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Iraqi PM Al-Zaidi to visit T'rkiye, Iran and Saudi Arabia after Washington trip
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (425+ words) Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi announced plans to visit T'rkiye, Iran and Saudi Arabia following a trip to Washington scheduled for July, outlining an ambitious diplomatic agenda as he vowed to dismantle what he described as a deeply entrenched culture…...
EU cautions Slovenia over plans to move embassy to Jerusalem
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (481+ words) The European Union will continue to respect the international consensus on Jerusalem, a spokesperson said Monday, after Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa said his country planned to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. European External Action Service (EEAS)…...
'This time its truly historic,' EU's Kallas says on Ankara summit
10+ hour, 55+ min ago (954+ words) EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the NATO summit set for Ankara on July 7-8 will be a genuinely historic gathering given the strain currently facing transatlantic relations, while describing T'rkiye as holding "an extremely important position" within NATO due…...
NATO summit in Istanbul puts defense spending, Ukraine at center
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (1682+ words) Parliamentary leaders from NATO allies called for stronger defense investment, deeper coordination, continued support for Ukraine and greater alliance unity during the NATO Parliamentary Summit hosted by T'rkiye in Istanbul. Speakers from across the alliance said the upcoming NATO summit…...
T'rkiye's rescue teams press on in Venezuela quake response
12+ hour, 32+ min ago (359+ words) Two powerful earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7. 2 and 7. 5, hit Venezuela just 39 seconds apart on a Wednesday evening. Buildings collapsed in Caracas and several states, including Miranda, La Guaira, Aragua, Carabobo, and Falcon. The death toll has reached 1, 430, making this one of…...
JPMorgan lends T'rkiye's Vakif Bank $250 M to support scrap import
14+ hour, 29+ min ago (456+ words) American investment bank JPMorgan has extended a $250 million loan to T'rkiye's state-run Vakif Bank under a guarantee from the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the bank disclosed on Monday. The facility aims to support imports of scrap…...
T'rkiye says Israel recognized 1915 events as genocide to cover own Gaza atrocities
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (505+ words) T'rkiye's Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Israel's formal recognition of the 1915 events involving Armenians was a deliberate attempt to obscure what it described as systematic atrocities being carried out against Palestinians in full view of the world. In a strongly…...
Iran urges swift timetable for Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (415+ words) Iran said a timetable for Israel's unconditional withdrawal from Lebanon should be set as soon as possible, calling on the U. S. to force Tel Aviv to stop its attacks and pull back from Lebanese territory. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei…...
T'rkiye's aerobatic team wows Belgian Air Force Days crowd
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (335+ words) Turk Yildizlari opened the show at Florennes Air Base by flying seven NF-5 Freedom Fighter jets during Belgian Air Force Days. Their display lasted about 45 minutes, making them the longest-performing team at the event and earning steady applause from thousands…...
Israel formally recognizes 1915 events as genocide
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (415+ words) Israel's government on Sunday formally recognized the 1915 events as genocide in a move Ankara has described as politically motivated and warned could undermine normalization efforts between T'rkiye and Armenia. The Cabinet unanimously approved the proposal submitted by Foreign Minister Gideon…...