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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Africa 100 migrants missing after shipwreck off western Libya More than 100 migrants are missing after a shipwreck off the coast of western Libya, the Libyan navy said on Thursday. Rescuers found at least seven survivors on Wednesday... More
Americas Puerto Rico faces up to six month without power Millions of people in Puerto Rico could face up to six months without electricity after Hurricane Maria devastated the Caribbean island, officials said Thursday. Mayor... More
Asia Pacific China bans Islamophobic terms on social media The Chinese government banned the use of Islamophobic words on social media, local news outlets reported Wednesday. Terms created by Chinese social media users to "stigmatize... More
Economy WTO hikes trade growth forecast for 2017 to 3.6 pct upon strong first half results The World Trade Organization on Thursday boosted its forecast for global trade growth in 2017 as commerce rebounded strongly, but cautioned that major threats could still... More
Religion Muslims throughout the world mark the Islamic New Year Muslims around the world including Turkey marked the first day of the Islamic New Year on Thursday. The day represents the journey of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)... More
Turkey Man meets aid worker who came to his rescue 18 years after earthquake Turkish man meets aid worker who came to his rescue 18 years after deadly earthquake A Turkish man who lost his relatives, close friends and his house in the 1999 Marmara... More
MidEast Iran's Rouhani rules out nuclear deal renegotiation Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday the nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and six world powers cannot be renegotiated. Under the 2015 deal, Iran agreed... More
Economy Turkey's consumer confidence index falls in September Turkey's monthly consumer confidence index was lower in September, according to official data released Thursday. The index decreased 3.4 percent to 68.7 in September from... More
Asia Pacific Mob attack, Red Cross crash hamper Rohingya aid Urgent relief efforts for Rohingya Muslims were hampered Thursday after nine people were killed when a Red Cross truck crashed in Bangladesh and police clashed with a Buddhist mob blocking an aid shipment in Myanmar’s Rakhine state More
Syrian Crisis Russia warns of retaliation as SDF shells regime Russia warned the United States of reprisals Thursday after artillery fire from an area controlled by the U.S.-backed fighters in eastern Syria targeted Assad regime troops. A... More
Americas 'US to consider resuming halted military aid to Egypt' U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled he would consider resuming military aid to Egypt which had been frozen because of concerns over its human rights record. The... More

Americas Facebook to share Russia ads with US Congress amid growing pressure Facebook Inc said on Thursday it plans to share with U.S. congressional investigators some 3,000 political ads that it says Russia-based operatives ran on Facebook in the... More
War On Terror FSA rejects US offer to fight alongside PYD The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has turned down the U.S.' offer to fight alongside the PKK's Syrian offshoot People's Protection Units (YPG) dominated Syrian Democratic Forces... More
World Pope admits church realized sex abuse problem late Pope Francis on Thursday acknowledged the Catholic Church was "a bit late" in realizing the damage done by priests who rape and molest children, and said that the decades-long... More
Economy Amazon in talks with Turkish producers for textiles A procurement committee from the European branch of the global e-commerce giant Amazon has arrived in Denizli, an industrial city in southwestern Turkey dubbed as "the capital... More
Diplomacy Erdoğan, Putin to meet in Ankara next week Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Ankara Sept. 28 to hold talks on regional developments with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Kremlin said Thursday. According... More
Economy Landmark EU-Canada trade deal enters into force A new trade agreement between the European Union and Canada entered into force on Thursday, eight years after the first negotiations began. The Comprehensive Economic and... More
Life World’s richest woman, L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt dies aged 94 French tycoon Liliane Bettencourt, the world's richest woman, sat atop the L'Oreal empire and ran a philanthropic foundation, but faced an old age clouded by dementia and... More
Diplomacy Turkey, Iraq and Iran agree to put pressure on KRG A joint declaration opposing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) independence referendum in northern Iraq has been issued following a trilateral meeting between the foreign... More
Investigations 14 lawyers arrested on suspected ties with DHKP-C terrorist group A court ruled for the arrest of 14 out of 16 lawyers Thursday with ties to the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) terrorist group's law organization as... More
Business Ryanair CEO says could ground more planes, admits mistake Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary on Thursday said he could not rule out axing more flights, but any additional cancellations would not be linked to ongoing pilot roster... More
Diplomacy Erdoğan scheduled to meet with President Trump President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is scheduled to hold a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at 5:00 p.m. New York time on Thursday. Erdoğan had said that he pays special... More

Columns

Being a refugee is constant strangeness Meryem İlayda Atlas Today, being a refugee means being the new ‘other,' seen as the 21st century's burden that deserves facing inhumane... More

Showdown at the Disunited Nations in New York Hakkı Öcal The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations; in the other... More

The eurozone: A hard core for the EU? Emre Gönen The EU needs to immediately adopt a new perspective, saving itself from being affected by the current discrepancy... More

Turkey provides more humanitarian aid than UN Melih Altınok If Turkey has more influence in the U.N.'s administration, it will contribute a great deal to the transformation... More

Possible government options in Germany Ozan Ceyhun As the world turned its eyes towards the 72nd session of the U.N. General Assembly this week, election campaigning... More

An event more important than any UN speech may be the future of food Taha Meli Arvas "I think they use penguin excrement." And with this quote overheard during a tour of one of New York's newest and... More

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