Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party will submit a constitutional amendment to parliament next week enshrining women's right to wear headscarves at work and in daily life, reviving a hugely divisive issue in the officially secular state.. "Prohibited or compulsory, the headscarf violates women's rights only if the rules for wearing it are imposed by the state," said Sonmez, who is veiled.
China on Friday announced the first delivery of its new domestically produced passenger jet, with the aircraft expected to make its commercial debut early next year.. Domestic media previously reported that four aircraft were expected to be delivered to China Eastern –- the country's second-largest carrier by passenger numbers –- by the end of the year before going into operation in the first quarter of 2023.
Beer bottles and broken plastic chairs litter the fairways of a derelict golf course on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, where laid-off workers lament the unfulfilled promises of a Donald Trump "dream project".. The planned redevelopment -- Trump's first venture into Southeast Asia's biggest economy -- was dubbed a "dream project" by his son Donald Trump Jr on a 2019 visit to Jakarta.
Japan, Britain and Italy said Friday they will jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet in a project that holds scope for future cooperation with allies including the United States.. That includes "future interoperability with the United States, with NATO and with our partners" in Europe, Asia and worldwide, it explained.
The two top leaders of Bangladesh's main opposition party were taken from their homes by police in the early hours Friday, a party spokesman said, a day before a planned rally was to call for the prime minister's resignation.. BNP spokesman Swapan said police had arrested "around 2,000" party activists and supporters in a bid to scuttle the December 10 rally.
It is South Korea's westernmost territory, soldiers outnumber residents, and you can see North Korea from almost every barbed wire-lined beach: welcome to Baekryeong Island, a community on the front line.. - Defend at all cost - South Korea's "marines, air force, navy and army are all in Baekryeong, always on high alert," Choi said.
Rising up through the lush vegetation of Panama's Caribbean coast, a 125-meter chimney serves as a beacon for helicopters approaching the largest mine in Central America, which faces closure next week over a contract dispute.. Central America does not have the same mining tradition seen further south.
Israel's prime-minister designate Benjamin Netanyahu asked Thursday for a two-week extension in forming a coalition government with his ultra-Orthodox and extreme-right allies, days before the initial time frame elapses.. Netanyahu's 28-day mandate expires at midnight (2200 GMT) Sunday, but late Thursday he asked Herzog for more time to finalise deals with two parties.
Brittney Griner's release from a prison ordeal in Russia sparked an outpouring of joy -- but also raised tough questions for Joe Biden: was the US president right to trade a notorious arms dealer for the basketball star jailed on minor drug charges?. He said that while Griner's arrest was consistent with Russia's strict drug laws, President Vladimir Putin "clearly had leverage" after Biden publicly put a priority on freeing Griner, whose plight has drawn wide interest in the United States.
Canada's federal police on Thursday suspended a contract with a Beijing-linked firm to supply and maintain police radio equipment -- following a political backlash, the public safety minister's office said.. "The RCMP has suspended the contract," a spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told AFP. When asked about it this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the deal was "disconcerting," given his security agencies' warnings about Chinese espionage and interference in Canadian affairs.
