Amnesty International has accused Russia of silencing journalists and human right activists trying to cover anti-war protests in the country.

At least 238,000 people in the European Union died prematurely in 2020 due to exposure to airborne pollutants despite an improvement in air quality, according to new data released by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on Thursday.

Kosovo and Serbia have agreed on “measures to avoid further escalation” in a spat over a new car plate regulation by the Kosovo government, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said late on Wednesday.

Two days after a magnitude-5.6 earthquake devastated a district in Indonesia’s West Java province, leaving at least 268 dead, rescue workers on Wednesday continued to search for 151 people still missing.

A Turkish court has acquitted a former İstanbul governor and a police chief from the same city of terrorism charges in a retrial over their alleged links to a faith-based group targeted by the government, the TR724 news website reported.

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck northwest Turkey during Wednesday’s early hours, injuring at least 50 people, according to Turkish media.

A US court has ruled for the seizure of assets and shares jointly owned by Turkish businessman Sezgin Baran Korkmaz and California businessman Lev Aslan Dermen, who was convicted in 2020 on charges relating to a $511 million renewable fuel...

Turkish police have detained 14 people including former military and police officers as part of an operation based in İstanbul targeting alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement, the TR724 news website reported.