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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…

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…

French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has been barred from seeking political office for five years in a corruption case, according to BFM TV on Monday. A Paris court sentenced French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who was the front-runner for the 2027 presidential election, to 4 years in prison, with two years suspended, and fined €100,000 (around $108,000). Le Pen’s National Rally party has also been ordered to pay a fine of €2 million. Marine Le Pen and eight other members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were found guilty of embezzling public funds as they are accused of having…

Three US soldiers were found dead in Lithuania after their armored recovery vehicle was extracted from a swamp, while search efforts continue for a fourth missing soldier, the US Army Europe and Africa said Monday. The soldiers, assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, went missing on March 25 while attempting to tow an immobilized tactical vehicle. Their M88A2 Hercules vehicle was discovered submerged the following day. A multinational search effort led by Lithuanian authorities and US forces remains underway in the area. A multinational search effort involving US, Lithuanian, and Polish forces, along with US…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday demanded that the bloody-minded PKK terror group disband, one month after the jailed ringleader Abdullah Öcalan called on the terrorist organization to disarm. “Our time and patience aren’t endless,” Erdoğan said in a message to mark the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr festival that heralds the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. “We expect that the terrorist organization disbands without further delay and fully lays down its arms,” the Turkish president said. Öcalan, who has been imprisoned on an island off Istanbul since 1999, issued a call on February 27 for…