Erdogan says Turkey aims to settle 1 million refugees in Syria offensive area
Turkey aims to settle one million Syrian war refugees in the area of northern Syria where it carried out a military incursion in October, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
No political bias but FBI made mistakes in probe of Trump 2016 campaign: watchdog
The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog said it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia in 2016.
‘No signs of life’ on New Zealand volcano island after disaster ‘waiting to happen’
New Zealand said on Tuesday that eight people were missing and presumed dead a day after a volcano erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, with at least five people confirmed dead and more than 30 injured.
U.S. to reap golden benefit from Russia Olympic ban-study
The biggest beneficiaries of Russia’s ban at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games ought to be the United States, China and Japan, who should annex 10 of the banned nation’s projected gold medals between them, according to data analysts Gracenote.
WADA ban leaves FIFA with puzzle over Russia and 2022 World Cup
Russia’s national team will not be able to play at the 2022 World Cup as an official Russian side following doping sanctions that bar the country from major sporting events for four years, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Monday.
Brazil to send security force to indigenous land after two shot dead
Brazil will send an emergency security force to the indigenous reserve of Cana Brava in the northeastern state of Maranhao to protect the Guajajara tribe after two members were shot dead over the weekend, a government decree said on Monday.
Russia’s Putin and Ukraine’s Zelenskiy hold bilateral talks in Paris
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held bilateral talks at a peace summit in Paris on Monday, the first time the two men have held one-on-one talks since the Ukrainian leader’s election in April.
No political bias but many mistakes in FBI probe of Trump campaign: watchdog
The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog said it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia in 2016.
No let-up in Macron’s duel with unions on fifth day of strikes
Trade unions called for more street protests after nationwide strikes aimed at forcing President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his pension reforms caused chaos on France’s transport networks for a fifth day on Monday.
Erdogan says Turkey and Libya can hold joint exploration in eastern Med
Turkey and Libya can carry out joint exploration operations in the eastern Mediterranean after the two sides signed a deal on maritime boundaries, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told state broadcaster TRT Haber on Monday.
