November 13, 2022

Explosion in the heart of Turkey’s Istanbul kills six, injures 81

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the blast on a busy Istanbul thoroughfare was a ‘treacherous attack’. Six people have been killed and 81 others wounded as an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul, in an incident that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called a bomb attack that “smells like terrorism”. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/13/turkey-istanbul-explosion-istiklal-several-injured

Timeline of major attacks in Turkey since 2015

After at least six people were killed in an explosion in the heart of Istanbul, here’s a timeline of major blasts in Turkey. At least six people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian thoroughfare Istiklal avenue, the city’s governor has tweeted. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/13/timeline-of-attacks-in-turkey-since-2015

US Treasury Secretary Yellen looks to India for ‘friend-shoring’

Mutual concern over China has drawn US and India closer in recent years, including to reorient supply chains. Supply chains, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the impact of COVID-19 were top issues for US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as she met with Indian government and business leaders in New Delhi. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/11/11/us-treasury-secretary-yellen-looks-to-india-for-friend-shoring