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Turkey Won’t Back Swedish NATO Bid Unless It Stops Anti-Turkish Protests -Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets members of the parliament and guests as he arrives to take his oath after his election win in Ankara, Turkey, June 3, 2023. Reuters...
French Parliament Chief To Block Bid To Axe Pension Reform
Tuesday's nationwide protest against the reform was the fourteenth but smallest to date AFP France's opposition parties on Wednesday were debating a no-confidence motion against the government after the...
French Left In Last-ditch Bid To Derail Pensions Overhaul
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across France on Tuesday AFP France's left-wing forces and labour unions will stage another day of strikes...
NATO Chief Urges Turkey Not To Veto Sweden’s Bid
The trip comes as pressure builds on Erdogan to greenlight Sweden's NATO memberhsip AFP NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday called on Ankara to drop its opposition to Sweden's...
NATO Looks To Bridge Gaps On Ukraine Membership Bid
Ukraine is keen to come under NATO's joint defence umbrella AFP NATO foreign ministers meeting in Oslo Thursday will try to narrow divisions on Ukraine's push to join, upping...
NATO Upbeat On Sweden Bid As US Urges Turkey To Say Yes
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstroem share a laugh at the start of a NATO meeting in Brussels on April 4, 2023 AFP...
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Unlikely To Return To UK After Losing Legal Bid For Police Protection
AFP KEY POINTSPrince Harry and Meghan Markle could not return to the U.K. for a very long whileChristopher Andersen couldn't imagine a royal funeral or brief court appearance to...
Senegal Opposition Leader Appeals Conviction Threatening His Presidential Bid
Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko speaks during a news conference in Dakar, Senegal March 8, 2021. Reuters Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has appealed a libel conviction that could prevent...
