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Sunday, February 17, 2019

History Peruvian archaeologists find Incan tomb Peruvian archaeologists discovered an Incan tomb in the north of the country where an elite member of the pre-Columbian empire was buried, one of the investigators announced... More
Fashion Syrian refugee women to showcase designs in London Fashion lovers visiting the London Fashion Week on Sunday will have a chance to see designs co-created by Syrian refugee women and prominent Turkish fashion designer Zeynep... More
Life Historical healing sites make Turkey a health hub Anatolia has been the health hub of its territory since antiquity. Thermal springs and historical healing sites are the traditional examples of health services Turkey known for. Turkish baths are must-to-visit sites for those caring for their health and wellness. More
Turkey Turkish Red Crescent helped 23 million people in 2018 Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) delivered humanitarian aid to 23 million people in 2018 across the world, the Ankara-based aid group said on Saturday. "Kızılay helped 23... More
Syrian Crisis At least 18 dead in Assad regime shelling in Syria's Idlib Regime bombardment has killed 18 civilians in the last major region outside its control in northwest Syria over the past 48 hours, a war monitor said Saturday. Artillery... More
Africa 8 miners rescued, dozens more feared dead after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe Eight subsistence miners who were trapped underground for several days after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe have been rescued, though dozens of their co-workers are still missing... More
Life Group tries to break Smurf meet-up record in Germany Exactly 2,762 people wearing blue makeup and white caps met in southern Germany on Saturday with one goal: to beat the world record for the largest meeting of Smurfs. According... More
Europe UK and Russia hold first talks after Skripal poisoning Junior foreign ministers from Britain and Russia met in Germany on Saturday in the highest-level contact between the two countries since an alleged nerve agent attack in Britain... More
Asia Pacific India's fastest train breaks down on first trip India's first locally built semi high-speed train broke down early on Saturday on its way back to New Delhi from Varanasi in northern Uttar Pradesh, a day after its inauguration... More
Europe University building partly collapses in Russia's St. Petersburg The walls of a university building partly collapsed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Saturday and some people were trapped under debris, but emergency services reported... More
Energy Iraq’s KRG suspends oil exports to Iran The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq has suspended oil exports to neighboring Iran. In a statement, the KRG's Ministry of Finance and Economy ordered... More
MidEast Girl weighing 10 kilos shows impact of Yemen war Displaced by war, starving and living under a tree, 12-year-old Fatima Qoba weighed just 10kg when she was carried into a Yemeni malnutrition clinic. "All the fat reserves... More
Europe Pence squeezes EU, NATO partners to follow US lead U.S. Vice President Mike Pence urged Saturday their partners in the European Union and NATO to follow their lead in various contentious issues including Iran, Russia, Venezuela... More
Syrian Crisis US-led airstrikes kill nearly 12,000 civilians Roughly 12,000 civilians have been killed in the US-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in four years, a human rights commission said on Saturday. The Iraqi High Commission... More
Istanbul Gang leader handed to Bulgarian officials Bulgarian gang leader Dimitar Zhelyazkov, who was arrested by Turkish police in August has been handed to Bulgarian authorities, a statement by the police said Saturday. "Escorted... More
Europe Merkel points to Russia for climate protection protests Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that Europe is falling behind in AI and digitalization and faces difficulties in defending itself against public campaigns... More
Automotive US considering EU cars a threat is frightening: Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that she finds it frightening that the U.S. sees European car imports as a national security threat. Merkel expressed her... More

