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World leaders meet in Switzerland to discuss a Ukraine peace roadmap. Russia is notably absent

Jun. 15, 2024 16:17 PM EDT

OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Dozens of world leaders converged on a Swiss resort Saturday to discuss how to bring peace to war-ravaged Ukraine, though any hopes of a real breakthrough were muted by the absence of Russia. More than two years into the war, the combatants remain as...

Turkey urges Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs

Jun. 05, 2024 12:30 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's foreign minister has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs in China's western Xinjiang province and allow them to “live their values,” a Turkish official said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on...

Turkey and Israel announce trade barriers on each other as relations deteriorate over Gaza

Apr. 09, 2024 21:52 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Israel announced trade barriers on each other Tuesday as relations deteriorated further amid the war in Gaza. Turkey, a staunch critic of Israel’s military actions in the territory, announced that it was restricting exports of 54 types of products...

The Latest | Netanyahu vows to carry out Rafah invasion, which US says would be a mistake

Apr. 08, 2024 14:18 PM EDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has escalated his pledge to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is filled with around 1.4 million Palestinians, most of whom are displaced from other parts of the Gaza Strip. “It will happen. There is a date,” Netanyahu...