House passes same-sex marriage bill in retort to high court WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S.House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade abortion access could jeopardize other rights criticized by many conservatives. In a robust but lopsided debate, Democrats argued intensely...Read More
Syriаn swimmer Sarah Mardini at the premiere of the Netflix film ‘The Swimmers’ A trial іn Greeｃe of 24 migrant rescue wоrkers accused of espionage, including Syrian swimmer Saraһ Mardini who inspired a Netflix film, Lawyer Law Firm istanbul гesumed Tuesday after more than a year as leading rights groups slɑmmed the case as a...Read More
ISTANBUL, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have filed a lawsuit against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of rigging a public tender while he was a mayor of the city’s Beylikduzu district, the broadcaster Haberturk reported on Wednesday. The charge carries a possible jail sentence of up...Read More
Nearly 30 migrants fled a plane at Barcelona’s El Prat airport after a woman on board forced it to make an emergency landing by pretending she was going into labour. The drama occurred around 4.30am this morning after the aircraft made its unscheduled stop en route from the Moroccan city of Casablanca to Istanbul in...Read More
Wout Weghorst has flown out of Istanbul to travel to England ahead of joining Manchester United on loan until the end of the season. The forward was filmed arriving at a Turkish airport prior to boarding his private plane to take him to Manchester. This comes after United agreed to make a direct payment of...Read More
A hiker has inadvertently filmed the moment his 71-year-old mother-in-law tumbled off a 230ft cliff to her death in front of her horrified family in Turkey. Kadir Sahiner was filming the picturesque mountain scenery while out on a family walk in the forests near the village of Tepekov in the north-eastern Artvin Province when tragedy...Read More
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...Read More
Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. CIA boss talks nuclear weapons and prisoners with Putin’s spy chief U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns was expected to caution President Vladimir Putin’s spy chief at talks on Monday about the consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, and to raise the issue...Read More
ANKARA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The common interests of Turkey and the United States outweigh their differences and Ankara wants improved cooperation with Washington, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday striking a rare conciliatory tone. Ties between the two NATO allies have been strained over a host of issues.In December, the United States sanctioned Turkey...Read More
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey´s parliament on Thursday approved electoral law amendments that critics maintain could pave the way to election fraud and aim to curtail an opposition alliance´s chances of wresting control of the house in the next elections. Parliament endorsed the changes by a show of hands after a three-day debate.The reforms were...Read More
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