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Erdogan says no obstacle to extending Turkey's state of emergency

Friday, 22 July 2016 4:09 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 22 July 2016 4:09 AM ]

This handout picture taken and released on July 20, 2016 by Turkish Presidential Press Office shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chairing a meeting of the National Security Council (MGK) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. (AFP)

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says there is no obstacle to extending state of emergency beyond the initial three months.
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Britain’s foreign office admits in an embarrassing u-turn that Saudi Arabia and its allies could have breached humanitarian laws in Yemen.
A French prosecutor says the truck attacker in the city of Nice had at least five accomplices who are now in custody.
An African-American therapist in the US state of Florida says he was shot by police even though he had his hands in the air as he tried to help a patient.

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