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Türkiye will choose another way if the Congress of the United States imposes conditions for sale of F-16 fighter jets demanded by Türkiye, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said on Jan. 31.

Teachers and train drivers dominate a fresh round of UK-wide strikes Wednesday aimed at securing pay rises that would ease a cost-of-living crisis caused by soaring inflation.

Large disruption to education and commuter travel is anticipated in the latest mass stoppages by public and private sector workers as the government and company bosses stand firm over wage demands.

Tesla head Elon Musk met with senior White House officials on Jan. 27 to discuss the Biden administration's push to grow the electric vehicle market, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

"That meeting did happen today," she told reporters.

BELGRADE - Advancement of Serbia-US relations in areas of mutual significance is Serbia's strategic commitment, Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said during a conversation with US Ambassador to Belgrade Christopher Hill on Friday.

US President Joe Biden - who has not yet announced any plans to run for reelection, though he's openly considering another campaign - will attend two Democratic fundraising events next week, a party source told AFP.

BSP returned to the president the unfulfilled third mandate to form a government.

A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official who investigated Russian oligarchs has been indicted on charges he secretly worked for one, in violation of U.S. sanctions. The official was also charged, in a separate indictment, with taking cash from a former foreign security officer.

Greece is these days discovering how important the Greek expat community is for national interests, especially in the United States.

We are not talking about large crowds of people or huge financial contributions. And yet, a few Greek Americans, working with some top members of Congress, have made a difference.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an Associated Press interview Saturday she expects Congress will ultimately vote to raise America's debt limit, but demands by House Republicans for spending cuts in return for backing an increase are "a very irresponsible thing to do" and risk creating a "self-imposed calamity" for the global economy.

Peru indefinitely shut the famed ancient ruins of Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country.