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Turkey's deputy PM slams German ban on Turkish leaders

Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Tugrul Turkes on Saturday criticized Berlin’s ban on Turkish ministers’ rallies in German cities. The move was not “a nice behavior”, Turkes said as he responded to reporters’ questions at Yunus Emre Institute in London, where he is holding...

China to strengthen defenses, no word on budget

China pledged more support to its military on Sunday including strengthening maritime and air defenses amid efforts to safeguard sovereignty, but in a highly unusual move did not give spending figures for 2017 despite promises of transparency. Parliament's spokeswoman Fu Ying said on...

UN: If confirmed, chemical attacks in Mosul a war crime

The United Nations warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons in Mosul, if confirmed, would be a war crime and a serious violation of international humanitarian law, according to a statement released Saturday. "This is horrible," Lise Grande, the humanitarian coordinator in Iraq said in...

Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought

Somalia's prime minister says 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a severe drought threatens millions of people. This is the first drought-related death toll announced by Somalia's government since it declared a national disaster on Tuesday. The...