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Turkey blocks Instagram throughout country amid complaints of censorship of Hamas posts
Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty Images Turkey blocked access to Instagram for its 85 million people, the country’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority announced Friday morning. “Instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024,” local media cited a post on the authority’s website as saying. According to Turkish media, there […]
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Dubai set to welcome even more millionaires as wealthy individuals abandon the UK
Aerial view of cityscape and skyscraper at sunset in Dubai Marina. Lu Shaoji | Moment | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates is on track to be the world’s top wealth magnet for the third year running, according to the Henley Private Wealth Migration Report. At the same time, the U.K. – already the source […]
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Bangladesh army enforces curfew as students-led protests spiral
Anti-quota protests in Dhaka on July 18, 2024. Bangladesh students vowed on July 18 to continue nationwide protests against civil service hiring rules, rebuffing an olive branch from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who pledged justice for seven killed in the demonstrations. – | Afp | Getty Images Bangladesh soldiers patrolled the deserted streets of the […]
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Vietnam Communist Party chief Trong dies at 80, state media says
Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong looks on as he is received by Russian President Vladimir Putin during talks with on September 6, 2018 in Sochi, Russia. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images Vietnam’s Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong has died, state media said on Friday, after holding the […]
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U.S. and Saudi Arabia sign agreement for joint space exploration and research
Rana Dias | Caiaimage | Getty Images The U.S. and Saudi Arabia pledged to collaborate on civilian space research and exploration in a bid to strengthen joint work between the allies, NASA and the State Department said in a Tuesday statement. The two nations signed a framework agreement for cooperation on areas including aeronautics, education […]
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Wealth in Turkey grew the most in the world at 157% despite soaring inflation, according to ranking
Golden Horn and Bosphorus at sunset, Istanbul, Turkey Matteo Colombo | Digitalvision | Getty Images Turkey came out miles ahead of the rest of the world in an annual global wealth ranking — in a result that may come as surprising, given the country’s high levels of inflation. “Türkiye stands out with a staggering growth […]
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Iran’s new president may perhaps be a reformist, but adjust continues to be distant
Freshly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits to the shrine of the Islamic Republic’s founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on July 06, 2024. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Illustrations or photos Iran on Friday elected its 1st “reformist” president in 20 years, signaling lots of voters’ rejection of hardline conservative policies amid reduced […]
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Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian in presidential runoff vote
FILE Image: Presidential prospect Masoud Pezeshkian shows the victory signal through a campaign celebration in Tehran, Iran June 23, 2024. Majid Asgaripour | By way of Reuters Iran elected Masoud Pezeshkian to its presidency, in an unforeseen victory for the country’s reformist camp amid deep social discontent, economic hardship, and regional war. Pezeshkian gained 16.3 […]
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Financial crimes watchdog gets rid of Turkey from income laundering ‘gray list’
As the sunsets, a ferry boat glides across the waters of the Golden Horn with the Suleymaniye Mosque and the metropolis of Istanbul, Turkey in the background. Vw Pictures | Universal Illustrations or photos Group | Getty Pictures The Fiscal Action Task Power, an global watchdog firm committed to combating revenue laundering and illicit hard […]
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Iran’s upcoming snap elections: A battle of anti-western hardliners
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei leads funeral prayer for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials who died in a helicopter crash at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran on May 22, 2024. Iranian Leader Press Office | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran is holding snap elections on […]
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