30+ min ago   (1037+ words) Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said Wednesday that the “Terror-Free Türkiye” process has been carried out with broad political and social consensus while preserving national sensitivities and the country’s fundamental state structure. “We tried to strike a balance that would…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (565+ words) Cubans are questioning the promises of the socialist revolution Fidel Castro led for nearly half a century, asking whether his successors are up to the job as the country marks 100 years since his birth. Cuba's Communist Party spent the week…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (538+ words) The United States and Iran have agreed to extend a 60-day ceasefire under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which is set to expire Aug. 17, Pakistani government sources told Turkish news agency Anadolu on Wednesday. "Both sides have conveyed their…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (359+ words) Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi visited Iran's capital, Tehran, and met with President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday as Islamabad continues its diplomatic efforts to mediate a peace deal aimed at ending the conflict with the U.S. The talks also follow…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1153+ words) The law recently approved by the Turkish Parliament represents the first tangible step toward addressing the future of terrorist group PKK members, the dissolution of the organization, and their reintegration into civilian life. Although the legislation alone does not determine…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (530+ words) U.S. intelligence detected a series of information streams pointing to Iranian threats during the NATO summit in Ankara, including knowledge of where Trump was staying down to the floor and a person spotted carrying a shoulder-fired missile near the summit, according…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (295+ words) United States President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that the Secret Service and military directed him to use a "different plane" when departing Türkiye last month following a NATO summit, citing safety concerns. "It's only up to the Secret Service. I…...

4+ hour, 52+ min ago   (413+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz and "owns it." Meanwhile, Iran’s parliament unveiled plans for legislation to bar military and commercial vessels from "hostile" countries from entering the Gulf without Iranian…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (425+ words) South Korean and U.S. forces will begin major joint military exercises next week, incorporating lessons from North Korean troops' deployment in the Russia-Ukraine war, as the allies prepare for changing battlefield threats including drones, GPS disruption and cyberattacks. The annual Ulchi…...

12+ hour, 41+ min ago   (594+ words) Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said the planned Zangezur Corridor connecting mainland Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave will extend well beyond a railway and highway, incorporating fiber optic cables and electricity lines, with oil and gas pipelines possible in the future…...