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Turkey's perilous game with markets may now have reached a breaking point

Authorities have resisted raising interest rates despite pressure on the currency to weaken further, prompting an outflow of foreign capital and leaving the economy vulnerable as its currency buckles

Number of severe coronavirus cases under control: Turkish Health Minister

18 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 5,728, Koca said, adding that a total of 978 patients recovered

Up in the air: Emerging-market rebound uncertain as Covid-19 runs riot

Economies are shrinking and central banks are getting low on firepower

Turkish court's order allows govt to convert Hagia Sophia back into mosque

The decision could deepen tensions with neighbouring Greece, which also called on Turkey to maintain the structure's status as a museum.

Museum or mosque? Turkey's iconic Hagia Sophia is at the centre of a debate

The building is now at the centre of a heated debate between nationalist, religious groups who are pressing for it to be reconverted into a mosque and those who believe it should remain a museum

Turkey's Volkan Bozkir elected president of 75th UN General Assembly

Bozkir is currently serving as a Justice and Development (AK) Party lawmaker from Istanbul and head of the Turkish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee

India ninth on global Covid-19 list, overtakes China on death count

India added 7,466 cases, a record number in a single day, according to data shared on Friday morning. China has confirmed 84,106 infections and 4,638 deaths from Covid-19 so far

Israeli plane lands in Turkey for first time in 13 years, says El Al

On Sunday, El Al's Dreamliner aircraft, converted to carry cargo, landed in Istanbul. It was loaded there with 24 tonnes of humanitarian coronavirus equipment, destined for Israel and the US

Covid-19 Factoid: Most deaths in a day take India's total past 1,000 mark

While Turkey has turned the corner with its number of daily new deaths falling consistently, the number of cases in the US is now equal to the combined total of the next 6 worst-hit nations

World coronavirus dispatch: Loss of wealth and challenge for stock analysts

From impairment of Softbank's Vision Fund, to 70 Covid-19 vaccines that are under trial, and what the crisis may mean for Donald Trump's re-election bid - read these and more in today's world dispatch

Covid-19 Factoid: Madhya Pradesh has highest death rate among Indian states

While Turkey is witnessing the steepest rise in number of Covid-19 cases among Asian nations, Russia has seen its highest single-day addition of new cases, and infections in China are rising again

Covid-19: Turkey tightens rules in public areas, makes face masks mandatory

Vegetable seller Veli Yildirim, 50, said the measures came "too late".

Here's how government plans to combat Covid-19

State governments are also taking proactive measures. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have all moved closer to imposing a lockdown

India's coronavirus plan: EU and UK, passengers barred, schools may close

With the cases of the coronavirus swelling in the country, the government on Monday prohibited entry of passengers from EU countries, Turkey and the UK from March 18 till March 31. The Union health ministry also said four new coronavirus cases -- one each from Odisha, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Kerala, have been reported, taking the total number of cases to 114 on Monday. These cases, include 10 discharged, three cured and two reported deaths. After the Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting, the government has proposed social distancing measures to be in force till March 31, the ministry officials told reporters. The 'contact tracing activity' of these positive cases has led to identification of more than 5,200 contacts, who are kept under surveillance, they added. "Travel of passengers from member countries of the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, Turkey and United Kingdom to India is prohibited with effect from 18th March 2020," said Lav Aggarwal, the Joint ...

Turkey says it destroyed 'chemical warfare facility' in northwest Syria

The Turkish army destroyed overnight "a chemical warfare facility, located some 13 kilometres south of Aleppo, along with a large number of other regime targets," the senior official told reporters

9 killed, 100 injured in magnitude 5.7 earthquake near Turkey-Iran border

The quake centered west of the Iranian city of Khoy and affected villages in the Turkish province of Van

India serves strong demarche on Turkey over Erdogan's Kashmir comments

MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India rejected the repeated attempts by Turkey to justify the cross-border terrorism "practised so blatantly" by Pakistan

Erdogan backs Pak's stand on Kashmir, says issue close to both countries

Voicing his country's support to Pakistan's stand on the Kashmir issue, he said it can be resolved not through conflict or oppression but on the basis of justice and fairness.

Three dead as plane skids off runway breaks into three parts in Istanbul

Live images broadcast on Turkish television showed several people climbing through a large crack in the severed aircraft and escaping onto one of the wings at the rear

6.8 magnitude powerful earthquake shocks eastern Turkey, 22 people killed

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said all steps were being taken to aid people affected by the quake, which caused widespread fear.