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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish intelligence forces killed Islamic State leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi in Syria. “This individual was neutralized as part of an operation by the Turkish national intelligence organization in Syria yesterday,” Erdogan said in an interview with TRT Turk broadcaster. Erdogan said the intelligence organization had pursued Qurashi for a long time. Syrian local and security sources said the raid […]

(Reuters) – Atletico Madrid thrashed Real Valladolid 5-2 away in LaLiga on Sunday to move two points behind their second-placed city rivals Real Madrid. Nahuel Molina, Jose Maria Gimenez and Alvaro Morata were all on target for Atletico in the first half while an own goal from Joaquin and Memphis Depay added to their tally late on after Valladolid had fought back to 3-2. With six games to play, third-placed […]

By Chris Prentice and Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – PNC Financial Services Group and JPMorgan Chase & Co were among banks set to submit final bids for First Republic Bank by midday Sunday in an auction being run by U.S. regulators, sources familiar with the matter said. Citizens Financial Group Inc was another bidder in the final phase of the process, according to one of the sources familiar with […]

Lacking a Lasting Truce, Humanitarian Aid in Sudan on Verge of Collapse Nongovernmental organizations are urging the warring sides to reach a cease-fire to benefit desperate citizens By Debbie Mohnblatt/The Media Line The violent conflict in Sudan has entered its third week and continues to escalate. Thus far, the warring parties have agreed to five different cease-fire proposals, none of which has lasted more than a few hours before being […]

Volunteers Struggle To Find Homes for Animals in Turkey’s Earthquake Region   Thousands of pets remain displaced after the massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing 50,000   By Kristina Jovanovski/The Media Line   Volunteers are still struggling to find homes for displaced pets in southeast Turkey, more than two months after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region. According to veterinarian Görkem Ağdaş, his organization Meyako has helped about […]

Lebanese, but Officially Stateless Lebanon is one of 25 countries that deny women the right to pass their nationality on to their children, resulting in an estimated 100,000 stateless Lebanese children born to non-Lebanese fathers By Andrea López-Tomàs/The Media Line [Beirut] Amanda Dufour was born in Lebanon to a Lebanese mother, and she lived in Lebanon until the age of 18. Officially, though, she isn’t Lebanese. That’s because Dufour’s father […]

(Reuters) – A second-half goal by Arkadiusz Milik helped Juventus salvage a 1-1 draw at Bologna in Serie A on Sunday, leaving Massimiliano Allegri’s side winless in five consecutive games across all competitions. Juventus remain third on 60 points from 32 games, one point behind second-placed Lazio who suffered a 3-1 loss at Inter Milan earlier on Sunday. Bologna took a surprise lead in the 10th minute from a penalty […]

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Olympique de Marseille struck twice in three minutes in the second half to come from a goal down and beat AJ Auxerre 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday, tightening their hold on second place. Goals from Cengiz Under in the 74th minute and Alexis Sanchez in the 76th cancelled out Auxerre’s first-half lead. Marseille are now on 70 points, four ahead of Lens who have a […]

By El Tayeb Siddig and Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s rival military forces accused each other of fresh violations of a ceasefire on Sunday as their deadly conflict rumbled on for a third week despite warnings of a slide towards civil war. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since a long-simmering power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted into conflict […]