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The US and Turkey – one of Washington’s key Nato allies – appear to be on a collision course this summer. Turkey insists it will go ahead with the purchase of an advanced Russian S-400 air defence system. The first missiles and their associated radars could start to be delivered in …

    ISTANBUL (Reuters) – World champion France was given a cold shower on Saturday in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Turkey, which kept up pressure throughout the game for a 2-0 home win and placed itself in the lead in Group H. Turkey started the game strong, scoring their …

Roughly 95 percent of the population had access to high-speed internet in OECD countries last year   In a technologically connected world, some countries are emerging at the head of the pack, new research from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development finds. That matters economically because broader access means there’s greater opportunity for work, …

  Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are to be granted the Freedom of the City of Dublin. Dublin City councillors voted to award the honour in recognition of Mr Obama’s “moderating and progressive” influence on the world stage. They also acknowledged Mrs Obama’s work for the …

    Pro-Russian separatists and government troops blame each other for increasing ceasefire violation In the past week, eastern Ukraine has suffered some of the heaviest fighting seen for a long time. Heavy artillery fire, a car bomb explosion and other ceasefire violations coincided with a phone call between US …

  The British Prime Minister Theresa May © Andrew Parsons / www.globallookpress.com British Prime Minister Theresa May came under the threat of a potential terrorist attack last week when information on her flight from Washington to Ankara became available to anyone with a real-time aircraft tracker, experts said. The Flightradar24 …

  Far-right leader presidential candidate Marine Le Pen arrives at a conference in Lyon, Franceon Feb. 5, 2017 Michel Euler—AP LYON, France (AP) — French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen blasted the “two totalitarianisms” of globalization and Islamic fundamentalism Sunday in a speech formally launching her presidential campaign that hit all …

  © Thomas Samson, AFP | People sit near a hologram of French far-left presidential candidate for “La France insoumise”, Jean-Luc Mélenchon (C) during a campaign meeting on February 5, 2017 in La Plaine Saint Denis, northern Paris. French far-leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon held simultaneous presidential campaign rallies Sunday in two …

  “Our Donald”, or “the other Donald”? European Union leaders meeting in Malta found themselves taking sides, between their summit chairman, “our Donald” Tusk, and the new U.S. president, Donald Trump. But despite declarations of unity, EU states are split on how to respond to policies from a man who …