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Turkish police on Monday said they had arrested a Syrian woman for planting a bomb that killed six people in central Istanbul, adding that she was working for Kurdish militants. The woman is “of Syrian nationality,” the private NTV television quoted the police as saying.   She reportedly admitted to …

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed Turkey’s opposition to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, shooting down a proposal by the Nordic countries to send delegations to Ankara to address the matter. “We will not say ‘yes’ to those [countries] who apply sanctions to Turkey to join security organisation NATO,” …

Turkey wants to negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine, while some other NATO members would like to see it drag on as a way to harm Russia, Ankara’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday in a TV interview. In a lengthy appearance on CNN Turk, Cavusoglu addressed …

  NATO needs to grow and change or else the alliance runs the risk of becoming obsolete, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday. “Seventy years on NATO now, it needs to grow and change. It needs to confront the realities of today and the challenges of today,” …

Turkish forces in northern Syria have detained a sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group who was killed in a US raid, a senior Turkish official said Tuesday. “Turkey has captured Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s sister” in a raid near the town of Azaz, the official, …

There is “credible evidence” linking Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October, an independent UN rights expert said Wednesday, calling for an international investigation. In a fresh report, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard said she had “determined …

Turkey has arrested 6,000 people after a failed coup, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowing to purge state bodies of the “virus” that caused the revolt. Mr. Erdogan’s top military aide, Col. Ali Yazici is among those now in custody. The overall death toll for the weekend violence has risen …

PRELATE of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Uche, has alleged ‘grand plan’ by President Muhammadu Buhari to turn Nigeria into an Islamic state. But in a swift reaction, the presidency dismissed the allegations saying there is no such plan in the offing. Speaking with Vanguard, the president’s Senior Special …

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sell Spanish goalkeeper Victor Valdes to Turkish side Besiktas and end his nightmare at the club. According to reports in Sky Sports, the two clubs have agreed a deal for the former Barcelona goalkeeper, and the deal now hinges on whether current Besiktas manager Senol Gunes …