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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared on Monday that Israel's "shaky Zionist regime" has only a limited time remaining, his remarks coming amid a sharp escalation that saw Tehran launch missiles at northern Israel and Israeli warplanes strike multiple Iranian cities including the capital.Hakan Fidan held talks with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on Saturday, with Turkish diplomatic sources confirming the high-level meeting as the fourth stop on the foreign minister's ongoing tour of Asia-Pacific nations that began at the start of June.Hakan Fidan was welcomed by his counterpart Sugiono in Jakarta on Wednesday, with the two sides set to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, boosting trade and defense ties, and addressing regional security challenges during the Turkish minister's Asia-Pacific tour.Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on June 2 to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation, with both sides emphasizing the importance of enhanced partnership between Ankara and the Southeast Asian city-state, according to diplomatic sources.New Zealand activist Mousa Taher, part of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla attacked by Israeli forces, said he was subjected to torture and humiliating treatment. "The Israeli occupation forces really tortured me this time," he said, showing injuries on his face and leg.

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Turkey is European Karate champion with most medals

16:52, 07/05/2017, SundayU: Update: 16:55, 07/05/2017, Sunday

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Turkey is European Karate champion with most medals

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The host nation has won 14 medals at 2017 European Karate event

Turkey has claimed the gold medal in Sunday's team categories of Europe's Senior Karate Championship.

The 52nd EKF Senior Championships was held in the northwestern Turkish province of Kocaeli between May 4-7.

On the last day of competition, Turkish national team formed by Enes Erkan, Uğur Aktas, Gökhan Gündüz, Rıdvan Kaptan, Serkan Yağcı, Alparslan Yamanoğlu and Muhammet Ali Yılmaz clashed with France.

The last fight ended with a victory for Turkey, which ended as the most successful team at the 2017 European Karate event.

Turkish Karate team was awarded a total of 4 gold, 4 silver, and 6 bronze medals, making it the most awarded delegation in the competition.

On Saturday, Uğur Aktas, 21, won gold after defeating Berat Jakupi of Macedonia in the 84 kilogram category in the tournament final.

In female category, Tuba Yakan of Turkey defeated former world champion Sara Cardin of Italy and thus claimed gold. The 25 year-old karateka was competing in the 55 kg category.

Also, 22-year-old Burak Uygur, who was competing in the kumite 67 kg category, received a gold medal by defeating Alexandr Gutnik of Russia.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated the Turkish team on winning medals in all categories.

Next year, Serbia will be the host country for the annual European Karate event.

Titles :52nd European Karate Championships Kocaeli Turkey

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