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Twitter rights experts and overseas hubs hit by staff cull * Musk says moderation is a priority as experts voice alarm * Activists fear rising censorship, surveillance on platform By Avi Asher-Schapiro LOS ANGELES, Nov 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter are putting government critics and opposition figures around the …

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New video has emerged of the moment a ‘Canadian spy’ met a teenage in Istanbul before he allegedly smuggled her into Syria.  Footage obtained by the shows Begum, then 15, and two other East London schoolgirls, Kadiza Sultana, 16, Lawyer Turkey and 15-year-old Amira Abase, transferring between cars at the Turkish capital’s main bus station …

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ANKARA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The common interests of Turkey and the United States outweigh their differences and Ankara wants improved cooperation with Washington, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday striking a rare conciliatory tone. Ties between the two NATO allies have been strained over a host of issues.In December, the United States sanctioned Turkey …

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CAIRO, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Shipping traffic in the Suez Canal was proceeding normally on Monday after tugs towed a cargo vessel that broke down during its passage through the waterway, the Canal Authority said. The breakdown was expected to cause only minor delays, with convoys of ships resuming regular transit by 11:00 local time …

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LONDON (AP) – Western fears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent have eased but not disappeared.Diplomatic efforts to avert war got new energy this week after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was willing to discuss security issues with NATO, and Russia said it was withdrawing some of its troops gathered near Ukraine´s …

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WASHINGTON, Lawyer Turkey Dec 14 (Reuters) – The U.S.State Department is “deeply troubled and disappointed” by a Turkish court handing a jail sentence to Istanbul Mayor Lawyer Turkey Ekrem Imamoglu, State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Wednesday. “This unjust sentence is inconsistent with respect for human rights, with respect to fundamental freedoms …

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ISTANBUL, Oct 27 (Reuters) – A court ruled on Thursday that the head of Turkey’s medical association should be detained ahead of her trial on charges of “spreading terrorist group propaganda,” her Lawyer Turkey said, Lawyer Turkey in what one rights activist said was a move to silence her. Prosecutors opened an investigation into Sebnem …

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March 26 (Reuters) – Russian oligarchs are welcome in Turkey but must abide by international law in order to do any business, Lawyer Turkey Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday. Turkey has strongly criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but opposes sanctions imposed by its NATO allies on principle. “If Russian oligarchs … or …

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ISTANBUL, Lawyer Turkey Jan 11 (Reuters) – A Turkish court sentenced the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) to more than two years in prison for Lawyer Turkey terrorism propaganda on Wednesday but ruled she should be released after being in detention since October, human rights activists said. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, a prominent rights …

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By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI, April 1 (Reuters) – Antigua and Lawyer Turkey Barbuda is willing to help Britain seize yachts owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the Caribbean nation said on Friday, adding the United Kingdom must seek such assistance via an international treaty. The Financial Times first reported the vessels Halo and Garcon, …

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