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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Life Trump blocks US model Chrissy Teigen on Twitter American Model Chrissy Teigen revealed Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump blocked her on Twitter after years of being a vocal Trump critic. Teigen, who is married... More
Business Turkish airpace reaches all-time high with 1,443 overflights The number of overflights in Turkish airspace reached an all-time high with a total of 1,443 overflights on July 23, a new record, a top airport official told Anadolu Agency... More
Economy UN approves Turkey’s regional economic bloc membership Turkey's membership of the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was formally approved Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday. The... More
Automotive UK to ban sale of petrol, diesel-powered cars from 2040 Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040 as part of a plan to get them off the roads altogether 10 years later, environment minister Michael... More
Turkey Newspaper, magazine circulation in Turkey decreases 20 percent in one year The overall circulation of newspapers and magazines in Turkey decreased by 20 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year. According to data released by the Turkish Statistical... More
Europe 10,000 evacuated in southern France due to wildfire At least 10,000 people were evacuated overnight after a new wild fire broke out in southern France, which was already battling massive blazes that have consumed swathes of... More
World US sanctions destroy chance of better ties: Russia Draft new U.S. sanctions against Russia leave no room to improve ties between Moscow and Washington in the near future and take the relationship into uncharted waters, Russian... More
Tech Google updates Islam-related results, curbs hate speech Results for queries about Islam and Muslims on Google have been updated amid public pressure to lessen disinformation from hate groups on the world's largest search engine. However,... More
Asia Pacific Taliban attack kills at least 26 soldiers in Afghanistan’s Kandahar At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar province, the defense ministry said Wednesday, the latest blow... More
Europe ECJ dismisses mandatory refugee quota lawsuit The top EU court's adviser said on Wednesday that a case brought by Slovakia and Hungary challenging the obligatory relocation of asylum seekers across the bloc should be... More
Asia Pacific Daesh recruiters lure Indonesian maids working in Hong Kong, report reveals Indonesian maids working in Hong Kong are being lured by terrorists from the Daesh terror group, a security think-tank said in a report Wednesday. Around 150,000 of the... More

Finance UniCredit says 400,000 clients affected in major hack Some 400,000 customers of Italy's biggest bank by assets, UniCredit, have had their data hacked into over the past 10 months, but no access codes were stolen, the Milan-based... More
Africa German military helicopter serving in UN peacekeeping force crashes in northern Mali A German military helicopter assigned to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) crashed in the West African nation's desert north on Wednesday, a spokesman... More
Europe Top EU court rules against EU-Canada passenger data deal The European Union's top court said in a written opinion Wednesday that parts of a deal between the EU and Canada on sharing airline passenger data breaches citizens' privacy... More
Europe Court orders Dutch gov't to fund new Islamic school it tried to ban The Netherlands' highest court on Wednesday told the government it must fund an Islamic school in Amsterdam that authorities had tried to ban, tapping into a divisive debate... More
Sports Turkish mountain climber dies in Kyrgyzstan A Turkish mountaineer has died while climbing a mountain in Kyrgyzstan near the Chinese border, an official from his mountaineering club said Wednesday. The 41-year-old... More
Tennis Djokovic out for the season due to injured elbow For more than a year, Novak Djokovic's right elbow hurt when he hit serves or forehands. The pain kept getting worse, and now he's going to give his arm a chance to heal by... More
Syrian Crisis Countries urge UNSC to take action to allow access for Syria aid delivery Turkey, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and other nations are demanding the U.N. Security Council takes action to ensure aid convoys reach millions of needy... More
Economy Coca-Cola profits drop sharply amid flagging demand for sweet sodas Coca-Cola saw profits drop sharply due to sales of bottling facilities as it moved to expand offerings of low-sugar and non-carbonated beverages amid flagging demand for sweet... More
Americas US to sanction 13 Venezuelan officials over alleged human rights abuses, corruption The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on 13 senior officials of Venezuela's government, military and state oil company PDVSA on Wednesday, U.S. officials said, seeking... More
Europe EU could suspend voting rights of Poland in the bloc The European Union warned Poland on Wednesday it would "immediately" move to suspend its voting rights in the bloc if it pushes ahead with a mass sacking of supreme court... More
Diplomacy Turkey appoints new ambassadors to Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo Turkey's ambassadors to Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo and Undersecretary of the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations have been changed following a decree issued by the... More

Columns

Germany is playing with fire Burhanettin Duran Targeting Erdoğan and Turks may now seem to help German politicians in the upcoming elections, but escalating the... More

Germany owes Turkey, Erdoğan deep gratitude İlnur Çevik If the refugee flow has not reached disasters proportions for Germany today, it is thanks to Erdoğan and Turkey,... More

What to do with Germany now Emre Gönen What was being dreaded over the last few months has unfortunately happened. The German government, through the... More

(Why) Turkey is safer than Germany Cemil Ertem Last week, Turkey responded to German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel's inauspicious statements, which targeted... More

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