ISTANBUL: A climate protection organization in a report has blamed Western democracies, including the US and UK, for harsh and punitive measures to suppress climate activists’ protests under “vague criminal laws.”

Climate Rights International (CRI) r…

ISTANBUL: Major US stock exchanges closed Tuesday on a mixed note.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 92 points, or 0.23%, to end the day at just below 40,737.

The SandP 500, on the other hand, rose by 24 points, or 0.45% to 5,495.

The Nasd…

ISTANBUL: Dozens of Rohingya refugees, held by India in its largest transit camp in the northeastern state of Assam, have begun a hunger strike, a media report said on Tuesday.

Among the more than 100 refugees, who have been on hunger strike since Mo…