Türkiye responds to ‘vulgar’ comments by German politician
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Germany’s ambassador to Ankara was handed note of protest after a senior official called President Erdogan a “sewer rat”

Türkiye has expressed outrage over derogatory remarks made by German Bundestag Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Berlin’s ambassador to Ankara was summoned on Tuesday to be handed a note of “strong” protest over the statements, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.



Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgic condemned Kubicki’s “insulting statements” made during his election campaign in Lower Saxony, claiming they were...

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US speaks out on claims of ‘sabotage’ on Russia’s Nord Stream
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says initial reports point to sabotage or attack on the gas pipelines

Commenting on reports that the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines have been disabled by sabotage or deliberate attacks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said such an attack is “in no one’s interest.” He added, however, that the current situation represents an opportunity for Europe.

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Sweden probes possible plot behind Russian pipeline leaks
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Authorities suspect ‘gross sabotage’ as US reportedly offers ‘support’ to European investigations

Police in Sweden have launched a preliminary investigation into a possible sabotage attack on Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines 1 and 2, after several major leaks were reported following sudden losses of pressure on three of the network’s lines on Monday.

“We have established a report and the crime classification is gross sabotage,” a national police spokesperson said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

Earlier on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “no option can be ruled out” when it comes to...

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Poll reveals attitude of Germans towards Scholz
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Scholz’ approval rating and overall trust in the country’s government remain low, a new survey shows

The approval rating of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz remains low, with only 38% of Germans believing he’s fit for his job, a survey conducted by Germany’s INSA research institute shows. Nearly 50% of Germans see Scholz as unfit for the post, according to the study published by Bild on Tuesday.

While his approval rating remains low, Scholz performed better in September than in August. The previous INSA survey showed that only 25% of the public was satisfied, with the rating becoming the lowest since Scholz took office in December.

The sur...

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US must end ‘blind engagement’ with China – Pompeo
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The former secretary of state says Washington must work to prevent a “Chinese century”

The US must abandon the “old paradigm of blind engagement” in its relations with Beijing if it wants to prevent Xi Jinping’s dream of a “Chinese century,” former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo warned during a four-day visit to the self-governing island of Taiwan.

Speaking at the first Global Business Forum in Kaohsiung on Tuesday, Pompeo criticized the Biden administration’s “muddled and confusing” comments on how it would respond to a Chinese attack on Taiwan, the South China Morning Post reported....

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Ukraine can use Western weapons against ‘territories seized by Russia’ – US
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US Secretary of State Blinken says Washington won’t recognize “annexed” regions as Russian

Washington has no objections to Kiev using Western-supplied weapons to target territories that may decide to join Russia, as the US considers the vote to do so illegitimate, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. 

The US and its allies have supplied Ukraine with a variety of weapons, including tube and rocket artillery. At a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Washington, Blinken was asked if the US had any objections to Ukraine using thos...

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DRC de­clares end to lat­est Ebo­la virus out­break
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The coun­try’s 15th out­break comes to an end as neigh­bour­ing Ugan­da races to tack­le virus out­break of its own.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

‘They aren’t watch­ing’: Jan­u­ary 6 pan­el fails to sway GOP vot­ers
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As Capi­tol riot hear­ings set to re­sume, ex­perts say com­mit­tee has not loos­ened Don­ald Trump’s grip on Re­pub­li­can Par­ty.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

Tal­iban of­fi­cial calls for schools to be re­opened for girls
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Se­nior mem­ber of Afghanistan’s Tal­iban-run gov­ern­ment urges rulers to re­open sec­ondary schools for girls.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

Nord Stream pipeline leaks: What hap­pened, what’s the im­pact?
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Un­usu­al leaks in two gas pipelines run­ning from Rus­sia un­der the Baltic Sea to Ger­many trig­ger con­cerns about sab­o­tage.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

‘A Labour mo­ment’: UK op­po­si­tion leader sets out pitch for pow­er
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Keir Starmer says his op­po­si­tion par­ty is once again ‘the par­ty of the cen­tre ground’ and ready for pow­er.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

Haiti hos­pi­tals pre­pare to close as gangs block­ade fuel sup­plies
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As Hait­ian hos­pi­tals beg for fuel sup­plies, UN of­fi­cial warns ‘life-sav­ing ser­vices risk com­ing to a stand­still’.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

Chi­na’s Xi makes first pub­lic ap­pear­ance af­ter ‘coup’ ru­mours
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Ru­mours of ‘house ar­rest’ put to rest as Pres­i­dent Xi at­tends event in Bei­jing, be­fore the Com­mu­nist Par­ty sum­mit.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

Cana­da sees new high in asy­lum seek­er cross­ings from US
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Asy­lum seek­ers are forced to cross bor­der at in­for­mal points of en­try due to con­tentious deal be­tween US and Cana­da.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

Mex­i­co: Pros­e­cu­tor in­ves­ti­gat­ing miss­ing stu­dents case re­signs
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Rights group back­ing fam­i­lies of 43 dis­ap­peared stu­dents says res­ig­na­tion ‘ex­treme­ly con­cern­ing’ for search for jus­tice.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

Meta says it dis­rupt­ed Chi­na-based ops tar­get­ing US midterms
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Op­er­a­tion had fake ac­counts across Meta-owned Face­book and In­sta­gram, the first sign of di­rect Chi­nese in­ter­fer­ence.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

Sau­di Crown Prince Mo­hammed bin Salman named PM
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MBS is al­ready de fac­to ruler of the king­dom, but the ap­point­ment for­malis­es his role as head of gov­ern­ment.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

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‘Sym­bol of friend­ship’: Chi­na gifts pan­das to Qatar for World Cup
Pan­das ‘Suhail’ and ‘So­raya’ will ar­rive in Oc­to­ber ahead of the World Cup as a ‘new sym­bol of Chi­na-Qatar friend­ship’.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

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