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“Act civilised, act kind, act tolerant, because this is the problem with what’s happening in the region,” - U.S. ambassador to Turkey speaking to journalists in Lebanon

Hey look, government bans replacement workers and refuses to intervene to waive the law at the request of the employer and…. Voila…. A new tentative deal is reached. www.thestar.com/business/dhl...

Turkey delayed Finland's Nato entry for nearly a year during Russia's war on Ukraine.

Turkey and Greece finally find some common ground

Was the TACO acronym such a good idea? #Iran

8-year-old girl killed during Israeli strikes in Iran. NYT on the civilians lost in this war (published a few days ago):

Update on Iran into Turkey entry requirements for Brits from the UK govt

Brett McGurk was asked if it make sense for US to go into war with Iran. He didn't say no.

German Chancellor Merz on Fox News spoke about "imported antisemitism". He earlier accepted support from a far-right party whose politician was twice convicted of using Nazi slogans. The politician wasn't a migrant.

Rubio says AfD isn't extremist. One of its politicians was twice convicted of using Nazi slogans. The party is also backed by Musk.

Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ assaulted by Israeli settlers in the West Bank - CNN edition.cnn.com/2025/03/24/m...

15 million votes for arrested Istanbul mayor #Imamoglu to be presidential candidate. There are 1.7 million members of his party. #Turkey

Turkish people can vote today to make arrested Istanul mayor the opposition’s presidential candidate. The party is allowing non-members to vote. When his first election victory was cancelled in 2019, a conservative district flipped to the secularists.

US senator condemns arrest of top Turkish opposition figure, Istanbul Mayor Erkem #Imamoglu Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on the foreign affairs committee says she urges the immediate release of İmamoğlu and others; says the arrests seem politically motivated detentions. #Turkey

Photo reportedly of Istanbul mayor, top opposition official, being detained by police. Via BirGün. #Turkey

Mayor of Berlin gives support to Turkey's top opposition official who was arrested today, the mayor of Istanbul.

“Trump's claim about Canada becoming safer under American rule is a dubious one at best. The U.S. homicide rate, for example, is nearly four times higher per capita, according to recent U.S. and Canadian data.” -CBC

Suspected driver who allegedly drove their car into a crowd is German, reports German public broadcaster, citing authorities He reportedly had mental health issues. So did an Afghan asylum seeker who carried out an attack that killed two. How will politicians react this time?

Mannheim, Germany where a person allegedly drove into a crowd today, also saw a police officer killed by an asylum seeker from Afghanistan 10 months ago.

Mannheim, Germany where a person allegedly drove into a crowd today, also saw a police officer killed by an asylum seeker from Afghanistan 10 months ago.

Driver allegedly drove into a crowd in Mannheim, Germany. One dead, several injured - Der Spiegel

You're not going to bring [the Russians] to the table if you're calling them names... - Rubio Why is it ok to call President Zelensky a dictator but not, as you say, call Vladimir Putin names? - ABC's George Stephanopoulos #Zelensky #Ukraine

Zelensky to meet King Charles tomorrow, BBC reports. #Ukraine

The argument was so un-German. Even competing German politicians often don't argue with each other in public. But she's very likely on her way out.

#Ukraine is not alone, says Germany's foreign minister.

Is Elon Musk going to be asked why he's not wearing a suit at the White House? #Zelensky

#Ukraine gets support from EU parliament after that Zelenksy - Trump press conference.

One of Turkey's most prominent journalists, Nevsin Mengu, was given a suspended prison sentence yesterday. "if she is convicted in another case, the suspended sentence will be enforced."- Hurriyet.

Historic day for #Turkey if Ocalan's call for PKK to lay down its arms pans out. Turkish people across the political spectrum feared a civil war, or a bombing, or an attack at any moment. But could drown out news of massive human rights violations happening right now.

JD Vance on what he finds offensive when talking to new immigrants. And how the war in #Ukraine is about "ethnic rivalries"

Investigation launched against a top opposition contender to be Turkey's president. Allegations over the validity of his diploma which he rejects.

#Germany’s distribution of parliamentary seats, based on ARD forecast. Blue is the far-right AfD, the second largest party for the first time

Far-right in second place in #Germany AfD 19.5 % Christian Democrats 29 % (new chancellor) Social Democrats 16 % (Scholz’s party) -ARD public broadcaster’s forecast

The far-right & the Elon Musk-backed AfD: a list, including the use of Nazi terminology 🇩🇪 German election today

He's been convicted of twice using Nazi slogans. A court ruled he can be called a fascist.

Man stabbed at Berlin's Holocaust memorial. #Germany

I spoke with Mercedes & BMW about how they're asking Germans to vote and oppose extremism in Sunday's election. Mercedes says the AfD would be bad for business. Dozens of businesses have gotten together to make the call, which I covered in a radio piece for Monocle and for its newsletter:

A Berlin teacher made pro-Trump and pro-AfD comments to their students and some of them cried, a German newspaper reports.

Berlin. A week to go before the election with the far-right AfD expected to be in second place for the first time.

Protest against extremism a week before Germany’s election in Berlin. AfD likely in second place.

Driving a Tesla is ‘like driving a Beetle in 1939 Germany’

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Something has to change in Germany, says the likely next chancellor of the country and leader of the conservative Christian Democrats on the suspect attack in Munich. He accepted support from the far-right AfD in parliament for the first time ever two weeks ago.

Man who drove into a crowd injuring 20 ppl in Munich is from Afghanistan and in his 20s, German reports say. Far-right AfD is in second place ahead of next week's election.

20 people are injured after a car drove into a crowd in Munich, police say. Driver detained and doesn't pose a danger, they say.

Medical machines seemed to have been deliberately destroyed at a Gaza hospital, Doctors Without Borders says.

Greece and Cyprus are blocking lifting EU's sanctions on Syria, Politico reports. Diplomats say they want to know that sanctions can be replaced if needed.

How will Trump react to the suggestion that Musk is the one in charge?