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Voting in the presidential and parliamentary elections has ended in Türkiye. Polling stations closed at 17:00 local time. Azernews presents the latest data on the results of the voting, citing Trend. 22:20 (GMT+4) 70,44 percent of ballot boxes opened: Recep Tayyip Erdogan received 51,06 percent of the vote, Kemal Kilicdaroglu – …

Georgia’s European Union integration and France’s support in this regard were discussed on Friday in a meeting between Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and Catherine Colonna, the French Foreign Minister, Azernews reports with reference to Agenda. Zourabichvili highlighted that the French FM’s visit was “very important” for Georgia especially at this …

Turkish and Serbian professors are working on an early warning system to protect the border areas of NATO countries against nuclear attacks, according to Anadolu Agency. The project, which was prepared by Türkiye’s Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University and Serbia’s University of Nis to develop an early warning system for …

Türkiye and Albania are expected to ink a number of deals at the upcoming high-level strategic cooperation council meeting, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah. Speaking at a joint news conference with his Albanian counterpart Olta Xhacka, Cavusoglu hailed the strong ties between the two countries while noting …

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a telephone conversation with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrel, underlined that the incumbent US administration should have the courage to correct its predecessor’s mistakes concerning re-imposition of oppressive sanctions against Iran, Trend reports citing Fars News Agency. “The United States’ current administration should have …

Negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations have begun, Ukraine’s Presidential Office said, Trend reports citing UNIAN. According to the presidential office, the term of the negotiations hasn’t yet been determined. The negotiations are taking place near the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. The delegation from Ukraine includes Chairman of the Servant of the People …

Georgia and Ukraine have chosen to aspire to the Euro-Atlantic space, First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Giorgi Khanishvili said, Trend reports via Georgian media. He made the remarks on the sidelines of the tenth meeting of the Georgian-Ukrainian Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, with Natia Turnava (Minister of …

NASA believes that from the standpoint of engineering, it can maintain the work of the International Space Station (ISS) at least until 2028, and possibly even longer, NASA spokesperson Stephanie Schierholz said, Trend reports citing TASS. In a statement on Saturday, Roscosmos said its council of chief designers had considered the current state …

The world is not in good shape in fighting COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization on Wednesday as the WHO chief announced the passing of the 4 million mark in fatalities, which he said is a likely underestimate, according to Anadolu Agency. “We have just passed the tragic milestone …

The World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend using the so-called “immunity passports” with COVID-19 vaccination data for the time being, WHO Representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic has told TASS, TREND reports. “At this stage, WHO does not recommend the use of ‘vaccination certificates’ for travelers as there are many …