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Istanbul New Year Reina Nightclub Attack ‘leaves 39 Dead’

At least 39 people, including at least 15 foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul,...

International

Istanbul Reina Nightclub Attack ‘leaves 35 Dead’

At least 35 people have lost their lives in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, the city's governor has said. Among...

International

Russia-Turkey Brokered Truce Holding Despite Clashes

A new nationwide ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebel groups appears to be largely holding. However...

International

Russia-Turkey Brokered Truce Comes Into Force

A nationwide ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebel groups has come into effect. The truce, brokered by...

International

Ceasefire Agreed For Midnight, Backed By Russia and Turkey

The Syrian government and rebel groups have agreed to a ceasefire from midnight (22:00 GMT) across the country,...

Top Stories

Fethullah Gulen Condemns Assassination of Russian Ambassador To Turkey

Fethullah Gülen, a renowned Turkish Islamic scholar, preacher and social advocate, has condemned the assassination of...

International

Bana Alabed, Aleppo’s Tweeting Girl, Meets Turkey’s President Erdogan

Bana Alabed - the seven-year-old Syrian who tweeted about life inside rebel-held east Aleppo - has met Turkey's...

International

Andrei Karlov’s Body Flown Home From Turkey

The body of the Russian ambassador assassinated by a Turkish policeman in Ankara has been flown home. Andrei Karlov was...

Opinion

On The Assassination Of Russian Ambassador In Turkey

The relations between unpredictable allies, Russia and Turkey, appear to have deteriorated in the past few years. The...

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Russia To Boost Security After Killing

Russia’s intelligence services are to develop extra security measures for its embassies following the killing of its...

International

Dollar Hits New 14-Year High, Dow Sets Sights On 20,000

The dollar hit a 14-year high on Tuesday as the yen fell after the Bank of Japan stuck to its ultra-loose monetary...

International

AU and UN Laud Firm Stance of ECOWAS, 11 Envoys Desert Jammeh

The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have issued statements lauding the firm stance taken by the West...

International

US Embassy In Ankara Closed After Gunman Fires Shots

The US embassy in Ankara and other consulates in Turkey were closed on Tuesday after an individual fired shots in front...

International

Turkish Police Detain Six After Russian Ambassador Shot Dead

Turkish police have detained six people over the killing of the Russian ambassador, state media said, who was shot in...

International

Turkey Focuses On Gulen Links In Russia Envoy’s Murder

The investigation into the killing of the Russian ambassador to Ankara is focusing on possible links to the Gulen...

International

UN Backs Sending Monitors

The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for UN officials and others to monitor the mass evacuations...

International

Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov Wounded In Gun Attack In Turkey

Karlov was speaking at an exhibition in the capital when he was shot in the back by unidentified man The Russian...

Top Stories

Russian Ambassador Shot In Turkey

The Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, has been shot and seriously injured while visiting a photo gallery in...

International

Turkey’s Erdogan Blames Kurdish Militants After Car Bomb Kills 13, Wounds 56

A car bomb killed 13 soldiers and wounded 56 when it ripped through a bus carrying off-duty military personnel in the...