Hong Kong customs has smashed an international drug trafficking network over the summer, seizing 6.1 tonnes of suspected narcotics worth more than HK$1.4 billion (US$178.5 million) and arresting 150 people as syndicates actively recruited students during the holiday period. Acting head of the Customs and Excise Department’s drug investigation bureau Wong Ngar-lun said on Tuesday…
ANKARA, Sept 2 (Reuters) – NATO member Turkey would consider taking its relations with the China and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, to a higher level, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. “Turkey’s prospect of (full) membership to the organisation does not imply a breakaway from any other bloc or from the West,” Erdogan…
Iran’s president says the world has accepted that it’s won the war with the United States and remarks by the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria appear to contradict official U.S. position over the Golan Heights. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East…
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Closed aircraft window shades. A ballcap pulled low to hide the president’s face. Seized cellphones. Strict warnings against leaks. These are all hallmarks of secret, unannounced trips made by American presidents to war zones and high-risk areas, a decades-old practice that has drawn new scrutiny after President Donald Trump sneaked…
Hong Kong’s commerce chief is set to lead a delegation of mainland Chinese and local firms to Malaysia next week, noting that about 200 enterprises from across the border have already set up offices in the city since last year, using it as a stepping stone to go global. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development…
ANKARA, July 24 (Reuters) – Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel and 91 breakaway lawmakers applied on Friday to launch a new political party, seeking to regroup to challenge President Tayyip Erdogan after their former party faced an unprecedented legal crackdown. They applied to the interior ministry to launch the so-called New Party in protest over…
ANKARA, July 10 (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkey hopes to achieve a result on lifting U.S. sanctions and its desire to purchase F-35 fighter jets soon, adding there should be no defence industry restrictions between allies. U.S. President Donald Trump, who visited Ankara this week for a NATO Summit,…
By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to attack Iran again after saying an initial ceasefire deal with the Islamic Republic was “over”, though he has not made clear whether Washington would be returning to full-on war with Iran. Speaking on the sidelines of…
JERUSALEM, July 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will discuss the possible sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey on Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, a sale likely to anger Israeli officials. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to…
Four people were killed and eight others injured after a gunman opened fire near the southern Turkish city of Mersin on Monday, according to DHA and IHA news agencies. 4 dead, 8 hurt as gunman opens fire in southern Turkey: reports. (AFP) DHA reported that at least two people were killed inside a restaurant when…