A Turkish court has ruled that German journalist Mesale Tolu can leave the country, eight months after being released from prison during a trial on terror-related charges. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Monday that the decision, taken a few weeks ago but only made public now, is "a step toward improving our relations with Turkey." Tolu's case has been one of several that have soured German-Turkish relations over the past two years. Over the weekend, the leader of Germany's junior governing party raised the possibility of some kind of German help. "The question ... of German aid for Turkey does not currently arise for the German government," he told reporters Monday.

Source: Fox News August 20, 2018 12:00 UTC