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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, reaches past US President Joe Biden to shake hands with Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda as they stand with other NATO members, including British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (r) alongside US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, at the NATO Summit in

NATO's 2 least-friendly members have a history of aerial showdowns, and they're both about to get new stealth jets

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a TF KAAN during a ceremony in Ankara on May 1.

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The US is making 'irreversible' progress with a former Russian partner in a tense corner of Europe, but not everyone in NATO will be happy

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A US Army CH-47 helicopter over Cyprus in January 2020.

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How Saudi Arabia and UAE learned to stop worrying and love Turkey's Bayraktar drones

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Bayraktar's Akinci drone on display at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on April 29.

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'Free speech opportunist' Elon Musk caved to government pressure to censor tweets ahead of the Turkish election. Critics argue SpaceX dealings with the country's right-wing leader may have caused the reversal.

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk is seen on stage sa he speaks at the POSSIBLE marketing conference, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Twitter CEO Elon Musk is seen on stage sa he speaks at the POSSIBLE marketing conference, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Miami Beach, Fla.

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Erdogan's future is in doubt, but Turkey's ties to Russia and tensions with the US aren't going anywhere

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A garbage collector walks by a bus with an image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on May 10.

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The 'implosion of Russia as a great power' has opened the door for China to capitalize on Moscow's weakening economy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony before Russia - China talks in narrow format at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin on March 21.

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Bitcoin could rally 40% by the end of the year, according to a top blockchain founder

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Welcome to the weekend. Phil Rosen here, writing to you from Manhattan. 

I'm somewhat of a skeptic when it comes to digital assets, but so far this year bitcoin's been the top performing asset by a landslide — it's up more than 73%.

I caught up with a blockchain executive to get the scoop on why that rally could see more upside as the economy slows down. 

The F-35 is becoming the most popular fighter jet among NATO militaries — with one 'baffling' exception

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Turkey takes delivery of first F-35
Turkey takes delivery of its first F-35 at a ceremony in Texas in June 2018.

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Meet the artisan reviving the 2,000-year-old art of parchment-making in Turkey

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  • Parchment is one of the most durable writing materials in the world.
  • The ancient material was invented more than 2,000 years ago but almost went extinct after the Middle Ages.
  • At 92, İsmail Araç is one of the last artisans in the world
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