Putin hails compromise with Turkey on Syria crisis
MOSCOW/ ISTANBUL
Moscow and Ankara have been able to reach a compromise to resolve the Syrian crisis despite dissidences on some matters, the Russian president said on Thursday.
Turkish FM welcomes US withdrawal decision from Syria
ANKARA
Ankara welcomes the U.S. decision to withdraw its troops from Syria, Turkish foreign minister said on Friday.
Russia's Putin warns about possibility of nuclear war
MOSCOW
The current situation, characterized by increasing military tensions, can lead to a nuclear war that will destroy the planet, the Russian president said on Thursday.
Trump says 'all' US troops departing Syria
WASHINGTON
All of the U.S.'s roughly 2,000 troops in Syria will be leaving, President Donald Trump said Wednesday in a major policy departure for Washington.
Chinese authorities arrest third Canadian
TRENTON, Canada
A third Canadian has been arrested in China, Global Affairs Canada said Wednesday.
Indonesia: Muslim group urges UN action on Uighur abuse
JAKARTA, Indonesia
Turkish, Pakistani officials talk defense cooperation
By Amir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan
Turkish and Pakistani officials on Thursday discussed defense cooperation in Rawalpindi, a northern city of Pakistan.
Turkish president unveils 2nd 100-day action plan
ANKARA
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday unveiled the second 100-day action plan of Turkey's presidential Cabinet in the capital Ankara.
Natalie Portman slams ‘racist’ Israeli nation-state law
JERUSALEM
U.S. film star Natalie Portman has denounced as “racist” an Israeli legislation that defines Israel as the “nation-state of the Jewish people”.
Turkey's Central Bank holds policy rate constant
By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA
The Turkish Central Bank on Thursday kept its the one-week repo rate -- also known as the bank's policy rate -- constant at 24 percent.
