The tariffs, which took effect at midnight (2200 GMT Thursday) according to the EU's official journal, will further fuel jitters on world stock markets that are already alarmed by trade tensions between the United States and China, AFP reports.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday praised the abduction of three Gülen movement-linked people by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) from Gabon, saying similar operations are imminent, the pro-government Güneş daily reported.

Journalist Emre Soncan, who is among dozens of journalists jailed in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, has been handed down a prison sentence of seven-and-a-half years on terror charges.

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has abducted three Turkish nationals linked to the Gülen movement from the African country of Gabon, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Russian specialists had found no trace of a chemical attack on the Syrian rebel-held town of Douma, after allegations from the international community, AFP reported.

Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed a landslide victory in Sunday's general election, the BBC reported.

At least 70 people have died in a suspected chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, rescuers and medics say, BBC reports.

A groom named Rahat Akbaba was arrested for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on henna night, a customary celebration before a wedding, in Turkey’s Diyarbakır province, causing the wedding ceremony to be held with just the bride, the Mezopotamya news...