Iraq canceled a ministerial visit and summoned Turkey’s ambassador on Wednesday when it blamed Ankara for a drone attack that killed two senior Iraqi military officers. Iraqi officials called the attack a “blatant Turkish drone attack” in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, where Turkey’s army has held weeks-long …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s stock markets held their own on Wednesday after doubts arose over fresh US stimulus, while it was formed after another wild day for gold and silver and Turkey’s restless lira. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group’s offices are located in the City of London, UK, …
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The Iraqi army says two senior security officials have been killed in a “blatant Turkish drone strike” in the north of the country, where Ankara has been battling positions of fighters for weeks, calling it “terrorists”. The drone hit a car belonging to Iraqi border guards in the Bradost area, …
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Investors in Turkey are no strangers to volatility, which has plagued one of the Middle East’s largest economies for years. But not everyone can surround this time. De lira tumbled until Friday a record low, even though the central bank has spent billions in the past year to clean up. …
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Cyprus appealed to Russia on Thursday to help ease tensions with Turkey over natural gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean, where a long-running dispute over jurisdiction in the energy-rich area has been heating up. A Turkish seismic ship, the Barbaros Hayreddin Pasa, sailed in waters off Cyprus earlier this week. …
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