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Greek opposition leader briefly sets aside politics for light version of mandatory military service

Mar. 15, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's left-wing opposition leader briefly stepped away from politics Friday for a mandatory stint in the military. Stefanos Kasselakis, 35, appeared at an artillery training camp in central Greece to start his brief service in the country's...

Turkey's top diplomat visits Iraq and seeks support against Kurdish militant group

Mar. 14, 2024 18:01 PM EDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat was in Baghdad for high-level meetings on Thursday, ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's expected visit next month and a potential Turkish offensive against a Kurdish militant group that maintains bases in Iraq. The talks between Turkish...

Today in History: March 12, jazz legend Charlie 'Bird' Parker dies at 34

Mar. 12, 2024 00:07 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 12, the 72nd day of 2024. There are 294 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 12, 1955, legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker died in New York at age 34. On...

Turkey's Erdogan offers to host a peace summit with Russia during a visit from Ukraine's Zelenskyy

Mar. 08, 2024 15:27 PM EST

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose NATO-member country has sought to balance its close relations with both Ukraine and Russia, offered during a visit Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to host a peace summit between the two countries. ...

Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year

Mar. 07, 2024 11:35 AM EST

ISTANBUL (AP) — Muhterem Evcil was stabbed to death by her estranged husband at her workplace in Istanbul, where he had repeatedly harassed her in breach of a restraining order. The day before, authorities detained him for violating the order but let him go free after questioning. ...

Turkey and Somalia strike an oil and gas cooperation deal for the Horn of Africa nation

Mar. 07, 2024 11:22 AM EST

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Somalia reached an oil and gas cooperation agreement for the Horn of Africa nation in Istanbul on Thursday, the Turkish energy minister said, the latest step in strengthening ties between the two countries. The agreement comes against the backdrop...

Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she won’t seek reelection, avoiding a 3-way race

Mar. 06, 2024 09:16 AM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced on Tuesday that she won’t run for a second term after her estrangement from the Democratic Party left her politically homeless and without a clear path to reelection. Sinema’s announcement comes after Senate...

Turkey detains 7 more people for allegedly selling information to Israel's spy agency

Mar. 05, 2024 05:32 AM EST

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police on Tuesday detained seven more people suspected of selling information to the Israeli spy agency Mossad, authorities said, the latest in a wave of such arrests in Turkey. The suspects were taken into custody during simultaneous raids in...

Turkey rejects accusations by a human rights group that it committed abuses in Syria

Mar. 01, 2024 14:24 PM EST

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has rejected allegations by a human rights group that Turkey bears responsibility for some of the abuses and possible war crimes carried out mostly against Kurdish residents in northern Syria. Human Rights Watch said in a 74-page report released on...

Hungary's Orban says Trump's comeback as president 'only serious chance' for end of Ukraine war

Mar. 01, 2024 13:02 PM EST

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed Friday that he will visit Donald Trump in Florida next week, and described a possible comeback by the former U.S. president as the “only serious chance” for an end to the war in Ukraine. Addressing a...