Erdogan says Menendez resignation from Senate committee boosts Turkey’s bid to acquire F-16s | AP News

Erdogan says Menendez resignation from Senate committee boosts Turkey’s bid to acquire F-16s | AP News

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s chances of acquiring F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. have been boosted by Sen. Bob Menendez stepping down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks published Tuesday.Menendez, the senior Democratic senator for New Jersey, has been a vocal opponent of Turkey receiving

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Australian prime minister says he’s confident Indigenous people back having their Parliament ‘Voice’ | AP News

Australian prime minister says he’s confident Indigenous people back having their Parliament ‘Voice’ | AP News

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday he was confident that Indigenous Australians overwhelmingly support a proposal to create their own representative body to advise Parliament and have it enshrined in the constitution. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s remarks came as Tiwi Islanders cast their votes on making such a constitutional change. They were

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London’s Gatwick Airport limits flights this week due to staff illness, including COVID-19 | AP News

London’s Gatwick Airport limits flights this week due to staff illness, including COVID-19 | AP News

LONDON (AP) — Gatwick Airport, London’s second-busiest, is limiting flights this week, partly because of an outbreak of COVID-19 within air traffic control.In a statement late Monday, the airport said a daily 800-flight limit, affecting both departures and arrivals, has been imposed until Sunday.Gatwick said around 30% of staff in the division within air traffic

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Spain charges pop singer Shakira with tax evasion for a second time and demands more than $7 million | AP News

Spain charges pop singer Shakira with tax evasion for a second time and demands more than $7 million | AP News

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6.7 million euros ($7.1 million) in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian singer.Shakira is alleged to have used an offshore company based in a tax haven to avoid paying the

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Flood-hit central Greece braces for new storm as military crews help bolster flood defenses | AP News

Flood-hit central Greece braces for new storm as military crews help bolster flood defenses | AP News

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Emergency services in central Greece were on alert Tuesday as storms headed toward areas hit by massive floods this month.Municipal and military crews using excavators reinforced flood defenses along rivers near the central cities of Larissa and Trikala. Flooding from Storm Daniel killed 16 people in the region and caused widespread

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