ANKARA, (APP/AFP) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday warned against any “feeling of revenge” in the aftermath of a failed coup targeting his government. “Nobody can have a feeling of revenge. This is unacceptable in a state governed by rule of law,” Yildirim said after meeting secular opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader […]
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Turkey PM warns against ‘feeling of revenge’ after coup
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France striking IS targets ‘every day’: minister
PARIS, (APP/AFP) – France is carrying out strikes “every day” against Islamic State militants in Iraq, the government said Tuesday, as the country reeled from the carnage in Nice. “There were French strikes last night in Tal Afar, not far from Mosul,” Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told France Info radio. “We don’t announce it […]
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Indonesia’s most wanted Islamist militant killed: police
JAKARTA, (APP/AFP) – Indonesia’s most wanted extremist, Santoso, has been killed in a firefight with security forces, police confirmed Tuesday, ending a lengthy hunt for the Islamic State (IS) group supporter. “It’s definitely Santoso,” Central Sulawesi police chief Rudy Sufahriadi told AFP, after a process to identify the militant’s body. He was killed in a […]
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Turkey says has sent ‘dossiers’ to US over Gulen links to coup
ANKARA, (APP/AFP) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday said his government had dispatched dossiers to the United States for the extradition of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen over his alleged links to Friday’s attempted coup. “We have sent four dossiers to the United States for the extradition of the terrorist chief. We will present […]
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Melania Trump hit by plagiarism controversy
CLEVELAND, (APP/AFP) – Portions of Melania Trump’s prime-time speech to the Republican National Convention on Monday appear to have been plagiarized, tarnishing what should have been her big moment to introduce herself to the American public. The apparent plagiarism came to light shortly after the 46-year-old former model took to the stage with husband Donald […]
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Jeers, boos: anti-Trump delegates mount ill-fated revolt
CLEVELAND, (APP/AFP) – Republican delegates angered by the imminent presidential nomination of Donald Trump launched a loud, disruptive protest Monday on the floor of the national convention, before their revolt was ultimately quashed. The confrontation had been widely anticipated, but the extent of the tension on day one of the gathering in Cleveland was an […]