Turkey releases Israeli footballer in Gaza war spat January 14, 2024 at 11:45PM

A Turkish court released Sagiv Jehezkel, an Israeli footballer detained for displaying a message about the Israel-Hamas war. Jehezkel showed a bandage with the message '100 days. 07/10' and a Star of David during a match. The statement on the bandage referred to the 100th day of the Israel-Hamas war, which was observed on Sunday. The incident strained relations between Israel and Turkey.

China's military and government acquire Nvidia chips despite US ban January 15, 2024 at 12:25AM

Despite US export restrictions on Nvidia semiconductors to China, a Reuters review of tender documents reveals that Chinese military entities, AI research institutes, and universities have continued to purchase banned chips over the past year. This highlights the challenges the US faces in restricting China's access to advanced chips and the persistent demand for Nvidia's products in China's AI sector, despite the development of alternatives.

Turkey holds 18 people for 'praising terrorism' after soldiers killed in Iraq January 14, 2024 at 11:09PM

Turkish police have detained 18 people for "praising terrorism" after the killing of soldiers last week, while a high-level outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) member was "neutralised" in northern Iraq, authorities said on Monday. Nine Turkish soldiers died in clashes with the PKK in northern Iraq on Friday, prompting Ankara to conduct air strikes and operations both there and in northern Syria.