Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attended the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, where he briefly met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and fellow ministers before the session began. Rutte opened the meeting by highlighting progress on strengthening collective defense ahead of the 2026 Ankara summit. He warned that Russia is “testing […]
Deadly floods and landslides across South Asia have pushed the regional death toll past 1,400. Sri Lanka reported 474 deaths from Cyclone Ditwah, with 356 people missing and more than 1.58 million residents affected. In Thailand, the death toll rose to 185, with authorities restoring utilities and providing over $31 million in aid to […]
The Touristic Eastern Express, running between Ankara and Kars, begins its 2025–2026 winter season on December 22—and tickets sold out weeks in advance. The 32-hour journey, a major attraction in Türkiye’s winter tourism boom, offers scenic views of snowy mountains, plains, and frozen rivers. Kars Tourism Association President Halit Özer said demand remains strong, […]
Malaysia will restart the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished in 2014 with 239 people on board. The 55-day operation begins December 30 and will be carried out with ocean-mapping firm Ocean Infinity. The company will only be paid—up to $70 million—if the wreckage is found. MH370 disappeared 38 minutes after taking […]
In Erzincan’s Binkoç village in Türkiye, a fox calmly entered a house and ate the cat food left in the garden, surprising the homeowner. Despite 19 dogs on the property, 12 outside and 7 inside, the fox slipped past them unnoticed. The owner, who had been trying to find out why the cat food kept […]
A five-hour meeting in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin, US envoy Steve Witkoff, and Trump advisor Jared Kushner ended with no agreement on Ukraine’s territorial issues. Russian Vice President Yuri Ushakov called the talks “useful and constructive,” adding that peace is “not further away,” but compromise is still required. Ushakov said the meeting […]
A mass wedding ceremony was held in Gaza’s Khan Younis, where 54 couples married among the rubble of Hamad Residential City as the ceasefire allows limited normalcy to return. The event was organized under the UAE’s humanitarian initiative Operation Gallant Knight 3, marking the UAE’s 54th Unity Day. Hundreds attended the celebration, which featured […]
Pope Leo XIV held a mass with 150,000 people on the Beirut waterfront, urging peace in Lebanon and the Middle East. Earlier, he prayed at the Port of Beirut, the site of the 2020 explosion, and met families of the victims. Speaking in French, the Pope said Lebanon’s beauty is “overshadowed by poverty, instability, […]
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is open to peace talks with Ukraine but insisted that all of Moscow’s war objectives must be met. Speaking to Indian media, he said Russia “values peace” and hopes US mediation will be effective, but negotiations must address the “root causes” that led to the war. Peskov also confirmed […]
Around 20,000 rounds of German army ammunition were stolen from a transport truck in Burg, near Magdeburg, while the driver stopped for a break. The theft, confirmed by the Defense Ministry, was discovered during a count at the receiving barracks. Officials say the transport company showed “gross negligence,” including failing to use two drivers and […]