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Troops and police have been deployed to Davos in force to protect the global elite's annual World Economic Forum

Ukraine Centre Stage As Davos Returns

The Ukraine conflict, which has forced Russians out of the Davos meetings, is again dominating the conversation and likely to be at the heart of Tuesday's special address by European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen.
Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021 they have imposed a slew of restrictions on Afghan women, effectively squeezing them out of public life

Three Foreign NGOs Partially Resume Aid In Afghanistan

CARE, Save the Children, and International Rescue Committee (IRC) suspended their operations in late December in protest at a government order banning Afghan women from aid work, the latest rollback of women's rights in the country.
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Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom held cordial NATO talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu last month

Turkey Lashes Out At Sweden Over Kurdish Tweet

The diplomatic spat threatened to set back Sweden's efforts to break down NATO member Turkey's resistance to its bid to join the Western defence alliance in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
A Turkish-made Bayraktar -- a type of drone used extensively by Ukrainian forces

All-out Drone War In Ukraine Points To Future

Drones have played key roles from the earliest days of the conflict, with Ukrainian forces using Turkish-made Bayraktars to carry out strikes on Moscow's troops as they unsuccessfully sought to seize Kyiv.
Turkish medical union chief Sebnem Korur Fincanci helped draft UN rules for documenting torture

Turkey Frees Top Doctor Who Sought Chemical Arms Probe

Turkish Medical Association head Sebnem Korur Fincanci was detained and jailed in October for using a television interview to highlight claims that first surfaced in media close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

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