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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos yesterday signed into law a bill creating a $9 billion sovereign wealth fund aimed at boosting economic growth and infrastructure spending, but critics warned it will be prone to misuse.

Marcos had pushed Congress for swift approval of the bill, which was filed by his son and cousin late last year.

SYRIZA members will elect their new leader on September 10 and, if necessary, on a second round on September 16, among four declared candidates.

Canada has unfrozen talks with Turkey on lifting export controls on drone parts after Ankara gave its nod for Sweden to join NATO, a person familiar with the talks said, a move seen as one of several concessions won in exchange for the Turkish blessing.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made statements to the press following his meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Vilnius on Wednesday and claimed that Turkey's goal is to "make more friends than enemies."

US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed defense and economic priorities during a meeting on Tuesday, the White House said, a day after Ankara backed Sweden joining the NATO military alliance.

Washington is cultivating conditions to promote a political settlement at the highest level in order for Greece and Turkey to move within a new framework, which includes new balances in Aegean armaments, negotiations for the resolution of disputes, and the consolidation of the atmosphere of calm in a region of the Eastern Mediterranean deemed critical for NATO. 

US President Joe Biden's administration will move ahead with the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in consultation with Congress, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, a day after Ankara gave the green light for Sweden to join NATO.

Cries of anguish from victims' relatives could also be heard as thousands braved the 36-degree heat to attend the 28th anniversary commemoration and open-air collective prayer.

Bosniaks carry caskets with victims' remains during the funeral ceremony. Photo: EPA-EFE/FEHIM DEMIR.

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez on Monday said there was a temporary "lull" in Turkey's "aggression against its neighbors" and said he is in talks with the Biden Administration about the hold he has on future US sales of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara.

US President Joe Biden will move forward with the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in consultation with Congress, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday.

Speaking ahead of a summit of NATO leaders due to start later in the day in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, Sullivan said Biden "had been clear that he supports the transfer."