Fear of the 'Big One': Turkey Rattled by Quakes, Experts Warn It May Be a Foreshock
A series of powerful earthquakes shook western Turkey on April 23, causing panic among residents but resulting in no fatalities or serious damage
"Europe hasn't done its homework...
...we still don't have a fair system of distribution [of refugees]. We still have a lot to do in this regard. We have to combat the reasons for people fleeing. We need agreements with various African countries. This proceeds from the same spirit as our emergency humanitarian assistance."
Merkel on Turkey:
"We want better relations but that goes hand in hand with respect for the rule of law, and we don't see that in Turkey at the moment, that also has an effect on our economic relations."
When specifically asked whether the government had any plans on how to improve relations with Erdogan, Merkel's response was curt.
"We'll keep trying," she said. "But Turkey is headed in the wrong direction where the rule of law is concerned."
While speaking briefly with the media, Trump took a question on the stock market drop following the tariffs and said
'This is not the time to go it alone,' Rutte warns, as he says 'no alternative to NATO'
Dmitry Peskov stated that Ukraine has the right to join the EU, but not NATO.
"It is a time to pull people together ...
“We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form.
Let's not excuse violence, or rationalize it, or participate in it.
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