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News Wrap: Esper criticizes Turkey for purchase of Russian-made air defenses
In our news wrap Tuesday, Army Sec. Mark Esper criticized Turkey’s purchase of Russian-made air defenses during his Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary. Esper called the NATO ally’s decision “very disappointing.” Also, federally funded family planning clinics can no…
Turkey bans all LGBTI events in Ankara, citing security
Turkish officials have banned all events by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights groups in the country's capital.
After violence in Turkey and Germany, Trump meeting with security adviser
President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet with his incoming national security adviser in the aftermath of a rattling day of violence around the world.
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What we know about the attacks in Germany and Turkey
It’s been a day of terror, with attackers striking in Germany and Turkey. In Berlin, a truck drove into a crowd of Christmas shoppers, leaving the street full of dead and wounded. Hours earlier, the Russian ambassador to Turkey was…
AP reported that the attacker was heard shouting in Turkish, "Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria!"…
In our news wrap Monday, Turkey blamed Kurdish separatists for a car bombing in Ankara Sunday that killed at least 37; the Turkish military arrested 11 people and carried out airstrikes in retaliation. Also, an Amtrak train derailed early Monday…
In our news wrap Wednesday, a car bomb killed at least 28 people and wounded 61, hitting a number of military buses in Turkey's capital of Ankara. Also, convoys carrying humanitarian aid made their way to besieged parts of Syria,…
In our news wrap Monday, political and ethnic tensions reached the boiling point in Turkey after deadly bombings over the weekend. Also, new battles erupted in Afghanistan as the Taliban attacked a new city.
Twin explosions carried out by suspected suicide bombers in Ankara, Turkey, killed dozens of people who had assembled in the capital city on Saturday to attend a peace rally.
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