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Britain’s Keir Starmer and Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Ankara on Monday to cement the almost $11bn agreement.Turkiye has reached a deal with the United Kingdom to buy 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets for almost $11bn, as Ankara seeks to bolster its air defences while it develops its own fifth-generation KAAN fighter planes.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Ankara on Monday to sign the agreement.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Turkiye court charges jailed opposition leader with ‘political espionage’list 2 of 3Court throws out corruption case seeking to oust Turkish opposition leaderlist…
Civilian activist Mouawia had just escaped el-Fasher when he heard the RSF had taken the city.When Mouawia heard the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group had overrun the western city of el-Fasher after besieging it for most of the two and a half years of war with Sudan’s army, he was devastated.Speaking to media over the phone on Sunday, the activist’s voice broke as he spoke of his fear for the civilians still trapped there and of not knowing if he would ever be able to return to his city.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Sudanese journalist Muammar…
Journalist reported from el-Fasher through the war, sharing the situation on the ground with an international audience.Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim has been detained by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as they advanced in el-Fasher, raising concerns about his safety and prompting calls for his release.The RSF detained the reporter on Sunday evening, hours after the paramilitary force claimed it had seized control of the besieged capital of North Darfur.The RSF has been laying siege to el-Fasher for nearly 18 months in a bid to take control of the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in the vast western region of Darfur.Several videos have…
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, whose March arrest sparked nationwide protests, denies all the charges against him.A Turkish court has filed new charges against opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu, whose arrest in March sparked mass antigovernment protests.The move by prosecutors on Monday against the jailed Istanbul mayor stems from an investigation launched last week into alleged links to a businessman arrested in July for carrying out intelligence activities on behalf of foreign governments.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Terror-free Turkiye: A homegrown peace reshaping the regionlist 2 of 3Refugee boat sinks off western Turkiye, killing at least 14list 3 of 3Kurdish…
Afghanistan women’s refugee team played their first match in a FIFA-organised four-team friendly competition in Morocco.An Afghan women’s refugee team lost 6-1 to Chad in a FIFA-organised tournament in Morocco on Sunday, but, for the players, the match itself represented a victory after being denied the chance to play the sport they love back home.Women’s sport has been banned in Afghanistan since the Taliban government took over in 2021, prompting players to flee the country, fearing persecution.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Mbappe, Bellingham score as Real Madrid edge Barcelona in fiery El Clasicolist 2 of 4Norris dominates…
The bank built the largest mall in the world, but also racked up massive debt and gave loans to insiders.Tehran, Iran – Authorities have merged one of Iran’s largest private lenders into the country’s biggest state-run bank in a move that highlights a deeply troubled economy and will further squeeze average citizens as pressure from the West grows.The central bank on Thursday announced that Ayandeh Bank, privately owned by one of Iran’s wealthiest families, would be dissolved and merged with Bank Melli, the government-run national bank, and that Ayandeh branches across the country would be transformed into Bank Melli branches…
Palestinian citizens of Israel are navigating relief, fear and distrust as a fragile ceasefire is tested by continued violence. In this episode, we speak with Haifa-based Palestinian human rights lawyer Sawsan Zaher about the impact of the ceasefire deal in Israel and whether accountability for genocide can ever come from within Israel itself.In this episode:Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2The Take: Pakistan and the Taliban’s uneasy peacelist 2 of 2The Take: AWS outage – Are we too dependent on Big Tech?end of list Sawsan Zaher (@SawsanZaher) – Human Rights Lawyer Episode credits:This episode was produced by Melanie…
Far-right activist and Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer celebrates Hamdi’s detention as government confirms he is in ICE custody.British political commentator and journalist Sami Hamdi has been detained by federal authorities in the United States in what a US Muslim civil rights group has called an “abduction”.The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned Hamdi’s detention at San Francisco airport on Sunday as “a blatant affront to free speech”, attributing his arrest to his criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Gaza Tribunal calls for ‘Israeli perpetrators and enablers’ to face justicelist 2 of 3Israeli…
Israel restricts heavy machinery but allows Red Cross and Egyptian teams to enter Gaza to search for captives’ remains.Israeli restrictions on the entry of heavy machinery are crippling Gaza City’s efforts to clear debris and rebuild critical infrastructure, the city’s mayor says, as tens of thousands of tonnes of unexploded Israeli bombs threaten lives across the Gaza Strip.In a Sunday news conference, Mayor Yahya al-Sarraj said Gaza City requires at least 250 heavy vehicles and 1,000 tonnes of cement to maintain water networks and construct wells.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Anti-Trump rally held in Malaysia over Gaza…
Israel claims attacks were on Hezbollah members, as it also struck a UNIFIL patrol with a drone and tank fire.Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon have killed three people, despite a ceasefire that began almost a year ago, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said.Lebanese authorities initially said that two people had been killed in Israeli attacks on Sunday, but revised the death toll after a further strike.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Lebanon court orders son of late Libyan leader Gaddafi freed on $11m baillist 2 of 3Israeli strikes kill four in new Lebanon ceasefire breachlist 3…