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Heavy snowfall disrupted air traffic Monday in the Greek capital of Athens and neighboring Turkey's largest city of Istanbul, while several Aegean islands and much of Turkey were blanketed by snow. The storm, named Elpida, or “hope” in Greece, snarled traffic in both Athens and Istanbul, a metropolis of 16 million people. Flights in and out of Istanbul Airport were suspended until 4 a.m. Tuesday (0100 GMT) while authorities worked to clear runways as well as a road leading to the airport.

The trial against prominent Turkish civil rights figure Osman Kavala has resumed on the 1,539th day of his pre-trial detention, but without his participation

Russia is demanding that NATO halt military aid to Ukraine. The Western alliance says Moscow can never dictate its policies.

Greek authorities say one man has drowned and a woman is missing after a group of migrants trekking through the hills of northern Greece to avoid police crossed a swollen torrent amid rainstorms

BBVA taking over Turkish subsidiary would give it all the upside — it was already exposed to all the risks.

A Nobel Peace Prize should not shield the prime minister from sanctions for war crimes and rights abuses.

Turkey has reported its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic as the rapidly-spreading omicron variant takes hold

Goldman Sachs sees Turkey's inflation going above 40% for most of coming year.

Kim Iversen and Robby Soave discuss how travel restrictions have resulted in the rescheduling of a Joe Rogan show in Vancouver,

Team Rising discusses the re-extension of the student loan repayment freeze, and whether student loan debt will ever be cancelled.

At least four people have died after a sailboat carrying dozens of migrants struck rocks off southern Greece and sank

Greece’s coast guard says a broad search and rescue operation has been launched after a boat carrying migrants ran into trouble and sank south of the Cycladic island of Folegandros, leaving dozens potentially missing

The UN health body's Europe head says another storm is coming, as countries brace for a surge in cases.

Getir expanded across Europe in 2021. Now, it has its sights set firmly on the United States.

Prices are soaring, the lira is tumbling and the savings of many Turks are evaporating by the day.

The central bank needs to reverse its rate cuts, for starters, if the country is to avoid a full-blown economic tailspin.

SpaceX will launch its second Falcon 9 mission in less than 16 hours tonight, Dec. 18, and you'll be able to watch it live online.

Analysts are beginning to question whether Erdogan’s financial follies may cost him his job.

Inflation in the country of 84 million is now at more than 21% and has climbed steadily as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has refused to raise rates.

Turkey’s foreign minister says Turkey and Armenia will appoint special representatives to discuss steps to normalize their ties

The US froze around $10 billion of Afghan government assets after the Taliban seized control in August.

ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Energy have expanded their stake in potential oil and gas deposits off Cyprus.

Blazes also devastated Greece, Italy, Albania, North Macedonia, Spain, Algeria and Tunisia this year, according to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.

Saint Nick and his helpers make appearances around the world ahead of Christmas.

Iraqi Kurds seem to make up the majority of Middle Eastern migrants seeking to move to Europe these days

Cutting borrowing costs amid skyrocketing inflation is a recipe for only one thing. The currency crash on Erdogan’s hands is a disaster of his own making.

Picking a new president exposes the fraught global politics of policing, and the policing of global politics.

Most typically eat turkey leftovers for at least three days afterwards.

The world police agency meets in Istanbul this week to elect new leadership.

President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peanut Butter and Jelly, at the White House Friday in an annual Thanksgiving holiday tradition (Nov. 19)

For those who like big, bold flavors — spices and citrus especially — this recipe from Padma Lakshmi and Genevieve Ko infuses the Thanksgiving turkey with them.

<em>The Atlantic</em>’s December cover story exposes the conditions that have allowed the leaders of Venezuela, Belarus, Russia, China, and Turkey to thrive––at the expense of the world’s liberal democracies

Belarus's move to lure migrants toward E.U. borders marks a next-level evolution in the use of desperate asylum seekers as pawns in diplomatic blackmail.

Kylian Mbappe’s four goals in an 8-0 rout of Kazakhstan ensured defending champion France reached next year’s World Cup along with victorious Belgium.

