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Turkish Parliament, Ankara, Turkey. REUTERS/File picture Turkish lawmakers on Monday voted through a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants, a key step in the peace process that seeks to end decades of deadly violence. The law is Turkiye’s first legislative step towards ending the conflict and comes 18 months after Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), urged his followers to disarm. The text, which passed by 468 votes in favour to 88 against, with six abstentions, envisages a return to civilian life for some of the PKK fighters who lay down their weapons without granting a total amnesty. But crucially, it does not specify what will become of Ocalan, 77, who has spent the past 27 years being held in solitary confinement on Imrali prison island near Istanbul. Ocalan has played a key role in efforts to end the conflict, issuing a historic call in February 2025 for his fighters to disarm and embrace democratic means to defend the rights of Turkey’s Kurdish minority. Backed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish DEM party, the bill suspends prosecutions and prison sentences for some offences for between five and 10 years. The move is expected to involve the release of around 3,500 PKK-linked detainees in an initial phase, lawmakers said — around a third of the number held in Turkish prisons. If those covered by the measure do not reoffend during that period, investigations would be dropped and sentences considered served. But those involved in serious crimes such as murder would be excluded — with the text making no mention of Ocalan. Last week, Turkiye’s vice president Cevdet Yilmaz told CNN Turk that Ocalan’s case “does not fall within the scope of this law” but said the ageing leader would be “in a position to contribute to the peace process” without giving further details. Aware of the misgivings of the Turkish public that has been scarred by decades of bloody conflict, the government has been careful to stress that the text is not a general amnesty law. Ahead of the vote, the tension was evident as lawmakers debated the bill in a session live on TRT public television. Related Story Source link
Jon Rahm captured his third consecutive LIV Golf season crown on Sunday while Chile's Joaquin Niemann took a wire-to-wire victory at LIV Golf New York for a record ninth series title. Niemann fired a two-under par 69 to finish 72 holes on 16-under 268 and defeat American Harold Varner III by three strokes at Trump National Bedminster in New Jersey. ‘The more they push me the better golfer I became from every experience,’ Niemann said. ‘I was just hoping to be able to hit the shots I did and make the putts that I did coming down the stretch. I put the credit on myself.’ England's Lee Westwood and Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe shared third, both seven off the pace. Rahm finished tied for 41st after firing a closing 76 Sunday, but clinched the season trophy with an unassailable 219-point lead over Bryson DeChambeau going into the finale in two weeks at Indianapolis. Rahm, whose 2025 season crown came despite no victories, won this year at Hong Kong in March and Mexico City in April. He also had runner-up efforts in Riyadh, Adelaide, South Africa and Andalucia. ‘It has been a great year,’ Rahm said. ‘A little sour taste in my mouth because of how badly I played this week but it has been something to be proud of. ‘And after last year not getting a win and possibly having a question mark over the season-long race to win twice effectively and win it again, definitely feels good.’ Rahm was proud of his early season performances, with two wins, three seconds and a fifth in the first six tournaments of 2026. ‘Proud of earlier in the season. I think to start off as well as I did with a few second-places and not getting in the way,’ Rahm said.’Then going to Hong Kong and getting it done when I needed to, having a lead and then losing it and then birdieing four in a row in the last few holes was probably the most proud moment.’ Niemann, who opened with a bogey at the first hole but birdied the par-three seventh, sank a 56-foot birdie putt at the 13th hole and a long eagle putt at the 15th to seize a four-stroke edge on Varner. A bogey at 17 only trimmed his victory margin. Crushers, with DeChambeau as captain, won the LIV Golf New York team title on six-over par, defeating Legion XIII and Torque by two strokes. Source link
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US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has ordered the United States military to postpone strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days after holding ’good and productive conversations’ with Tehran.’I am pleased to report that the United States of America, and the country of Iran, have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East,’ Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.’I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five day period, subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions.’Trump on Saturday gave Tehran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels, warning that otherwise the US would ‘obliterate’ Iran's power plants. Source link
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed the developments in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in a telephone conversation on Monday with Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh.Both sides also addressed the implications of these developments on the security and stability in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the escalating tempo of settler violence in the West Bank.A statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the two sides emphasized the the need not to divert attention from the ongoing violations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, amid the regional and global focus on the perilous escalation in the region.They also reaffirmed the importance of ramping up global efforts to halt the escalation, protect civilians, and prioritize dialogue and diplomatic solutions. They further stressed the need to create appropriate conditions for resuming the political process toward achieving a just and comprehensive settlement to the Palestinian cause. Source link
Hot on the heels of a scorching decade, the UN’s weather agency has said that the planet’s climate…
