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Billionaire Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov may have put some of his most valuable UK properties out of the law’s reach before being sanctioned, Lawyer Turkey it has today been claimed. The Russian businessman – who is believed to be worth nearly £15 billion – is thought to own at least six properties in the UK, …

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Infighting among various Turkish-affiliated armed groups over power-sharing was causing civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. Armed groups in the area of northern Syria controlled by Turkey may have committed war crimes and other violations of international law, the UN rights chief said Friday. Michelle Bachelet, Lawyer Turkey the United Nations High Commissioner for …

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Russian warships carrying scores of military trucks were seen passing through a strait in yesterday morning – and could be on their way to . The Tsugaru Strait between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean separates Honshu and Hokkaido, the country’s two biggest islands.  Russia has suffered catastrophic losses, including up to one-fifth …

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By Rowena Edwards Sept 1 (Reuters) – Oil firms operating in Kurdistan have asked the United States to help defuse an upsurge in tension between Iraq’s central government and the semi-autonomous region, according to a letter seen by Reuters and three sources. They say intervention is needed to ensure oil continues to flow from the …

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By Daren Butler and Anna Ringstrom ISTANBUL/STOCKHOLM, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Turkish prosectors opened a probe on Friday into an incident in Stockholm in which an effigy of President Tayyip Erdogan was strung up, state media said, adding further diplomatic strain in Sweden’s bid to win Turkey’s approval to join NATO. Footage first shared on …

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NICOSIA, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Turkish Cypriots of mixed marriages protested on Saturday over what they say are inexplicable delays in gaining Cypriot citizenship, a contentious issue on the ethnically-split island. Campaigners say thousands of people are rendered effectively stateless because they are unable to obtain Cypriot identity cards, falling foul of the politics and …

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Shares in Ladbrokes owner GVC plunged nearly 12 per cent after it said it was being probed by the taxman. The gambling group told investors that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is looking into ‘potential corporate offending’ at its former Turkish arm. It sent shares tumbling by 11.7 per cent, or 102p, to 770p, wiping …

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By Orhan Coskun ANKARA, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Turkish defence firm Baykar has delivered 20 armed drones to the United Arab Emirates this month and could sell more, two Turkish sources said, as a diplomatic detente between the former regional rivals expands into military contracts. International demand for Baykar’s drones soared after their impact on …

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The socialite wife of a former minister who has donated more than £2million to the British Conservative Party allegedly for close access to the past three prime ministers was listed as a director of a company secretly owned by an oligarch close to the Russian tyrant, according to reports.  Russian-born Lubov Chernukhin, Lawyer Turkey whose …

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ISTANBUL, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Turkey and Armenia are free to start direct air cargo as of the start of this year, Turkish state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Friday, Lawyer Turkey as part of moves by the two countries to fix ties after decades of animosity. Anadolu cited diplomatic sources as saying that the …

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