ANKARA (Reuters) – Ozgur Ozel aims to become leader of Turkey’s main opposition party this year and break through its historic ceiling of 25% support nationwide to finally defeat President Tayyip Erdogan, who has enjoyed two decades of election victories. But Ozel, 49, said in an interview that his Republican …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will shortly propose that the EU give more cash to countries that want to join and offer them access to the single market to speed up their membership preparations, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi said. Eight countries currently have official EU candidate status …

(Reuters) – Apple on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down an order requiring changes to its App Store rules stemming from an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” owner Epic Games. The iPhone maker has been in a legal battle with Epic since 2020, when the gaming firm …

PARIS (Reuters) -France’s highest administrative court will on Friday consider its first class action against the state, alleging racial profiling by police – and may in the process shape future social activism. Six human rights organisations argue that the police systematically discriminate, especially against young Arab and Black men, when …

COASTAL areas in Selangor will be on high alert as high tides are expected over the weekend. Tides of up to 5.5m are expected at 5.52am on Friday (Sept 29), 5.7m high at 6.31am on Sept 30 and at 7.07am on Oct 1 while on Oct 2, the tide will …

PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo’s president Vjosa Osmani has accused Serbia and its president Aleksandar Vucic of being behind a shootout between armed men and Kosovar police in the north of the country last weekend, in the worst violence in the restive area in years. Kosovo authorities said police fought around …

WASHINGTON: The U.S. economy maintained a fairly strong pace of growth in the second quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, and appears to have gathered momentum this quarter amid a resilient labor market. Gross domestic product increased at an unrevised 2.1% annualized rate last quarter, the Commerce Department said in …

ROME (Reuters) – Trawl through the annals of the Ryder Cup and there are tales aplenty of rookies rising to the occasion with match-winning contributions but Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg is already making waves before striking a ball in anger. The 23-year-old is one of eight rookies featuring in the 44th …

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Thursday, a state television reporter said, three days after Kadyrov said he was proud of his 15-year-son for beating up a prisoner accused of burning the Koran. A short video clip posted by TV reporter Pavel Zarubin showed …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The challenges of expanding the European Union by up to eight countries were being discussed by governments on Thursday, with significant changes to the bloc’s decision-making, agriculture and regional aid budgets needed if it is to grow further. The talks among EU affairs ministers of the 27 …