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- ‘He’s a new Muhammad Ali for Muslims’ – Turkish artist celebrates Khabib victory (PHOTO)
Turkish street artist Mehmet Emin Turkmen has painted a mural in Istanbul depicting Russian MMA star Khabib Nurmagomedov’s dominant victory over Irishman Conor McGregor.Sport News - Saudi diplomatic immunity must be waived over Khashoggi case - UN rights chief
The UN’s high commissioner for human rights has called to drop diplomatic immunity of Saudi officials to allow for a transparent investigation over the disappearance of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.World News - Man plows tractor into cars on way to protest at Israeli embassy in Ankara, shot by police (PHOTOS)
A man, who was allegedly driving his tractor to a protest at the Israeli Embassy in Ankara, was shot in the leg by police. Before he was apprehended, his rampage destroyed several nearby vehicles.World News - Turkish police leave Saudi consulate after 9-hour search for Khashoggi DNA traces (VIDEO)
Turkish forensics team have conducted a sweep of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul trying to find any evidence into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whom Ankara believes was murdered at the diplomatic site.World News - CNN claims Saudi government to admit journalist killed in ‘interrogation gone wrong’
A report being prepared by the Saudi government will say that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died as a result of interrogation gone wrong, in course of his abduction from Turkey, CNN reported citing anonymous sources.US News - Tehran denies reports of Ankara embassy evacuation over bomb plot notice – Iranian media
Tehran has denied reports that its embassy in Ankara was evacuated over a bomb-plot notice, Iran’s media reports, citing the Foreign Ministry. Security was nevertheless stepped up, it added.World News
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