Author: Euronews

Many consider the case against Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, seen as the biggest challenger to Erdoğan’s 22-year rule, to be politically motivated. ADVERTISEMENTTurkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s biggest protests in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s comments come after İmamoğlu’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) called for a boycott of companies it says support the government.Erdoğan said the opposition is “so desperate that they would throw the country and the nation into the fire”.In an address to lawmakers of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK…

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European markets continued to outperform their US counterparts despite the recent rebound on Wall Street. Notably, the banking and industrial sectors stand as the top two performers, driven by relatively cheaper valuations, expectations for surging defence spending, and optimistic economic outlooks. ADVERTISEMENTOn Tuesday, European stock markets snapped a three-day losing streak following news that US President Donald Trump may soften his tariff stance. The pan-euro Stoxx 600 index rose 0.67%, the DAX jumped 1.13%, and the CAC 40 climbed 1.08%.  In the year to date, Europe’s equity markets continue outperforming their US counterparts, with the euro Stoxx 600 gaining 8.9% and…

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A weak and frail Pope Francis has left the hospital and has gone home to the Vatican after surviving a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia. ADVERTISEMENTA motorcade carrying the 88-year-old pope wound its way through light Rome traffic Sunday morning. Before leaving Gemelli hospital, Francis gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony overlooking the main entry. Hundreds of people had gathered on a brilliant Sunday morning to say goodbye.The Argentine pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli…

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