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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has denounced activists who burned the Quran and hanged an effigy of Turkey’s president in Stockholm as “useful idiots” for foreign powers who want to inflict harm on the Scandinavian country as it seeks to join NATO.

A fire broke out on the Tusla ship, which is a Turkey-owned vessel, during an attack that Russian forces carried out on Kherson city on the evening of Tuesday, 24 January 2023. Source: Turkish media outlets, including NTV and TGRT, as reported by European Pravda; Reuters news outlet citing the maritime security company Ambrey Details: As a result of the attack on Kherson, a fire broke out in a command room of the vessel.

The job of breaking down these large ships is one of the most dangerous and the added load has only made it harder.

The Turkish president's warning comes after protests in Sweden, including a Quran burning.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who wields almost unbridled power in Turkey, is seeking another term as president in elections likely to come in May. With the country facing an economic crisis, polls suggest a tight race that could threaten his 20-year rule, the longest in Turkey’s history. Even before a date’s been set, it’s become a rancorous contest. Electoral rules have been rewritten to give Erdogan and his party an edge. And critics say he’s leaning on the courts to disqualify strong competitors and

The Biden administration says it's time for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden's applications to join NATO.

The Biden administration said Thursday it’s time for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, bluntly saying that holdout members of the alliance should quickly approve their memberships. The State Department said Secretary of State Antony Blinken had affirmed resolute support for Finland and Sweden in phone calls with their foreign ministers and said the U.S. places great importance on “remaining allies quickly ratifying their accession.”

Alan Jope was speaking to CNBC's Joumanna Bercetche at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The Biden administration's plan to go through with a $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey's is opposed by the Democratic chair of the Foreign Relations Committee.

Seizing control of Soledar would be a rare recent victory for Russia, and provide it with a gateway to nearby Bakhmut.

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to keep key a border crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote Monday on a resolution that would continue humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from Turkey for another six months

A rising number of Gazans driven by the mere prospect of work in Europe are drowning at sea

The most galling thing about the omnibus is that more than $400 million is dished out to American allies to assist them in their "border security."

Leaders from the Middle East and Europe have gathered in Jordan on bolstering security and stability in Iraq

Turkey’s foreign minister has called the refusal of Sweden’s top court to extradite a man wanted by Turkey a “very negative development,” as Ankara continues to delay Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO

Government officials say a bomb has exploded on a highway in Turkey as a van carrying police officers drove past, injuring nine of its passengers

Foods containing sesame will be subject to food allergen regulatory requirements starting next year.

A new report says the war in Ukraine, chaos in Haiti and criminal groups in Mexico contributed to a 30% spike in the number of journalists killed in 2022 over the previous year

News reports in Turkey say a fire has broken out at a luxury hotel located on the grounds of a former Ottoman palace

The carving was unearthed under a Turkish city.

Turkey has welcomed Sweden’s extradition of a convicted member of an outlawed militant group, calling it a “start” that shows Stockholm’s sincerity in assuaging Turkey’s security concerns

Annual inflation in Turkey has eased slightly in November for the first time in more than a year, but remains close to 24-year highs.

As many economies reel from the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a select few countries are benefiting from an influx of Russian migration and accompanying wealth.

The SDF's head tells the BBC Turkish-led air strikes are harming the fight against the terror group.

There are an estimated 5 million wild turkeys nationwide.

Many people cover a cooked turkey in foil immediately after taking it out of the oven to keep it moist, but this is actually a big mistake, Paul Kelly said.

The Thanksgiving holiday is nearly here and many Americans are having sticker shock while buying groceries for the traditional meal. See some smart money-saving tips.

The successful restoration of wild turkey in Michigan created a fun outdoor game for Dash Pilon, 11, and Preston Pilon, 13, brothers living with their parents in a Lower Peninsula suburban area.

After the recent bombing in Istanbul, Turkish retaliatory air strikes on Kurdish targets have left a population on edge.

Wayne County gave away hundreds of turkeys to families in need at their annual Thanksgiving turkey drive on Saturday.

The Vacationer recently conducted a Thanksgiving survey where they asked participants which traditional Thanksgiving foods they like the least and we want to know what you think.

