Ten Things of Bad and Blood

Kosovo students protest over the arrest of their Turkish teachers/AFP

1. Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has sacked two top security officials for failing to tell him about the arrest and deportation of six Turks. It is reported to be Europe's first deportation of "Gulenists" to Turkey.
2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have traded barbs over deadly clashes on the Gaza border. Sixteen Palestinians were killed on Friday after Israeli soldiers opened fire on some violent demonstrators.
3. Turkey's Operation Olive Branch, a military offensive against Kurdish militia in the northern Syrian province of Afrin, has claimed the life of Anna Campbell, the first UK woman to have died in Syria as a volunteer with the YPJ armed group, which Turkey says are terrorists.
4. France has offered to mediate in the conflict in northern Syria, where Turkey launched a military offensive against Kurdish fighters in January. But President Erdogan quickly rejected France's offer to mediate, saying he is "saddened" by its position.
5. Around 50 migrants a day continue to attempt the crossing from Turkey to Greece by boat. The Turkish coastguard is paid by the EU to stop them but questions have been raised about the severity of their actions.
6. Turkish police say they have seized 1.4kg (3lb) of radioactive material during an anti-smuggling operation in the capital, Ankara.
7. A popular mobile gaming app is making headlines in Turkey after its founder was accused by players of defrauding them of their investments.
8. A spinning carousel has crashed to the ground at a fairground in south-eastern France killing a man, and injuring 12 other people.
9. Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused the UK and US of seeking to stop her country hosting this summer's World Cup.
10. The number of UK Border Force illegal wildlife seizures was 1,376 in 2017. That's up from 174 in 2011.

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