In the dusty and blood-stained geography of the Middle East, regional balances are being rewritten not only through oil wells or geopolitical calculations, but also through far dee...

Israel has begun intercepting aid ships bound for Gaza in international waters, far from its own shores, according to an Israeli military source cited by army radio on Wednesday, r...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he thinks it is “great” the United Arab Emirates is withdrawing from the Organization of the Petroleum ⁠Exporting ‌Countries. 'I...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a high-level phone call Wednesday focusing on Iran and Ukraine, with Moscow proposing a temporary cease-fire t...

Russia’s gross domestic product contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2026, marking the country’s first quarterly decline since early 2023, according to preliminary data relea...

Two people were stabbed in north London on Wednesday, police said, adding that a man was arrested after reports of a suspect seen running with a knife in the Golders Green area. E...

Not long ago, General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) met with Cheng Li-wun, Chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT), markin...

Military personnel from Libya’s eastern and western forces are taking part in the EFES-2026 Combined Joint Exercise in Türkiye for the first time under the same drill, the Turkish...

Pervin Hayrullah, a prominent activist from Greece’s Western Thrace Turkish community, explained to the Sabah newspaper how the community suffers in the hands of the state of Greec...

The decision announced by Abu Dhabi on April 28, that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will end its membership in the​ Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OP...

A Lebanese soldier and another civilian were killed in an Israeli strike on the country’s south Wednesday, the latest deadly attack despite an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire. 'A sold...

European airlines are confronting their most serious test since the COVID-19 crisis, as the war in Iran drives up jet fuel costs and disrupts travel across the Middle East, threate...

Young Palestinian artists in Gaza staged an impromptu exhibit Tuesday, seeking another way to show the world what has happened during the war and the fragile cease-fire. The row o...

The collapse of the normative architecture expected to govern the modern world has been highlighted in relation to developments in Gaza, according to Esra Albayrak, chair of the bo...

It is no coincidence that the earliest traces of the Turkish-Islamic civilization in Anatolia are found in Ani. I also do not believe the term “ruins” applied to Ani is accurate, f...

A contractor testifying in a wide-ranging corruption and bribery trial involving Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) officials alleged in court that bribes were paid in connec...

Elon Musk ​took the stand on Tuesday at the long-awaited trial that could shape the future of OpenAI, casting his case against the ChatGPT maker and claiming it was he who was behi...

The digital age is no longer merely facilitating life; it is redefining what it means to be human. Behind our screens, algorithms work in silence, subtly sculpting our behavior. Me...

The decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to exit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil cartel shook up the 65-year-old alliance that is responsible...

Türkiye's unemployment rate edged down 0.3 percentage points month-over-month to 8.1% in March, official data showed on Wednesday. The number of unemployed people fell by 96,...

As King Charles makes his first state visit to Washington this week, the British government continues to face backlash at home over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ill-advised decisi...

Ukraine has asked Israel to seize a vessel allegedly carrying grain taken from Russian-occupied territories, the country’s top prosecutor said Wednesday, escalating a diplomatic di...

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday examined the Trump administration’s effort to revoke deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians living in t...

Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization on Wednesday made public a previously classified document from Nov. 11, 1964, detailing the stay of Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatol...

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has caused a surge in energy and fertilizer prices and could push more than 30 million people into poverty, the head of the U.N. Development Program sa...

The process of UniCredit's takeover of Germany's Commerzbank is 'unstoppable' and will prevail because the business logic is clear, the chief executive of the Italian ban...

Gold demand in Türkiye reached a new record in value terms in the first quarter, driven by strong investor appetite for bar and coins, industry data showed on Wednesday. The preci...

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed one Palestinian and injured at least two others Wednesday, medical sources said, marking the latest violations of a cease-fire in place...

Türkiye approached the U.S. and Lebanon with a proposal to help broker an arrangement involving Hezbollah, according to sources quoted by The Jerusalem Post. The initiative would...

