Turkey to buy Russian
missiles despite US ‘threats’
AFP, Istanbul
Turkey on Sunday dismissed US threats of sanctions if it went ahead with a Russian missile purchase, saying it would not renege on a pledge to Moscow.
Washington has warned its NATO ally for months that Ankara’s adoption of Russian S-400 missile technology alongside US F-35 fighters would pose a threat to the jets and endanger Western defence.
Polarised North Macedonia votes for President
AFP, Skopje
North Macedonia returned to the ballot box Sunday for a presidential run-off that risks turning into a major headache for the ruling Social Democrats, whose candidate is battling a nationalist-backed rival. Turnout figures will be as important as who wins, with 40 percent of the electorate needed to vote to validate the poll.
WFP gains access to vital Yemen food aid
AFP, Dubai
The World Food Programme said it gained access Sunday to vital food aid on the outskirts of Yemen’s flashpoint city of Hodeida a month after postponing its mission for security reasons.The Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of the government accused the Iran-aligned Huthi rebels of denying a group from the UN agency access to the Red Sea mills warehouse in April.
