unleashed by the Ukrainian conflict is hitting Turkey harder than most, with its economy still grappling with galloping price hikes caused by last year's currency collapse. In...
View ArticleTurkey's ambiguous application of United Nations' sanctions on Russia
The arrival in a Turkish port of two superyachts belonging to a Russian oligarch is drawing attention to Ankara's policy of refusing to impose sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of...
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