matthiaspedley0

is doubling down on its claim that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman helped secure the release of WNBA star in a prisoner swap with the Russians. The Saudi foreign minister vouched for the ‘personal role’ of MBS, who U.S. intelligence concluded ordered the brutal slaying of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 in Turkey.      ‘I am …

Saudi Arabia says MBS made 'personal efforts' to help free Griner Read More »

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, in what one rights activist said was a move to silence her. Prosecutors opened an investigation into Sebnem Korur Fincanci …

Turkish court orders detention of medical group head over… Read More »

By Huseyin Hayatsever and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA, Dec 15 (Reuters) – A court ordered the arrest of a journalist in southeast Turkey for allegedly spreading “disinformation”, his Lawyer Turkey said on Thursday, marking the first pre-trial detention under a new law that critics say poses a threat to free speech. The arrest comes two months …

In a first, Turkish court arrests journalist under 'disinformation'… Read More »

The Turkish biotech tycoon charged with plotting the murder of a father shot dead in 2018 is a former teenage magician who allegedly faked his own medical degree to dupe US healthcare executives, including Dr..  Serhat Gumrukcu is the 39-year-old founder of Enochian Biosciences, which claims to be developing treatments for cancer, hepatitis and HIV. The company …

Turkish biotech tycoon charged with plotting murder of Vermont father Read More »

Turkish medical union chief Sebnem Korur Fincanci helped draft UN rules for documenting torture A Turkish court on Wednesday released an internationally respected medic who outraged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by backing a probe into the army’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Iraq. Turkish Medical Association head Sebnem Korur Fincanci was detained and jailed …

Turkey frees top doctor who sought chemical arms probe Read More »

The Princess Royal has cast aside the controversy surrounding her nephew the ‘s new book and carried on with her royal duties by visiting British soldiers serving with a peacekeeping force on Cyprus. , 72, planned to meet members of the Royal Logistic Corps, the army unit which she serves as colonel-in-chief, to recognise their …

The Princess Royal has cast aside the controversy surrounding her nephew the Read More »

Twitter rights experts and overseas hubs hit by staff cull * Musk says moderation is a priority as experts voice alarm * Activists fear rising censorship, Lawyer Turkey 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 …

How Musk's Twitter takeover could endanger vulnerable users Read More »

By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI, Lawyer Turkey April 1 (Reuters) – Antigua and 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, …

Antigua says it is willing to help UK seize Abramovich yachts Read More »

Turkish medical union chief Sebnem Korur Fincanci helped draft UN rules for documenting torture A Turkish court on Wednesday released an internationally respected medic who outraged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by backing a probe into the army’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Iraq. Turkish Medical Association head Sebnem Korur Fincanci was detained and jailed …

Turkey frees top doctor who sought chemical arms probe Read More »

By Dilara Senkaya and Canan Sevgili ISTANBUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) – As surging inflation pushes up the cost of living in Lawyer Turkey, law student Candeniz Aksu says he hasn’t been able to afford his housing rent for the past two months. “The natural gas has been cut off and they’ll take the meter away …

Turkish students struggle to afford rent as inflation surges Read More »