President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was received with an official ceremony in Kuwait by Emir Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah upon his arrival at Kuwait International Airport. Top Kuwaiti officials attended the ceremony before Erdoğan and the Emir proceeded to a bilateral meeting. The president was accompanied by First Lady Emine Erdoğan and several ministers, including […]
A tornado hit France’s Val d’Oise region north of Paris, killing a 23-year-old construction worker and injuring 10 others. The storm tore off roofs and caused three cranes to collapse in Ermont, with one crashing onto a clinic and another onto a residence. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called the storm “sudden and of uncommon intensity.”
Türkiye’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft successfully conducted its first flight with Aselsan’s MURAD 100-A AESA Fire Control Radar. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar shared footage of the test, calling it the “Murad AESA Radar Performance Test Flight.” Aselsan said the radar’s integration marks a major step in strengthening KIZILELMA’s combat capabilities.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said dialogue with Türkiye is advancing at all levels and that “concrete progress” is expected within months. He noted both sides are prepared to reopen borders, resume rail links, and establish diplomatic ties without preconditions. Mirzoyan added that Türkiye links normalization to a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which […]
Palestinians in Gaza are searching for missing relatives among the unrecognizable remains of bodies returned by Israel under a ceasefire deal, sparking global outrage. Many of the 150 bodies brought to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis show signs of torture and severe decay. Families say Israel provided no names, making identification nearly impossible. “The […]
Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has been elected prime minister, becoming the first woman in the nation’s history to hold the post. Takaichi, 64, won 237 votes in the Lower House and later secured an absolute majority in the Upper House against opposition leader Yoshihiko Noda. Her appointment follows […]
In an international operation named “SIMCARTEL,” Latvian police and EUROPOL dismantled a major cybercrime network that defrauded thousands across Europe. Authorities seized 1,200 SIM devices, 40,000 active SIM cards, and five servers, detaining seven suspects. The network was linked to at least 3,200 fraud cases in Austria and Latvia, generating millions of euros in illegal […]
At the MED9 summit in Portoroz, Slovenia, leaders of nine EU Mediterranean countries called on Israel to open border crossings and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob said the group supports the ceasefire and a UN resolution to deploy a stabilization force in Gaza. French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that Ukraine […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused US President Donald Trump of being a “warmonger and liar” after Trump claimed credit for destroying Iran’s nuclear facilities. “He can keep thinking that way,” Khamenei said in Tehran. Khamenei condemned Washington’s support for Israel, calling the US “the main accomplice in Gaza’s murders,” and said Iran’s missiles […]
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during his visit to Luxembourg for the EU Council of Ministers meeting. Fidan also held talks with Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Toiu as part of his diplomatic engagements.