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Turkey arrests German 'seeking to join Kurdish militia'

A Turkish court Tuesday placed under arrest a German national who was caught seeking to cross Turkey's southern border to fight with a Kurdish militia in Syria, state media said. The man, 28, who has spent four years in the German military, was detained earlier in March seeking to cross...

Turkish president receives Qatari FM in Ankara

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday received Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al-Thani in the capital Ankara, according to the presidency's official website.  A closed-door meeting continued for one hour and 45 minutes in the...

Israel arrests 3 Palestinians from Gaza

Israeli forces on Tuesday detained three Palestinians who sneaked into Israel through border with the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli military. In a statement, the army said the three Gazans were in possession of knives and bombs when they were arrested. No further details...