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Oct 20 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 380th day, has killed at least 42,519 Palestinians and wounded nearly 100,000, with 10,000+ possibly buried under debris. Israel has also killed at least 2,448 people in Lebanon since October last year.
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Hasan Abdullah in Beirut has the latest on Israeli strikes on several locations in Lebanon
Oct 6 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#BREAKING: At least one dead, six injured in explosion near international airport in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi – local media
Pakistani separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army claims responsibility for attack near Karachi airport – statement
Nov 20, 2023 • 44 tweets • 12 min read
Israel's ongoing war on besieged Gaza — now in its 45th day — has killed over 13,000 Palestinians, including 5,500 children, and wounded 29,000 as UN chief expresses deep concern over Israeli attacks on UN schools
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Why does the Houthi's seizure of an Israeli ship in Yemen mark a significant development? Mohammad Al-Kassim explains from occupied East Jerusalem
Nov 8, 2023 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
G7 foreign ministers "strongly condemned" North Korean arms transfers to Russia, Japan says following talks in Tokyo
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev says "destructive" policies of US and its allies are increasing risk that nuclear, chemical or biological weapons would be used
Dec 2, 2022 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
Russia, responding to US' apparent overture, says West must recognise Moscow's declared annexation in September of "new territories" from Ukraine before any talks with President Putin, as fighting enters its 283rd day
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G7 or Group of Seven nations and Australia join EU in setting $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil — a bid to limit Moscow's ability to sustain its offensive in Ukraine
Dec 2, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani in Rome, discussing developments in Ukraine and Libya, economic and defence industry cooperation
Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu in Rome on Ukraine war:
- Türkiye rejects Ukraine war from beginning
- We don't accept annexation & consider it illegal
- We could have clearer picture about negotiations by spring, we’ll continue our efforts
Türkiye's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun speaking at Stratcom '22:
- Türkiye became a stabilizing force under leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- As a a global player, Türkiye demonstrates an active foreign policy as a stabilizing force in region
Türkiye's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun on Ukraine-Russia:
- Grain deal reached through our mediation efforts has been a vital step in contributing to the solution of the global food crisis
- Türkiye has become central to global peace and stability
Dec 2, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa could be forced to quit over claims he covered up a large cash theft from his lucrative game farm
Here's a closer look at Cyril Ramaphosa, who became one of South Africa's billionaire businessmen and then its most powerful politician
Dec 2, 2022 • 20 tweets • 5 min read
Leaders of US and France present united front to hold Russia to account, and EU reaches tentative deal on oil price cap aimed at starving Moscow of resources as fighting in Ukraine enters its 282nd day
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Ukrainian's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposes regulations on religious organisations affiliated with Russia
Dec 1, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
US President Joe Biden and visiting French leader Emmanuel Macron declare that they would not let up on support for Ukraine's war against Russia and pledge to hold Moscow responsible for war crimes
US President Biden and French President Macron vow together to coordinate on "challenge" of China and jointly call for stability on Taiwan Strait
Dec 1, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Türkiye warns allied countries not to support PKK/KCK/YPG terror group for any reason, including under pretext of fighting Daesh/ISIS, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar says
Türkiye issues warnings to allied countries to keep terrorists away from their areas and cut off all ties with terror groups as soon as possible – Defence Minister Akar
Ukraine underscores its biggest needs now are electrical gear and more advanced air-defence systems than it has so far received from Western allies to fend off Russian offensive — now in its 281st day
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs US Patriot missile defence systems to protect its civilian infrastructure, which has been under heavy attack by Russia
Jul 14, 2022 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
US President Joe Biden will hold bilateral talks with Israeli officials in Jerusalem, where two allies are expected to declare "united stand" on Iran
Let's take a look at how US administration's position on Israel-Palestine conflict has changed over years:
Jul 14, 2022 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Sri Lankans wait for resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he fled to the Maldives to escape popular uprising against economic crisis blamed on his government's mismanagement
Sri Lanka's anti-government protesters, who forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from his official residence at weekend, announce that they will vacate key buildings they have overrun – AFP
Jul 14, 2022 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
Russia and Ukraine make enough progress in grain talks in Istanbul while heavy shelling continues on day 141 of conflict, with reports of Russian forces entering Siversk city
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Water supplies will resume this month in Russian-held Ukrainian city of Mariupol, TASS cites Russian-designated mayor, Konstantin Ivaschenko, as saying
Jul 13, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
In UK, MPs from ruling Conservative Party will start voting to find Boris Johnson's replacement as prime minister and party leader
Who could take over as UK prime minister? TRT World's Sarah Morice reports
Jul 13, 2022 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees country, hours before he was due to step down. Government source and person close to Rajapaksa say he was in Male, capital of the Maldives
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees – PM's office
Jul 13, 2022 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
President Joe Biden departs for Israel, where he hopes to use his Mideast trip to deepen Israel's integration in the region and work to make progress on more normal ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia – White House
US President Joe Biden arrives in Israel to kick off high-stakes trip to Middle East dominated by efforts to persuade Gulf allies to pump more oil and bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer together. Our correspondent Mustafa Fatih Yavuz has more
Jul 13, 2022 • 24 tweets • 6 min read
Ukraine says it "struck" Russian targets in southern region while Kiev and Moscow prepare to hold talks in Türkiye over stalled grain deliveries as fighting rages on its 140th day
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Ukraine says it's bracing itself for massive new Russian offensive in east where Moscow is determined to take control of country's industrial heartland, Donbass