Turkey: Sweden has yet to extradite suspects it seeks after NATO…

ANKARA, 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…

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In a first, Turkish court arrests journalist under 'disinformation'…

By 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…

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Britain has been urged to ‘come clean’ after apparently covering up the role of a Canadian spy accused of smuggling

Britain 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…

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Russian, U.S. diplomats hold technical talks in Istanbul

Dec 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…

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