Turkish security forces killed 15 rebel Kurds, all of them women, in fighting in the separatist heartland in the southeast of the country on Saturday, the interior ministry said. The clashes erupted the day after the Turkish army and police wrapped up a massive offensive against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) near the Iraqi …

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Japan on Friday readied its missile defence systems to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens the country, as the UN chief warned that next month’s launch could jeopardise food aid. The nuclear-armed North has announced it will launch a rocket in mid-April to put a satellite into orbit, a move that the …

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