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Turkey slams West for security warnings 'harming' tourism

Turkey on Thursday slammed a group of Western countries which temporarily closed down their consulates in Istanbul over security concerns, accusing them of waging “psychological warfare” and attempting to wreck Turkey’s tourism

Asia’s ‘El Chapo’ extradited to Australia: How Tse Chi Lop ran a multibillion-dollar meth empire

Tse Chi Lop has been extradited to Australia from The Netherlands. Tse, who is known as Asia’s ‘El Chapo, is the head of the ‘The Company’ which dominates the $70 billion-per-year Asia-Pacific drug trade. Investigators note that the syndicate narcotics in Myanmar and then ships them across the world

Explained: Why Netherlands’ formal apology for slavery fell flat

Though Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologised posthumously to ‘all enslaved people worldwide and their descendants’, activists gave the speech the cold shoulder and said a discussion on reparations is needed

Why farmers' protests that kicked off in The Netherlands are spreading across Europe

In Germany, farmer groups are upset over a recent renewable energy Act passed by Parliament, while Polish cultivators are protesting the cost of fertiliser and cheap food imports. Italian and Spanish farmers are facing increased fuel prices and skyrocketing costs

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Max Verstappen's 'historical' F1 win sparks celebrations in Netherlands

The fans rode a rollercoaster of emotions in the Bar Club 188 in the Hague, as pole position holder Verstappen saw Lewis Hamilton blast past him in the opening seconds of the race

COVID-19 cases rise again in Europe, fresh curbs imposed in countries; check details here

As reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) recently, Europe (including Russia) has recorded a rise in deaths by 10 percent

FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers: Spain and Italy face crucial games to reach Qatar

The 10 group winners will secure qualification for football's global showpiece which kicks off on 21 November, 2022. The 10 runners-up will get another chance to qualify in play-offs next March

Operation Dark HunTOR: Police arrest 150 in joint US-Europe dark web sweep spanning 10 months

Europol and US authorities said they had seized tens of millions of euros in cash and virtual currencies besides arresting major counterfeit drug dealers

ICC shifts two World Cup Europe qualifiers from Scotland to Spain due to COVID-19 restrictions

The Qualifier, which is two steps away from the World Cup, with unchanged dates of 26-30 August, will see France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Scotland and Turkey all competing at La Manga. France and Turkey will be taking part in an ICC women's event for the first time ever.

Negative views of China rise sharply in Australia, Britain, 12 other countries, says survey; COVID-19 handling key factor

Citizens in the surveyed countries also do not trust China's leader Xi Jinping, with a median of 78 percent saying they do not have confidence in him to do the right thing in world affairs