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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Asia Pacific Putin’s ‘doomsday machine’ could destroy US coast with 100m tsunamis Russia's new nuclear-powered underwater drone could wipe out entire coastal cities, leaving them underwater with 100 meter-high radioactive tsunamis, experts have said. Experts... More
Business Central bank hikes late liquidity window rate to 13.50, bolstering lira Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) raised interest rates Tuesday for the first time this year, effectively bolstering the Turkish lira in a bid to contain inflation. The... More
Business Uber services in Vienna suspended after court ruling Ride-hailing service Uber said it was suspending operations in Vienna on Wednesday after a court upheld a complaint against its business practices brought by a local taxi... More
Tech WhatsApp in Europe to ban teens under 16 WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, is raising its minimum age from 13 to 16 in Europe to help it comply with new data privacy rules coming into... More
Science New detailed 3D map of Milky Way to 'revolutionize astronomy' Europe's Gaia satellite has produced a "stunning" 3-D map, published Wednesday, of more than a billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy, complete with their distance from Earth,... More
Diplomacy Turkish, Russian, Iranian FMs to meet in Moscow The foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran will meet in Moscow Saturday to discuss the situation in Syria, Russian foreign ministry sources said Wednesday. The first... More
Europe Germany's Jews advised not to wear kippas following attack Germany's main Jewish leader says he would advise people visiting big cities against wearing Jewish skullcaps, following a street assault last week on two young men wearing... More
Life Trump caught once again trying to awkwardly hold First Lady's hand U.S. President Donald Trump was caught once again awkwardly trying to hold his wife Melania Trump's hand during a formal event for French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte. More
Asia Pacific Indian court convicts self-styled guru of raping teenage devotee An Indian court on Wednesday found a high-profile spiritual guru Asaram Bapu guilty of raping a teenage female devotee in 2013 and sentenced him to life in prison. "Asaram... More
Americas Iran to pay if it restarts nuclear program: Trump Weighing U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear accord, President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that if the Iranians "restart their nuclear program, they will have bigger... More
Football Broadcasters cut out Mo Salah prostrating during goal celebration against Roma Directors cut out a part of Mohammed Salah's goal celebration during the live broadcast of the Champions League semifinal tie, in which his Liverpool hosted Italian side Roma... More

Europe Germans wearing skullcaps take to the streets to protest rising anti-Semitism Germans of various faiths donned Jewish skullcaps and took to the streets Wednesday in several cities to protest an anti-Semitic attack in Berlin and express fears about growing... More
Europe EU to screen visa-free travelers online The European Union will begin screening visa-free travelers entering the bloc through an online system in a bid to boost border security. EU member states and the European... More
MidEast Video: IDF soldiers cheer after shooting Palestinians A chilling video released by Jerusalem-based human rights organization B'Tselem on Tuesday showing three IDF soldiers cheering after one of them shot a Palestinian protester... More
Elections Turkey's electoral board to announce election calendar Turkey's upcoming early elections calendar will be announced soon, said the head of the Turkish electoral board said on Wednesday. "We will announce the election calendar... More
Europe Basque separatist group ETA hands over weapons, munitions to French authorities Basque separatist group ETA has handed over several cases of weapons and munitions as a confidence-building measure ahead of its expected disbanding, a French prosecutor said... More
Asia Pacific North Korea's elite quit Western social media sites, research says North Korea's ruling class has in recent months abandoned Western social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Alphabet's Google and dramatically increased its use of... More
Europe Armenians rally as talks on political future called off Armenia braced for fresh protests amid a deepening political crisis after the opposition leader accused the authorities of an unwillingness to negotiate the transfer of power More
History Archaeologists discover child skeleton in ancient city of Pompeii Archaeologists have found the skeleton of a child in the ancient city of Pompeii in southern Italy, the Archaeological Superintendence of Pompeii said Wednesday. The skeleton... More
Europe Danish inventor sentenced to life over sub murder A Copenhagen court on Wednesday found Danish inventor Peter Madsen guilty of the premeditated murder and sexual assault of Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine... More
Diplomacy Turkey rejects Trump's statements on 1915 events The foreign ministry criticized the U.S. President's written statements regarding the 1915 events, saying that Turkey considers them "null and void." In a statement released... More
Football Fenerbahçe-Beşiktaş derby to continue from where it left off The Turkish Cup semifinal match between Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, which was suspended last week over a brawl, will be played from where it left off on Thursday, May 3, the... More

Columns

Kılıçdaroğlu, CHP have failed the left İlnur Çevik The AK Party uses left-wing arguments since there is no genuine left opposition to address the needs of the p.... More

Why are June 24 elections crucial? Nagehan Alçı Last week marked a turning point in Turkish politics as Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli... More

'History and Repetition': Past and present Cemil Ertem Turkey will undergo an accelerated historical transition over the next two months. While the mechanisms of the... More

Paradigm shift in Turkey-EU relations Muhittin Ataman Europe is suffering from domestic challenges, identity problems, politicians trapped in short-term visions and... More

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