At least 22 suspects have been detained in a police operation against purported members of the “Pro-Fetullahist Terrorist Organization.” which has been alleged to consist of the followers of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Gülen and to have formed a “parallel structure” within the state, with its members working as insiders in state organizations. Source Hurriyet Daily.
French schools are to replace the words “mother” and “father” with “parent 1” and “parent 2” under a controversial same sex amendment to a law passed this week. Source: Telegraph
Poland’s foreign ministry on Friday (Feb 15) summoned Israel’s ambassador over reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implicated Poles in the Holocaust. Source: Channel News Asia
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised a “strong response” to a car bombing in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed at least 42 paramilitary personnel, with New Delhi calling for “the complete isolation of Pakistan” for harbouring the armed group behind the devastating attack. Source: Al Jazeera
