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Reuters: Opposition calls for Turkish vote annulment after Erdogan wins powers

Turkey’s main opposition party demanded on April 17 that a referendum granting President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers be nullified after a …
Reuters

AFP: EU, Germany urge Turkey to heal divisions after referendum

Paris – The EU and Germany have urged Turkish leaders to heal bitter internal divisions after a contested referendum on handing the president greater …
Agence France-Presse

CNN: International monitors deliver scathing verdict on Turkish referendum

Ankara – International election monitors have delivered a scathing verdict on the conduct of Turkey’s controversial referendum to grant expansive new …
CNN

UNIAN: Over 1,200 troops participating in NATO drills in Latvia

Latvia’s Defense Ministry has announced the launch of the 14th Summer Shield large international military exercises in the country on April 17, …
UNIAN

BBC: Turkey referendum – key reactions

Turkey is divided between those who are celebrating a win in a national referendum, and those demanding a recount. Read more here.
BBC

Wall Street Journal: EU investigates how its cash is being used by its critics

Three years ago, French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was warned that her National Front party would be at financial risk unless its lawmakers …
Wall Street Journal

Washington Post: What Erdogan’s narrow referendum victory means for Turkey

On April 16 evening in Ankara, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim stood on the balcony at the headquarters of his Justice and Development Party, …
Washington Post

New York Times: Erdogan claims vast new powers after narrow victory in referendum

ISTANBUL — A slim majority of Turkish voters agreed on April 16 to grant sweeping powers to their president, in a watershed moment that the country’s …
New York Times

BBC: Turkey referendum – opposition to challenge expanding Erdogan powers

Turkey’s main opposition party has said it will challenge the country’s referendum result after the president won a vote to expand his powers. Read …
BBC

Financial Times: Former Trump aide advises China tycoon on contracts

Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, who has deep ties to Russia, is offering advice to a Chinese billionaire on how to win …
Financial Times

Reuters: Pence says ‘era of strategic patience’ with N.Korea over

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence stared across the demilitarized border between North and South Korea on April 17, a day after North Korea’s failed …
Reuters

New York Times: House’s inquiry into Russia points a congressman to Cyprus

WASHINGTON — A Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee conducted interviews and collected documents in Cyprus last week as part of the …
New York Times

Reuters: Senior Trump aide visits Afghanistan amid questions over strategy

U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser met Afghan officials in Kabul on Sunday, amid questions over the new administration’s plans …
Reuters

Agence France-Presse: Five ways the referendum could change Turkey

Turkey was voting on Sunday in a referendum on expanding the powers of the presidency under Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But the outcome could more broadly …
Agence France-Presse

Reuters: Pope condemns Aleppo bus convoy attack as ‘ignoble’

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned a bomb blast on a crowded Syrian bus convoy that killed at least 112 people outside Aleppo as an “ignoble” …
Reuters

Associated Press: Thousands expected to be evacuated in Syria after blast

BEIRUT — An opposition activist group and a TV station run by Lebanon’s Hezbollah say more than 3,000 people are expected to be evacuated from …
Associated Press

BBC: Pope Francis leads Easter celebrations at St Peter’s Square

Pope Francis is leading Easter celebrations in front of thousands of pilgrims who have gathered in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican. At an earlier …
BBC

Reuters: Death toll from Aleppo bomb attack at least 112

BEIRUT — The death toll from a bomb blast on a crowded Syrian bus convoy outside Aleppo on Saturday reached at least 112 people, the Syrian …
Reuters
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