US TO OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO SHIREEN ABU AKLEH KILLING: REPORTS

Tue 15 November 2022:   Multiple Israeli news outlets say US authorities informed Israel that they will probe Al Jazeera journalist’s killing. The United States has informed the Israeli authorities that it decided to open its own investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, several Israeli and US media outlets reported, citing unidentified […]

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“VERY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT”: TRUMP POISED TO LAUNCH 2024 COMEBACK BID

Mon 14 November 2022:  Donald Trump, a former US president, defied pleas from inside his own Republican party to retire after his supporters failed in this year’s midterm elections by announcing his formal entry into the race for the White House on Tuesday. The 76-year-old billionaire, whose victory in 2016 surprised both the United States […]

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IRAN COURT ISSUES FIRST DEATH SENTENCE IN PROTEST-LINKED CASES

Mon 14 November 2022:  Iranian authorities say the sentence was issued to a ‘rioter’ and handed out prison sentences to others. Tehran, Iran – A court in Tehran has issued the first death sentence to a person involved in Iran’s ongoing protests and handed out prison terms to several others. The Iranian judiciary said late on […]

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CIA CHIEF BURNS IN TURKEY FOR TALKS WITH RUSSIAN COUNTERPART: REPORTS

Mon 14 November 2022:  US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns has travelled to Turkey to speak to his Russian counterpart and warn Moscow of the consequences of any use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, according to several reports citing an unnamed White House official. The Reuters news agency quoted the White House official as […]

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NEW YORK TIMES COVERAGE OF DEADLY TAKSIM BLAST SPARKS ANGER ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

Mon 14 November 2022:  A New York Times report about Sunday’s deadly blast on Istanbul’s best-known commercial avenue sparked anger on Twitter after focusing on the city’s tourist area instead of expressions of sympathy by the social media site’s users with the people of Türkiye. “Of the tens of millions of tourists from around the […]

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HONG KONG FURIOUS AFTER PROTEST SONG REPLACES CHINA’S ANTHEM AT A RUGBY MATCH

Mon 14 November 2022:  After a democracy protest song was played before the territory’s team played a match at a rugby tournament in South Korea instead of the Chinese national anthem, the Hong Kong authorities criticized the event’s organizers. In a video posted to social media, the players can be seen expressing confusion as Glory […]

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UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY VISITS LIBERATED KHERSON 

Mon 14 November 2022:  Zelenskyy has visited Kherson days after a Russian troop withdrawal from the southern Ukrainian city after months of occupation. “We are moving forward,” the Ukrainian president told troops in the regional capital. “We are ready for peace, peace for all our country.” Zelenskyy also thanked Kyiv’s Western allies for their support […]

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VIDEO SHOWS THE CAPTURE OF A SUSPECT IN THE ISTANBUL TERROR ATTACK

Mon 14 November 2022:  images of Turkish security forces apprehending a suspect believed to be responsible for a devastating blast on Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue surfaced on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. Footages from 1,200 surveillance cameras showed the terrorist’s movements until she arrived at Taksim to leave the bomb and then took a taxi from the […]

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