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Jailed Istanbul mayor in court over prosecutor ‘threat’

Istanbul's jailed mayor has appeared in court charged with threatening the city's public prosecutor. Ekrem Imamoglu — the leading political rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — faces several investigations.Ekrem Imamoglu, the imprisoned mayor of Istanbul and leading rival to Turkish President Recep...

Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight

Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the crashed Air India flight, a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly accident.The London-bound Air India aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed soon after taking off on Thursday from the western Indian...

India’s Modi set to advance trade corridor talks in Cyprus

India's Modi is likely to discuss Cyrpus' potential role in the India-Middle East-Europe trade corridor — a venture seen as a counter to China's Belt and Road Initiative.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to advance talks about Cyprus' potential role in linking India...

UN cuts back aid plan amid ‘brutal funding cuts’

The UN disaster relief agency said it was having to dial back aid plans as the humanitarian sector faced "the deepest funding cuts ever." it comes after the Trump administration said it would reduce funding to the UN.The United Nations (UN) Office for the...

Driver burnt alive as Benue protest turns chaotic, police makes arrests

The Benue State Police Command says it has arrested 14 people after a peaceful protest in Makurdi turned violent on Sunday.According to the police, some hoodlums hijacked the protest and set a truck on fire, burning the driver alive.The incident happened in Apir, a...