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After days of escalating clashes that left dozens dead, Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” and the creation of mechanisms aimed at ensuring lasting peace and stability, according to a statement released by the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. The......
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” following high-level talks held Saturday in Qatar, aimed at restoring calm along their tense border after clashes that left dozens dead, Doha announced on Sunday. During the negotiations, “both parties agreed to an immediate......
A public address system at Harrisburg International Airport (HIA) in Pennsylvania was hacked on Tuesday evening, allowing an unauthorized user to broadcast political messages targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The incident, which lasted approximately......
After several tense days of uncertainty and conflicting reports, Morocco’s liaison office in Tel Aviv successfully negotiated the release of two Moroccan citizens detained by Israeli authorities following their participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla humanitarian mission to Gaza. Aziz Ghali......
Turkey intervened on Monday to assist one of the boats of the “Freedom Flotilla” bound for Gaza after it suffered a technical breakdown, according to organizers and the state news agency Anadolu. The vessel, identified as Johnny M., issued a distress call in international waters between......
The Republican People’s Party (CHP), Turkey’s main opposition party, is convening an extraordinary congress in Ankara on Sunday, September 21, in a bid to safeguard its leadership amid mounting pressure from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration. The 22nd extraordinary congress......
Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has been permitted to meet with his lawyers for the first time in six years, according to a statement released by his legal team on Wednesday. The Asrin Hukuk law office confirmed on social media that on September......
Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Ankara on Sunday to denounce what they describe as an escalating legal assault on Turkey’s main opposition party. The protest came ahead of a crucial court ruling that could determine the future of the Republican People’s Party (CHP)......
Europe’s violent summer of extreme weather has inflicted short-term economic losses of at least €43 billion, according to a new analysis by economists from the University of Mannheim and the European Central Bank. The figure, equivalent to 0.26% of the EU’s economic output in 2024, is......
Istanbul prosecutors ordered the arrest of 48 officials from the Bayrampasa municipality, a district led by the main opposition party, on Saturday, citing corruption charges, Anadolu state news agency reported. The mayor, Hasan Mutlu, elected from Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican......
Two police officers were killed and another wounded on Monday in a shooting at a police station near the city of Izmir in western Turkey, according to local media reports. Private broadcaster NTV and the IHA news agency reported that a 16-year-old teenager was taken into custody shortly after the attack.......
Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), announced plans to hold an extraordinary congress on 21 September after a court removed its Istanbul leadership over alleged corruption, a party source told AFP on Saturday. The decision follows a legal challenge that annulled......
Turkish authorities announced on Wednesday the cancellation of a concert by French singer Enrico Macias scheduled for Friday in Istanbul, following calls to protest against the artist due to his pro-Israel positions. The Istanbul Governorate stated in a press release that the decision aimed to prevent......
