
-
Alcaraz wins Cincinnati Open as Sinner retires
-
Trump floats Ukraine security pledges in talks with Zelensky and Europeans
-
Doak joins Bournemouth as Liverpool exodus grows
-
Excessive force used against LA protesters: rights group
-
Panama hopes to secure return of US banana giant Chiquita
-
'Things will improve': Bolivians look forward to right's return
-
Trump welcomes Zelensky with fresh optimism on peace deal
-
Israeli controls choke Gaza relief at Egypt border, say aid workers
-
Air Canada flight attendants vow to defy latest back-to-work order
-
Hurricane Erin drenches Caribbean islands, threatens US coast
-
Europeans arrive for high-stakes Trump and Zelensky talks
-
Trump, Zelensky and Europeans meet in bid to resolve split over Russia
-
Hamas accepts new Gaza truce plan: Hamas official
-
Stocks under pressure ahead of Zelensky-Trump talks
-
Russian attacks kill 14 in Ukraine ahead of Trump-Zelensky talks
-
Lassana Diarra seeks 65 mn euros from FIFA and Belgian FA in transfer case
-
Air Canada flight attendants face new pressure to end strike
-
Alonso says 'no excuses' as Real Madrid prepare for La Liga opener
-
Deadly wildfires rage across Spain as record area of land burnt
-
Swedish ex-govt adviser goes on trial over mislaid documents
-
Injured Springboks captain Kolisi out for four weeks
-
Irish literary star Sally Rooney pledges UK TV fees to banned pro-Palestine group
-
Stocks mixed ahead of Trump-Zelensky talks
-
Son of Norway princess charged with four rapes
-
Forest sign French forward Kalimuendo
-
Zelensky warns against 'rewarding' Russia after Trump urges concessions
-
FIFA boss condemns racial abuse in German Cup games
-
Spain and Portugal battle wildfires as death toll mounts
-
Joao Felix says late Jota 'will forever be part of football history'
-
Javelin star Kitaguchi finds new home in small Czech town
-
Rain halts rescue operation after Pakistan floods kill hundreds
-
Zelensky says Russia must end war, after Trump pressures Ukraine
-
US envoy says Israel's turn to 'comply' as Lebanon moves to disarm Hezbollah
-
Fight to save last forests of the Comoros unites farmers, NGOs
-
Hong Kong court hears closing arguments in tycoon Jimmy Lai's trial
-
Five killed in Russian drone attack on Ukraine apartment block
-
Myanmar junta sets December 28 poll date despite raging civil war
-
German minister says China 'increasingly aggressive'
-
Singapore key exports slip in July as US shipments tumble 42.7 pct
-
German great Mueller has goal ruled out on MLS debut for Vancouver
-
Zelensky, European leaders head to US for talks on peace deal terms
-
Tourism deal puts one of Egypt's last wild shores at risk
-
Two right-wing candidates headed to Bolivia presidential run-off
-
Australian court fines Qantas US$59 million for illegal layoffs
-
Games industry in search of new winning combo at Gamescom 2025
-
Rooms of their own: women-only communities thrive in China
-
Social media hit Ilona Maher takes women's rugby onto new plane
-
Asia stocks up, oil down before Trump-Zelensky talks
-
Zelensky returns to site of stunning Oval Office shouting match
-
Two right-wing candidates headed to Bolivia presidential run-off: projection

Turkey university cancels Erdogan rival's university degree
A Turkish university said Tuesday that Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu -- a rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and already the target of a clutch of court cases -- falsely obtained his university degree.
The ruling could deprive him of the chance to challenge Erdogan for the presidency -- an office which requires a higher education degree.
Imamoglu slammed the decision as "unlawful" and said the board of Istanbul University had no authority to make such a decision.
"The days when those who made this decision will be held accountable before history and justice are near," the popular mayor said on X.
"The march of our nation, thirsty for justice, law and democracy, cannot be stopped," he vowed.
Imamoglu, who is in his second term as mayor of Turkey's largest city, is likely to fight the decision in court.
Erdogan has repeatedly faced claims that he never graduated from university himself, and thus should not be president, claims he and officials have rejected.
- 'Imamoglu is our candidate' -
Istanbul University said the degrees of 28 graduates including Imamoglu "will be withdrawn and cancelled on the grounds of... obvious error", it said on X.
Main opposition CHP leader Ozgur Ozel condemned the decision as a "black stain" and said the university's decision would not stop the party from fielding Imamoglu as a presidential candidate in 2028.
Imamoglu "is our presidential candidate", Ozel said, with primaries to pick an opposition candidate due to be held on Sunday.
Ozel hoped that the decision would be reversed by court "as soon as possible".
"The action taken is not legal, but political... we stand behind Ekrem Imamoglu".
Murat Emir, a lawmaker from Imamoglu's CHP party, said: "This decision has dealt a heavy blow to our democracy."
The mayor's office has previously published a photocopy of a business management diploma which Imamoglu received from Istanbul University in 1995 after a journalist claimed he did not have one.
The opposition mayor is the subject of multiple investigations and court cases in the run up to presidential elections in 2028.
Regularly targeted by Erdogan, who was also a mayor of Istanbul, Imamoglu was sentenced to two years and seven months in jail and banned from political activities in 2022 for "insulting" members of Turkey's High Electoral Committee, a sentence he has appealed.
A vocal opponent of the president, Imamoglu denounced what he termed judicial "harassment" in January on leaving an Istanbul court where he had been questioned as part of an investigation opened after criticism of the city's public prosecutor.
Istanbul University said it was sending documents to the Istanbul prosecutor's office as well as the high education council.
T.Zimmermann--VB