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PKK urges Turkey to free Ocalan to advance peace process

A senior Kurdistan Workers' Party commander told AFP the group will take no further steps in the peace process with Turkey, urging it to advance negotiations and free PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan. "All the steps the leader Apo has initiated have been implemented... there will be

Israel's Netanyahu seeks pardon in corruption cases

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced Sunday he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing the country apart. US President Donald Trump wrote to Israeli President Isaac Herzog earlier this month,

Netanyahu officially asks Israeli president for pardon

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has submitted an official request for his pardon to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president's office said on Sunday. "The Office of the President is aware that this is an extraordinary request which

Pope to wrap up Turkey trip before heading to Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV wraps up a four-day trip to Turkey Sunday after a warm welcome by its tiny Christian community, before heading to Lebanon with a message of peace for the crisis-mired nation. On his first overseas trip since being elected leader of the world's 1.4 billion

OPEC+ likely to maintain current output levels

Ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied nations (OPEC+) are expected to keep current output levels unchanged when they meet for online meetings on Sunday, analysts told AFP. The biannual ministerial meeting comes as uncertainty remains over