Ankara withdraws from international accord despite surge of femicide in recent years

Council of Europe accord designed to eliminate domestic violence, promote equality

Internationalists hope Biden victory heralds wider fall in far-right fortunes

Sweden’s death rate per capita several times higher than that of its Nordic neighbours

President-elect says Trump’s denial of the result is not slowing transition

Two teenagers dead on island of Samos and more than 700 in total reported injured

Shares in AstraZeneca rose 1.7% as it resumed trials of its Covid-19 vaccine

Azerbaijan and Armenian forces clash as prospects of peace settlement ‘very remote’

Fears of Russian and Turkish involvement as Erdogan demands Armenia leave Azeri lands

UK signals 828 fatalities, Spain registers 430 deaths, Indonesia takes action to stem tide

Clashes between Syrian army and jihadis puncture uneasy truce after Putin-Erdogan deal

Greece rejects as ‘fake news’ a claim by Turkey that its forces shot migrant dead

Erdogan says developments turning in Turkey’s favour as fighting heaps misery

Russian warplanes strike rebel-held towns as Turkish military backs insurgent strikes

Erdogan, whose country has second-largest army in Nato, says ‘we are making our final warnings’

Tayyip Erdogan accused of ‘making up charges’ relating to coup

UN says 875,000, mostly women and children, have fled heavy aerial bombing since December 1st

Greece Letter: Near-desperate calls from Athens for solidarity and support cut little ice

More than 1,200 reported injured as rescue efforts continue in eastern Elazig province

Army general waging offensive to capture Tripoli left talks in Moscow this week without signing deal

Europe Letter: Destabilising attack on Iran pushes the boundaries of Nato alliance

Stark differences aired in bilateral meetings of leaders ahead of London summit

Officials say sibling of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi being interrogated

Kurds accuse Ankara of violating five-day ceasefire as shelling heard near Ras al Ain

Truce hailed by Donald Trump and cast as complete victory by Turkish leaders

Dundalk woman Lisa Smith may have been in Ain Eissa camp

Camp of 4,000 displaced Syrians evacuated, Kurds say, as Trump hints at sanctions

Ankara targets support lines of Kurdish forces as it prepares military push

Group will meet to try to secure lasting truce in northwest amid threat of further turmoil

Defendants were accused of terrorist propaganda after guest-editing a newspaper on Kurdish issues

Turkey says system for defence particularly for southern borders with Syria and Iraq

Concern that monetary policy will be eased too quickly as president dismisses governor

Re-run of mayoral election sees CHP candidate secure wider victory than three months ago

Turkey’s ruling party concedes defeat in vote that will have major repercussions

One of two men’s presence in Istanbul being scrutinised in context of murdered journalist

Turkish president says irregularities at ballot boxes undermine opposition’s slim victory

Turkish president’s party dealt serious setback in local elections amid economic woes

Apprehension in the streets as people fear marches could lead to bloody confrontations

Russian-supplied weaponry demonstrated in face of international call to rerun election

Ankara hits back after US president’s warning over withdrawal of troops from Syria