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Libya's Haftar 'nothing but a pirate': Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar as "nothing but a pirate" in comments published Thursday amid rising tensions in the North African country. Turkey supports the internationally recognized national unity government in Tripoli, which Haftar has...

Turkey offers to mediate between US, Iran

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is willing to mediate between the United States and Iran to ease tensions over Iran's nuclear program. In comments published Thursday, Erdogan said he had discussed the issue of a possible mediation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on...

US, Taliban scramble to rewrite draft on troop withdrawal

Taliban and U.S. negotiators are scrambling to rewrite a draft agreement that will outline the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan and a verifiable Taliban guarantee to fight terrorism ahead of an all-Afghan peace conference Sunday. Officials familiar with the talks, but...

Oil supertanker set for Syria detained in Gibraltar

A supertanker suspected of carrying crude oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions was detained in Gibraltar Thursday, the territory's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said. The Grace 1 vessel was halted in the early hours of Thursday by Gibraltar police and customs agencies, aided by a...