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Based on 8 verified sources covering Thailand, Finland, Myanmar:

Turkish troop build-up along border with Iraqi Kurdistan Baghdad (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Turkey has 140,000 soldiers along its border, as a possible prelude to an incursion against PKK Kurdish guerrillas in Iraqi territory. [1]

Sámi Duodji rs. mearridii gieskat heaittihit Eanodaga doaibmabáikki ruhtavátnivuođa dihte. Báikkiolmmoš šálloša, go fargga ii leat šat báiki, gos sápmelaččaid duojit oidnojit. (translated from et) [2]

ANKARA -- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke with Nikkei on Wednesday on the situation in Afghanistan following a wide-ranging written interview covering such topics as Ankara's pivot to Asia and the environment. [4]

NEW YORK/ISTANBUL -- With a top shaped like a tulip, one of the symbols of the Ottoman Empire, the skyscraper at 821 United Nations Plaza symbolizes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ambition to regain past glory. [5]

ISTANBUL -- Turkey's banks are cutting mortgage rates at the behest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [6]

LifeOutlook is bright for Bali's 'rain stoppers' Shamans earn big fees at events, from weddings to global banking conferences Balinese high priestess Ida Resi Alit. People line up for hours at her home near Ubud every day to receive her blessings. [7]

ISTANBUL -- Repercussions from July's failed coup attempt in Turkey are starting to drag down the economy in visible ways. [8]

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