WASHINGTON: US Representative Pramila Jayapal slammed the Biden administration Tuesday for the lack of movement toward an independent investigation into the killing of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi last month by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Jayapal also urged the US government to demand accountability by stopping certain
ANKARA: North Korea on Wednesday said that it would cut off roads and railway connections with South Korea amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In a statement, the General Staff of North Korea’s army said that this was a response to war exercises in South Korea and frequent visits by
ANKARA: North Korea has conducted a test-firing of 240-millimeter-caliber controllable shells for a multiple rocket launcher, state media reported Wednesday. The test, conducted by the Academy of Defense Sciences of North Korea, aimed to reconfirm the precision of the shells at their maximum range of 67 kilometers (41.6 miles) and
ANKARA: A pro-Palestinian senator in Australia announced Wednesday that she will launch a new political party following her July resignation from the Labor Party over its stance on Palestine, local media reported. Speaking at Parliament House, Fatima Payman revealed her plans to form “Australia’s Voice,” a political movement she described
ADANA: Trkiye’s benchmark stock index opened Wednesday at 9,043.91 points, posting a slight decrease of 0.01% or 0.98 points from the previous close. On Tuesday, the BIST 100 index was up by 0.15% to 9,044.89 points, with a daily transaction volume of 83 billion Turkish liras ($2.44 billion). As of
ISTANBUL: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen, reaffirming their commitment to modernizing Alliance command and expanding the bilateral military presence in Japan’s Southwest Islands. Austin spoke with Nakatani on Tuesday to congratulate him on his appointment “at a time when the United States
