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  1. 4 members defect to AKP before Üsküdar vote

  2. Türkiye to play key role in regional transport network: Lebanese minister

  3. Military reception for war criminal Mladic draws EU condemnation

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  5. Zelensky slams his security services for shootout
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WORLD

Military reception for war criminal Mladic draws EU condemnation

The body of convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic was returned to Serbia with military honors on Sept. 3, drawing condemnation from European officials and renewed scrutiny of Belgrade’s handling of his funeral.
ECONOMY

Türkiye to play key role in regional transport network: Lebanese minister

Lebanon is working to restore a rail connection with Syria as part of a wider transport network reaching Türkiye, Iraq and the Gulf, Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny said on Sept. 4.
SPORTS

Turkish women eye final at home in volleyball Euros

Defending champion Türkiye will face archrival Serbia on Sept. 5 in the semifinals of the 2026 CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championship, aiming to make it to the final before a host crowd in Istanbul.