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Erdogan says Biden, U.S. complicit in alleged Israeli war crimes

“We are an unwavering NATO ally. However, we do not believe that this impedes our ability to establish positive relationships with nations such as China and Russia,” Erdogan told Newsweek. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration are complicit in what he called Israeli …

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Central Asian states look to Iran as they seek to expand regional transit corridors

Since the early days of independence in late 1991, the governments in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have pointed to the map to show Central Asia’s potential as a major transit hub for east-west and north-south trade. Realizing that potential has not been so easy. China was anxious to …

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Syrian armed groups divided over Turkey-Syria normalization push

In recent days, widespread protests have erupted across many Turkish-controlled towns and cities in the countryside to the north of Aleppo and around Idlib. Some protests have escalated into violence, as clashes have broken out between local armed groups and Turkish forces, resulting in multiple casualties among both protesters and …

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