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Iraq's displaced Kurds hope to return home after Turkey's Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire
The mountains of northern Iraq have for years been a sanctuary for Kurdish militants fighting a decades-long insurgency against the government in neighboring TurkeyABC News - 1d -
Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarmABC News - 2d -
Turkey's Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire
A momentous ceasefire declaration has stirred a mix of emotions in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, where people bore the brunt of the 40-year conflict between Kurdish militants and the Turkish ...ABC News - 2d -
Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey
The PKK calls for the release of its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to lead a process of disarmament.BBC News - 1d -
Kurdish terror group declares ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers' Party, designated a terror group by the U.S., has declared a ceasefire amid changes in the Middle East.CBS News - 2d -
Turkey’s jailed Kurdish leader calls for militants to disarm
Abdullah Öcalan urges PKK to lay down weapons after he meets opposition politicians in prisonFinancial Times - 4d -
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after more than 40 years of conflict
Kurdish militant group responds to call from its jailed leader, Abdullah Öcalan, to lay down arms. A Kurdish militia has declared a ceasefire in its 40-year insurgency against Turkey after its ...The Guardian - 2d -
Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey
The group, the P.K.K., made its declaration days after its long-imprisoned leader urged the movement to disarm and disband, but there are still many questions about the prospects for ending 40 ...The New York Times - 1d -
Iraq says oil exports from Kurdish region by way of Turkey set to resume
Iraq’s oil ministry has announced the resumption of oil exports from northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish regionABC News - Feb. 22 -
'We are still at war': Syria's Kurds battle Turkey months after Assad's fall
As Syria's interim leader plans its future, Kurds in the north-east are battling Turkish-backed forces.BBC News - 5d -
Putin hopeful after US talks on Ukraine ceasefire
Russian president says the first round held in Saudi Arabia lays the ‘groundwork for future co-operation’Financial Times - 4d -
Families return home after sinkhole swallows road
Six families are being allowed to return home in Godstone after being evacuated on Tuesday morning.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
Imprisoned Kurdish leader calls for dissolution of his PKK militant group
Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his PKK militant group to lay down arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end its conflict with Turkey.NBC News - 4d -
U.S. lauds Kurdish leader's call for Turkey's PKK separatists to disarm
The PKK's decades-long Kurdish insurgency in Turkey has killed tens of thousands of people. Now its long-time leader says it's time to end the fight.CBS News - 3d -
Turkey seeks dissolution of PKK-linked groups in Syria and Iraq, following leader's peace plea
A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve themselvesABC News - 3d -
Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm – in shift that could shake up Turkey and Middle East
Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications . The ageing leader of a Kurdish militant group imprisoned on a remote Turkish island ...The Guardian - 4d -
Kurdish leader Ocalan issues message from prison, urging PKK to disarm to make peace with Turkey
Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands ...ABC News - 3d -
‘A dream come true’: Syrian twin actors return home after 14 years of exile in France
For the 41-year-old brothers, returning to their flat is bittersweet. Their apartment was more than just a home. It was once a stage, a space where they performed original theatre plays away from ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
I was displaced from my home in Gaza — now Trump wants me gone for good
Even if Trump doesn’t order American soldiers to occupy and expel us, as he first said he would, he has effectively given Israel approval to do so.The Hill - Feb. 23 -
Turkey-PKK Deal May Benefit Erdogan at Home and Abroad
The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to undermine the new Syrian government.The New York Times - 3d -
Israeli hostages return home in caskets
Hamas handed over four coffins Thursday, which the militant group said contained the bodies of four Israeli hostages -- Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, ...CBS News - Feb. 20 -
Is Mitchell Robinson's return a beacon of hope for the Knicks?
Mitchell Robinson’s absence has exposed weaknesses in the Knicks' defense.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Trump's return rekindles hope for freedom in Venezuela and Cuba
President Trump is marking a clear and categorical decision on the dictatorship of Venezuela and Cuba.The Hill - 1d -
Hamas failure to return body is new ceasefire setback
Israel says Hamas will pay the "full price" for handing over a body that it says was not that of Shiri Bibas.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
After rare dunk, Steph declares it's 'the last one'
The Warriors' Steph Curry dunked at the 76ers on Saturday, his first slam since 2019.ESPN - 15h -
Putin says US-Russia contacts give ‘hope’ amid talks in Turkey on restoring ties – as it happened
Russian president claims to FSB security service that ‘some western elites will try to undermine our dialogue’. Speaking at a press conference in Vienna, the Austrian People’s Party’s leader ...The Guardian - 4d -
Gazans Returning Home to Jabaliya Embrace Reopened Market
A single image of a farmer’s market sprouting back up in devastated northern Gaza tells the story of loss and, perhaps, eventual rebirth.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Max Christie returns home to L.A. … as a visitor with the Mavericks
The former second-round draft pick of the Lakers was back at Crypto.com Arena working out before a game, which happened to be against his former team.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Russians hoping for peace talks and ‘universal joy’ – but will western brands return?
Following last week’s US-Russia talks, the mood in Moscow suggests many are beginning to think about what a post-war reality might look like. After three years of war and western isolation, ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Popovich says he will not return to the Spurs this season, has hope of coaching in the future
Gregg Popovich will not coach this seasonABC News - 4d -
Two business leaders in Turkey are questioned after they criticize the government
Prosecutors have questioned two Turkish business leaders after they delivered a scathing criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s governmentABC News - Feb. 19 -
Concerns for ceasefire as Israel accuses Hamas of breaking promise to return hostage remains
Israel says Hamas is violating the ceasefire deal over the return of hostage remains. Israel identified the bodies of a 4-year-old and his 9-month-old brother, but forensic tests revealed a third ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Hamas’s failure to return Israeli mother’s body strains ceasefire
A tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been strained by outrage over Hamas’s alleged transfer of an unknown body to Israel in the place of Shiri Bibas, the Israeli mother who was ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Brazilian city in Amazon declares emergency after huge sinkholes appear
In Buriticupu, about 1,200 people risk losing their homes, and residents have seen the problem escalate in 30 years. Authorities in a city in the Brazilian Amazon have declared a state of ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
'We can finally return to Syria, but the island of Bute feels like home'
For the first time, Syrians fleeing civil war have a chance of returning home. But do those settled on Bute want to?BBC News - 15h -
Man dies after entering booby-trapped home
A man died after entering a booby-trapped residence in South Carolina on Monday evening, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.ABC News - 4d -
Hostages released by Hamas as ceasefire holds; family confirms return of Shiri Bibas' remains
Overnight, Hamas freed six more Israeli hostages in Gaza. The release is happening despite heightened tensions between Hamas and Israel after the terror group handed over a body that was ...CBS News - Feb. 22 -
Mother asking judge to declare 3 sons dead nearly 15 years after they vanished
A Michigan woman is asking a judge to declare her three missing sons dead, nearly 15 years after their father didn't return them after Thanksgiving.CBS News - 13h
