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Russia and Ukraine 'Black Sea grain corridor' deal to be extended - Erdogan

A deal allowing Ukraine to export crops from key ports via the Black Sea is to be extended, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the Turkish-brokered agreement to extend a pact to allow shipments of grain from Ukraine to the global market for…

Radio France Internationale

Disbelief in Diyarbakir as Turkey heads for presidential run-off

Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeast voted overwhelmingly for Kilicdaroglu, but it wasn’t enough to beat Erdogan.

Al Jazeera

Morning Digest | Kharge set to pick Karnataka CM; key Turkey election heading for runoff, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest brings readers a selected list of top stories to start the day.

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Watch: Erdogan supporters gather to await results of Turkish elections

Erdogan supporters gathered to await the results of the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections.

The Independent UK

Middle East round-up: Palestinian hunger striker dies

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Turkey’s knife-edge election

Turkey heads to the polls next week for the most tightly contested and important presidential election in a generation.

The Week

Turkey's parliament ratifies Finland's membership in NATO

Turkey’s parliament has ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle to the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance

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Did Russian ties to Koran-burning outside Turkish embassy derail Sweden’s NATO bid?

The timing couldn’t have been worse. Turkey had already threatened to derail Sweden’s NATO aspirations when a far-right extremist set fire to a Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. On Friday, Ankara issued its verdict on Sweden and Finland’s joint NATO bid: For now, Turkey would only start ratifying…

France 24

ICC asked to investigate Turkish government over persecution of opponents around the world

European legal experts compiled a dossier of witness testimonies giving details of torture, state sponsored kidnapping, and wrongful imprisonment

The Guardian - US

Turkish football fans in anti-government chants in quake anger

Ankara (AFP) - Besiktas fans called on the Turkish government to resign in terrace chants Sunday, throwing hundreds of soft toys onto the pitch in memory of child victims of the February 6 the earthquake.

AFP

Cafe owner says friend in Turkey has lost count of bodies he's carried since earthquake

More than 40,000 people are thought to have died in the disaster, with that number likely to rise significantly

Bristol Post

Israel enters a dangerous period – public protests swell over Netanyahu's plan to limit the power of the Israeli Supreme Court

Proposals by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government to radically diminish the power and independence of Israel’s judiciary sparked demonstrations across the country starting in January 2023. An estimated 200,000 Israelis took part in protests on Feb. 11 and another 100,000 in front of the Parliament on Feb. 13, the…

The Conversation

Earthquake ‘worst in Turkey’s history’ as UN aid convoy finally crosses into Syria

Eleven aid trucks enter northern Syria after talks to reopen border crossings in rebel-held areas

The Independent UK

Girl, 6, rescued from earthquake rubble after 178 hours trapped underground as death toll climbs to 35,000

The death toll stands at over 35,000 but survivors are still being found

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Daily Mirror

Traumatised child earthquake victims laugh with pals as experts help them forget

Astonishing photographs from earthquake-hit Turkey show how psycho-social support workers encourage youngsters to jump and laugh to protect them from traumatic memories of the disaster horrors

The Conversation

How the 20 year rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has transformed Turkey

In 2002, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP), obtained a parliamentary majority in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The seemingly unstoppable rise of political Islam throughout the turbulent 1990s had finally culminated in a much-dreaded loss for a Kemalist political establishment committed to…

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why Istanbul blast has political implications

The attack on a central avenue in Istanbul over the weekend was a stark reminder of bombings in Turkish cities between 2015 and 2017

The Guardian - UK

Russia will rejoin UN grain corridor from Ukraine in humiliating U-turn

Moscow’s climbdown comes two days after large convoy of ships moved record tonnage despite warnings

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Daily Mirror

Russian state TV hails 'Putin the Emperor' in delusional diatribe after chilling speech

Yevgeny Satanovsky compared Vladimir Putin to the "Emperor of All Russia" Tsar Nicholas II - who was toppled in Russia's 1917 revolution - although he said Putin was better

Radio France Internationale

Turkish 'Madonna' faces jail as crackdown on pop music intensifies

One of Turkey's leading pop stars, Gulsen, dubbed the Turkish Madonna, is facing jail as a crackdown on pop music intensifies. The crackdown is seen as an attempt by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan to court his religious base as elections loom amid youth dissatisfaction at economic malaise.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Says It Has No Preconditions for Dialogue with Syria

Türkiye does not have preconditions for dialogue with the Syrian government and talks should be goal-oriented, Türkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday in a further softening of Ankara's stance towards Damascus. Türkiye has backed opposition fighting to topple Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, and cut diplomatic relations with Damascus…

Bangkok Post

Fighting rages as grain, energy pressures build: Ukraine update

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian artillery on Wednesday struck a key bridge in Moscow-controlled territory in south Ukraine, damaging an important supply route as Kyiv's forces look to wrest back the Kherson region.

AFP

Ukraine strikes key bridge in Russian-held Kherson

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian artillery on Wednesday struck a key bridge in Moscow-controlled territory in south Ukraine, damaging an important supply route as Kyiv's forces look to wrest back the Kherson region.

AFP

Saudi prince visits EU for first time since Khashoggi killing

Athens (AFP) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Greece Tuesday and is due to head to France later this week, on his first Europe trip since the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

AFP

Saudi prince heads to EU for first time since Khashoggi killing

Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was set to embark on a visit to Greece and France on Tuesday, state media reported, his first Europe trip since the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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