No more fussy liquid brine that alters the texture of the meat - just crisp, golden skin and tender, moist meat.

Michiganders are encouraged to submit names for the first turkey Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will pardon since taking office.

What are you eating on Thanksgiving? What does your traditional, or preferred, Thanksgiving dinner look like?

Dressing and stuffing recipes for Thanksgiving, including gluten-free, vegetarian and more.

Full Thanksgiving meals are still available to order at Venue in Ann Arbor.

Grocery prices are up 12% over last year, but you can keep your Turkey Day tab down by picking up some of these deals from Walmart.

Turkey typically gets all the attention, but what side dishes are the most popular among Michigan residents? To find out, the gambling website Great Lakes Stakes used Google trends data to see which kinds of side dishes Michiganders simply can’t get enough of. It can be made in many ways using vegan ingredients or meats like sausage, as well as fruits like cherries or apples. Macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes (another dish made in many ways) green bean casserole and cranberry sauce rounded out the top five. What is your favorite Thanksgiving side dish?

The Burns-Naryshkin meeting was the highest-ranking face-to-face engagement between U.S. and Russian officials since before the Ukrainian invasion.

CIA Director Bill Burns has met with his Russian intelligence counterpart to warn of consequences if Russia were to deploy a nuclear weapon in Ukraine.

A video posted online showed flames erupting and a loud bang, as pedestrians turned and ran away.

A Turkish jewelry magnate plunged to her death from the Norwegian Spirit cruise ship off the coast of Tahiti last month while traveling with her Swiss lover, according to reports.

The best way to safely thaw turkey, how to defrost quickly, and how to cook a bird from frozen in a pinch.

For $119.99, you can take home a holiday feast that can feed four to six people.

The cost of dining out rose just 8.6% over the last year, while the cost of eating at home jumped 12.4%, according to the latest consumer price index data.

An official says a house fire in northwestern Turkey believed to have been caused by a heater has left eight children and a woman dead

Bulgaria’s interior minister says a Bulgarian police officer has been shot dead at the border with Turkey

Turkish officials say at least seven people have been killed after a bus they were riding in slammed into two trucks and caught fire

Governments in developing economies are building up their bullion holdings as trust breaks down.

Western officials believe Russia is using Iranian drones to target Ukrainian infrastructure.

A moderately strong earthquake has struck Turkey’s western province of Izmir, causing panic among residents and toppling the minaret of a mosque

By restarting a deal to allow Ukrainian grain exports, Russia’s president has shown he’ll give way to pressure from key partners. It’s time to crank it up.

A Turkish teen fell four stories to her death Oct. 12 after dropping her cellphone and losing her footing when she tried to grab it, according to local reports.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia was using the attack as a "false pretext."

The analysis comes ahead of next month's COP27 climate change summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where the shadow of 2015's Paris Agreement will loom large.

Serbia is seeing a sudden tourism boom from countries whose citizens never had its sightseeing and shopping opportunities on their radar.

Greece has launched operations at a new international pilot training center created in partnership with Israel, as it tries to build on a relative air power advantage over regional rival Turkey

Greece has launched operations at a new international pilot training center created in partnership with Israel, as it tries to build on a relative air power advantage over regional rival Turkey.

The governor's office said that the accident was caused by a "sudden increase of wind."

Turkey’s main opposition party is seeking the suspension of the enforcement of a newly-approved media law that mandates prison terms for disinformation.

European Union lawmakers have refused to endorse the way the EU’s border and coast guard agency used its 2020 budget

European Union lawmakers have refused to endorse the way the EU’s border and coast guard agency used its 2020 budget.

Officials say two Spanish tourists were killed and three others were injured when a hot air balloon made a hard landing following a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in central Turkey

There were 110 people in the mine at the time of the explosion, an official said. Most of the workers were able to evacuate, but 49 were trapped in a higher-risk area of the facility.

Officials are working through the night to clear a coastal mine in Turkey following an explosion that left at least 25 people dead. Authorities attributed the cause to flammable gases.

Turkish officials say an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey has killed at least 22 people and dozens remain trapped underground.

