Turkey: Erdogan speaks of an organized plan of rigging in the elections in Istanbul

Rumors of holding new elections in Istanbul! While the count of invalid ballots in Istanbul continues, the difference between the winner Ekrem Imamoglu and the ruling party candidate, Binali Yildirim, has fallen to about 15,000 votes from 23,000, but everyone agrees that as things stand at the moment, the difference can not to change in …

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Survey: Turkish President Erdogan voted most distinguished world leader of 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was named “the most distinguished world leader of 2018” on Monday in an online survey conducted by the Rassd News Network. The online survey was organized by the pro-Muslim Brotherhood news network, which was established in Egypt after the Jan. 25, 2011 popular revolution and has a widespread following in …

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North and South Korean leaders sign joint agreement on denuclearisation

The leaders of North Korea and South Korea have signed a joint declaration after concluding their 3rd summit talks. The declaration states that North Korea is ready to permanently dismantle its nuclear facility in Nyongbyon, on the condition that the United States takes reciprocal actions. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim …

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Wolrd leaders mourn the loss of Kofi Annan: He was a leader, but also a friend

Former United Nations secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died Saturday after a short illness at the age of 80, his foundation announced. “It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, …

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Thousands of Romanians protest against government in Bucharest

Tens of thousands gathered in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Saturday for a second day of demonstrations after more than 450 people were hurt and around 30 arrested in a huge anti-corruption protest on Friday. Massive crowds gathered in downtown Bucharest on Saturday night, watched by security forces as they chanted: “Down with the government” and “Justice, …

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Muharrem Ince ordered journalists from the state-controlled TRT to leave press conference

Turkey’s opposition leader warned that the nation is heading towards “one man rule” as Muharrem Ince conceded electoral defeat to President Erdogan. Appearing this lunchtime at the headquarters of his party, the CHP, after hours of speculation over his whereabouts, Mr Ince first ordered journalists from the state-controlled TRT to leave the meeting. He was given only …

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Turkish police detain 47 suspected coup supporters

Turkish police have apprehended 47 people accused of participating in the 2016 failed military coup, CNN Turk reported Saturday. This wave of arrests is part of a larger operation that began earlier this week, targeting 124 people accused of supporting US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan contends masterminded the 2016 attempted coup. …

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Trump-Kim summit ends with ‘special bond’

U.S. President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged at a historic summit on Tuesday to move toward complete denuclearisation, while the United States promised its old foe security guarantees. The start of negotiations aimed at banishing what Trump described as North Korea’s “very substantial” nuclear arsenal could have far-reaching ramifications for …

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Putin: Western sanctions against Russia are ‘harmful for everyone’

President Vladimir Putin has said Western sanctions against Russia are “harmful for everyone” and it is in everyone’s interests to lift them, BBC reports. Speaking in Austria, he said Russia had restored stable growth, despite the EU and US sanctions first imposed in 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said his …

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Stoltenberg: We continue to seek a dialogue with Russia, we consider it possible

It is possible to strengthen relations between NATO and Russia, and a dialogue should be sought, the Secretary-General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview for today’s issue of the French daily Figaro. “Russia remains our neighbor, and we’d like relations between us not to turn into a new Cold War or another …

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Turkish President Erdogan: ‘…East Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine’

The TURKEN Foundation, that “enables students, scholars, researchers to realize both their full potential and the available services” in the U.S. and assists them “at any kind of problem” organised a dinner in London where the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a speech on Sunday. Only a day ahead of the move of the American embassy from …

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Iraq votes in first elections since victory over the Islamic State group

Iraq began voting Saturday in its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group, with the country hoping to shore up a fragile peace and rebuild, AFP reports. Polling stations opened around the conflict-scarred nation under tight security as the jihadists still pose a major security threat despite a sharp fall in violence. The …

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