Africa Nigeria polls postponement to cost millions of dollars and voters Nigerians on Sunday counted the cost of the last-minute postponement of presidential elections, with predictions the delay could lose the country billions of dollars. The... More
Americas Top US official discussed removing Trump in 2017: ex-FBI chief The U.S. deputy attorney general discussed how many cabinet members would support removing U.S. President Donald Trump from office in 2017, the FBI's former acting director... More
MidEast Giza Pyramids turned into marathon track Professional and amateur runners have visited Egypt to participate in a marathon at an unusual venue: around the Pyramids of Giza. The event was part of an effort to promote... More
Asia Pacific Data leak reveals China tracking millions in Xinjiang where Uighurs live A Chinese surveillance firm is tracking the movements of more than 2.5 million people in the far-western Xinjiang region, according to a data leak flagged by a Dutch internet... More
Investigations Turkish police detain 735 PKK terrorists, supporters Turkish security forces detained hundreds of members and supporters of the PKK terror group, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. Some 735 suspects were apprehended Friday... More
Asia Pacific Indians target Kashmiri Muslims after deadly attack India has warned against rising communal tensions across the country as Kashmiris living outside their state faced property evictions, job suspensions and attacks on social... More
Balkans Serbians protest against populists for 11th week Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia's capital for 11th week in a row against populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government. The crowds at Saturday's protest... More
Americas Japan's Abe nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize on Washington's request Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after receiving a request from the U.S. government to do so,... More
Americas Nauert withdraws as nominee for US ambassador to UN Former Fox News anchor and State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert on Saturday withdrew from consideration to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations amid criticism... More
World Take back captured Daesh fighters, Trump tells Europe European nations must take back hundreds of Daesh fighters captured in Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump said late Saturday, after a delay in announcing what he said would... More
Asia Pacific Fire in slum kills 9 in southeastern Bangladesh A fire official says a devastating blaze that raced through a crammed slum in southeastern Bangladesh has left at least nine people dead and several others injured. The... More
World Polish PM cancels trip to Israel after Netanyahu's Holocaust remarks Poland's Prime Minister has cancelled a trip to Israel in the wake of reported remarks made by Israel's prime minister suggesting Polish complicity during the Holocaust, an... More
Cinema Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins top prize at Berlin Film Fest Nadav Lapid's "Synonyms", an anarchic story about an Israeli who tries to suppress his origins after moving to Paris, won the Berlin Film Festival's coveted Golden Bear award... More
Europe EU to blacklist 8 Russians involved in Sea of Azov standoff The European Union has decided to sanction eight Russian nationals for their responsibility in incidents in the Sea of Azov last November, several European sources told French... More
Americas Potential privacy fault found in US 2010 census data An internal team at the Census Bureau found that basic personal information collected from more than 100 million Americans during the 2010 head count could be reconstructed... More
Diplomacy 'YPG remains top obstacle on Turkey-US relations' Defense Minister Hulusi Akar told the U.S. delegation at the Munich Security Summit that the PKK's Syrian offshoot People's Protection Units (YPG) remains to be the biggest... More

Columns

Sochi and Warsaw: Two summits with competing agendas Burhanettin Duran Two meetings took place earlier this week in Warsaw and Sochi that were crucial for the future of the Middle East... More

The end of optimism in US foreign policy Kılıç Buğra Kanat As the era of optimism for a liberal international order and responsible stakeholders looks like a thing of the... More

Paradigm shift in Turkish electoral behavior İhsan Aktaş Politics are much more significant in Turkey than Europe. In Turkey, drastic political changes come after a change... More

US knows well the easiest way to cheap oil Kerem Alkin The oil-based energy game, escalated by the first and second industrial revolutions, led to World War I due to... More

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Opinion

Russian-Turkish cooperation a long-term win for both parties Ivan Starodubtsev There is still a long way to go, but the meeting between Turkey, Russia and Iran in Sochi has accomplished a significant... More

From amity to enmity: How the alliance between Saudi Arabia and Morocco collapsed İsmail Numan Telci If the aggressive foreign policy of the Riyadh administration continues, Saudi Arabia will become more isolated... More

Collaboration between Ankara and Beijing on the Uighur issue Muhammet Ali Güler As the two countries deepen their already significant partnership, Turkey and China are supposed to work together... More

Tug of war between powers harbingers a new Cold War on horizon Tarık Oğuzlu Today, the foundations of a new Cold War environment are being established as the practices of geopolitical thinking... More

In response to Brett McGurk's forged facts on Syria Basel Haj Jasem Containing many politically motivated doctrines and statements, Brett McGurk's Washington Post article on Syria... More

The Astana trio meets amid ambiguities around the US withdrawal from Syria Maria Beat The Turkey, Russia and Iran partnership is taking coherent steps to end the Syrian crisis while the U.S. is still... More

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