Politics
Five NATO members have blocked a proposal from Secretary General Mark Rutte that would have required every alliance member to dedicate 0.25% of national GDP to military aid for Ukraine, exposing divisions within the bloc ahead of the NATO summit scheduled for July in Ankara. The United Kingdom, France,......
Marco Rubio arrived in Helsingborg for a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers carrying a message from the United States president that the alliance is deeply dissatisfied with its response to the conflict involving Iran. The gathering brings together allies at a moment of rising friction over military......
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has proposed that all 32 member states commit 0.25 percent of their gross domestic product annually to support Ukraine. The plan, if adopted, would significantly increase and stabilize long-term assistance levels at a time when Western support remains uneven across allies. The......
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has wrapped up a rare visit to Ethiopia, using the trip to celebrate a century of diplomatic relations while cautioning against turning the Horn of Africa into a battleground for outside powers. At a joint news conference in Addis Ababa alongside Prime Minister......
The United States is urging NATO allies to exclude Ukraine and four Indo Pacific partner countries from formal sessions of the alliance’s July summit in Ankara, according to Politico, which cited four diplomats familiar with the discussions. Washington is pressing to prevent Ukraine, Australia,......
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sealed a major military cooperation framework on Wednesday in Cairo, marking a strategic thaw between the regional powers after over a decade of strained ties. Announced following the second meeting of the Egypt-Turkey......
Washington and Ankara are holding exploratory talks about the possibility of Turkey rejoining the F-35 fighter jet program, a move that would mark a significant thaw in relations after years of tension over Turkey’s acquisition of Russian defense systems. According to US officials, recent diplomatic......
The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping 28-point peace proposal for Ukraine, requiring Kyiv to cede Russian-controlled territories in the Donbass region and reduce its military by more than half. The proposal comes at a critical moment, as Ukraine faces mounting battlefield losses and a major......
The Trump administration has been working secretly with Russia on a detailed 28-point proposal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The initiative draws on principles from President Donald Trump’s successful Gaza ceasefire plan between Israel......
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced the withdrawal of all its fighters from Turkiye, relocating them to northern Iraq in a historic step toward ending decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state. The move is part of the PKK’s broader plan to dissolve itself and abandon......
Türkiye has reaffirmed its commitment to humanitarian efforts in Gaza and announced the readiness of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) to join a multinational task force to be established in the region. Defense Minister Yaşar Güler highlighted this stance during the NATO defense ministers'......
Greece’s ambitious “Agenda 2030” plan to establish self-sufficient military units on its Aegean islands has sparked a sharp response from Türkiye, which views the move as a violation of international law and a direct threat to regional stability. Some of these islands lie just......
The United States has imposed sanctions on 22 companies based in Hong Kong and Turkey for their alleged roles in facilitating the sale of Iranian oil, according to the US Treasury Department. The measures, announced on Wednesday, aim to disrupt financial networks that support Iran's Islamic Revolutionary......
