Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended a news conference in Budapest, Hungary on November 7, 2019. Bernadette Szabo | Reuters Turkey’s sliding currency hit a new low on Tuesday, trading in London late in the afternoon with a record 8.8 lira per dollar, amid investor resentment over the central bank’s …
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Mike Pompeo’s planned speech to the Republican National Convention has drawn sharp criticism for breaking decades of presidency for incumbent state secretaries to prevent open partisan political activity Due to MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer 24 August 2020, 18:05 hours 5 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article …
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The United States and the United Kingdom have agreed to close an immunity gap for Americans stationed at military bases in England. The old legal anomaly that was created in the 1990s when the United States made “extraordinary renditions” in Europe was intended to protect CIA agents doing business abroad, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong on Monday in a further escalation of its dispute with China over the introduction of a security law in the former colony, British newspapers reported. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Dominic Raab, leaves Downing …
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ISLAMABAD – The Taliban put the son of the dreaded founder of the movement in charge of his military wing and added several powerful figures to his negotiating team, Taliban officials said. The shakeup, one of the most significant in years, anticipates talks expected with Kabul to end decades of …
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