UK government makes desperate move to force export of PPE it promised for Sunday …
Independent caught in tit-for-tat Turkey-Saudi media battle
Ankara bans UK publication’s Turkish-language site over its links to Riyadh …
Coronavirus Death Toll Soars in Turkey; W.H.O. Warns of Vaccine Roadblock
Singapore, an early success story, is having a surge in cases, while European countries start to ease restrictions. Oil prices nosedived as a worldwide surplus grew.
Cyprus: Turkey’s latest gas drilling proof of ‘expansionism’
The government of Cyprus accused Turkey of pursuing “illegal expansionist plans” in the east Mediterranean during the coronavirus pandemic by again attempting to drill for gas in waters where Cyprus h …
World News Updates: Coronavirus Death Toll Soars in Turkey, Amid Signs Reality Is Even Worse
A W.H.O. official warns of roadblocks in the way of a vaccine. Singapore, an early success story, is having a surge in cases, while European countries start to ease restrictions.
Coronavirus: RAF plane en route to Turkey amid row over NHS kit
An RAF aircraft has departed the UK for Turkey to pick up a delayed delivery of protective kit amid a row over a shortage in the NHS. The plane left at around 17:00 BST on Monday to collect 400,000 …
Istanbul Death Toll Hints Turkey Is Hiding a Wider Coronavirus Calamity
Istanbul recorded 2,100 more deaths over recent years between March and April, The Times found, suggesting a hidden toll.
Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Syrian government of violating Idlib ceasefire
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – said on Monday that the Syrian government was violating a ceasefire in the northwestern Idlib region, warning that Damascus would suffer “heavy losses” if it persisted. Turkey and …
RAF planes await order to set off to collect PPE from Turkey
Another shipment has been delayed. Photograph: Sgt Matty Matthews/MoD/AFP via Getty Images Three RAF planes waiting to pick up a shipment of 400,000 protective gowns and other equipment urgently …
Coronavirus puts missile showdown between Turkey and U.S. on hold
Turkey’s plans to switch on its new Russian missile defence systems have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but it does not intend to reverse a decision which has raised the threat of U.S.