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A UN convoy arrives at a camp in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria's rebel-held northwest. Three U.N. officials who visited Syria's Idlib province on Wednesday said some progress has been made but still more needs to be done to help the population in the rebel-held northwest that is home to some 4 million people. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake

By Omar Albam - Associated Press

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic Sea and North Sea using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts, the public broadcasters of four Nordic countries said in a joint investigation published Wednesday, April 19. Swedish news agency TT quoted Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson as saying he wasn’t surprised by the revelation of Russia's alleged “illegitimate information gathering.” (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP, file)

Swedes tighten terror laws, likely to help NATO membership

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A man punches Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, CHP, outside Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday, April 21, 2019, during the funeral of a soldier killed during clashes with Kurdish rebels at the Iraq border. Kilicdaroglu is the main challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the May 14 presidential election, and he cuts a starkly different figure than the incumbent who has led the country for two decades. As the polarizing Erdogan has grown increasingly authoritarian, Kilicdaroglu has a reputation as a bridge builder and vows to restore democracy. (DHA via AP) **FILE**

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, challenger in Turkey presidential race, offers sharp contrast

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Workers light smoke sticks during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 1, 2023. Workers and activists across Asia are marking May Day with protests calling for higher salaries and better working conditions, among other demands. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

May Day: World’s workers rally, France sees pension anger

By Angela Charlton and Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this handout photo released by Turkish Presidency, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurates Turkey's first nuclear power plant via a video link, at the Presidential palace in Ankara, Thursday, April 27, 2023. Sitting behind a desk surrounded by Cabinet members, aides and political allies, the 69-year-old leader remotely presided over the event marking the delivery of the first fuel to Russian-built Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, in southern Turkey. (Turkish Presidency via AP)

Turkey’s Erdogan cancels 3rd day of election appearances

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A voter casts his vote for Turkey's parliamentary and presidential election at the Consulate General of Turkey in Huerth near Cologne, Thursday, April 27, 2023. Turks abroad can vote for Turkey's parliamentary and presidential elections until May 9, 2023. (Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa via AP)

Turkish citizens abroad begin voting in national election

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The Turkish army patrols as rescue workers continue the search for victims of the earthquake in Antakya, Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Rescue crews on Saturday pulled more survivors, including entire families, from toppled buildings despite diminishing hopes as the death toll of the enormous quake that struck a border region of Turkey and Syria five days continued to rise. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) **FILE**

Group: Turkish troops shooting Syrian civilians along border

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In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, Defense ministers from Russia, Iran, Syria and Turkey attend talks in Moscow, Russia. The talks were part of the Kremlin's efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Moscow hosts more Turkey-Syria rapprochement talks

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

People gather to attend the Dawn Service ceremony at the Anzac Cove beach, the site of the April 25, 1915, World War I landing of the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) on the Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey, early Tuesday, April 25, 2023. During the 108th Anniversary of Anzac Day, people from Australia and New Zealand joined Turkish and other nations' dignitaries at the former World War I battlefields for a dawn service Tuesday to remember troops that fought during the Gallipoli campaign between British-led forces against the Ottoman Empire army. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Hundreds gather in Turkey to remember WWI dead on Anzac Day

By Emrah Gurel - Associated Press

US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, and Sweden's Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson, hold a joint press conference at the Muskö Naval Base, in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)

Lloyd Austin hopes Turkey will act on Sweden NATO bid before July

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry shake hands after a joint news conference, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, April 13, 2023. Shoukry is in Turkey as the two countries attempt to improve relations. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey, Egypt to reappoint ambassadors as ties improve

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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a joint news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after their talks, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, April 7, 2023. Lavrov and Cavusoglu have discussed regional issues and bilateral relations.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Russia: West must remove obstacles to its grain exports

By Suzan Fraser and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

This photo provided by Iraqi Parliament Media Office shows Mohammed Shia al-Sudani speaking during the parliamentary session to vote on the new government in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 27, 2022. (Iraqi Parliament Media Office via AP) ** FILE **

Officials reach deal to restart northern Iraq oil exports

By Yasmine Mosimann - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the Dossier Center, a London-based investigative group funded by Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Gleb Karakulov speaks during an interview in Turkey in December 2022. Karakulov, who was responsible for setting up secure communications for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said moral opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and his fear of dying there drove him to speak out, despite the risks to himself and his family. He said he hoped to inspire other Russians to speak out also. “Our President has become a war criminal,” he said. “It is time to end this war and stop being silent.” (Dossier Center via AP)

Elite Putin security officer defects, calls Russian leader a ‘war criminal’

By Erika Kinetz - Associated Press

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto signs Finland's national Nato legislation in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday March 23, 2023. The Finnish president has sealed the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO by signing into laws the required legal amendments needed for membership in the military alliance. The president's move Thursday means Finland is now awaiting approval from Turkey and Hungary, the only two of NATO’s 30 existing members that haven’t ratified its bid. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland’s NATO membership: What’s next?

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Finland's President Sauli Niinisto after signing Finland's national Nato legislation in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday March 23, 2023. The Finnish president has sealed the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO by signing into laws the required legal amendments needed for membership in the military alliance. The president's move Thursday means Finland is now awaiting approval from Turkey and Hungary, the only two of NATO’s 30 existing members that haven’t ratified its bid. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

President seals Finland’s NATO bid by signing required laws

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto shake hands during a welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 17, 2023. Erdogan greeted his Finnish counterpart in Ankara on Friday amid hopes that their meeting will see Turkey approve Finland's NATO membership bid. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto: Sweden security OK if Finland joins NATO first

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto shake hands during a welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 17, 2023. Erdogan greeted his Finnish counterpart in Ankara on Friday amid hopes that their meeting will see Turkey approve Finland's NATO membership bid. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey’s president says he will back Finland’s NATO bid

By Andrew Wilks - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his presidential palace, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 10, 2022. Erdogan suggested Wednesday, March 15, that his country could soon ratify Finland's application to join NATO, allowing the country to join the military alliance separately from Sweden.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Erdogan hints Turkey may ratify Finland’s NATO membership

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, visiting Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Mikhail Bogdanov, right, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Special Representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East, review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony upon Assad's arrival at Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Assad landed in Russia Tuesday where he is scheduled to meet top ally President Vladimir Putin. (SANA via AP)

Putin hosts Assad, expected to focus on rebuilding Syria

By Vladimir Isachenkov and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press