Germany will not participate in a potential international military effort to safeguard commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Sunday, str...

Israel announced Sunday that the Rafah border crossing with Egypt will reopen for limited passenger travel starting Wednesday, allowing limited travel of people. Israeli governmen...

Peter Thiel, U.S. tech billionaire and early supporter of President Donald Trump, has kicked off a secretive, invitation-only lecture series in Rome on the concept of the Antichris...

More than 2,000 people have been killed across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, with several neighboring countries drawn into...

Marking the International Day to Combat Islamophobia and commemorating victims of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks, the Turkish Foreign Ministry called for stronger global acti...

The fieldwork for the most comprehensive general agricultural census in Türkiye in history of the republic, conducted in cooperation between the Turkish Statistical Institute (Turk...

Iran warned other countries Sunday against joining the war with the United States and Israel after Donald Trump urged world powers to send warships to escort oil tankers through th...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy challenged his European allies, describing the push toward reopening the Druzhba oil pipeline carrying Russian supplies as 'blackmail,' he s...

Devlet Bahçeli, chairperson of the government ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), had candid remarks regarding the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran war and cautioned that Türkiye and ot...

In the history of contemporary cinema, there are certain works whose impact lingers in the mind long after the screen fades to black. Works that do more than simply tell a story; t...

Israel continued its genocidal crackdown on Palestinians Sunday, killing at least eight people, including four children and a pregnant woman, in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. T...

Siblings Yüksel, 47, and Zeliha Boğaakça, 44, have realized the educational opportunities they missed in childhood by joining the same literacy class in their 40s. The sisters enr...

A man who was shot by police and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for an ambulance after an officer having a 'mild anxiety attack” took the first one that arrived at the sce...

Data centers were supposed to be a gift and evidence of an unprecedented artificial intelligence boom in the U.S. Now, in cities across the country, more and more mayors are treati...

Iran may allow a restricted number of oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz if shipments are traded in Chinese yuan, a senior Iranian official told CNN, according to a r...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday urged Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon and offered to host negotiations in Paris. 'The Lebanese government has signaled its wi...

North Korea fired roughly 10 ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, in a display of force as Seoul conducts joint military dr...

In recent years, a series of events that have come before global public opinion may appear completely unrelated at first glance. Yet, in reality, they point to the same underlying...

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Friday the group is prepared for a long confrontation with Israel as fighting intensifies in Lebanon, describing the conflict as an “existential”...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday that Türkiye will not be drawn into the ongoing tensions involving Iran, Israel and the United States, stressing that Ankara is taking...

At first glance, a military confrontation involving the U.S., Israel and Iran appears to be a conflict largely confined to the Middle East. Indeed, the immediate consequences would...

Oil and gas production across Iraq’s northern Kurdish region has been suspended after attacks targeted energy facilities, the regional government said Sunday. In a statement, the...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday Muslims worldwide continue to face discrimination and exclusion, calling on governments and societies to take stronger steps to...

The International Energy Agency said Sunday more than 400 million barrels of emergency oil reserves pledged by member countries will soon be released to global markets to help ease...

Formula One said Saturday that the Bahrain Grand Prix and the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will not be held in April because of the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The announc...

Real Madrid's Turkish star Arda Güler's 70-yard worldie and a fine strike from in-form Fede Valverde helped Real Madrid thrash Elche 4-1 on Saturday in La Liga. Uruguaya...

At least six people were killed and many more injured Saturday when Russia launched missile and drone strikes across several regions of Ukraine, local officials said. Five of the...

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Sunday it had launched missile and drone strikes on three U.S. air bases in the region, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars New...

Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Kharg Island, after claiming U.S. strikes Friday had 'totally demolished' much of the island. Speaking to NBC News Saturday, the U.S. Pr...

The U.S.-Israel-Iran war has no prospects of ending any time soon, as Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan acknowledged that there was no serious initiative to resume negotiations between...

'A bloodthirsty network continues striking schools and hospitals in Iran and Lebanon as it did in Gaza,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at an event held for the March 14 Medic...

