Turkish Economy Contracts, Posing Challenge for Erdogan
ISTANBUL—The Turkish economy, strike tough by the coronavirus pandemic, contracted sharply in the second quarter, jeopardizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s...
Day: September 1, 2020
Coronavirus, Hurting Jobs and Loans, Has Indians Selling the Family Gold
NEW DELHI—Investors across the globe are hoarding gold in the Covid-19 pandemic. In ordinarily gold-obsessed India, there is a glut,...
Lebanon Names New Prime Minister After Weeks of Political Uncertainty
BEIRUT—Lebanon named its ambassador to Germany as the country’s next primary minister, an appointment that is unlikely to placate protesters...
Baath Party Archives Return to Iraq, With the Secrets They Contain
As looters tore by way of Baghdad after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, Kanan Makiya listened to they ended up...
Russian Fighter Planes Confronted U.S. Bomber Over Black Sea
Russian pilots harassed a U.S. B-fifty two bomber flying about the Black Sea and in global waters, crossing inside a...
