The Latest on trial of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who is accused of espionage and terror related charges(all times local): 5:45 p.m. U.S. President Donald Trump is celebrating the release of an American pastor who was on trial in Turkey, ...

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The lawyer for an American pastor at the center of a spat between NATO allies Turkey and the United States petitioned Turkey’s highest court on Wednesday seeking his release from house arrest. Andrew Craig Brunson, 50, who has lived in ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) The United States slapped sanctions on two Turkish officials on Aug. 1 over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. Turkey vowed retaliation “without delay,” warning it would harm relations between the two ...

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) A Turkish court rejected an appeal July 31 to end the house arrest of an American pastor who is at the center of an escalating diplomatic row between NATO allies Turkey and the United States, Turkey’s state-run news ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump says the United States will impose sanctions on NATO ally Turkey over a detained American pastor held on terror and espionage charges. Shortly after the possibility of sanctions was first announced by Vice President Mike ...

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ISTANBUL (AP) An American pastor who had been jailed in Turkey for more than 1 ½ years on terror and espionage charges was released July 25 and put under house arrest as his trial continues. Andrew Craig Brunson, 50, an ...

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ANKARA (AP) A Turkish court on July 18 again denied a request for the release from custody of an American pastor based in Turkey who is on trial on charges of aiding terror groups and engaging espionage. Andrew Craig Brunson, a ...

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