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Sweden court overturns ban on Koran burning protests


Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 , 10:07 AFP A Swedish court Tuesday overturned a police move to ban two Koran burning protests, as five suspected Islamists were arrested for plotting a "terrorist act" over a similar demonstration.

Finland joins NATO as Russian war prompts shift


Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 , 09:59 AFP Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, in a historic strategic shift provoked by Moscow's war on Ukraine, which doubles the US-led alliance's border with Russia.

US strike in Syria kills planner of IS Europe attacks: military


Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 , 07:19 AFP The US military said Tuesday it had carried out a strike in Syria killing a senior Islamic State group official responsible for planning attacks in Europe.

IS chief planning Europe attacks killed in US Syria strike: military


Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 , 05:54 AFP US forces have conducted a strike in Syria killing senior Islamic State group leader Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, "responsible for planning (IS) attacks into Europe", US Central Command said Tuesday.

Five things to know about NATO


Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 , 02:16 AFP NATO, the world's most powerful military alliance, is set to double its border with Russia, in the midst of the war in Ukraine, when Finland becomes its 31st member.

Finland joins NATO as Russian war prompts shift


Tuesday, 4 April, 2023 , 01:57 AFP Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, in a historic strategic shift provoked by Moscow's war on Ukraine, which doubles the US-led alliance's border with Russia.

Iraq Kurd oil exports to resume Monday under Baghdad supervision


Saturday, 1 April, 2023 , 17:20 AFP Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region is to resume oil exports though Turkey Monday but in the future they will be supervised by the federal government in Baghdad, officials from both sides said.

Iran orders arrest of women allegedly attacked for not wearing hijab


Saturday, 1 April, 2023 , 14:39 AFP Iranian authorities ordered the arrest of two women, the judiciary said Saturday, after a viral video appeared to show them being attacked by a man for not wearing the hijab.

Turkish exile faces fifth trial over deadly 1998 blast


Friday, 31 March, 2023 , 16:25 AFP An exiled Turkish dissident scholar went on trial in absentia in Istanbul on Friday over a deadly 1998 explosion, a charge she has been cleared of four times.

Erdogan embarks on his toughest election test


Friday, 31 March, 2023 , 15:25 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan journeyed to the heart of Turkey's earthquake disaster zone on Friday to formally kick off the toughest election campaign of his two-decade rule.