Rising overcrowding and reports of human rights abuses in Turkish prisons are making life increasingly difficult for prisoners. In the eastern province of Van, arbitrary practices, limited access to healthcare, hunger strikes, and prisoner deaths are becoming more common, highlighting the severity of human rights violations in the region. According
ISTANBUL: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrived in Iran’s capital Tehran on an official visit, a government statement said on Monday. According to a previous statement from Sunday, Mishustin will hold talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref. ‘It is planned to discuss the
ANKARA: The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Monday denied that it had asked the Lebanese army to leave its positions in the country’s south in the face of a seemingly imminent Israeli ground offensive. According to the official Lebanese National News Agency, UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti denied that
ISTANBUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree to call up 133,000 people as part of the country’s autumn conscription. According to the decree, which was published on the government portal, 133,000 non-reservists aged 18 to 30 and are subject to conscription will be called up from Oct.
ISTANBUL: The recent assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a deadly Israeli bombing south of Beirut has prompted critical questions about Israel’s next steps. While speculation abounds on a potential ground invasion of Lebanon, experts suggest that a major land assault is unlikely. Israeli academic expert Ori Goldberg believes
Stellantis on Monday revised its 2024 financial guidance, citing “performance issues in North America” and the “deterioration of the sector’s global dynamics”. Stellantis said it saw adjusted operating profit margin between 5.5% and 7% for all of 2024, down from its previous “double-digit” estimate, while it expected to burn through
