Prisoner requested by Putin freed in swap with Ukraine – Erdogan
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Turkish president did not identify the individual, but media speculated he was speaking about Ukrainian opposition figure Viktor Medvedchuk

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Turkey to ensure the release of a particular person from Ukrainian custody, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, commenting on a Turkey-mediated prisoner exchange.

“One of the names was repeated many times by Mr. Putin. We have already sent this person to Russia,” the Turkish president said, speaking to journalists on Friday.

Turkey served as an intermediary for an exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine...

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Will the United Nations Finally Deliver Justice for Palestine?
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In his anticipated speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to, once more, make a passionate plea for the recognition of Palestine as a full member.

Abbas’ ‘landmark speech’ would not be the first time that the President of the Palestinian Authority has lobbied for such a status. In September 2011, the PA’s quest for full recognition was stymied by the Barack Obama Administration, forcing Palestinians to opt for the next best option, a ‘symbolic’ victory at the General Assembly the following year. In November 2012, UNGA Re...

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Kyle Lafferty axed from Northern Ireland squad over alleged sectarian comment
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Footage posted online on Wednesday evening appeared to show the Kilmarnock striker making a sectarian comment.

Woman had ‘sex with Grealish’ on night she was ‘raped by Mendy’s friend’ – trial
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Both Benjamin Mendy and Louis Saha Matturie deny multiple sex offences against a string of young women.

New domestic violence figures will allow services to be more effective, says Women's Aid
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Women's Aid say they have noticed “a sea change” and cultural change in how the gardaí responded to domestic violence

Will a right-wing win push Italy to­wards Rus­sia?
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Italy’s na­tion­al elec­tion on Sun­day will like­ly bring to pow­er par­ties with his­tor­i­cal­ly friend­ly ties to the Krem­lin.
Published On 23 Sep 2022

Qatar fund launch­es ini­tia­tive to sup­port con­flict-af­fect­ed women
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Women in Con­flict Zones seeks to em­pow­er women in con­flict ar­eas through hu­man­i­tar­i­an aid and de­vel­op­men­tal as­sis­tance.
Published On 23 Sep 2022

Brazil votes: In­dige­nous can­di­dates tar­get Bol­sonaro strong­hold
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In Ro­raima, where two-thirds of peo­ple sup­port the far-right pres­i­dent, In­dige­nous ac­tivists aim to halt il­le­gal min­ing.
Published On 23 Sep 2022

Russ­ian of­fi­cials play down Putin’s nu­clear threat
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Two Russ­ian of­fi­cials ease fears of nu­clear con­flict af­ter the pres­i­dent’s thin­ly veiled warn­ing to the West.
Published On 23 Sep 2022

Pales­tini­ans in West Bank’s Masafer Yat­ta de­cry set­tler at­tacks
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Pales­tini­ans in the Masafer Yat­ta re­gion of the oc­cu­pied West Bank de­nounce at­tacks by Is­raeli set­tlers.
Published On 23 Sep 2022

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In­fo­graph­ic: Roger Fed­er­er’s ca­reer in charts
The 20-time Grand Slam win­ner is set­ting down his rac­quet af­ter more than 20 years on court.
Published On 23 Sep 2022