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Main opposition the Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Wednesday submitted a request to Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) to cancel last year’s presidential and parliamentary elections as well as the March 31 local polls across all Istanbul districts. The request was

The Trump administration warned China and Russia on Monday that the U.S. won’t stand for aggressive moves in the Arctic region, which is rapidly opening up to development and commerce as temperatures warm and sea ice melts. U.S. Secretary of State

Many Muslims around the world began fasting Monday to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan, waking up before dawn to eat, hydrate and pray and abstaining from food and drink until sunset. Muslims will now repeat this humbling

The toll is shocking: 19 suicides, 12 suicide attempts and eight cases of serious depression among employees over a three-year span at France’s main telephone and internet company. A long-awaited trial began Monday in Paris accusing telecom giant Orange and seven

Libyan army commander Khalifa Hifter on Thursday ordered his forces to march on Tripoli, the capital of the U.N.-backed government, sparking fears of a major showdown with rival militias. The order posted in an audio recording online came as U.N. Secretary-General

Australia’s Muslim community criticized the role of politicians in the creation of an environment that fueled anti-Muslim sentiment and demonization of the Muslim community for years, as they expressed their sorrow over the recent terrorist attack targeting two mosques in Christchurch.

Cyclone-ravaged Mozambique faces a “second disaster” from cholera and other diseases, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, while relief operations pressed into rural areas where an unknown number of people remain without aid more than 10 days after the storm.

The UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East peace process expressed concerns Tuesday that violence in Gaza may lead to devastating consequences. “I am concerned that we may, once again, be facing another very dangerous escalation of violence in Gaza, with