is still believed to be in Moscow today and has met with the ex-German chancellor trying to broker peace with Putin after his own world was turned upside down by sanctions — forcing him to divert his £1.3billion of superyachts and private jets to spots where they won’t be seized. The Chelsea owner, 55, last seen…
Read MoreANKARA, Lawyer Turkey July 27 (Reuters) — Sweden and Finland have yet to extradite suspects Turkey seeks over terrorism-related charges despite signing an accord to lift Ankara’s veto to its NATO membership last month, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. The two Nordic countries applied for NATO membership in response to Russia’s invasion…
Read MoreBy Huseyin Hayatsever and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA, Dec 15 (Reuters) — A court ordered the arrest of a journalist in southeast Turkey for allegedly spreading «disinformation», his Lawyer Turkey said on Thursday, marking the first pre-trial detention under a new law that critics say poses a threat to free speech. The arrest comes two months…
Read Moreis on the run from sanctions today and may have fled to Moscow as his two superyachts worth £1billion race for safe Turkish waters after the EU decided to punish the Chelsea owner over Ukraine and he faces a dwindling number of havens for his £12billion of cash and assets. The billionaire oligarch looked grey, tired and…
Read MoreISTANBUL, Jan 12 (Reuters) — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that he could meet his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad early in February, rejecting reports that the two could meet next week. «We have said before that there were some propositions for a date for next week but that they did not suit…
Read MoreBritain has been urged to ‘come clean’ after apparently covering up the role of a Canadian spy accused of smuggling into . There are growing calls for an inquiry into claims the Met and the government knew the alleged people smuggler was responsible for helping Begum and her two fellow schoolgirls join while also working…
Read MoreA lawyer fleeced a millionaire out of £2million to blow in top casinos, a court heard today. Harvard-educated Tim Damiani, 69, persuaded Aysun Kibar to invest £1.5million in a luxury home she had never even seen in Mayfair, jurors heard. But when she asked for her money back he told her he had no idea…
Read Morehas launched a fresh appeal over the loss of her UK citizenship by claiming she was trafficked into Syria as a child to have sex with older men. Her lawyers have argued that Miss Begum was influenced by a ‘determined and effective propaganda machine’, and should have been treated as a child trafficking victim. Dan…
Read MoreDec 9 (Reuters) — Russian and Lawyer Turkey U.S.diplomats met in Istanbul on Friday to discuss a number of technical issues in their relationship, Russia’s deputy foreign minister and the U.S. Embassy in Ankara said. The war in Ukraine was not discussed, Lawyer Turkey a U.S. Embassy spokesperson said. Russia’s state-run TASS news agency cited…
Read MoreFollowing is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Turkish pop star to be moved to house arrest after detention sparked outrage A Turkish court ruled to release pop star Gulsen from pre-trial detention and transfer her to house arrest on Monday, her lawyer said, after the singer’s formal arrest four days ago over a…
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