Six months after the United States signed an historic accord with the Taliban of Afghanistan, the Islamic militant group has entered into talks with the Afghan government in Doha, Qatar. Meeting with ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric backs early parliamentary elections
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric on Sunday threw his support behind the prime minister's announcement that parliamentary elections will be held ahead of schedule next year, saying the timing should not serve ... ( read original story ...)
How Will Candidates Reach Myanmar Voters Amid COVID-19 Restrictions?
The Irrawaddy talks with a pair of candidates from the National League for Democracy and the People’s Party about the unique election challenges ahead. ( read original story ...)
Three Years After Exodus, Myanmar Erases Names of Rohingya Villages, U.N. Map Makers Follow Suit
After Exodus, Myanmar Erases Names of Rohingya Villages, U.N. Map Makers Follow Suit (Reuters) - Three years ago, Myanmar’s military burned the Rohingya village of Kan Kya to the ground and bulldozed ... ( read original story ...)
‘Positive first step’: Greece hails return of Turkish vessel
Greek government calls the departure of the Oruc Reis from disputed waters after weeks of tension 'a positive step'. ( read original story ...)
Turkey to send second drill ship to Black Sea – minister
Turkey will send a second drill ship to operate in the Black Sea, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Sunday, weeks after Ankara announced its largest ever natural gas discovery in the area. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 7,000 – Ministry
The death toll in Turkey due to the novel coronavirus reached 7,056 on Sunday, rising by 57 people in the last 24 hours, data from the Health Ministry showed. The total number of cases in the country ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey has not given up on rights in east Mediterranean – minister
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sunday that the return of the seismic research vessel Oruc Reis to near the country's southern shores does not mean Ankara has given up on its rights in ... ( read original story ...)
Greece, Turkey signal willingness to talk about sea dispute
Greece's prime minister welcomed the return of a Turkish survey ship to port Sunday from a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean that has been at the heart of a summer stand-off between Greece ... ( read original story ...)
US Marine who killed transgender woman in Philippines deported after presidential pardon
A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a Filipino transgender woman was deported Sunday after a presidential pardon cut short his detention in a case that renewed outrage over a pact governing American ... ( read original story ...)