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- Claws come out on Twitter after footage of woman striking & robbing stray cat goes viral (VIDEO)
A Turkish woman has come under fire after footage of her stealing a blanket from a stray cat before striking the animal with it went viral. People took to Twitter to brand her a “brutal thief.”World News - S-400 blowback? Turkey seeks replacement for US-withheld helicopter engines in $1.5bn export deal
Ankara and Islamabad have agreed to seek replacement engines for 30 Turkish-made attack helicopters after the US blocked supplies. Some Turkish officials say Washington is retaliating for the purchase of Russian-made missiles.World News - Say what? Ukraine to demand Turkey shuts Bosphorus to Russian ships over Kerch incident
A Ukrainian Navy chief has vowed to ask Turkey to close the Bosphorus Strait for Russian warships over the Kerch naval standoff. Moscow wasn’t impressed, as the official cited laws referring exclusively to warring countries.World News - Not good news for the dollar? Russia and Turkey ditched US currency for S-400 missile system deal
Both facing pressure from Washington, Moscow and Ankara ditched the US dollar when finalizing their landmark S-400 air defense missile systems deal and will do so in the future, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said.World News - Turkey's Erdogan calls for 'sea of peace' after Kerch standoff while Kiev beats the drums of war
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is calling on Russia and Ukraine to engage in dialogue after the recent maritime incident caused a flare-up in tensions. Belligerent Kiev, meanwhile, is bracing for "full-blown war."World News - Killers cut Khashoggi apart in 7 MINUTES while listening to MUSIC and LIKED IT – Turkish FM
The killers of US journalist Jamal Khashoggi were told to listen to music while they cut him up alive, and one of them said he was enjoying it, the Turkish foreign minister said, citing an audio recording of the murder.World News
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