The Haseki Hürrem Sultan Mosque, located in Fatih, Istanbul, serves as the centerpiece of the Haseki Complex and stands as an early exemplar of Ottoman classical architecture. It...

When Kevin Ketels got an electric 2026 Chevrolet Blazer last year, his primary concern was not about the cost of gas. He just thought EVs were better and 'wanted to be part of the...

Days have passed since the start of the U.S.-Israel-Iran war. Iran is weakening, yet it is not losing the war. In fact, if the United States were to announce at this point that it...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that U.S. military facilities in the United Arab Emirates could be considered legitimate targets after American forces struck Iran’s key K...

Türkiye’s Embassy in Baghdad has warned Turkish citizens to avoid traveling to Iraq unless absolutely necessary. The security conditions in Iraq could deteriorate rapidly, the emb...

Türkiye’s drone maker Baykar on Saturday introduced its new K2 loitering munition in a promotional video accompanied by “Waltz No. 2,” highlighting the drone’s artificial intellige...

The Middle East has long served as a stress test for Western unity. From the invasion of Iraq to the intervention in Libya, moments of crisis in the region have repeatedly exposed...

The United States is deploying roughly 2,500 Marines and at least one amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official told The Associated Press, marking a significant r...

U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday raised concerns over China’s newly adopted “ethnic unity” law, warning the legislation could restrict freedom of religion and cultural...

We know that this Israeli-Iranian war is not in the interest of the U.S., yet it was “buffaloed” (if I may borrow the verb used by Ryan Cooper, a senior editor at The American Pros...

A drone struck the Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait hosting Italian and U.S. forces, destroying an aircraft shelter but causing no injuries, Italy’s military said Sunday. Foreign M...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday Muslims worldwide continue to face discrimination and exclusion, calling on governments and societies to take stronger steps to...

Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran sees no reason to negotiate with Washington, dismissing U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran is seeking a deal to end the conflict. 'W...

Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş is cautiously optimistic about the terror-free Türkiye initiative to end years of PKK terrorism. Also the chair of the Parliament’s terror-free c...

Kimi Antonelli claimed his first Formula One victory Sunday at the Chinese Grand Prix, finishing ahead of George Russell, while Lewis Hamilton secured his first podium for Scuderia...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine expects financial support and access to technology in return for helping Middle Eastern countries defend against Iranian 'kamikaze' drones after Ky...

The top U.S. and Chinese officials began their economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported. The meetings, led by U.S. Treasury Secret...

A soup kitchen established under the “81 Soup Kitchens in 81 Provinces” initiative by the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) was inaugurated on Friday in Adana, southern Türkiye, expan...

The construction sector made the largest contribution to Türkiye's economic growth in 2025 thanks to housing production, urban transformation projects and infrastructure inves...

A traditional stuffed-leaf dish from Türkiye's Bayburt known as 'lor dolması' is being showcased as one of the region’s geographically indicated foods in a project promoting T...

The Gevher Nesibe Hospital, regarded as the first medical school in Anatolia, has stood for more than eight centuries, offering a rare glimpse into the history of medicine. Built...

AI-generated videos spreading on Elon Musk’s X depict American troops captured by Iran, an Israeli city in ruins and U.S. embassies burning, highlighting a wave of lifelike deepfak...

The rapidly escalating military tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan at the end of February significantly affected regional dynamics. Historically fuelled by factors such as th...

Israel said Saturday that its war against Iran had entered a “decisive phase,” as explosions and missile strikes shook cities across the Middle East, including attacks on the U.S....

U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Washington could strike Iran’s key Kharg Island oil facilities if Tehran continues threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, raising con...

Primarily, Russia and many other countries, including the U.S. and China, have produced chess champions. Yet one important fact should not be forgotten: The homeland of chess is Ir...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi expressed gratitude to the Turkish people and the Republic of Türkiye for their support and prayers, saying the solidarity shown toward Iran...

The United States has temporarily eased certain sanctions on Russian oil shipments to stabilize global markets rattled by supply disruptions linked to the Iran war, a move Ukrainia...

Israeli strikes have killed more than 100 children in Lebanon since the latest escalation between Israel and Hezbollah began, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Friday, as the overall...