After Covid-19 and COP26, multinationals should realize it’s in their own interest to lift the lid on how they do business.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and for some, this might be the first time you’re seeing family members and friends in a long time.

Supermarkets and distributors are warning people to order earlier this year amid supply chain issues.

Supermarkets and distributors are warning people to order earlier this year amid supply chain issues.

The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians is staying overnight in a New York City hospital after having a stent placement.

For years, one dispute after another has strained ties between the U.S. and Turkey. The two, which possess the largest armies in NATO, affirm the need to maintain their seven-decade alliance. But they have quarreled over Turkey’s purchase of a Russian missile-defense system, U.S. support for a Syrian Kurdish militia that Turkey views as a mortal threat, the rule of law in Turkey, and a U.S. prosecution of one of Turkey’s biggest banks, among other things. Now, Turkey has posed a critical test fo

The U.S. and Turkey have been allies for more than six decades, but in recent years their relationship has been repeatedly strained by disputes.

The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs.

Greece’s migration minister says the sinking of a migrant boat in the Aegean Sea that cost the lives of four people shows up the flaws of an EU-Turkey deal to stem unchecked westward migratory flows

To date, only four of Biden’s choices to be a U.S. ambassador to a foreign government have been approved by the Senate — three of them just on Tuesday. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is blocking many of them.

A Group of 20 summit scheduled for this weekend in Rome is the first in-person gathering of leaders of the world’s biggest economies since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up procedural challenges to Texas' controversial abortion law on November 1. The conservative majority has decided to allow the law, banning most abortions after about six weeks, to remain in place while legal proceedings are underway. CBS News political reporter Melissa Quinn joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with details.

The Senate confirmed two prominent anti-Trump Republicans to serve in the Biden administration on Tuesday with former Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona approved to serve as the ambassador to Turkey and Cindy McCain, the wife of the late Sen. John McCain, approved to serve as the ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture. The Senate also voted to confirm former Democratic Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico to serve as ambassador to New Zealand and Victoria Reggie Kennedy of Massachusetts, the widow of former Sen. Ted Kennedy, to serve as ambassador to Austria. The nominations were approved through voice vote, a process taking only minutes that can be used so long as no senators object.

The so-called World Fund will invest in the "next generation" of founders looking to tackle climate change, Ecosia said.

A giant puppet made to look like a Syrian girl has made its way almost 5,000 miles from Turkey to the U.K., and CBS correspondent Elizabeth Palmer walks with her in London. She's called Little Amal and is a walking theater production designed to draw attention to the plight of the tens of millions of refugees, almost half of whom are children, around the world.

The wife of a jailed philanthropist at the center of a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and 10 Western nations says her husband’s imprisonment is inexplicable

The story behind the photo of a Syrian father and his son that won the SIPA photo of the year award.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declares them "persona non grata" for urging an activist's release.

Greece has promised to link Egypt to the European Union’s energy market with an undersea cable that would carry electricity across the Mediterranean.

Rumeysa Gelgi stands at 7 feet tall and 0.7 inches and is the tallest living woman. At just 18, Gelgi was titled the tallest teenager living in 2014.

WHO experts have called for third doses for those over 60 immunized with Sinopharm or Sinovac.

Blast at Afghan mosque kills many, witnesses, Taliban say

The U.S. Senate passed a short-term extension of the debt ceiling on Thursday night. The bill allows the nation's borrowing limit to be increased by $480 billion, which the Treasury Department says will be enough to cover the country's debt obligations until December 3. CBS News political contributor and Washington Post White House reporter Sean Sullivan joins CBSN anchor Lana Zak to discuss what's next for this bill and what hurdles Congress needs to overcome to reach a long-term agreement.

State Department officials believe an "imminent" return to indirect talks in Vienna is necessary to revive the Iran nuclear deal because the process cannot "drag out' indefinitely. (Oct. 7)

Greece’s prime minister says he has no intention of entering an arms race with Turkey and hopes to resolve differences with its neighbor through dialogue.

The European Union’s Home Affairs Commissioner says the 27-nation bloc could work out ways to stem the flow of migrants from Turkey to Cyprus and other EU countries when she holds high-level talks in Ankara next month.

