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ISTANBUL, TURKEY | TASS | The second round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine has concluded in Istanbul. The previous meeting was held in Turkey on May 16. For the new round, Moscow and Kiev prepared memorandums outlining their approaches to resolving the conflict. The patries communicated in Russian, …

Istanbul, Turkey | TASS | Russia and Ukraine will hold a second round of direct talks in Istanbul today. The meeting is to start at 13:00 local time (same as Moscow time) in the Ciragan Palace. The new meeting was announced on May 28 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. …

ISTANBUL, TURKEY | Xinhua | Delegations of Russia and Ukraine concluded their meeting in Türkiye’s Istanbul on Friday, agreeing to hold a new round of negotiations and have a large-scale prisoner exchange. As a key outcome of the two-hour talks, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 …

ISTANBUL | Xinhua | Public transport fares in Türkiye’s largest city, Istanbul, have been increased as of Tuesday, sparking public outrage. The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Transport Coordination Centre (UKOME) announced an 18 percent increase in public transport fares and a 28 percent increase in taxi fares. The minimum fare for …

Istanbul, Turkey | Xinhua | Rodri on Saturday fired to give Manchester City the victory over Inter Milan as he scored the only goal in the UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul. The Spanish midfielder’s goal on 68 minutes won the tough game for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. City players lifted …

Instabul, Turkey | Xinhua | Football legends joined a tournament on Friday ahead of the UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan in Istanbul. Kaka, Clarence Seedorf and Luis Figo were among the former stars who joined the four-team tournament. The Champions League final will take place at …

Istanbul, Turkey | Xinhua | An explosion hit Türkiye’s largest city Istanbul on Sunday, causing casualties, says Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya. The explosion hit the busy pedestrian Istiklal avenue on the European side of the city at 4:20 p.m. local time (1320 GMT), said Yerlikaya on his Twitter account. “We have casualties …

Paris, France | AFP | The 2019-2020 Champions League, suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be completed in a ‘final eight’ format in Lisbon in August, UEFA said on Wednesday. Europe’s top club competition will be decided by a series of one-off matches beginning in the Portuguese capital on August 12, with the …

Paris, France | AFP | Steven Gerrard said Liverpool did not “believe in miracles” and Jamie Carragher thought his “dreams had turned to dust”, but 15 years ago Rafael Benitez’s side pulled off one of football’s greatest heists to beat AC Milan in the Champions League final. The English side were …

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Liverpool and Chelsea are eyeing some early-season silverware as the Premier League rivals meet in the UEFA Super Cup in Istanbul on Wednesday in what will be the first major men’s European encounter to be refereed by a woman, with France’s Stephanie Frappart taking charge. Jurgen …