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Erdogan backs Turkmen gas link easing dependence on Russia
Erdogan backs Turkmen gas link easing dependence on Russia
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday backed the creation of a new natural gas pipeline that could ease Europe's dependence on Russia by linking up with energy-rich Turkmenistan. But he also lent his support on Wednesday to a new project that could link Turkmenistan with an existing pipeline running from Turkey to Azerbaijan.

Germany signs contract to buy F-35 jets
Germany signs contract to buy F-35 jets
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Germany on Wednesday signed a deal to buy dozens of US-made F-35 fighter jets, US officials said, part of the country's military overhaul following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The cost of the jets is to come from a planned 100 billion euro investment in the armed forces, unveiled following the outbreak of the Ukraine war in a bid to overhaul Germany's underfunded military. sr/bp