The Dutch foreign minister has resigned after the lower house of parliament passed a motion of censure against the government over its handling of evacuations from Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover of the country.

A flight safety organization is warning that a Turkish drone base in ethnically divided Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial flights that cross the airspace around the eastern Mediterranean island.

Germany’s foreign minister has arrived in Libya to reopen the country’s embassy in Tripoli.

Amnesty International says Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who return home to detention, disappearance and torture.

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the “retrograde vision” of Turkey’s president to cement Cyprus’ ethnic divide by striving for a two-state deal “is wrong” for all Cypriots.

Wildfires are raging uncontrolled through Greece and Turkey for yet another day, forcing thousands to flee by land and sea.

Authorities have evacuated homes in southern Turkey as a wildfire fanned by strong winds raged through a forest area near the Mediterranean coastal town of Manavgat.

A Tokyo court has handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan.

President Joe Biden has nominated former senator Jeff Flake to serve as U.S. ambassador to Turkey.

The Dutch public health institute says that coronavirus infections in the Netherlands skyrocketed by more than 500% over the last week.

The Dutch leader has apologized for what he calls “an error of judgment” in relaxing the Netherlands’ coronavirus lockdown.

The Biden administration is identifying 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warning them of potential sanctions.

Two Americans charged in Japan with helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, jump bail and escape Japan for Lebanon have apologized in a Tokyo court.

A sprawling European Championship like no other is racking up air miles like never before.

Libya’s transitional government has underlined its commitment to holding elections on Dec. 24 at a conference with powers that have interests in the North African country.

The Afghan government’s chief peace envoy has expressed fears that the Taliban will have no interest in a political settlement with the U.S.-supported administration in Kabul after the scheduled departure of American and NATO forces.

Around dawn one recent spring day, an inflatable dinghy carrying nearly three dozen people reached the Greek island of Samos from the nearby Turkish coast.

President Joe Biden will seek to stave off another surge of civilian suffering in the devastating war in Syria when he meets President Vladimir Putin this week.

James Beard Award winning chef, Michelle Bernstein, has recipes for the original white meat, including: Turkey Tetrazzini, Amanda’s Amazing Turkey Burgers and “Tsukune” Turkey Meatballs.

Roberto Mancini has turned Italy around after the Azzurri failed to qualify for the last World Cup.

Italy waited a long time for this European Championship to start and then showed just how eager the team was to play the tournament opener.

Italy will play Turkey in the opening game of the European Championship on Friday.

The images of migrants from Africa swimming for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week are a stark reminder of just how dependent the European Union can be on the countries it pays to enforce its migration policy.

Turkey has imposed an import ban on ethylene polymer plastic waste as environmental groups sound the alarm on the world’s plastic consumption and lack of effective recycling.

People familiar with the talks say UEFA has given the British government until Tuesday to offer the travel waivers required to move the Champions League final to Wembley or the all-English game could be played in Portugal instead.

Ontario will be getting help from Canada’s military in dealing with a surge of coronavirus infections, while several other Canadian provinces are tightening health restrictions in hopes of avoiding a similar situation.

On another Anzac Day turned lonesome by the global pandemic, solitary actions show all the more how the sacrifices of Australia and New Zealand during World War I are far from forgotten.

Armenia's leader is praising President Joe Biden's recognition of the deaths of 1_5 million Armenians under Ottoman Turkish rule as genocide, calling it “a powerful step.”.

Topless dancers can shed coronavirus restrictions beginning next weekend in Las Vegas and get face-to-face with patrons again.

The president of the ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus has met with Greece’s prime minister before informal talks to be held in Switzerland next week.

Greece has vowed to expand military cooperation with traditional NATO allies as well as Middle Eastern powers in a race to modernize its armed forces and face its militarily assertive neighbor Turkey.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging all schools in the state to reopen, saying there are no health barriers to getting children back into classrooms and ending distance learning.

A Taliban spokesman says the religious militia won’t attend a peace conference tentatively planned for later this week in Turkey.

