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Turkey and Serbia suggest they might jointly produce military drones
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The leaders of Turkey and Serbia suggested Friday that their countries might jointly produce military drones, months after a Turkish shipment of unmanned aircraft to Serbia’s neighbor Kosovo sparked anger in the Serbian capital. While Serbia had initially...
Turkish citizens fleeing Lebanon mourn the homes and family left behind
ON BOARD THE TCG SANCAKTAR (AP) — Eyup Sabri Kirgiz gathered up his loved ones — both family and pets — and with a heavy heart left his beloved city of Beirut behind, after two weeks of deadly airstrikes that had traumatized his family. The 50-year old Turkish engineer who...
Turkey’s Erdogan inaugurates a Turkish-funded mosque in Albania's capital
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president traveled Thursday to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque with 50-meter-high (160-foot-high) minarets as part of a trip to boost ties and discuss regional issues. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said that...
Turkey's navy starts to evacuate its citizens from Beirut as Israel battles Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — Over 2,000 Turkish citizens and some foreign nationals started boarding a Turkish military ship late Wednesday that brought in aid and will take them out of a country being hit by Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah. Zehra Cibbin, an ethnic Arab from the...
Prosecutors say they may bring additional charges against New York City mayor and indict others
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they are pursuing “several related investigations” that could lead to additional corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and indictments for people in his orbit. Prosecutors made the disclosure as the...
Another top aide to New York City mayor quits in wake of corruption indictment
NEW YORK (AP) — Another top adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned Monday, even as the Democrat's lawyer criticized the federal corruption case against him and asked a judge to toss out bribery charges. Timothy Pearson, one of the mayor’s closest confidants, submitted...
12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's coast guard on Monday found 12 bodies of migrants, including three young children, off the Mediterranean coast, as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe. The bodies were recovered after a boat carrying...
Indicted New York City mayor adopts familiar defense: He was targeted for his politics
For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a former cop — refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration. Not anymore. The day news of his indictment on corruption charges broke, Adams defiantly suggested, without providing...
As political scandal grips NYC, a fictional press conference puzzles some New Yorkers
NEW YORK (AP) — Stone-faced authorities stepping up to a podium. A scrum of reporters jostling for a quote. Popping flashbulbs and pandemonium. The spectacle played out across a public plaza from the federal courthouse where New York City Mayor Eric Adams was arraigned on federal...
A look inside the indictment accusing New York City's mayor of taking bribes
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has never been shy about his globetrotting ways. But he’s not always said how he bankrolled years' worth of overseas adventures. Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Thursday saying the Democrat took trips to France, China, Sri...
