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Romania sets record for virus patients in ICUs

US reports highest daily virus toll as Easter opens in lockdown

7:17 pm April 11, 2020

Rome: The United States became the first country to report more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day, marking a grim milestone as billions around the world celebrated the Easter holiday weekend under lockdown from home. The global death toll from the virus surged past 103,000 on Friday, with the United States quickly becoming […]

Turkish forces down Syrian planes over Idlib: monitor

9:34 pm March 1, 2020

Beirut: Turkish forces downed two Syrian war planes over northwest Syria Sunday, a war monitor said, after Ankara announced a cross-border military operation there. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, said the two Sukhoi jets fell in regime-held territory, likely after being targeted by Turkish F-16 planes. Syrian state news agency SANA […]

Russia’s Sputnik says Turkey editor-in-chief detained in Istanbul

9:30 pm March 1, 2020

Istanbul: Istanbul police on Sunday detained the editor-in-chief of the Turkish edition of Sputnik, the Russian news website said, amid growing tensions between Ankara and Moscow. “Sputnik Turkey’s editor-in-chief Mahir Boztepe has been detained. He is being taken to the Istanbul police headquarters,” the website said. Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Rossiya Segodnya which owns Sputnik, confirmed the […]

Erdogan raises Kashmir in Pak Parliament, says issue close to both countries

7:42 pm February 14, 2020

Islamabad: Notwithstanding India’s objection, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday once again raked up the Kashmir issue, vowing that Ankara will support Pakistan’s stand as it is a matter of concern to both the countries. Addressing a joint session of Pakistan’s Parliament, Erdogan, who arrived here on a two-day visit, announced that Turkey will […]

Turkey: 115 soldiers detained over links to US-based cleric

3:41 pm January 14, 2020

Ankara: Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 115 soldiers suspected of links to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric blamed by Turkey for a failed coup attempt in 2016, the state-run news agency reported. Anadolu Agency says the 115 are among a total of 176 soldiers that prosecutors ordered detained as part of an ongoing investigation into cleric […]