Turkey opposition mayors face new threat
Turkish opposition leaders say the government has found a new way to silence dissent: pressuring its mayors and local officials to defect to the ruling party.
Middle East
Trump offers security guarantees to Qatar after Israel strikes
US president Donald Trump has signed an order vowing to defend key ally Qatar against attacks, the White House said Wednesday, in an extraordinary move following Israeli strikes on the Gulf state last month.
Israel to deport Gaza flotilla activists
Israel said on Thursday it would deport pro-Palestinian activists on an aid flotilla intercepted at sea as they headed towards Gaza, adding that none of the vessels had breached its maritime blockade of the territory.
Israeli warships 鈥榠ntercept鈥� Gaza flotilla
Israeli naval forces on Wednesday intercepted a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, ending its latest bid to break an Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory.
Israel bombards, kills 46 in Gaza
Heavy Israeli bombardment rocked Gaza City on Wednesday, witnesses said, as Hamas weighed US president Donald Trump鈥檚 plan to end nearly two years of devastating war in the Palestinian territory...
Iran toughens penalty for spying for US, Israel
Iranian authorities on Wednesday approved a bill toughening penalties for those convicted of spying on behalf of Israel and the United States, months after the 12-day war between the foes...
Gaza aid flotilla presses journey, accuses Israel of 鈥榠ntimidation鈥�
A flotilla bound for Gaza with aid for the war-battered Palestinian territory said on Wednesday that it would continue its course despite what it called 鈥榠ntimidation tactics鈥� by the Israeli military...
Israeli attacks kill 41 in Gaza, Hamas reviews Trump鈥檚 plan
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency and hospitals said Tuesday that Israeli forces killed at least 41 people across the territory, including 17 near an aid distribution centre...
Muslim states join European powers in backing Trump Gaza plan
Key Muslim nations have thrown their weight behind a plan by US president Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza, even as some Palestinians decried the proposal as a 鈥榝arce鈥�...
Netanyahu apologises to Qatar, promises no new strike
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling Qatar鈥檚 prime minister from the White House on Monday, apologised for strikes against Hamas in the Gulf country and promised not to do so again, the United States said...
Trump鈥檚 Gaza plan wins Netanyahu backing
US president Donald Trump secured Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 backing for a wide-ranging Gaza peace plan Monday, as the two leaders warned that Israel would 鈥榝inish the job鈥� against Hamas if the Palestinian militant group rejects the deal.
Israeli hostage families urge Trump to uphold聽Gaza deal
Families of Israeli hostages urged Donald Trump to uphold his proposed deal to end the Gaza war, ahead of the US president鈥檚 meeting with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Hamas urges Israel to halt strikes as it searches for two hostages
Hamas鈥檚 armed wing urged the Israeli military to temporarily halt air strikes and withdraw from part of Gaza City on Sunday as it tried to locate two Israeli hostages it said it had lost contact with.
Iran denounces 鈥榰njustifiable鈥� return of UN sanctions
Iran on Sunday condemned as 鈥榰njustifiable鈥� the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, after the collapse of talks with Western powers and Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear sites.
UN sanctions on Iran set聽to return
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday slammed as 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� what he described as US demands that Tehran hand over its enriched uranium, as sweeping UN sanctions loomed after nuclear talks collapsed.
