ANKARA (AA) – The Greek premier dismissed the prospect of war with Türkiye during a speech at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Switzerland’s winter resort of Davos. “We will not go to war with Turkey though we witnessed a lot of tension in the last three years,” Kyriakos Mitsotakis said when asked if […]
DAVOS, Switzerland (AA) – Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto has said that his country is hoping to relieve Türkiye’s security concerns, noting that “the PKK is a forbidden organization both in Sweden and Finland.” On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he said that a trilateral working...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he looked forward to “continued coordination” with Türkiye on various issues, following a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Washington. Noting that they discussed many important issues as part of the US-Türkiye Strategic Mechanism, Blin...
ANKARA (AA) – The foreign minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina has warned that the radicalized rhetoric recently used by Serb leader Milorad Dodik has revived the fear of political turmoil in the Muslim Balkan republic. On her country being granted European Union membership candidacy and the January 9 celebration of the anniversary of Republik...
ANKARA (AA) – A Spanish nonprofit organization has said that 2,390 irregular migrants died or were reported missing last year while trying to reach Spain. They included 288 women and 101 children, said Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders), adding that 1,784 of the migrants died while trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands by boat. It al...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday that Türkiye’s request for F-16 fighter jets and Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids are “not related.” Speaking to reporters following a meeting with his US counterpart Antony Blinken, Cavusoglu said the US Congress should not portray these separate issues...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Britain’s special envoy for the Western Balkans has expressed his country’s support for normalization efforts between Serbia and Kosovo. Stuart Peach met with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic in the capital Belgrade. ”London supports both the Berlin process, the EU-sponsored dialogue process and all ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Turkish Coast Guard rescued 194 irregular migrants who were pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek authorities. Coast guard teams were dispatched off the coast of Ayvalik district in Balikesir province after detecting 73 foreign nationals in boats, according to the Turkish Coast Guard Command. Separately...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A helicopter crash in the Brovary city of Ukraine’s Kyiv region on Wednesday killed at least 18 people, including 3 children, the country’s interior minister, first deputy minister, and state secretary, according to Kyiv governor. “Tragedy in Brovary. The number of victims increased. As of 10:30 a.m. (0830GMT) – 18 ...
LONDON (AA) – A British citizen who was kept in custody and tortured at the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention center has dedicated his life to rehabilitation of other detainees and protection of their rights after his release. Moazzam Begg was kept in the Guantanamo Bay detention center by the US government for two years in […]