ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reconfigured the historic Chora Church, one of Istanbul’s most famous Byzantine buildings, on Friday, a month after the opening of the famous Hagia Sophia for Muslim worship. PHOTO PHOTO: Turkish policemen guard over the Kariye (Chora) museum, the 11th century church of Saint …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin believes Belarus’s leader Alexander Lukashenko is likely to remain in power despite protests against him and is content to let him fly, two sources close to the Kremlin said. PHOTO PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko take a break …
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SEOUL / WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – No more “Little Rocket Man” expanding love letters as pagans. PHILO PHOTO: Joe Biden (front, L) shakes hands with South Korean and American soldiers during a tour of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the military border that separates the two Koreans, in Panmunjom, December 7, …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Thursday launched a criminal case against a new opposition court, accusing it of an illegal attempt to seize power, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to block the streets of Protestants rejecting his re-election. PHOTO PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting with …
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BAMAKO (Reuters) – West African presidents plan to fly to Mali as regional powers escalate efforts to overthrow a coup, two sources said after an opposition coalition joined the junta in rejecting foreign interference. A screenshot shows a teleconference during the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African …
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