Foreign
Twitter shares down 5% after Musk pulls out of $44B deal
July 12, 2022, 12:30 pm
ANKARA – Twitter's shares were down almost 5 percent before the US stock market opening on Monday after billionaire Elon Musk pulled out of his USD44 billion deal to buy the social media company. The stock price fell 4.9 percent to USD35 per share at 8.00 a.m. EDT (1200GMT) after closing Friday… Read More
Assassin of Shinzo Abe tested his weapon before attack: report
July 11, 2022, 4:12 pm
ANKARA – The assassin of Shinzo Abe tested his weapon before he fatally shot the former Japanese premier, local media reported on Sunday. Tetsuya Yamagami, the 41-year-old attacker, said he had tested his homemade firearm in a facility in preparation for the attack, the public broadcaster NHK… Read More
Japan ruling party wins upper house election after ex-PM's death
July 11, 2022, 4:10 pm
ANKARA – Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Sunday scored a "sweeping victory" in House of Councillors election in shadow of former premier's assassination. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's LDP and its coalition partner Komeito won over 75 seats, retaining a majority in the… Read More
Sri Lankan president to resign next week after mass protests
July 10, 2022, 12:09 pm
ANKARA – Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign on July 13, the country's parliament speaker announced on Saturday. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said Rajapaksa informed him that he would step down on Wednesday, according to local broadcaster NewsFirst. It is very important for the… Read More
Ex-Japan PM Abe dies after being shot at stump speech in Nara
July 8, 2022, 5:48 pm
NARA, Japan – Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is dead after being shot on Friday while delivering a stump speech in the western city of Nara two days ahead of a national election, a ruling party source said. Japan's longest-serving leader was attacked by a 41-year-old man from behind… Read More
Former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe shot, unconscious: local media
July 8, 2022, 12:14 pm
ANKARA, ISTANBUL – Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot Friday during a political event and is unconscious and unresponsive, local media reported. According to Tokyo-based Kyodo News, Abe was delivering a speech at a political event on a street in the western city of Nara when he… Read More
Boris Johnson resigns, will continue until new leader is in place
July 7, 2022, 9:00 pm
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned as the Conservative leader on Thursday after his government was rocked by a series of resignations last two days. Speaking in front of No. 10, Johnson said the timetable for the leadership contest will be announced next week. “It is… Read More
Russia threatens retaliation for any threats from Sweden, Finland
July 7, 2022, 1:40 pm
MOSCOW – Moscow will inevitably retaliate against any hindrances Sweden or Finland might put up following their entry to NATO, a deputy spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry warned on Wednesday. "While getting ready to join NATO, Helsinki and Stockholm should realize what consequences this… Read More
Canada to throw out 13.6M coronavirus vax doses
July 7, 2022, 1:17 pm
ANKARA – Canadian health authorities have said about 13.6 million expired Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 doses will be thrown out. According to a statement by the Health Ministry, more than half of the vaccine doses have expired due to low demand both within and outside the country. Although Canada… Read More
Global hunger figures rose to as many as 828M in 2021: UN
July 7, 2022, 1:16 pm
GENEVA – The number of people affected by hunger globally grew to as many as 828 million in 2021, swelling by about 46 million from 2020 and 150 million from the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, a United Nations report said Wednesday. The UN report shows the world is moving further away from… Read More
Canada 1st country to ratify Sweden, Finland's NATO bids
July 6, 2022, 6:41 pm
TORONTO – Canada has become the first country to ratify Sweden and Finland's NATO membership bids, the country's prime minister announced, as member states signed accession protocols for the Nordic countries on Tuesday. "Canada has full confidence in Finland and Sweden's ability to integrate… Read More
US, China discuss global economy, commodity prices, food security
July 6, 2022, 3:59 pm
ANKARA – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen held a virtual meeting with China's Vice Premier Liu He to discuss the global economy, commodity prices and food security, according to the agency. "During the candid and substantive conversation, they discussed macroeconomic and financial developments… Read More
Death toll rises to 7 in Highland Park parade shooting: US police
July 6, 2022, 12:58 pm
WASHINGTON – Another person has died from a shooting at a Fourth of July Independence Day parade in the US state of Illinois, bringing the death toll to seven, according to police on Tuesday. The shooting in Highland Park, 48 km. outside Chicago, also injured more than 30 others. Police arrested… Read More
NATO signs accession protocols for Sweden, Finland
July 5, 2022, 9:49 pm
ISTANBUL – Representatives from NATO's 30 member states on Tuesday signed accession protocols for Finland and Sweden, after their invitations to the military alliance at the historic summit in Madrid last week. The NATO secretary general and the foreign ministers of Finland and Sweden held a… Read More
July 4 parade shooting leaves 6 dead in US state of Illinois
July 5, 2022, 9:34 am
WASHINGTON – The death toll from a Fourth of July Independence Day parade shooting in the US state of Illinois has risen to six, said police on Monday. The shooting, which took place in Highland Park City, some 48 kilometers (30 miles) outside of Chicago, also left 24 others injured, said… Read More
Several killed, injured in Copenhagen shopping mall shooting
July 4, 2022, 1:48 pm
COPENHAGEN – Several people were killed and injured in a shooting at a shopping center in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, and one suspect was arrested, said Copenhagen Chief Police Inspector Soren Thomassen at a press conference on Sunday evening. It was at around 17:30 local time that the… Read More
Hyundai Motor's labor union votes for strike
July 3, 2022, 8:29 pm
SEOUL – Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co. have voted in favor of a strike, setting the stage for another walkout that may cut the carmaker's vehicle output amid declining sales. The labor union said 71.8 percent of the 40,958 members, who cast their ballots on Friday, turned out to be in… Read More
Palestine hands bullet that killed journo to US for examination
July 3, 2022, 7:41 pm
RAMALLAH, Palestine – The Palestinian Authority has said it handed the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to US officials to conduct a forensic examination. “We have agreed to allow the American side to conduct a forensic examination of the bullet that killed Abu… Read More
Morocco faces ‘extremely complex situation' vs. illegal migration
July 3, 2022, 10:41 am
MADRID – Morocco is facing an "extremely complex situation" to fight illegal migration mafias and control migration flows, José Luis Escrivá, Spanish Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, said. Morocco suffers the consequences of the difficult situation in some countries of… Read More
Central banks' challenge: control inflation without recession
June 30, 2022, 7:14 pm
ANKARA – The biggest challenge for major central banks in the world is to rein in inflation expectations without causing a recession, S&P Global Ratings said in a statement on Wednesday. "The balance of risks is clearly on the downside with recession probabilities rising, especially in the US,… Read More
