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Turkish National Defense Ministry has urged Israel to ‘immediately halt provocative attacks that threaten Syria’s territorial integrity and destabilize its security.’ “To ensure regional security, Israel must abandon its expansionist, occupying stance and the international community must prevent this unlawfulness. Israel’s activities in the West Bank and continued attacks on neighbouring countries are harming regional stability and peace,” the Turkish National Defense Ministry said in a written statement.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech during the AK Party’s Provincial Heads Meeting. Here are the key highlights from his remarks: “The greatest source of sorrow overshadowing our holiday joy was the attacks on our brothers and sisters in Gaza. Due to Israel’s renewed massacres, the people of Gaza spent yet another holiday under bombs. Innocent children, women, and civilians in Gaza were brutally slaughtered before the eyes of the entire world. We witnessed acts of barbarism constituting clear war crimes, with even ambulances carrying the wounded being shot at, and healthcare workers being executed. In the face…

Following the integration of oil reserves from Mount Gabar in Şırnak into the national economy, the first drilling operation has begun in Van. A 200-ton drilling rig has been set up in the Muradiye district of Van. The “Domestic and National Energy” initiative in Türkiye is yielding results and continues to make significant progress. Initial breakthroughs within this initiative, aimed at bringing Türkiye’s underground energy resources into economic production, began with positive news from the Gabar region in Şırnak. While oil production continues in Gabar, a new significant step has now come from Van. Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has initiated…

Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for President Donald Trump, will lead the US delegation for talks with Iran scheduled for Saturday in Oman, Axios reported Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with the plan. The US administration preferred Witkoff, who prioritizes a diplomatic solution, over hawkish National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who were “skeptical” of the diplomatic process, it said. US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce declined Tuesday to specify who would represent the US in the talks but confirmed it would be “almost the highest ranks” as Trump had indicated. Sources also said that…

Ramping up already high stakes in global trade wars, US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose additional 50% tariffs on China on top of the imposed 34% reciprocal tariffs announced last week. “Yesterday, China issued Retaliatory Tariffs of 34%, on top of their already record setting Tariffs, Non-Monetary Tariffs, Illegal Subsidization of companies, and massive long term Currency Manipulation, despite my warning that any country that Retaliates against the U.S. by issuing additional Tariffs, above and beyond their already existing long term Tariff abuse of our Nation, will be immediately met with new and substantially higher Tariffs, over…

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday told US President Donald Trump that additional 24% tariffs imposed on Tokyo by Washington could weaken Japanese investments in the US. Ishiba made the remarks during a 25-minute phone conversation with Trump, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office. The two leaders agreed to strengthen relations between their countries and collaborate to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific, building on the outcomes of the Japan-US Summit Meeting in February, it said. “Japan has been the world’s largest investor in the US for five consecutive years,” the prime minister said, emphasizing…

The Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen announced Saturday that it targeted an Israeli military site in Tel Aviv with a drone. It said the operation was carried out in support of the Palestinian people. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree, speaking on the group’s al-Masirah TV, said Yemeni drone forces targeted an Israeli military site in the occupied Yafa (Tel Aviv) area with a “Yafa-type” drone. He underlined that the operation aimed to support the Palestinian people and militants who he said are facing genocide in the Gaza Strip with US backing. Israel previously reported that it intercepted a drone “from…

The NATO chief said Friday that the sweeping new tariffs announced this week by US President Donald Trump do not violate the alliance’s treaties, not even the one that mentions “encouraging economic collaboration.” Secretary General Mark Rutte’s comments came after a meeting with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, where he was asked about the potential impact of the tariffs on NATO agreements. The question cited Article 2 of the NATO treaty, which states: “NATO allies) will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them.” Rutte said of the…

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday delivering on his long-promised vow to impose reciprocal tariffs on nations worldwide in a move that has sent markets sharply lower for months. A minimum baseline tariff of 10% will be imposed on all countries except Canada and Mexico, with higher sums charged on nations that Trump has deemed to be the “worst” trade offenders. The president said his new economic effort seeks to “help build our economy” by spurring domestic manufacturing, raise government revenue and thwart what he called “cheating” on trade. “This is one of the most important days,…

A senior UN official denounced Israel’s war on Gaza on Wednesday, calling it “a war without limits” as humanitarian workers continue to be targeted. Citing the Israeli killing of 15 humanitarian workers whose bodies were discovered in a mass grave in the Gaza Strip, Jonathan Whittall, senior humanitarian affairs officer at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory, said in a virtual news conference that: “They were killed while trying to save lives.” “I’m starting with this particular case because I think it’s very emblematic of the point that we’ve reached in…