ANKARA, March 23 — Turkish prosecutors have requested a court to detain Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and four of his aides ahead of their trial on terrorism and corruption charges, according to Imamoglu’s office.
ANKARA, March 23 — Turkish prosecutors have requested a court to detain Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and four of his aides ahead of their trial on terrorism and corruption charges, according to Imamoglu’s office.
A key opposition figure and potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan, Imamoglu was detained on Wednesday. He has strongly denied the allegations, dismissing them as "unimaginable accusations and slander."
The court is set to decide on Imamoglu’s detention status early Sunday. — Reuters
WASHINGTON, May 21 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said yesterday that he expects Russia to present a ceasefire proposal for Ukraine within days — a move that could reveal Moscow’s true intentions — as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Kremlin of stalling for time.
TOKYO, May 21 — Japan’s Agriculture Minister Taku Eto resigned today following public outrage over his comment that he never buys rice because he receives so much of it for free, a remark seen as insensitive amid rising food prices.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — The National Registration Department (NRD) will review disciplinary actions against officers found to be negligent or who failed to act on delays in processing identity card (IC) applications.