Turkish police detained 10 senior officials of district municipalities in Istanbul, including deputy mayors and council members from the main opposition party, over alleged links to Kurdish militants. The detainees were accused of appointing individuals with ties to the PKK to municipal positions, seen as a move to discredit potential challengers to President Erdogan. Opposition figures, including Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, have faced legal challenges and arrests, with the government replacing elected mayors with state appointees over alleged PKK connections.
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One dead in stabbing in French city of Mulhouse
One person was killed and three police officers were injured in a knife attack in Mulhouse, France. A 37-year-old Algerian man, who shouted "Allahu Akbar", was arrested at the scene and a terrorist inquiry has been opened. The suspect, on a terrorism watch list and subject to a deportation order, seriously injured two officers and killed a 69-year-old Portuguese man who intervened. President Macron labeled it an Islamist terrorist attack, expressing condolences and vowing to...
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