ISTANBUL: A strong earthquake jolted the US state of Alaska, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday.
The epicenter of the earthquake that occurred on Thursday local time (0313GMT Friday) was located 168 kilometers (104 miles) south…
ISTANBUL: In a significant diplomatic move, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for stronger and “firm” ties between the militaries of his country and Russia.
His appeal was made during a meeting on Thursday with a visiting Russian military de…
“Only a lasting and viable solution to the Cyprus problem will restore basic freedoms and human rights for all, without exception, legitimate inhabitants of Cyprus”, President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides said in a statement to APE-MPA on the…
ISTANBUL: French athletes have been barred from wearing the hijab, or Muslim headscarf, at the Paris Olympic Games.
France imposed the ban on its national team players as it prepares to host the Games from July 26 to Aug. 11 and the Paralympics from …
ANKARA: The EU on Friday condemned the Israeli parliament’s recent resolution opposing the establishment of a Palestinian state, emphasizing that a two-state solution remains the only viable path to peace and security in the Middle East.
‘There is a …
ISTANBUL: Nguyen Phu Trong, the chief of the ruling Vietnam Communist Party, died on Friday, state media reported.
Born in 1944, he was 80.
According to the party, Nguyen breathed his last at 1.38 p.m. local time (0638GMT) at the 108 Central Militar…
