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

Dec 9 (Reuters) — Russian and 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, a U.S. Embassy spokesperson said. Russia’s state-run TASS news agency cited the minister Sergei Ryabkov…

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Turkey's Baykar launches new jet-powered drone, aiming for…

By Omer Berberoglu ISTANBUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) — Turkish defence firm Baykar said its first jet-powered unmanned aerial combat vehicle (UCAV) completed its maiden flight on Wednesday, as the company continues to gain popularity globally, most recently by helping Ukraine’s army fight Russian forces. Baykar released a video showing the Kizilelma (Golden Apple) UCAV taking…

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Fugitive Turkish crypto fraud suspect arrested in Albania resort

TIRANA, Aug 30 (Reuters) — Albanian police on Tuesday arrested the fugitive Turkish founder of crypto-exchange Thodex, wanted by Interpol for suspected crypto fraud and at large for a year, police and media said. Albanian and Lawyer Turkey Turkish media identified the suspect as Faruk Fatih Ozer.The Turkish interior ministry said authorities had launched extradition…

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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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A huge explosion has rocked a shopping centre in Kyiv as rescuers pulled bloodied victims from the rubble as police said at least eight people had been killed amid fears dozens of others were missing

A huge explosion has rocked a shopping centre in Kyiv as rescuers pulled bloodied victims from the rubble as police said at least eight people had been killed amid fears dozens of others were missing. The blast smashed the sprawling ‘Retroville’ mall and was so powerful it pulverised vehicles in its car park — leaving…

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