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Turkey's Erdoğan Approves Finland's NATO Bid

Turkey's Erdoğan Approves Finland's NATO Bid

On Friday, Turkey's Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan approved Finland's bid to join NATO — ending nearly a year of impasse after he threatened to veto both Finland and Sweden's application over concerns about their alleged ties to militant groups.

Turkey's Erdoğan Approves Finland's NATO Bid

Turkey's Erdoğan Approves Finland's NATO Bid

On Friday, Turkey's Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan approved Finland's bid to join NATO — ending nearly a year of impasse after he threatened to veto both Finland and Sweden's application over concerns about their alleged ties to militant groups....

US Senators Propose Law to Track High-Altitude Balloons

US Senators Propose Law to Track High-Altitude Balloons

US Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) on Wednesday introduced a bill intended to help the US better track objects in its airspace and differentiate potential threats from non-threats....

Turkey’s Opposition Names Kılıçdaroğlu as Presidential Candidate

Turkey’s Opposition Names Kılıçdaroğlu as Presidential Candidate

Turkey's six-party alliance has named Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), as their joint candidate for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14....

Cambodia Opposition Leader Sentenced to 27 Years House Arrest

Cambodia Opposition Leader Sentenced to 27 Years House Arrest

On Friday, Kem Sokha, formerly Cambodia's most prominent opposition leader of the now-dissolved Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP), was sentenced to 27 years under house arrest after being convicted of treason....

Turkey: Erdoğan Indicates Election Will Be Held May 14

Turkey: Erdoğan Indicates Election Will Be Held May 14

Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan indicated on Wednesday that the country's elections will be held on May 14, just over three months after a deadly earthquake claimed more than 45k lives....

Nearly 60 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Near Italy

Nearly 60 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Near Italy

After a wooden boat crowded with migrants ran aground on Sunday, rescuers have recovered nearly 60 bodies with dozens more missing. Death toll estimates are reaching 100 people, with some survivors indicating that there were as many as 200 passengers when it set out from Turkey....