Government And Politics
Turkish journalist groups slam bill to fight disinformation
Turkey's parliament is debating a controversial draft law the government says is aimed at combating fake news and disinformation but which critics denounce as yet another attempt to stifle freedom of expression
Iran's supreme leader breaks silence on protests, blames US
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded publicly to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn the “rioting” and accuse the United States and Israel of planning the protests
Turkey's annual inflation hits new 24-year high at 83.45%
Official data show that Turkey’s annual inflation reached a new 24-year high of 83.45% in September, pushing the cost of essential goods higher and further hitting households already facing high energy, food and housing costs
Turkey says 23 Kurdish militants killed in Iraq airstrikes
The Turkish Defense Ministry says its warplanes “neutralized” 23 Kurdish militants in a raid 140 kilometers (90 miles) inside Iraq
State news: 4 elite paramilitary Guards killed in Iran clash
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reports that an attack by armed separatists on a police station in a southeastern city has killed 19 people, including four members of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard
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19 killed, including 3 elite Guard members, in Iran attack
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reports that an attack by armed separatists on a police station in a southeastern city has killed 19 people, including three members of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Separatists in Iran kill up to 19, including Guard commander
Iranian state-linked media say up to 19 people, including a commander in the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, were killed in an attack by armed separatists on a police base in the eastern city of Zahedan
Kurdish exiles back Iran protests but deny organizing them
Iran has accused Kurdish opposition groups in exile of orchestrating the wave of protests across the country over the past two weeks
UN envoy says return to war in Yemen “real”
The U.N. envoy for Yemen has warned that the risk of a return to fighting “is real,” urging warring parties to accept a longer extension of the current ceasefire due to expire next month