Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is standing trial on Monday with more than 400 other defendants accused of widespread corruption in a case critics see as a politically motivated move against Turkey’s opposition.
A total of 57 undocumented migrants landed on the southern island of Crete on Monday amid a spike in arrivals from Africa.
Leslie “Les” Cook, believed to have been the last surviving ANZAC soldier who fought in the Battle of Crete during World War II, has died at the age of 103.
The EU must be prepared to project its power more assertively as it can no longer rely on a “rules-based” system against threats and must determine if its institutions and systems help or hinder its credibility, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday dismissed Turkey’s deployment of six F-16 fighter jets to the occupied north of Cyprus as a reaction to statements from European Union member states emphasizing that the island’s security is a shared responsibility.
Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, argued with the presiding judge on Monday in a chaotic start to a sweeping corruption trial that could extinguish the ambition of Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival to become president at Turkey’s next election.
Turkey will deploy six F-16 fighter jets to the occupied northern part of Cyprus, amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, broadcaster NTV reported on Monday.
Following successive shocks over the past few years, the world economy is being tested once more by the escalating conflict between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other.
Turkey has deployed 6 F-16 fighter jets and air defense systems to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, the country’s Defense Ministry said on Monday.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visit Cyprus on Monday to show solidarity with the European Union island nation, which was attacked by a drone last week, effectively drawing it into the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.