ISTANBUL -- Turkish authorities on Friday detained 41 suspects, including the mayor of Istanbul's Princes' Islands (Adalar) district, in a large-scale anti-corruption operation, the Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said.
The investigation centers on an alleged bribery scheme involving illegal construction permits and unlicensed businesses in protected historical and archaeological sites. (Türkiye-Anti-corruption)
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KIEV -- At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in Russian drone strikes on two civilian vessels in the Black Sea and a minibus in southern Ukraine, local authorities reported Friday.
Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said Russian drones struck a Panama-flagged vessel in the Black Sea, killing one crew member and injuring two others, one of them seriously. (Ukraine-Russia-Attacks)
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MANILA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Western Pacific on Friday warned that disruptions in global funding could undermine efforts to curb the spread of HIV in Asia and the Pacific, home to the world's second-largest HIV epidemic.
The WHO regional agency said about 7 million people in the region are living with HIV, with an estimated 280,000 new infections and 120,000 AIDS-related deaths recorded annually. Countries including Fiji, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea are experiencing some of the world's fastest-growing HIV epidemics. (Philippines-WHO-HIV)
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MOSCOW -- Russia remains open to contacts and negotiations with European countries when not under ultimatums, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in regular press briefing on Friday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that Russia is ready for negotiations and contacts with Europe and was not responsible for the suspension of ties, Peskov said. (Russia-EU relation) Enditem
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