Payment24’s former CEO is going to prison for helping Iranians conduct financial transactions many take for granted. ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Biden presidency could cut slow path to resumed Iran, Venezuela oil exports
By Timothy Gardner, Marianna Parraga and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY/LONDON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Joe Biden's promised return to diplomacy with ... ( read original story ...)
Greece accuses Turkey of ‘imperialist fantasies’
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused Turkey of "imperialist fantasies" in the eastern Mediterranean during a meeting on Wednesday with the leaders of Cyprus and Egypt. ( read original story ...)
‘Diyarbakir Mothers’ demand return of missing children in Turkey
Dozens of teenagers have disappeared in recent years amid allegations they have been taken to fight for the PKK. ( read original story ...)
Industry group warns of Christmas turkey shortage
Christmas dinner could be ruined this year as supplies of traditional turkeys could run out, an industry body says.The problem is a shortage of skilled workers to process the meat, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus, Greece, Egypt to Turkey: drop the rancor, join us
The leaders of Cyprus, Egypt and Greece on Wednesday renewed an invitation to Turkey to become a partner in reaping the potential benefits of offshore gas deposits, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Catastrophic floods’: 105 killed, 5 million affected in Vietnam
At least 178,000 homes submerged, nearly 7,000 hectares of crop impacted and close to 690,000 poultry, livestock killed or swept away. ( read original story ...)
Japan sticks to nuke fuel cycle despite plutonium stockpile
Japan's government said Wednesday it will pursue its nuclear fuel recycling program that would involve extracting plutonium from spent fuel, despite international concerns about ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga opposes actions that boost tension in South China Sea
Japan opposes any actions that escalate tension in the East and South China Seas, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday, but added that Tokyo was not aiming at an "Asian NATO" to contain any ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Use Cyberattack Countermeasures to Protect Tokyo Games
The attacks on the 2020 Games are the latest in a string of hacking attempts against international sporting organisations that Western officials and cybersecurity experts say have ... ( read original story ...)