Erdogan acknowledges some problems in the Turkish earthquake response
ISTANBULFeb 8 – President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday acknowledged some problems in Turkey’s initial response to the earthquake that struck the south of the country, but said normal operations have resumed, adding that the death toll in the country rose to 8,574. Erdogan made his first visit to the devastated region since Monday when two […]
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Syria asks the EU for help after the strong earthquake
BRUSSELSFeb 8 – Syria asked the European Union for help two days after a powerful earthquake rocked the country and neighboring Turkey, the European Commission said on Wednesday. “This morning we received a request for help from the Syrian government through the civil protection mechanism,” the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, told reporters. […]
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Sweden, an increasing focus of Islamic extremists, according to local security service
STOCKHOLMFeb 8 – Sweden has come under the crosshairs of violent Islamic extremists around the world following a series of incidents, including the recent public burning of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, security services reported on Wednesday. security. “Recent events with threats directed against Sweden and Swedish interests are serious and affect the security […]
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MH17 investigators will suspend their investigations without further prosecution: source
AMSTERDAM8 Feb – The international team investigating the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) will halt its inquiry without further prosecution as it does not have sufficient evidence to bring further cases to trial, a source close to the investigation said on Wednesday. The Joint Investigation Team is scheduled to announce its […]
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Zelenski will visit Brussels on Thursday, according to an EU diplomat
BERLINFeb 8 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Brussels on Thursday, a European Union diplomat said on Wednesday. Zelensky will travel to London to meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and address parliament on Wednesday as Kiev urges the West to hand over more weapons to help drive out Russian forces. Source link
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UK sanctions more Russian entities and individuals
LONDONFeb 8 – Britain on Wednesday set out a new round of sanctions against “Russian military and Kremlin elites”, including six entities supplying military equipment, such as drones, for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions also affect eight people and one entity linked to financial networks that help “maintain wealth and power among the Kremlin […]
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Putin approved the supply of the missiles that brought down MH17 in 2014, researchers say
AMSTERDAM8 Feb – The international team investigating the 2014 downing of the flight MH17 Malaysia Airlines for a missile has convincing evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally signed the decision to allow the missile system into Ukraine, Dutch prosecutors said Wednesday. missile system BUK–LOOM was used to bring down the MH17 as he was […]
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Scholz criticizes “public competition” to send weapons to Ukraine
BERLINFeb 8 – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday criticized the public competition between some countries over who can deliver more and better weapons to Ukraine, saying it harms unity between the allies. “We preserve and strengthen this cohesion by first preparing decisions confidentially, and only then communicating them,” Scholz told the Lower House of […]
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Almost 300,000 displaced by the earthquake in Syria – state media
By Reuters • last update: 02/08/2023 TURKEY-EARTHQUAKE-SYRIA-DISPLACED: Almost 300,000 displaced by the earthquake in Syria – state media – Copyright Thomson Reuters 2023 BEIRUTFeb 8 – More than 298,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to this week’s deadly earthquake, Syrian state media reported, in an apparent reference to parts of Syria […]
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Belgium charges nine people with trafficking Chinese sex workers
BRUSSELSFeb 8 – Belgium on Wednesday charged nine people with human trafficking and money laundering for their alleged involvement in a gang suspected of bringing women from China to work as sex workers in Europe. Some 300 Belgian police officers detained 27 people in raids across the country on Tuesday and seized 1.5 million euro […]
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