Kosovo is headed for its third parliamentary election in just over a year after repeated failures by lawmakers to elect a new president plunged the young Balkan nation back into po...

⁠Russia plans to stay in the OPEC+ group despite a decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to leave this May, the Kremlin ​said Wednesday, voicing hopes the ​alliance ⁠of oil pr...

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias urged a change in what he called “Türkiye-centric” policies while he himself sought to fuel antagonism with the neighboring country. In a spee...

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, two clubs with proud European pedigrees, meet in the Europa League semifinals just one step away from their first continental final in decades....

Türkiye's largest air hub eyes the commissioning of its fourth runway in the second half of the year, iGA Istanbul Airport CEO Selahattin Bilgen said in an interview on Wednes...

Singer and songwriter D4vd has been charged with murder, sexual abuse and dismemberment in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. His lawyers said he is not guilty an...

Türkiye’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure signed a cooperation protocol with the Zero Waste Foundation on Wednesday to expand zero-waste practices across the transport sec...

The fourth phase of the “Digital Istanbul” project, which enables the digital promotion of the city’s historical sites in five languages, has been launched in schools by the Istanb...

At the Izmir Trade History Museum, visitors are introduced to the approximately 8,500-year trade legacy of Izmir, western Türkiye – one of the most prominent port cities throughout...

Paris Saint-Germain may have won on paper, but the game of football was the real winner Tuesday when the defending champions and German giants Bayern Munich played out a 9-goal Cha...

Somalia, one of East Africa’s most strategically positioned countries, distinguished by its rich historical heritage and vast potential, was once synonymous with prolonged internal...

Israeli police arrested a 36-year-old man suspected of assaulting a French nun in Jerusalem, authorities said Wednesday, as concerns grow over rising attacks targeting Christians i...

The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a third consecutive meeting but signaled potential cuts in the coming months, as policymakers recorded their high...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sharply criticized congressional Democrats as “the biggest adversary we face” during a heated hearing Wednesday, as the Pentagon disclosed the w...

The United States may extend its naval blockade on Iran for months more, oil executives were told in meeting with President Donald Trump, a White House official said Wednesday. Pa...

A large fire tore through a military training camp in the eastern Netherlands on Wednesday, sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky that were visible from as far away as Amsterd...

Speaking at a joint news conference with Austrian Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger in Vienna on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said th...

Israel has approved the construction of 126 settlement units in the northern West Bank's Jenin, Israeli media reported Wednesday, marking a renewed push to expand settlements...

Turkish defense company Sarsılmaz, recognized for its small weapons production, is readying to showcase its end-to-end defense ecosystem approach, ranging from weapon systems to am...

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest point of his current term as Americans grow more dissatisfied with his handling of the cost of living and the unpo...

Markets in Türkiye are set to focus on a busy economic calendar in May, with investors closely watching a series of key data releases, central bank messages and policy signals from...

Gold is known as a top safe haven asset in times of volatility, but with the war in the Middle East, this classic standing has been challenged as investment volumes fell in the fir...

President Donald Trump warned Tehran Wednesday to 'get smart soon' and accept strict U.S. demands on its nuclear program, as a U.S. naval blockade further tightened economic pressu...

Addressing the parliamentary group meeting of his Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Ankara on Wednesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said a process for dissolution of...

Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after world-renowned figures – including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso – can be seen...

A new surgical approach developed in Türkiye that enables multiple procedures to be performed in a single operation for breast cancer treatment has been included in the internation...

Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in Czechia. Bongos, rare antelopes known for thei...

The San Antonio Spurs led wire-to-wire in a 114-95 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday to clinch a spot in the second round of the NBA playoffs. Victor Wembanyama score...

While tropical rainforests continue to shrink, that decline is slowing following a record high in 2024, the World Resources Institute (WRI) said on Wednesday. In 2025, 4.3 million...

The European Commission has found Meta Platforms to be breaching the bloc's law by failing to prevent children under 13 from using its social media platforms Instagram and Fac...