Turkey is reinstating weekend lockdowns in most of Turkey's provinces and will also impose restrictions over the Muslim holy month of Ramadan following a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)ANKARA – Turkey is re-introducing weekend lockdowns in most of its provinces and will also impose restrictions over the Muslim holy month of Ramadan following a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. Infections in Turkey have soared less than a month after authorities divided the 81 provinces into four color-coded categories and relaxed restrictions in some provinces under a “controlled normalization” effort. The number of infections hit a record on Tuesday, with the Health Ministry confirming 37,303 new cases in the past 24 hours. The total number of infections in the country since the start of the outbreak last year stands at more than 3.2 million.

The aid community is bracing for significant shortfalls ahead of a donor conference that starts Monday, March 29, 2021, in Brussels. Across Syria, the pandemic has compounded the worst economic crisis since the conflict began in 2011. According to the U.N., 13.4 million people in Syria, more than half the country's pre-war population, need assistance. Ad“We don’t have nearly enough money to provide all the services that are needed,” said Mark Cutts, the U.N. deputy regional humanitarian coordinator for Syria. The humanitarian appeal for 2020 was 45% below its $3.82 billion target — nearly a 14% drop from the year before.

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in Istanbul, Saturday, March 27, 2021 against Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, an international accord designed to protect women from violence. The Istanbul Convention states that men and women have equal rights and obliges national authorities to take steps to prevent gender-based violence against women, to protect victims and to prosecute perpetrators. About a thousand women and allies turned up Saturday to protest the country's withdrawal from the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention. Hundreds of students also held another protest against the appointment of a new rector at Turkey’s most prestigious university. The students and women protesting Saturday also demanded an end to anti-LGBT actions amid growing intolerance from the government and police.

(AP Photo/Michael Varaklas, File)BRUSSELS – European Union lawmakers on Tuesday refused to sign off on the budget of the EU’s border and coast guard agency over concerns about allegations of rights violations, hiring failures and harassment by senior Frontex staff. An official inquiry cleared it of links to the pushback claims, but criticized reporting and monitoring failures. Some EU lawmakers are calling for the Frontex chief to resign. The decision to delay the budget endorsement is likely to be backed by the full parliament in a vote next month. Should Frontex fail to clarify the issues as requested by fall, the assembly could refuse outright to endorse its 2019 budget, but such a move would be unprecedented.

Turkey's weekly geographic COVID-19 figures keep increasing according to Health ministry statistics released late Saturday as the country continues its "controlled normalization." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)ISTANBUL – Turkey’s weekly regional COVID-19 figures keep increasing and deaths rising as the country maintains more relaxed restrictions for now. That means about 40,000 new infections in Istanbul alone, which has quadrupled from numbers first released six weeks ago. AdAccording to measures announced in early March, weekend curfews remained in place in “very high-risk” cities and Sunday lockdowns continued in “high risk” cities. The seven-day average of infections across the country has climbed to over 19,000, hitting daily rates last seen in December.

Twitter announced on Friday March 20, 2021 it will establish a legal entity in Turkey in order to continue operating in the country, which passed a controversial social media law last year. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)ISTANBUL – Twitter has announced it will establish a legal entity in Turkey in order to continue operating in the country, which passed a controversial social media law last year. Those bans were the next step in a series of measures to force social media companies to maintain legal representatives in Turkey to manage content complaints. We will continue to be transparent about how we handle requests from government and law enforcement,” Twitter said. AdThe government insists the legislation is needed to combat cybercrime and to protect the rights of Turkish social media users.

Razor wire is seen along the southern side of a U.N buffer zone that cuts across the ethnically divided Cyprus, near village of Astromeritis, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)NICOSIA – The government of ethnically split Cyprus came under fire on Tuesday over a decision to lay razor wire along a section of a U.N. controlled buffer zone. Crews began laying the razor wire on the southern side of the buffer zone some 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of the capital, Nicosia, earlier this week. Most of those asylum-seekers cross a porous buffer zone after making their way to the north, often by commercial flights. AKEL spokesman Stefanos Stefanou acknowledged Cyprus is having to deal with large migrant inflows but insisted that “methods implying borders between states” isn’t the way.