On Nov. 24, runners can dash down Main Street and around Ebel Field in their best Thanksgiving costumes and ugly sweaters.

Greece’s defense minister says his country has the right to take “all defensive measures” to protect its easternmost islands amid threats by neighboring Turkey that dispute Greek sovereignty rights and raise the specter of war.

Greece's migration minister says refugees recognized by individual EU nations should be allowed to live anywhere in the bloc.

Ukraine has completed a high-profile prisoner swap that culminated months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in the port of Mariupol during a months-long Russian siege.

A flare-up in fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan has killed 155 troops on both sides since early Tuesday.

Greece’s prime minister says he cannot imagine that tensions with neighboring NATO ally Turkey could ever escalate into armed conflict.

Many of Michigan’s hunting seasons kick off in September.

Ukraine’s president says tons of grain from his country will arrive in the coming weeks in Somalia, where famine approaches and the global crises of food security and climate change put millions at risk.

Barcelona faces another tough Champions League group after being drawn with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan as it tries to avoid a second straight group-stage exit since losing Lionel Messi.

Officials in southern Turkey say at least 15 people were killed when a passenger bus collided with emergency teams handling an earlier road accident.

An alleged member of an Islamic State hostage-taking cell nicknamed “The Beatles” has been charged with terrorism offenses in Britain on Thursday after being deported from Turkey.

Shipping companies aren't rushing to export millions of tons of trapped grain out of Ukraine, despite a breakthrough deal to provide safe corridors through the Black Sea.

Business leaders and officials from eight developing nations meeting in Bangladesh say more cooperation is needed among them to overcome dwindling foreign currency reserves, a growing energy crisis and supply chain disruptions.

Firefighters from Portugal and Spain to southern France are battling a spate of wildfires scorching Europe amid an unusual heat wave that authorities link to climate change.

The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution extending humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million people in Syria’s rebel-held northwest for just 6 months in a victory for Russia.

The U.N. Security Council has failed to extend humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest from Turkey after Russia vetoed a resolution for a year-long extension and got insufficient support for its resolution for a six-month extension.

Turkey hunting license applications for the 2022 fall season are available now through Aug. 1.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that a wind-stoked wildfire that has been raging near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey has been “largely” brought under control.

Authorities in Turkey say heavy rains in the capital led to flooding that killed one person in the capital Ankara.

The World Bank has sharply downgraded its outlook for the global economy, pointing to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the prospect of widespread food shortages and concerns about the potential return of “stagflation” — a toxic mix of high inflation and sluggish growth unseen for more than four decades.

Ukraine’s president says Russian forces intend to capture Zaporizhzhia, a large city in the country’s southeast.

Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as “Türkiye.”.

An international rights group says that Bulgarian authorities are attacking Afghan and other asylum-seekers, using police dogs and other violence to illegally push them back over the border into Turkey.

Ukrainian singer and former Eurovision song contest winner appealed to Turkey’s president to save Ukrainian fighters from the besieged city of Mariupol.

French judges have opened an investigation into torture allegations against Interpol president Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates.

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot activists say uncertainty over the safety of war-wracked Ukraine’s nuclear power plants has reignited concerns over a Russian-owned nuclear power station being built in a quake-prone area on Turkey’s southern coast.

President Joe Biden is commemorating the 107th anniversary of the start of what he calls “the Armenian genocide.”.

The U.S. and its allies are moving to prohibit financial transactions with Russia's Central Bank that involve Russian gold.

Riot police set up barricades and fired pepper gas to block demonstrators from joining an International Women’s Day march in central Istanbul.

Sanctions on Russia are starting to wreak havoc on global trade, with potentially devastating consequences for energy and grain importers while also generating ripple effects across a world still struggling to overcome pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions.

Israel’s president says any bid to improve strained ties between his country and Turkey won’t come at the expense of its “strategic relationship” with neighboring Cyprus.

A top European Union official says Turkey “has much to gain” if it works with the 27-member bloc to stem migrant arrivals from its airports and shores to the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

Turkey’s annual inflation came in at nearly 49%, hitting a nearly 20-year high and further eroding people’s ability to buy even basic things like food.