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12 August 2026

Can Turkey's new PKK law bring peace?

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Source reporting: Deutsche Welle English

Can Turkey's new PKK law bring peace?

Turkey's parliament has passed a framework law for the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). What does it stipulate, why is it controversial and what does it mean for the future of the peace process?

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12 August 2026

Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action

Female staff alleged company failed to maintain safe workplace, after allegations of sexual assault against pilot The Canadian airline WestJet has agreed to pay C$4. 5m (£2. 4m) to settle a decade-long sexual harassment class action lawsuit levelled by its female flight attendants, who alleged the company failed to maintain a safe workplace. The suit followed allegations by Mandalena Lewis, a former flight attendant, that a pilot had sexually assaulted her and a colleague, but that WestJet kept the pilot flying, thereby putting other employees at risk.

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