Turkey cancels Swedish minister’s visit as planned protests stoke tension

Turkey cancels Swedish minister’s visit as planned protests stoke tension

ISTANBUL/STOCKHOLM, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday that a planned visit for next week by his Swedish counterpart to Ankara had been canceled after Swedish authorities allowed protests to take place. Stockholm. Protests planned in Stockholm later on Saturday were aimed at Turkey’s and Sweden’s efforts to join NATO, … Read more

Sweden and Finland to send up to 130 ‘terrorists’ to Turkey for NATO bid, Erdogan says

Sweden and Finland to send up to 130 ‘terrorists’ to Turkey for NATO bid, Erdogan says

ANKARA, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Sweden and Finland must deport or extradite up to 130 “terrorists” to Turkey before Turkey’s parliament approves their NATO membership, President Tayyip Erdogan has said. The two Nordic states applied last year to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine, but their applications must be approved by all 30 NATO member … Read more

Traffic resumes after Ukrainian freighter runs aground near Istanbul

Traffic resumes after Ukrainian freighter runs aground near Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The MKK 1 cargo ship, traveling from Ukraine to Turkey, ran aground in Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait on Monday and traffic through the strait was suspended for a few hours, officials said. Tribeca shipping agents. Several tugs were among the vessels sent to provide assistance to the vessel, the coastguard authority … Read more

Romanian prosecutors confiscate luxury cars seized in Andrew Tate case

Romanian prosecutors confiscate luxury cars seized in Andrew Tate case

VOLUNTARI, Romania, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Romanian authorities began removing luxury cars from a property near the capital on Saturday as part of a criminal investigation into alleged human trafficking that led to the arrest of controversial internet personality Andrew Tate. Romanian organized crime prosecutors arrested Tate, her brother Tristan and two Romanian female suspects … Read more