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Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: India considers sending second batch of weapons to Armenia in the face of rising tensions
India is considering the supply of a new batch of military equipment to Armenia amid dispute with Azerbaijan.
US sanctions 10 Hamas members and its international financial networks over surprise attack on Israel
The announcement of sanctions by the US came in the wake of Gaza hospital attack, purported to be handiwork of Hamas Islamists.
They will shoot you, you will die: Turkish minister threatens Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu following Israel’s retaliation to Hamas terror attack
Turkish Minister Nazif Yilmaz threatened Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu with death on social media.
Turkey: Suicide bomb attack near the parliament in Ankara, 2 policemen injured
Security measures have been heightened around the parliament building in Turkey, and the interior ministry building which are in close proximity.
‘Peace in Kashmir through India-Pakistan dialogue will ensure peace, stability, and prosperity in South Asia’: Turkish President Erdogan at UNGA
Erdogan had said that it was a matter of pride that India was playing a role in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
Denmark’s Foreign Minister apologises to his Algerian counterpart as multiple cases of desecration of the Quran are reported
According to the Algerian Ministry, Rasmussen described these acts as intolerable and unacceptable. The Danish Minister stressed that these acts were intrinsically contrary to the traditions of hospitality, openness, and tolerance that are firmly rooted in Danish society, the statement said.
Turkey agrees to unblock Sweden’s NATO membership bid after months of impasse, action against Kurdish groups by Sweden part of deal
One of the points of contention between the two was the arms embargo by Sweden on Turkey after Turkey invaded Syria in 2019. This was resolved in an agreement signed between the two in 2022.
Sweden: Police grant permission to burn the Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm ahead of Eid after court overturns ban on such protests. Details
Swedish Police granted permission to one Salwan Momika to burn the Quran during a protest outside a mosque in Stockholm’s main mosque ahead of Eid-Al-Adha
Turkey: Erdogan government cracks whip on pride parade, arrests more than 100 LGBTQ++ activists
During elections, Erdogan described his main rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu as “a pro-LGBT person” and claimed "Gays are not welcome".
Adana massacre of 1909: Long before the 1915 genocide of Armenian Christians, Ottomans had massacred thousands, over a mere rumour
Years before 1915, a tragic event in Adana in April 1909 displays how the Ottoman Empire was prejudiced against the Christians under their rule and how an entire population was branded the enemy of the state, and subjected to tragic, horrific murder on an enormous scale.
