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Vladimir Putin watches display of Russian firepower near EU border Shaun Walker   Russian president observes as Zapad military exercise moves into counterattack stage. A large-scale Russian military exercise that has spooked western countries has entered its final...

Turkey under new presidential system post-elections   The head of Turkey's Supreme Election Council has confirmed Erdogan's victory in the election and says the official results will be announced on July 5. Meanwhile, CHP's Ince, Erdogan's...

Tesla cuts nine percent of workforce in search of profit   In its fifteen-year existence the company headed up by Elon Musk has not made a profit, and it's burning through cash at an unprecedented rate. Tesla...

Pompeo says US to impose "strongest sanctions in history" on Iran   Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issues a steep list of demands that he said should be included in a nuclear treaty with Iran to...

Thousands of Daesh widows from Syria are stuck in legal limbo in Russia   As the armed conflict in Syria nears its end, thousands of Russian women who were married to Daesh fighters are looking for...

Facebook in talks to produce original TV-quality shows According to the WSJ, Facebook has already lined up "Strangers", a relationship drama, and a game show, "Last State Standing", with production budgets as high as $3...

Japan: fatal avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts Justin McCurry in Tokyo Falling rocks from Kusatsu-Shirane, north-west of Tokyo, leave one dead and 12 injured. A member of Japan’s self-defence forces died and about a dozen skiers...

Major fire breaks out at hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, patients evacuated     PATIENTS, some wheeled out in their sick beds, have been evacuated after a huge fire broke out in an Istanbul hospital. A HUGE fire has...

Cosby and accuser were lovers, his lawyers say   Bill Cosby opted not to testify and his lawyer said the relationship he and his accuser had was that of lovers who had enjoyed secret "romantic interludes." Bill Cosby's trial...

White House to release explosive Republican memo   Despite strong objections from his own administration, US President Donald Trump is set to approve publication of a secret memo alleging abuse of power in the FBI's probe...