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CTV News
5 hours ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Armenian prime minister to meet Erdogan in rare visit to Turkiye aimed at mending ties
Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands before a meeting at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Turkish Presidency via AP, file) ISTANBUL — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is scheduled to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday as part of the two countries' efforts to normalize ties that were strained over historic disputes and Turkiye's alliance with Azerbaijan. The talks between the two countries, which have no formal diplomatic ties, were expected to center on the possible reopening of their joint border as well as the war between Israel and Iran. Turkiye, a close ally of Azerbaijan, shut down its border with Armenia in 1993 in a show of solidarity with Baku, which was locked in a conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. In 2020, Turkiye strongly backed Azerbaijan in the six-week conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, which ended with a Russia-brokered peace deal that saw Azerbaijan gain control of a significant part of the region. Turkiye and Armenia also have a more than century-old dispute over the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians in massacres, deportations and forced marches that began in 1915 in Ottoman Turkiye. Historians widely view the event as genocide. Turkiye vehemently rejects the label, conceding that many died in that era but insisting that the death toll is inflated and the deaths resulted from civil unrest. The rare visit by an Armenian leader comes after Ankara and Yerevan agreed in 2021 to launch efforts toward normalizing ties and appointed special representatives to lead talks. Pashinyan previously visited Turkiye in 2023 when he attended a presidential inauguration ceremony following an election victory by Erdogan. The two have also held talks on the sideline of a meeting in Prague in 2022. It is Ankara and Yerevan's second attempt at reconciliation. Turkiye and Armenia reached an agreement in 2009 to establish formal relations and to open their border, but the deal was never ratified because of strong opposition from Azerbaijan. The Associated Press
RNZ News
19 hours ago
- Sport
- RNZ News
Former Wimbledon champion to retire after US Open
Czech Petra Kvitova, in 2014, kissing the Wimbledon trophy after winning the grand slam tournament her second time. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Two-time Wimbledon tennis champion Petra Kvitova has announced she will retire from tennis at the conclusion of the US Open, later this year. The Czech returned to competition this year after a 15-month maternity break. The 35-year-old, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 and reached the Australian Open final in 2019, will compete at this year's Wimbledon and US Open for the last time. Kvitova, who has won 31 titles over nearly two decades and reached a highest ranking of number two in the world, said the 2025 season would be her last. Kvitova's career was marked by resilience, most notably her recovery from a serious injury sustained during a home robbery in 2016. "I am excited and very much looking forward to soak in the beauty of playing The Championships, Wimbledon one more time, a place that holds the most cherished memories in my career for me," she wrote in a statement. "And while I am not entirely sure yet what my hardcourt swing in the US will look like, I am intending to finish my active playing career at the US Open in New York later this summer. "I could not have asked or wished for anything more - tennis has given me everything I have today, and I will continue to be forever grateful to this beautiful sport that I love." Since her return at the ATX Open in Austin, Kvitova has lost six of her seven matches, with her only win coming in the first round in Rome. She also competed in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, the French Open and the Queen's Club Championships in London. - Reuters
Washington Post
a day ago
- Washington Post
Czech family of 3 is accused of running a fake dental clinic
PRAGUE — Czech police say they have detained three suspects who allegedly treated patients in a fake dental clinic without a proper licence or professional training. Police in a statement Wednesday said dozens of people visited the clinic after the family of three opened it at their home in the town of Havlíčkův Brod, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Prague, two years ago. The trio made 4 million Czech koruna ($185,000) before they were detained earlier this month.
Associated Press
a day ago
- Associated Press
Czech family of 3 is accused of running a fake dental clinic
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech police say they have detained three suspects who allegedly treated patients in a fake dental clinic without a proper licence or professional training. Police in a statement Wednesday said dozens of people visited the clinic after the family of three opened it at their home in the town of Havlíčkův Brod, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Prague, two years ago. The trio made 4 million Czech koruna ($185,000) before they were detained earlier this month. The three have pleaded guilty to charges including running an illegal business, attempted bodily harm, stealing and illegal production and handling of narcotics, psychotropic substances and poison. They face up to eight years in prison. Police say the 22-year-old son consulted the internet to do procedures, including extractions, while his 50-year-old mother, a nurse by profession, worked as his assistant and provided materials. The 44-year-old father made prosthetic devices. The regional Denik newspaper said the clinic was reported by a dentist who was approached by a patient who suffered from complications after treatment.
BBC News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova to retire
Double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has announced that she will retire from tennis at the end of this Czech player won the ladies' singles titles in 2011 and 2014 and also reached the final of the Australian Open in recent years she has fallen down the rankings and last made the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam in missed the whole of 2024 to have her first child and only returned to action in said on X that she had surpassed her dreams during her career and will retire after September's US said, external: "I never imagined becoming a professional tennis player, being able to travel the world and play in the most beautiful stadiums around the world."I've been privileged to reach incredible heights over the past 19 years and accomplished more than I could have ever imagined."The former world number two was the only non-British player named in the initial batch of Wimbledon wildcards announced on was the first Czech since Jana Novotna in 1998 to win Wimbledon when she beat Maria Sharapova in the 2011 final, and Novotna and former Czech great Martina Navratilova were in the Royal Box to see her win.
