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Russian ships reportedly turned off tracking signals and faked paperwork while picking up Ukrainian grain in Crimea
Ukraine officials have recently accused Russia of stealing several hundred thousand tonnes of grain…
Hannah Towey
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Drinking water in Israel becomes turbid after Turkey-Syria quake
Drinking water in northeastern Israel has become turbid after deadly earthquakes hit parts of Syria…
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NATO formally invites Finland and Sweden to become members, moving closer ending their historic neutrality and defying Putin
Sweden and Finland turned away from decades of neutrality to apply to join the NATO military allian…
Sinéad Baker
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Finland says Turkey backs it becoming a NATO member, along with neighboring Sweden
Finland and Sweden's push to join NATO came after decades of military non-alignment became rattled …
Jake Epstein
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A $150 million superyacht owned by Russia's second-richest man is now in Turkey's safe waters after a 7,000-mile journey, data shows
Leonid Mikhelson's yacht had stopped sending tracking signals in early May before sailing to Turkey…
Sam Tabahriti
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'The whole world' is racing to buy the drones that have helped Ukrainians obliterate Russian tanks and missile launchers, their designer says
The Bayraktar TB2 drone rains laser-guided missiles on enemies from 25,000 feet. Now, its creator s…
Reed Alexander
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Turkey's president confirms he is blocking Finland and Sweden from joining NATO after hinting he wants concessions first
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: "We have told allies that we will say no to Finland an…
Sinéad Baker
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Turkey's Erdogan hints he'll hold Finland and Sweden's NATO bids hostage unless he gets concessions
NATO enlargement requires unanimous support from current members, and Erdogan is seemingly trying t…
John Haltiwanger
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Biden moves to strike US arms deal with Turkey, report says, as Erdogan uses Ukraine peacemaker role to restore reputation in DC
Turkey has since last year been trying to get the US to approve two deals which would see it buy 40…
Bill Bostock
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9 Israelis arrested after graphic plane crash photos were sent to passengers aboard a flight to Turkey
Authorities say the suspects AirDropped graphic photos from several different plane crashes to othe…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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How the US defused a deadly showdown between 2 NATO allies' special-operations forces
The showdown between Greece and Turkey was resolved peacefully, but threats of war were "not a bluf…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Twitter India bans accounts of Pakistan embassies in UN, Iran, Egypt and Turkey
India has banned the official Twitter accounts of several Pakistani diplomatic missions, journalist…
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Turkey's president is visiting Saudi Arabia for the first time since 2018, showing he's moved on from Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder for good
In 2018, Erdogan accused Saudi Arabia of killing Jamal Khashoggi. He now appears to be trying to pa…
Bill Bostock
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Wealthy Russians and oligarchs are reportedly buying as many as 4 apartments at once in Turkey in attempt to earn 'golden passports'
The country grants citizenship in as little as three months to foreign investors who buy at least $…
Hannah Towey
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Ukraine credits Turkish drones with eviscerating Russian tanks and armor in their first use in a major conflict
The Turkish-made Bayraktar drone has become a celebrated part of Ukraine's war effort, with top com…
Kieran Corcoran
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Turkey's foreign minister says sanctioned Russian oligarchs are welcome as tourists and investors
If their yachts remain outside territorial waters of sanctioning countries, it's legitimate for oli…
Sam Tabahriti
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A man who has tested positive for COVID-19 for the last 14 months is petitioning authorities to let him hug his grandkids, reports say
Muzzafer Kayasan, who has leukemia, has tested positive for COVID-19 on 78 occasions. He has been u…
Joshua Zitser
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A Russian oligarch whose $120 million superyacht was seized in France reportedly told the captain to sail to Turkey as fast as possible after being sanctioned
French authorities tied Igor Sechin's superyacht down with steel-rope slings so it couldn't leave t…
Kate Duffy
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Finland's president says he is 'sure' Turkey's Erdogan will eventually back NATO bid
Erdogan has said he will not support NATO bids from Finland and Sweden, citing their support of Kur…
Jake Epstein
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A sanctioned Russian oligarch's $65 million superyacht is on its way to Turkey
Oleg Deripaska's superyacht had previously been docked in the Maldives, which doesn't have an extra…