Wed 26 March 2025: President Erdoğan on Wednesday accused the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) of inciting chaos to cover up allegations of corruption against its Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoğlu. Addressing the parliamentary group meeting of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in the capital Ankara on Wednesday, he said any attempt to […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: The European Commission said on Wednesday that Europe should enhance stockpiling of critical equipment and encourage the public to maintain sufficient supplies for at least 72 hours in case of emergencies. The Commission said in its new EU Preparedness Union Strategy that the bloc is preparing for risks such as natural disasters, cyberattacks and geopolitical […]
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Tue 25 March 2025: Tesla’s European sales dropped 49 percent year on year in January and February, despite rising registrations of electric vehicles (EVs). New Tesla registrations in the European Union fell to 19,046 in the first two months of the year from at least 37,000 in the same period of 2024, according to a report […]
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Tue 25 March 2025: When Ekrem Imamoglu, representing the opposition Republican People’s Party, won the Istanbul mayoral elections twice (2019 and 2024), Western predictions and those from anti-reform Arab states claimed he would be Turkiye’s next president, defeating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. These same speculations resurfaced after his arrest on March 19, 2025, following charges […]
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Tue 25 March 2025: The results of Monday’s Russian-US talks in the Saudi capital Riyadh are currently being analyzed and will not be made public, said a Kremlin spokesman. Speaking at a Tuesday press briefing in Moscow, Dmitry Peskov described the discussions as “technical in nature” and confirmed that further negotiations would take place. “These […]
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Tue 25 March 2025: US President Donald Trump said he believes Lee Harvey Oswald, the man charged with assassinating President John F. Kennedy in 1963, did not act alone, a press report said Sunday. In an interview with radio host Clay Travis, Trump was asked directly: “Do you think Oswald killed JFK personally?” He replied, […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: Voicing readiness to advance Ankara‘s relations with European countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday that Europe cannot ensure its security without Türkiye. “The heated debates over past weeks have shown that European security without Türkiye will not be possible,” Erdoğan said after a Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara. “Europe‘s need for our country […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin gave US President Donald Trump an “absolutely personal gift,” presenting it to Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff last week, the Kremlin said on Monday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not reveal the nature of the gift, but US media reported that Witkoff said it was a portrait of Trump painted by a prominent […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: The US has fallen to its lowest position ever in the 2025 World Happiness Report, ranking 24th globally, according to data released Wednesday by Gallup and its partners. The annual report, which ranks 147 countries based on surveys done between 2022 and 2024, measures self-assessed life evaluations and highlights the impact […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: UK high streets are expected to see a faster rate of closures this year due to increased business costs linked to Rachel Reeves’ budget. This follows a slowdown in closures in 2024, which saw a drop to 10 closures a day from 13 in 2023, as reported by The Guardian. While […]
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